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Arvind Kejriwal will move the Supreme Court against a high court order dismissing the plea against his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case linked to the alleged excise scam, AAP sources said on Tuesday. The Delhi High Court dismissed Kejriwal's plea on Tuesday. «The court is of the view that the arrest of Arvind Kejriwal was not in contravention of legal provisions. The remand can't be held to be illegal,» said Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma while delivering the verdict. Besides his arrest, Kejriwal, who is currently in judicial custody, also challenged his subsequent remand in ED custody in the case.

Union Ministry of Home Affairs has entrusted the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) with providing a contingent of about 40-45 personnel for the task." The CRPF commandos would soon take over his security. Over three dozen armed CRPF commandos will be guarding Kumar. ALSO READ: Lok Sabha Elections 2024: EC's Suvidha Portal sees over 73,000 applications from political parties, candidates As per PTI, the extended security cover will be provided to Kumar during his journey across the country, round the clock and at the time of his stay in Delhi and at his office.

Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) challenging its suspension, seeking the central government's response in four weeks. The matter will now be heard on May 28. On December 24, 2023, the central government had suspended the wrestling federation, three days after the Federation conducted its election, and sexual harassment accused BJP MP Brij Bhushan Saran Singh's close aide Sanjay Singh emerged as the winner.

Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on March 21 following raids at his official residence. The raids were conducted after the high court refused to grant the Delhi chief minister protection from coercive action by the federal anti-money laundering agency. The law enforcement agency has challenged Arvind Kejriwal's bail application citing Lok Sabha elections 2024, arguing that the law applies equally to him, an “aam aadmi".

Top Events of the Day: India is all set to witness a series of important political, judicial, and technological events today. These include PM Modi's Lok Sabha election campaigns in Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu, Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh's public rallies, farmers protest, Arvind Kejriwal's bail plea in Delhi HC, etc. Besides this, the nation will also celebrate Navratri and Ugadi on April 9.

Ola and Uber have taken the route first deployed by rivals Namma Yatri and Swiggy-backed Rapido by offering subscription-based plans for auto-rickshaw drivers on their platforms instead of charging a booking fee or commission on every transaction. Over the last few weeks, Ola has rolled out the subscription model for its auto-rickshaw drivers in some top markets including Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad, while Uber has launched the same in six cities starting with Chennai, Kochi and Visakhapatnam, a person aware of the matter said.

Delhi High Court is scheduled to deliver on Tuesday its verdict on a plea by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is in judicial custody in a money laundering case linked with the alleged excise scam, challenging his arrest. As per the cause list uploaded on the high court's website, Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma will pronounce the order at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Besides his arrest, Kejriwal has also challenged his subsequent remand in the Enforcement Directorate's custody. He was later remanded in judicial custody and is currently lodged in Tihar jail. The AAP national convener has questioned the «timing» of his arrest by the agency and said it was in contravention of the basic structure of the Constitution, including democracy, free and fair elections and level playing field.

RWAs in the national capital on Monday unveiled a 24-point citizen wish list ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, demanding a sustainable city with better solutions for its air pollution problems, civic issues and governance. The United Residents Joint Action (URJA), in its citizens' charter for the next government, has made nine finance-related obligations, seven fundamental commitments, five leadership commitments and three citizen participation demands, the resident welfare associations (RWAs) group said in a statement. «The URJA's mandate calls for a more liveable, breathable, sustainable city with better solutions for its air pollution problems, civic issues and governance. The charter presents the key challenges faced by citizens of Delhi and their needs along with solutions that will work and specific demands for action,» it said.

Delhi lieutenant-governor on Monday red-flagged to the Ministry of Home Affairs the «lack of seriousness» and «insensitivity» of Delhi ministers towards people-centric governance issues. L-G VK Saxena shot off a letter to the home ministry pointing out that AAP ministers — Saurabh Bharadwaj, Gopal Rai, Kailash Gahlot and Atishi — have been refusing to attend meetings called by him on issues relating to health infrastructure and summer action plan. According to L-G Secretariat sources, Saxena had sought meetings with the ministers twice on March 29 and April 2. «An intimation was accordingly sent to Gopal Rai, Kailash Gahlot, Atishi Marlena and Saurabh Bharadwaj for a meeting by the Lt Governor on 02.04.2024. However, all the ministers have vide emails declined to attend the said meeting on the specious ground that since the model code of conduct is in force, such a meeting would not be appropriate at this stage,» the letter says adding, «Hon'ble Lt Governor believes that a consultation of this nature was warranted so that routine works of governance are not hampered, in the backdrop of the arrest and detention of the chief minister.»

A Raja said the AIADMK and BJP should look inwards before pointing «tainted fingers» at the DMK over allegations of corruption and dynastic politics. The DMK MP said he was confident of retaining his Nilgiris seat with a «substantial margin» and that he remained unfazed by his rivals' attacks on him over the 2G scam and allegations of being corrupt. «I am being celebrated as a hero as far as 2G is concerned because I very bravely told everyone to call me 'Spectrum Raja',» he told ET in an exclusive interaction. «I am a Spectrum Raja. I am the spectrum king. I led a revolution. It is not unknown to history that a person who led a revolution is often called a criminal or a corrupt man.» The BJP and the AIADMK have been levelling charges against Raja, raking up his alleged involvement in the 2G spectrum allocation cases, which have been popularly dubbed as the 2G scam. In December 2017, a special CBI judge acquitted Raja, DMK supremo M Karunanidhi's daughter Kanimozhi, and other accused of all charges in the cases. The Delhi High Court in March this year admitted a CBI appeal against the acquittal of Raja and 16 others in the 2G scam case.

Delhi government on Monday slammed Lt Governor VK Saxena over a letter he wrote to the MHA in which he accused its ministers of not attending a meeting called by him, and questioned the role of the LG's office in the subjects transferred to the AAP government. The LG Secretariat, in a letter to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), said the Delhi ministers refused to attend a meeting called by Saxena to discuss the functioning of their ministries following the arrest of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Kejriwal was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on March 21 in connection with a money-laundering case linked to the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy and is now lodged in Tihar jail here.

Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena, in a letter addressed to the union home ministry, accused the ministers of “insensitivity and lack of seriousness. As per the letter, Governor Saxena had scheduled a meeting with key ministers dealing with the departments of water, education, health, transport, environment, and forest so that the routine works of governance are not hampered in the backdrop of Kejriwal's arrest.

Arvind Kejriwal's plea in connection with the Delhi Excise Policy case at 2:30 pm on Tuesday, April 9. In his plea, Kejriwal had challenged his arrest and remand by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case linked to the liquor policy case. The Enforcement Directorate arrested Kejriwal, the chief of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), on March 21.

Arvind Kejriwal joins BJP, he will be released within a single day, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Atishi said here on Monday. The AAP national convenor is currently in judicial custody in a money laundering case linked with an alleged excise scam. «Kejriwal will never bow down. He will keep fighting for the rights of common man across the country, whether he is inside or outside the jail,» Atishi said during a road show at Duliajan under the Dibrugarh parliamentary constituency where AAP has fielded a candidate. «If Kejriwal joins the BJP like (Assam Chief Minister) Himanta Biswa Sarma, he will be released in one day,» she said.

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₹401 trillion milestone. Meanwhile, the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) declared that it will remain shut on May 20 on account of voting for the Lok Sabha Election 2024 in Mumbai. In another news, the Congress moved the Election Commission of India with six complaints, two of which were directed against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Ek aur chunav ki ummed mat kijiye", Prabhar was heard replying to the interviewer. “Agar ye sarkar aayi to uske baad chunav hoga hi nahin (If this BJP government returns, then India will never conduct elections again)" Prabhakar said.

capital hit an all-time high on Monday and jumped Rs 350 to Rs 71,700 per 10 grams following a pick-up in safe-haven demand for the precious metal, according to HDFC Securities. The yellow metal prices have seen remarkable gains so far in 2024, becoming costlier by over Rs 7,700 per 10 grams. In the previous session, gold had ended at Rs 71,350 per 10 grams.

CSK vs KKR, IPL 2024 Live Score Updates: Shreyas Iyer-led unbeaten Kolkata Knight Riders are all set to face defending champions Chennai Super Kings in the ongoing Indian Premier League 2024 at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on 8 April.In the IPL 2024, Ruturaj Gaikwad's CSK played 4 matches so far and won 2 of those. They won their first 2 matches, against Gujarat Titans (GT) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), but lost the other two back to back, against Delhi Capitals (DC) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH).On the contrary, KKK have won all three matches they have played so far.Chennai and Kolkata have played 29 IPL matches so far.

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Great India Place (GIP) mall in Noida's Sector 38A on Sunday afternoon. All friends collected constumes, kept their belongings in lockers, and went straight to the slide, a police spokesperson said. When the sliding started, Maheshwari suddenly faced breathing problem, he added.