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₹ 500 and ₹ 1,000 banknotes. ALSO READ: Justice Nagarathna questions demonetisation's impact on black money eradication: '98% currency came back' In a post on X (formerly known as Twitter), Kharge noted three ways in which the PM Modi-led government is allegedly using the banking sector to loot people of the country. "Modi saheb, banks play a major role in the country's economy, and you have used banks to destroy the unorganized sector and MSMEs...the public's hard-earned money has been looted through banks," he said.

sentenced in the case by an Islamabad accountability court on January 31. A day later, they were sentenced to seven years in jail each in a case related to their marriage during the latter’s Iddat period. The duo married in 2018, months before Khan was elected prime minister.

When the spring proxy season kicks off in April, executives at public companies should expect a flood of political shareholder proposals focused on issues like climate change rather than traditional business concerns. From 2021 to 2023, the number of environmental and social shareholder proposals jumped 52%.

₹11.3 trillion worth of new projects were announced across the country during the three months through March, two times the figure in the December quarter, showed provisional data from the project-tracking database of the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE). However, the year 2023-24 ended with ₹27.1 trillion worth of new projects being announced, down nearly 31% after two successive years of sharp growth. The decline in 2023-24 can largely be attributed to the high base of the previous year, when Air India had announced a ₹6.6-trillion deal to buy aircraft in February 2023.

India Today. While speaking to India Today, she said, “Jahan gaanv, waha beer baar. Yahi mere mudde hain." As per the report, Raut has promised to ration imported liquor and stated that both the vendor and the customer would require a licence.

Sunita Kejriwal on Monday accused the BJP of having only one motive — to put her husband in jail during the Lok Sabha elections. Kejriwal, the AAP's national convenor, was arrested on March 21 and subsequently remanded in Enforcement Directorate (ED) custody. He is accused of being directly involved in a conspiracy related to the formulation of the now-scrapped excise policy, favouring certain individuals. A trial court on Monday sent Kejriwal to judicial custody till April 15. «He was questioned for 11 days, the questioning is complete. The court has not declared him guilty. Why has he been put in jail?» Sunita Kejriwal told reporters while leaving the Rouse Avenue court.

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah is all set to fulfill a range of obligations in Karnataka, including participating in a road show, scheduled for Tuesday. During his day-long busy schedule, Shah will address the Sakti Kendra Pramukh Sammelan at Palace Ground in Bengaluru on Tuesday morning. The event is aimed at bolstering grassroots leadership and organizational strength ahead of Lok Sabha elections. Following the engagement, Shah is scheduled to convene a Core Group Meeting of the BJP in Bengaluru to discuss key policy matters and strategies for the region.

₹3,500 crore until July due to the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Representing the Union government and the IT department, Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta made this undertaking before a bench comprising Justice B.V. Nagarathna and Justice Augustine George Masih.

Read here: Tata Motors vs M&M: Which auto major should you pick for the long term? The Nifty Auto index has surged 75 percent in the last 1 year and almost 16 percent in 2024 YTD. In comparison, the benchmark Nifty has advanced over 29 percent in the last 1 year and 3.5 percent in 2024 YTD. The auto index rose 5 percent in March, extending gains for the 5th straight month since November 2023.

Katchatheevu Island row, saying the ruling alliance parties of Tamil Nadu have done nothing to safeguard the state’s interests. The Prime Minister’s charge on the opposition escalates the controversy in the run-up to the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. “Rhetoric aside, DMK has done nothing to safeguard Tamil Nadu’s interests.

Election Commission issued a censure on Monday to BJP leader Dilip Ghosh and Congress' Supriya Shrinate for their derogatory remarks against the dignity of women. The Commission stated that their comments constituted a low-level personal attack and breached the provisions of the Model Code of Conduct.

Katchatheevu island was neither acquired nor ceded and lies on the Sri Lankan side of the India-Sri Lanka International Maritime Boundary Line. The 2015 response by MEA assumes significance considering the ongoing political flash point over RTI reply received by Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai said that former Prime Minister late Indira Gandhi had ceded the Island to Sri Lanka.

Arvind Kejriwal to judicial custody till April 15 in the excise policy-linked money laundering case. As reported by ANI, Delhi CM said, “What the PM is doing is not good for the country." Also Read: Arvind Kejriwal News LIVE Updates: Court sends Delhi CM to judicial custody till April 15 He appeared before Special Judge Kaveri Baweja in a crowded courtroom. Members of the AAP, including Atishi, Saurabh Bhardwaj, and Kejriwal's wife Sunita Kejriwal, were in attendance.

Shahid Siddiqui on Monday announced that he has resigned from his post and the party's primary membership, saying the Constitution and democratic structure are under threat and remaining silent is a sin. Siddiqui's move comes days after the RLD joined the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA). «Yesterday I sent my resignation from the membership of the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) and the post of national vice president to national president Jayant Singh. Today, when India's Constitution and democratic structure are under threat, remaining silent is a sin,» he said in a post on X. «I am grateful to Jayant ji but I am forced to distance myself from the RLD with a heavy heart. India's unity, integrity, development and brotherhood are dear to all. It is the responsibility and duty of every citizen to save it,» he added.

AAP MP from Punjab's Patiala, Dharamvir Gandhi on Monday joined the Congress in the presence of senior party leaders in Delhi. His joining comes ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. Gandhi is likely to contest as a Congress candidate from the Patiala seat. Dharamvir Gandhi won the Lok Sabha election as an AAP candidate in 2014 by defeating Preneet Kaur from Patiala. Gandhi, who is a doctor by profession, later quit the AAP in 2016 and formed his own outfit Nawan Punjab Party, which he merged with the Congress on Monday.

₹30.5- ₹32.0 across the four metros. The reduction in prices comes ahead of the Lok Sabha elections which are scheduled to start on 19 April. In the national capital, the 19-kg commercial cooking gas cylinder is priced at ₹1,764.50, lower by ₹30.5.

Nifty Next 50 index has emerged as a star performer in financial year 2024. This index is specifically designed to track the performance of 50 promising young companies, which could be the next contenders to enter the Nifty 50 index. In February 2024, the index surged 6.68%, leaving all other major indexes in the dust.

Mahua Moitra’s Krishnanagar constituency as the starting point for her electoral drive. During her speech, Banerjee primarily targeted the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Here are 10 things CM Banerjee said during the campaign rally.

Himanta Biswa Sarma has taken a swipe at AIUDF supremo and Dhubri MP Badruddin Ajmal, subtly addressing his recent comments regarding the possibility of remarriage amidst ongoing discussions on the uniform civil code (UCC). Sarma's response came after Ajmal's retort to Congress's Dhubri candidate Rakibul Hussain, who referred to Ajmal as an «old tiger.» In response, Ajmal, who is in his 70s, quipped, «I am not so old. I can marry again.» Capitalizing on the moment, Sarma indirectly referenced Ajmal's statement, highlighting the AIUDF leader's opposition to UCC. The Chief Minister announced over the weekend that Assam aims to implement UCC shortly after the current Lok Sabha elections, potentially including measures against polygamy, which could pose legal challenges for Ajmal if he proceeds with additional marriages.

Lok Sabha polls, its leader and Chhindwara mayor joined the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Madhya Pradesh on Monday morning. Vikram Ahake, the mayor of Chhindwara, joined the BJP in the presence of MP Chief Minister Mohan Yadav and state party chief VD Sharma in state capital Bhopal. Last week, Kamlesh Shah, the Congress legislator from Amarwada in Chhindwara district and a close associate of party stalwart Kamal Nath, had joined the BJP. Chhindwara, which goes to polls in the first phase on April 19, is the home district of former state CM Nath.

Sunetra Pawar in Baramati seat of Maharashtra is a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ploy to politically finish off her father and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) founder Sharad Pawar. Sule, the three-time MP from Baramati, also said that it is ‘very painful’ and ‘uncalled for’ to label the election as ‘Pawar versus Pawar’ contest. Also Read : Ajit Pawar's wife Sunetra Vs cousin Supriya Sule in NCP stronghold Baramati for Lok Sabha Elections 2024 “So this ploy (to pit Sunetra against Sule) is against the Pawar family and Maharashtra.