Ajay Maken says Kejriwal’s 7 RS defectors’ avg worth is Rs 818 crore NEW DELHI: With AAP’s seven Rajya Sabha MPs joining BJP, Congress said Arvind Kejriwal nominated members to the upper House based on their monetary muscle, claiming the average worth of the present defectors stands at Rs 818 crore.Congress treasurer Ajay Maken told…
VHP flags minority ‘atrocities’ to UNGA chief ahead of India visit NEW DELHI: A day ahead of UN General Assembly president Annalena Baerbock’s visit to India, the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) has written to her flagging what it termed “persistent atrocities” against religious minorities in Pakistan and Bangladesh, seeking urgent intervention from the United Nations.In…
Raghav Chadha (File photo) NEW DELHI: In 2022, when Raghav Chadha entered the Rajya Sabha as a newly elected AAP MP from Punjab, he raised concerns about how India’s anti-defection law was functioning in practice and had its an infirmities.Introducing a Private Member Bill, he argued that the law had failed to curb political switching…
Iran attacked a chemical tanker with 12 Indian crew members near Oman; all crew are safe. AAP has accused Raghav Chadha of conspiring with the BJP to build a “neutral” image before defecting; Chadha has lost nearly 2 million Instagram followers since his exit. Eight live bombs were found near a primary school in West…
LUCKNOW: Even as the state level coordinator (SLC) of oil marketing companies (OMCs) continues to maintain that the supply of petroleum products in Uttar Pradesh is “completely normal and under control”, a comparison of two official statements issued on April 6 and April 27, points to emerging pressure in the system—particularly in LPG logistics—alongside a…
NEW DELHI: The Trinamool Congress on Monday alleged that “goons” of the Bharatiya Janata Party attacked Arambag MP Mitali Bag’s car on the last day of campaigning ahead of the second phase of the West Bengal Assembly polls.In a post on X, the TMC said that Bag was “brutally and dastardly attacked by BJP lumpens…
NEW DELHI: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, has handed over the additional charge of Director to Dr Nikhil Tandon, head of the Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism and Dean (Academics), following the exit of Dr M Srinivas.Dr Srinivas has been appointed as a full-time member of NITI Aayog, prompting the…
NEW DELHI: In a fresh development in the estate dispute involving late businessman Sanjay Kapur, the Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on a plea filed by Rani Kapur, seeking responses from Priya Sachdev Kapur and 22 others.A Bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and Vijay Bishnoi also indicated that mediation could be explored to…
NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party on Monday launched a broadside against Raghav Chadha after he drew a parallel between quitting the party and switching jobs, accusing him of hatching a conspiracy with the BJP.In a video shared on X, AAP spokesperson Saurabh Bharadwaj said that even when someone changes jobs, they have to give…
The 13th edition of the Sur Jyotsna National Music Awards was held in New Delhi on Friday, where veteran Hindustani vocalists Sumitra Guha and Pandit Laxman Krishnarao Pandit were honoured for their contribution to Indian classical music.The awards, instituted in memory of Jyotsna Darda, founder of Lokmat Sakhi Manch, recognise excellence in Indian music and…
