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Arvind Kejriwal is the kingpin in liquor scam, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokeperson Gaurav Bhatia said that on the indications of the Delhi CM Liquor scam in Delhi took place. On Tuesday morning, the ED conducted raids at AAP MP Sanjay Singh's residence in connection with the Delhi excise policy-linked money laundering case. Addressing a press conference, Gaurav Bhatia said that the accused Dinesh Arora who is a businessman has accepted that at Delhi CM's residence, the meeting was held. «The public of the nation and Delhi has understood that if there's a kingpin in the Liquor scam it is Arvind Kejriwal on whose indications the Liquor scam in Delhi took place. The accused Dinesh Arora who is a businessman has accepted that at Delhi CM's residence, the meeting was held,» Bhatia said.

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Rahul Gandhi washes dishes on his second day visit to Golden Temple | Video The private trip to Goa took place in August. As seen in the video, Gandhi made a quick trip to Goa to meet with dog breeders Sharvani Pitre and husband Stanley Braganca. The politician's office had earlier inquired about the availability of the Jack Russel Terrier, the report added.

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday came out in support of AAP MP Sanjay Singh amid ongoing ED raids in connection with excise policy scam. The CM said that nothing will be found at Singh's residence. He further said that agencies like ED, CBI will get more active with 2024 elections approaching.

NewsClick site and its journalists on 17 August, weeks after a New York Times report alleged that the NewsClick website had received funds from an American millionaire who, the Times wrote, had funded the spread of “Chinese propaganda." Delhi Police on Tuesday searched 30 locations connected with online news portal NewsClick and its journalists in a case filed under the anti-terror law UAPA following allegations that it received money for pro-China propaganda and later in the day sealed its office. Police said the Special Cell searches began early in the morning and were concentrated in the Delhi-NCR region.

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Also read: India tells Canada to withdraw dozens of diplomats amid Nijjar killing row: Report Post Trudeau's statement, a row has sparked between the two countries. India has dismissed the allegation as “absurd." Besides, India has issued an advisory warning its residents against traveling to Canada and suspended visas for Canadians seeking to visit the South Asian country.

₹3 lakh. He was caught in South Delhi. Along with him, Mohammad Rizwan Ashraf and Mohammad Arshad Warsi were also arrested.

CUET). The test, started in 2022 and conducted by the National Testing Agency, is mandatory for about 3,00,000 seats in around 250 universities across India. These include the University of Delhi, more than 90 constituent colleges of which offered admissions to bachelor’s courses only through CUET in the 2023 session. Test prep company Vidya Mandir Classes is charging Rs 1.2 lakh fee for a two-year CUET classroom programme of 300 hours, while one-year classroom programme of 170 hours costs Rs 70,000.

Editors Guild of India (EGI), condemned the Delhi Police raids on news portal NewsClick and its journalists on Tuesday, with some alleging that it was an attempt to «muzzle» the press. The EGI issued a statement, saying it was deeply concerned about the raids at the residences of senior journalists on Tuesday morning. These raids are yet another attempt to «muzzle the media», it said. «We remind the government of the importance of an independent media in a functioning democracy and urge it to ensure that the fourth pillar is respected, nurtured and protected,» the guild said. «While we recognise that the law must take its course if actual offences are involved, the due process has to be followed.

Delhi Police personnel conducting raids and confiscating laptops and mobile phones of journalists associated with a news portal, relax. Instead of worrying about First World things like 'media freedom' when pertaining to suspected links of media organisations with 'Chinese sources', thank the good lord that we are not in China itself.

₹15,000 crore in dues to the state under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and PM Awas Yojana. The BJP has rejected the charge and accused the TMC of doing a "drama" in Delhi to divert attention from the scams in West Bengal. Lok Sabha MP from Krishnanagar Mahua Moitra alleged the Centre is collecting taxes from West Bengal, but not giving the state's dues.

NewsClick in connection with its probe into a case filed under the anti-terror law UAPA following allegations that it received money for pro-China propaganda. The news media house has been under investigation for allegedly receiving funds from China.

Eye care chain Dr. Agarwals Eye Hospitals said it will be investing upto $150 million in next 2-3 years to almost double its network to 300 eye hospitals in India and Africa. «We are planning to open at least one eye-hospital every week, for next 2-3 years,» said Dr. Amar Agarwal, chairman, Dr. Agarwals Eye Hospitals in an interview to ET.

Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought response from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on the All India Digital Cable Federation’s (AIDCF) petition alleging that the telecom regulator did not consider all its issues in the consultation paper ‘Review of Regulatory Framework for Broadcasting and Cable services" including the demand of Multi System Operators (MSOs) to make their own bouquet of TV channels. While Trai had on August 8 issued the consultation paper on issues pertaining to tariff, interconnection and quality of service of broadcasting and cable services, the Consultation Paper “fails to meet the standard of transparency,” the cable body stated in its petition filed through counsel Swapnil Gupta.

Indian Air Force (IAF) is all set to replace all MiG-21 squadrons with the LCA Mark 1A by 2025, said Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari on Tuesday. He was addressing a press conference in Delhi ahead of the Air Force Day that is to be celebrated on October 8 in Prayagraj. Responding to a question by on MIG 21, Air Chief Marshal Chaudhari said, «We had signed a contract for 83 LCA Mark-1As. The contract is to be supplemented with 97 additional aircraft.

Delhi Police also raided the homes of several of NewsClick journalists, in what critics are describing as an attack on one of India's few remaining independent news outlets. NewsClick was founded in 2009. The portal has gained the reputation as a rare Indian news outlets that is willing to criticize Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his brand of politics.

Indian economy a boost, hospitality giant Airbnb contributed over Rs 7,200 crore to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and supported nearly 85,000 jobs in 2022, a report by Oxford Economics said on Tuesday. According to the report, the American company has played a significant role in bolstering India’s tourism industry. The GDP contribution and jobs supported in India has more than doubled since 2019 despite the Covid-19 outbreak and international border restrictions. The report also highlighted the powerful multiplier effect Airbnb guest spending has within local communities.

RapidX, unless Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) are signed with the Kejriwal government. These two projects aim to connect Delhi with Panipat and Delhi with Alwar, and their fate hinges on the agreement between the central and Delhi governments. A senior official from the Union housing and urban affairs ministry emphasized that the Delhi government has not yet signed the MoU for the Delhi-Meerut project, highlighting the critical role of these agreements in such initiatives.

₹100 crore to Maran out of the total due amount of ₹397 crore. According to thehigh court's 24 August order, the airline was instructed to pay ₹100 crore to Maran by 10 September. In the arbitration award execution case, Maran had claimed SpiceJet had forfeited its right to be heard in court by willfully disobeying orders.

earthquake in Delhi-NCR and Nepal, concerns about earthquake safety in buildings across India have been reignited. This natural disaster has prompted discussions on how to make buildings more resilient to seismic activity. Here are some of the top earthquake-proofing technologies in the world that can help safeguard structures: 1. Base Isolation System What is it? The base isolation system involves separating the actual structure of a building from its foundation.