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police complaint on Wednesday and held massive protests against BJP leaders, including Union minister Ravneet Singh Bittu, over their statements against Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi. The protesters shouted slogans, burned effigies, stood on barricades while protesting against the BJP as the police tried to control the crowd. The protest against Bittu extended beyond the national capital, with party members staging demonstrations across the country. Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Ajay Maken filed a police complaint against Bittu, Delhi BJP leader Tarvinder Singh Marvah, Shiv Sena's (Shinde) Sanjay Gaikwad, and Uttar Pradesh minister Raghuraj Singh.

bullish trend in the international markets ahead of the US Federal Reserve interest rate decision. In the futures trade on the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), gold contracts for October delivery was trading higher by Rs 170, or 0.23 per cent, at Rs 73,264 per 10 grams. It had closed at Rs 73,094 per 10 grams on the exchange in the previous close on Tuesday.

elections, according to the Kovind panel's report. The report accepted by the Union Cabinet on Wednesday has recommended simultaneous elections for Lok Sabha and state assemblies as the first step followed by synchronised local body polls within 100 days. Among the former chief justices of high courts, nine supported simultaneous elections, highlighting their potential benefits while three raised concerns or objections.

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Both leading candidates in Sri Lanka's presidential election are promising to give land to the country’s hundreds of thousands of plantation workers, but the long-marginalized group has heard promises like these before

Swati Maliwal on Wednesday made new and serious allegations regarding the family of Delhi’s Chief Minister-designate, Atishi. Maliwal claimed that Atishi's parents had close connections with SAR Geelani, an individual who was acquitted by the Supreme Court in the 2001 Parliament attack case. Maliwal made her accusations public in a post on X, saying, «Atishi Marlena's parents had close ties with SAR Geelani. Gilani was accused of having a hand in the attack on Parliament. In 2016, he organised a programme in the memory of Afzal Guru at the Press Club of Delhi.»

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Arvind Kejriwal has resigned as Delhi’s chief minister, and cabinet minister Atishi has been chosen as his replacement until elections, which are likely to be held in early 2025, when Kejriwal will seek a fresh mandate from the people.

resignation letter to Lt Governor V K Saxena on Tuesday, will vacate his official bungalow in north Delhi's Civil Lines within a couple of weeks, a party functionary said. He said after leaving his official residence, Kejriwal and his family will stay in Delhi. A search for suitable accommodation for them is underway, the party functionary said. According to rules, Kejriwal has to vacate the official bungalow within a month of his resignation. While announcing his decision on Sunday to resign as the chief minister of Delhi, Kejriwal accused the BJP of «mudslinging and slandering» him day and night, and asked people to decide whether he was honest or not.

Arvind Kejriwal is a politician who probably likes to catch people unawares. Beset by charges of corruption, the AAP supremo resigned as Delhi chief minister on Tuesday and sought a referendum on his «politics of honesty», the second time he has done so in his 11-year political career. Two days after he was released from Tihar Jail in the excise policy graft case, Kejriwal took everyone by complete surprise when he announced on Sunday he would resign as chief minister and return only if people give him a «certificate of honesty» in the upcoming Delhi Assembly polls. Ever the politician with an eye on theatrical effect, he also sought early polls in the city. Clever politics or foolish overreach. The jury will be out on whether Kejrwial played his cards wisely or miscalculated the risk till elections, due in February, are held.

Panacea Biotec on Tuesday said it has entered into a settlement with Sanofi Healthcare India Private Limited in a patent infringement litigation over hexavalent vaccine. Under the terms of settlement agreement, Sanofi has agreed that at present it would not commercially launch its fully liquid hexavalent vaccine Shan6 in India and shall also withdraw the opposition filed against Panacea Biotec’s patent IN 272351 on hexavalent vaccine before the Indian Patent Office. In turn, Panacea Biotec has agreed to forgo its claim for damages and rendition of accounts in the proceedings against Sanofi.

monkeypox case has surfaced in Malappuram district, Kerala. A man who recently returned from abroad showed symptoms of the disease. After feeling unwell, he was first admitted to a private hospital and later transferred to Manjeri Medical College. A district health official stated, «From there he was admitted to the Manjeri Medical College. On suspecting that it might be a case of monkeypox, we sent his samples to the Kozhikode Medical College for testing. The results are awaited.» Recently, a 26-year-old from Hisar, Haryana tested positive for monkeypox in Delhi. The Union Health Ministry identified it as an isolated case, similar to earlier cases since July 2022, and not related to the current WHO-declared public health emergency concerning clade 1 of monkeypox.

Atishi Marlena Singh. She emerged as a strong contender for leading the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in the national capital and was also backed by Manish Sisodia. Arvind Kejriwal, party supremo and the Delhi CM, held a legislative meeting at his residence where it was decided to make Atishi his successor. The former IRS officer is also said to tender his resignation to the LG later. The appointment of new Chief Minister comes ahead of the elections in the national capital and after Kejriwal announced on Sunday that he would resign and would not resume the CM's post until the people of Delhi declared him «honest».

Arvind Kejriwal is set to tender resignation after meeting with Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena. The newly appointed leader of the legislative party will simultaneously stake a claim for the post of Chief Minister. The new Chief Minister comes after Kejriwal announced on Sunday that he would resign and would not resume the CM's post until the people of Delhi declared him «honest.» Read More: Atishi's journey to the top: From an activist, advisor and AAP’s force to the next CM of Delhi

Get all the Arvind Kejriwal resignation LIVE Updates here on LiveMint.AAP leader Sandeep Pathak on Monday said Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal does not have greed for power and honour is paramount for him.He has vowed not to sit on the chief minister's chair till people give him a "certificate of honesty", he added.Pathak, Rajya Sabha MP and the party's general secretary (organisation) said this in Jind, where he held a meeting with party leaders and prepared a module of AAP's campaign for the next fifteen days for the October 5 Haryana polls.Later speaking to reporters, Pathak said party workers will go to every home and tell people that they have given several chances to other parties which have "failed to live up to their expectations". (PTI)The BJP's Delhi president Virender Sachdeva on Monday said AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal's decision to resign as chief minister was borne out of "compulsion" and not driven by "principle".Sachdeva also alleged that none of the Delhi government departments was free of corruption under Kejriwal's rule.Responding to Sachdeva, AAP alleged that the Delhi BJP chief did nothing but held press conferences and spread false propaganda against the party.

E2E Networks, an artificial intelligence cloud service provider, is getting a lot of attention that the National Stock Exchange-listed company has probably not seen in the 15 years since its inception. The company started offering graphics processing units (GPUs) for cloud computing in 2018, when nobody else was in the market in India. The bet is now paying off, with a customer list of 2,500-3,000 companies, mostly startups and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and also some big companies. Its stock has yielded almost 280% year-to-date, which according to Bloomberg data makes it one of the top-performing IT stocks of 2024. Delhi-based E2E is well-positioned to participate in the India AI Mission’s tender to procure 10,000 GPUs as part of a consortium.

Mercedes Benz has firmed up plans to locally assemble a second electric vehicle in the country enthused by demand for these cars, which have received bookings totalling Rs 400 crore in the past couple of weeks. The company, which launched Mercedes Benz Maybach EQS680 SUV priced at Rs 2.37 crore (on-road, Delhi) last week, has received 50 bookings for the top-of-the-line electric car. Mercedes has additionally received 80 bookings already for the electrified version of the G Wagon, which is slated to go on sale by the end of this year or early next year. Mercedes Benz EQG will be priced at Rs 3.5 crore. The company’s total order bank for internal combustion engine (ICE) and electric models together stands at about 1800-2000 units, currently. Mercedes Benz India Managing Director Santosh Iyer told ET, “There is currently no other option for emission free mobility than electrification. And we need to aid penetration by introducing electric cars at varied price points to our customers. The EQS SUV 580 will be the second electric vehicle that we assemble locally, which has helped us to price it competitively.” The EQS SUV 580 is priced at Rs 1.41 crore.

AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal on Monday held «one on one» meeting with party leaders during the Political Affairs Committee over the name of a new Delhi chief minister. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Saurabh Bharadwaj said the Political Affairs Committee (PAC) meeting was held at Kejriwal's official residence here. «During the meeting, he (Kejriwal) sought one on one feedback from each leader on his replacement. Tomorrow, the legislative party meeting is there and this discussion will go into the second round,» Bharadwaj told reporters after the meeting. Kejriwal, who on Sunday announced his decision to step down from the post of Delhi chief minister, took individual feedbacks by holding one to one meeting with the PAC members and ministers of Delhi government during the meeting, Bharadwaj said.

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