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Arvind Kejriwal's ED remand ends today; CBI likely to seek Delhi CM's custody "They have also stooped to the level of comparing our courts to those countries where there is no rule of law and accusing our judicial institutions with unfair practices," the letter reads. The lawyers said that interest groups involved selective criticism or praise of court decisions based on their political agenda, described as a “My way or the highway" approach.

Shiv Sena has also named its BJP President JP Nadda, Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde, Nitin Gadkari, Ramdas Athavale in the list. Maharashtra Deputy Chief Ministers Devendra Fadnavis, Ajit Pawar are also named among the star campaigners list.

Donald Trump's social media company went public this week, supporters and investors betting on Trump's political success helped drive the value of a loss-making firm through the roof. Trump ended the first day of public trading $4.6 billion richer on paper. If Trump is elected president, it may not be the last time the company is used as a vehicle to benefit Trump's pocketbook, experts said.

Election Commission on behalf of the president early on Thursday. The last date for filing nomination papers for this phase is April 4. On April 5, the nomination papers will be scrutinised in all states and Union Territories, except Jammu and Kashmir.

market through dated securities in the first half of FY25, which makes up 53.1% of the full-year target of 14.13 lakh crore, the finance ministry said on Wednesday. The sum is lower than the usual borrowing of about 57-60% of the total for a fiscal year in its first half. This is in part due to the upcoming elections in April-May, when official spending is expected to decelerate a bit, experts said. A lower borrowing target for the first half would have a benign impact on bond yields.

JJP) MLA Dushyant Chautala said the opposition INDIA bloc lacks a strategy as well as a face to fight the 2024 Lok Sabha election. A former deputy chief minister of Haryana, whose party was earlier a member of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), told ET that the partnership broke down because the BJP refused to part with a single Lok Sabha seat or finalise seat-sharing agreement for Haryana assembly election with the regional party. However, Chautala did not rule out the possibility of an alliance with either the BJP or the Congress in future. «You cannot predict the future.

₹50,000 crore. Money power cannot guarantee electoral success, so it becomes a race to the bottom. Even Ambedkar had identified this malaise.

From managing polls in several states like Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, Union minister and BJP now faces a reversal of roles. Bhupender Yadav is contesting his first election from Alwar Lok Sabha seat in Rajasthan. He spoke to Jatin Takkar while filing his nomination papers in Alwar. On how it is different to contest an election rather than manage one. Under the party leadership's guidance, I successfully managed elections in several states. It is my good fortune that the BJP nominated me to contest the Lok Sabha election. The roles are different in both cases. As an election manager, you strategise and supervise elections for others. Now, the organisational leaders of Alwar will guide me. In both cases, my approach is the same — that of a disciplined organisational worker.

Shiv Sena (UBT) left Congress seething on Wednesday after it announced its first list of 17 candidates for the Lok Sabha polls, with the ally saying talks were still on for Sangli and three Mumbai constituencies. The Uddhav Thackeray-led party has named wrestler Chandrahar Patil for Sangli, Anil Desai for Mumbai South Central, Sanjay Dina Patil for Mumbai North East and Amol Kirtikar for Mumbai North West seats. Congress Legislature Party leader Balasaheb Thorat and Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra assembly Vijay Wadettiwar asked their MVA partner to reconsider its decision, stressing that it did not suit "coalition dharma".

BJP is looking to bring in prominent Sikh faces, mostly Jats, from other parties and from outside the political circles after the party decided to go solo in Punjab after 28 years. The party is in touch with many Sikh leaders from various parties to join its fold as part of its efforts to rely on faces outside the party so as to field 13 candidates in the state, where for nearly three decades it has contested mostly on three Lok Sabha seats. Two sitting MPs Sushil Kumar Rinku and Ravneet Singh Bittu and diplomat Taranjit Singh Sandhu joined the party in the last few days. Rinku is an SC and was the lone AAP MP and also its nominee for the coming Lok Sabha polls.

BJP — whether it was on Article 370, CAA, agri laws or electoral bonds — and will improve its performance electorally in the upcoming polls, CPI (M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury said here. In an interview with PTI, Yechury also asserted that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will not be able to make a dent in the southern states. Facing a shrinking voter base, the Left parties, which are part of the opposition INDIA bloc, are virtually engaged in a do-or-die battle in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. With just five MPs in the outgoing Lok Sabha — three of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and two of the Communist Party of India (CPI) — the Left parties are at their lowest in almost six decades.

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Election Commission of India on Wednesday issued show cause notice to BJP Bardhaman Durgapur candidate and Medinipur MP Dilip Ghosh for his remarks against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, hours after a ten-member delegation met the Chief Electoral Officer in West Bengal. The ECI has sought a reply from him in 48 hours. The ECI has mentioned in its notice that the comments made by Ghosh were «offensive» and "insulting" and prima facie violative of Model Code of Conduct and advisory dated March 1, 2024. Ghosh will have to reply to the Commission by 5PM on March 29, failing which the Commission will take appropriate action against him. Meanwhile, BJP candidate Dilip Ghosh today apologized for his comments, saying his party and people have called it «unparliamentary», after BJP National President JP Nadda show caused Ghosh last night.

Arvind Kejriwal by ED in excise policy case. Meanwhile, the Election Commission of India issued a show cause notice to Congress leader Supriya Shrinate for her derogatory remarks against Kangana Ranaut. As March 27 comes to an end, here are top 5 events that made headlines today.

Varun Gandhi has opted out of the Lok Sabha election 2024 from Pilibhit, according to his close associates. Varun was dropped by the BJP and replaced with former Congress leader Jitin Prasada to contest from Uttar Pradesh's Pilibhit seat in the party’s fifth list of candidates released on March 25. Pilibhit, the seat in Uttar Pradesh that Varun won twice, goes to polls in the first phase of Lok Sabha elections on April 19.

Mint explains why such a unit could be cause for much conflict. The fact-checking unit (FCU) was notified under the Centre’s Press Information Bureau (PIB), giving the government body power to flag any information about the government and its affiliates that it believes to be fake or misleading. The powers of the FCU were established in the 2023 amendment of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, which said that if a central fact-checker flags any information as fake, social media platforms will need to remove it within 36 hours.

Many Canadians already squeezed by a high cost of living think the federal government’s carbon tax is making their lives even more expensive.

AAP, Sushil Kumar Rinku, joined the BJP on Wednesday along with Punjab MLA Sheetal Angural, dealing a blow to the party that is already facing a crisis following the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Rinku, the MP from Jalandhar, said he decided to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the development of Punjab, especially Jalandhar, and accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in the state of not helping him in development endeavours in his constituency. Thus, he could not honour the promises he had made to the voters, Rinku added. He said he was impressed by the working style of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah and lauded the BJP-led Centre for its development initiatives, including the boost in flight services and launch of new trains to Jalandhar. «I have no greed for power. I am doing a new experiment for the betterment of Jalandhar,» Rinku told reporters at his joining ceremony here.

Lok Sabha elections 2024 from Himachal Pradesh's Mandi on Bharatiya Janata Party ticket. The poll agency said that Shrinate's remarks were found to violate the Model Code of Conduct provisions and the ECI advisory. Acting on BJP's complaint, the Election Commission issued a show cause notice to Supriya Shrinate.

Arvind Kejriwal-led party had only one MP, Rinku in the outgoing Lok Sabha. The party, in power in Delhi and Punjab, has ten Rajya Sabha MPs, however.