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Delhi High Court will on Monday hear Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's petition challenging the summonses issued to him by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with its probe into an excise policy-linked money laundering case. Kejriwal, arrested by the agency on March 21 after the high court refused to grant him interim protection from coercive action, has also challenged the constitutional validity of certain provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act with respect to arrest, questioning and grant of bail. The plea is scheduled for hearing before the bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Manoj Jain. The AAP national convenor had approached the high court in the wake of the ninth summons issued by the ED asking him to appear before it on March 21. The high court bench on March 20 asked the ED to file its reply with respect to the maintainability of the petition.

Top Events of the Day: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has intensified his campaign trail, hitting the stages in Jalore and Banswara, stirring the political atmosphere as the Lok Sabha elections heat up. Simultaneously, academic and career aspirations will peak as thousands download their admit cards for the UPSC CDS-1 Exam set for today.

Edition reported that the ruling PNC won 50 out of the 93 seats in the 20th People's Majlis, winning majority in parliament. As per the report, the majority in parliament is achieved by winning more than half the seats — that is 47 seats — "and a super majority can be reached by three fourth of seats, amounting to 70". Meanwhile, sun.mv reported that of the 203 seats where counting is complete, the PNC led by Muizzu bagged 59 seats, followed by Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) at 10 seats and Independents nine seats.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is running a «school of corruption» in the country where he himself is teaching under the subject 'Entire Corruption Science". In a post on X, Rahul said that the BJP has made this course mandatory for its leaders. «Narendra Modi is running a 'school of corruption' in the country! Where under the subject 'Entire Corruption Science', he himself is teaching each chapter including 'donation business' in detail,» he said.

India on Sunday, with maximum temperatures settling four to six degrees Celsius above normal in many areas. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), maximum temperatures hovered between 42 and 45 degrees Celsius in parts of Odisha and Rayalaseema, Gangetic West Bengal, Jharkhand, Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. Parts of Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Uttar Pradesh recorded maximum temperatures between 40 and 42 degrees Celsius. Maximum temperatures settled 4 to 6 degrees Celsius above normal in many parts of Gangetic West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha; and 2 to 4 degrees above normal in parts of sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry & Karaikal, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha and Telangana, the IMD said.

Harak Singh Rawat's daughter-in-law and model Anukriti Gusain joined the BJP on Sunday. Gusain (30) had contested the 2022 Uttarakhand Assembly elections on a Congress ticket. The BJP's Uttarakhand unit chief Mahendra Bhatt handed over the party's primary membership to Gusain at the its headquarters. Gusain left the Congress before the Lok Sabha elections and released a video message appealing to the public to vote for the BJP and make Narendra Modi the prime minister once again.

ALSO READ: Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election: TDP, JanaSena announce first joint list of 118 seats — Room left for BJP? She was about to leave to campaign on Thursday when she was informed about a woman who was losing amniotic fluid — which can cause miscarriage — and had been referred to a hospital in Guntur, NDTV reported. According to another report, Lakshmi "was called for a medical emergency when the mother developed complications and there was no Gynae to attend immediately." ALSO READ: Telugu actor Pawan Kalyan to fight Andhra Pradesh elections from Pithapuram after BJP-TDP-JSP pact "The doctors at the private hospital had referred her [woman] to Guntur. I went there and conducted the surgery to save the mother and child," Lakshmi told NDTV.

News Wrap this Week: As we wrap up this week, a look at the top news headlines from from April 15 to April 21. India saw its first phase of voting for the mammoth Lok Sabha Elections 2024 on Friday, April 19. While a few areas in West Bengal and Manipur saw violence and exchange of gunfire, the first phase of polling was "largely peaceful across 21 States/UTs", the Elections Commission of India (ECI) said.

Indian tourists ditch Maldives as numbers drop 40%; China arrivals up by... With Muizzu's anti-India remarks, several Indians have boycotted tourism-dependent Maldives as their holiday destination. According to recent Maldives government statistics, the number of Indian tourists has fallen, dropping that country from being the top source of foreign visitors to Number 6.

INDIA bloc has done well in the first phase of Lok Sabha polls held across the country on April 19, senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh claimed on Sunday. Singh has been fielded by the Congress from his home turf Rajgarh in Madhya Pradesh. «Good news is coming for INDIA bloc from several places in the first phase of Lok Sabha polls. BJP is not getting the success they expected in their strongholds. They are nervous,» Singh told reporters in Ajgari village, which is part of Chachoda assembly segment under Rajgarh LS seat. He claimed Union Minister and BJP heavyweight Nitin Gadkari «is in trouble» in Nagpur, though he did not elaborate. Two-time MP Gadkari is pitted against the Congress' Vikas Thakre in Nagpur Lok Sabha seat. The BJP used to speak about «Congress-mukt Bharat» but the ruling party itself has become «Congress-yukt» as half of its candidates in the general elections are defectors from the grand old party, the former MP chief minister claimed.

parliamentary elections indicate a strong lead for President Mohamed Muizzu's ruling People's National Congress (PNC) over the opposition, including the India-friendly Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP). Election Overview

ALSO READ: AAP MP Sanjay Singh takes a swipe at PM Modi: ‘Like Osama Bin Laden preaching…’ ALSO READ: 'Modi govt wants to kill my husband': Sunita Kejriwal attacks BJP “The Congress party itself is responsible for the condition it has reached today. Earlier, Rajasthan sent former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to Rajya Sabha, and now you have another leader of Congress in Rajya Sabha (Sonia Gandhi)," Modi said. “Those who cannot contest elections, cannot win elections have fled the field.

regional bias and favouritism in jobs while corruption was rampant in all spheres when the party was in power in the state. At a poll rally in Bahadurgarh under the Rohtak parliamentary constituency, he claimed the Narendra Modi government initiated many schemes in the last 10 years for the benefit of the poor and farmers, bringing smiles to their faces. On the other hand, the Congress in the six decades it was in power did nothing for poverty alleviation in the country other than raising the «garibi hathao» slogan, he alleged. In a veiled jibe at Rahul Gandhi, the senior BJP leader said, «Now, the Congress' 'yuvraj' says he will eradicate poverty in one stroke. Which 'Aladdin Ka Chirag' (magic lamp) has he got now?»

BJP leader during a poll debate organised by a national news channel in Madhya Pradesh's Tikamgarh, police said on Sunday. The police have arrested one person in connection with the incident that occurred at a ground in Nazarbag where a news channel organised a debate on Saturday night, an official said. Representatives from the BJP and Congress, among others, participated in the debate, he said. The accused, Himanshu Tiwari and Babar, allegedly raised slogans against the BJP and made objectionable remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Kotwali police station in-charge Anand Raj said.

'Congress received electoral bonds, is that also extortion,' asks Amit Shah "In Kashmir, (Peoples Democratic Party chief) Mehbooba Mufti and (Congress leader) Rahul Baba (Gandhi) used to say there would be bloodbath here once Article 370 is removed...Rahul Baba, five years have passed (since the abrogation of Article 370). This is the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Modi wave" will help him score a «landslide» victory in the Chandigarh Lok Sabha election, feels BJP candidate Sanjay Tandon. Tandon took a dig at Congress candidate Manish Tewari, who fought the 2009 and 2019 Lok Sabha polls from Ludhiana and Anandpur Sahib in Punjab, saying, «Chandigarh needs a person who is one of them and who has been with them through thick and thin.» The BJP has been calling Tewari an «outsider» in Chandigarh while the Congress leader has hit back, saying he has local roots. The 2024 Lok Sabha elections in Chandigarh will be held in a single phase on June 1. The votes will be counted on June 4.

explains what a geopolitically unstable Arab world could mean for India’s oil imports, and subsequently the economy. Tata Consultancy Services, one of the biggest employers in the private sector, saw a major deduction in its workforce during FY24. The Tata Group-owned company's employee count decreased by 13,249 from the previous year to 601,546.

₹15 lakh on day one of its release as per industry tracker Sacnilk. Released on April 19, film LSD2 witnessed an overall occupancy of 5.48%.

Germany organised "Chai Pe Charcha with Modi ka Parivaar" to support Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Abki Baar 400 Paar' target as he seeks a third consecutive term. Indian Diaspora in Munich, who joined chai pe charcha, discussed ways to contribute to the Lok Sabha election from Germany. The BJP supporters gathered at the meeting also discussed plans to visit India and to campaign for PM Modi to achieve 'Abki Baar 400 Paar.'

Lok Sabha election 2024: The Chief Electoral Officer of Karnataka on Saturday informed that an FIR has been lodged against state's Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar for the violation of Model Code of Conduct. Shivakumar was addressing apartment owners in Bengaluru's RR Nagara and has been booked under sections 171(B)(C)(E)(F) of the Indian Penal Code for bribery and undue influence on elections.

Amit Shah, a prominent figure in the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), filed his nomination for the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency on April 19. According to the affidavit, Shah and his wife own assets totaling Rs 65.67 crore. Notably, this marks a significant increase from the Rs 30.49 crore reported during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, showing a growth of over 100 per cent in the past five years. His movable assets, including cash, bank savings, deposits, gold, silver, and inherited property, amount to Rs 20.23 crore. Among these, Shah holds shares valued at over Rs 17.46 crore and precious metals worth more than Rs 72.87 lakhs. However, no vehicles were disclosed in his affidavit.