Politics

A day after West Bengal PWD minister Arup Biswas was found using a red beacon on his official vehicle despite the Centre’s ban, chief minister Mamata Banerjee defended him saying that Biswas had done nothing wrong.

BJP’s Vinay Katiyar, Vishnu Hari Dalmia and Sadhvi Ritambara have also been asked by Special CBI judge SK Yadav to be present before the court.

Just three months after his emphatic win in the Punjab Assembly polls, Captain Amarinder Singh’s government is battling allegations of corruption.

Levelling a fresh set of charges, sacked AAP minister Kapil Mishra on Saturday alleged a "scam" over the shortage of medicines in government hospitals.

Union minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday lauded the achievements of the Modi government, saying no scam or corruption case has surfaced in past three years.

In a freewheeling conversation with News18's Tushar Dhara and Debayan Roy, Minister of State (Independent Charge) Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Dr Harsh Vardhan decoded the intricacies in the new government notification.

Special Judge Poonam Chaudhry said it was not appropriate to grant bail to Sukesh Chandrashekar at this stage as it was a serious crime and he could tamper with the evidence.

The final report, filed against Singh and eight others for the offences including forgery and corruption, arrayed around 225 witnesses and 442 documents.

In a shocking statement, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday batted for barring the Prime Minister and state chief ministers from holding poll rallies to ensure a level-playing field for all the parties.

“The current political situation is such that the system does not think about the people. It does nothing for them. That has to change,” the actor said on Friday morning.

Suspended Aam Aadmi Party leader Kapil Mishra has promised another big expose with evidence targeting the Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal in a press conference at 11 am today.

Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday described religious radicalisation as a serious security threat and said if not checked in time, it could lead to terrorism.

On a day it was voted to power three years ago, the BJP on Tuesday said this was the day of accountability for the corrupt after government agencies searched Congress leader P Chidambaram's premises and properties allegedly linked to RJD chief Lalu Prasad...

Delhi Congress chief Ajay Maken on Sunday sought a "thorough probe" into the allegations levelled by sacked Delhi minister Kapil Mishra regarding "illegal" foreign funding received by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).

Preparations are in full-swing for the International Yoga day to be held in Lucknow on June 21. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath are expected to grace the occasion, along with 50,000 yoga practitioners.

Vahini was the brainchild of Yogi Adityanath who has nurtured it since taking over the reins of Gorakhnath math and entering active politics as an MP from Gorakhpur.