A Bengaluru fast-track court has issued a non-bailable warrant against former Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa. This action was taken after Yediyurappa failed to appear in court to record his statement concerning an alleged molestation case involving a minor. The warrant follows an application by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID),…
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has not been provided a cooler in Tihar jail despite the extreme heatwave conditions in Delhi, where temperatures have soared to 48-50 degrees Celsius. Delhi minister Atishi made these allegations on Monday, accusing the BJP-led central government of harassment. Kejriwal surrendered at Tihar jail after…
In a significant political development, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on Wednesday that the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) alliance with Congress is not permanent. Speaking to India Today’s Rajdeep Sardesai, Kejriwal emphasized that the primary goal of both parties is to defeat the BJP. “I am not in a…
The Supreme Court Registry on Wednesday, May 29, declined to list Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s plea seeking a seven-day extension of his interim bail in the ongoing Liquor Policy Case. The Registry’s decision is based on the grounds that Kejriwal has been granted the liberty to seek regular bail…
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal Criticizes PM Modi and Vows to Secure Statehood for Delhi if INDIA Bloc Wins During a fervent election rally on Sunday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal took aim at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing him of misusing his power to imprison multiple AAP leaders. Addressing a…
In the ongoing legal battle over India’s electoral bonds scheme, Attorney General R Venkataramani has vehemently defended the scheme and refuted the notion that citizens possess the right to access information about the funding of political parties. The crux of his argument rests on Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution, which…
In a recent development in the political landscape of Bihar, posters praising the state’s Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar, as “the country’s second Gandhi” emerged in Patna. These posters were prominently displayed by members of his political party, the Janata Dal (United) or JD(U). The recognition bestowed upon Nitish Kumar in…
On Tuesday, the supreme court said that decisions will be made regarding the petitions questioning about the electoral bonds before the commencement of 2024 general elections. Electoral bonds are banking tools that provide corporations, business firms and public individuals to give donations for political parties without revealing any identity. These…
In a significant political development, the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) party in Tamil Nadu has officially severed its ties with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) just months before the national elections. The rupture comes amidst a heated dispute over comments…
The economist Sabyasachi Das, who was an associate professor at the Ashoka University in Sonepat, Haryana, resigned from his post weeks after he published a research paper on the results of the 2019 general elections which triggered a political storm. Two faculty members have confirmed his resignation to The Wire,…