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21Nov

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Rahul Gandhi Blames ‘Adani Power’ After Outage During Presser, BJP Quips ‘Jairam Ramesh Might H

Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi was in the middle of training guns at industrialist Gautam Adani and Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a press conference on Thursday when his statement was disrupted by a power outage. Thereafter, when the power came back, Gandhi sarcastically attributed the cut to "Adani power and Modi power". Hours after the Rahul Gandhi presser, Bharatiya Janata Party's Sambit Patra hit back at the Congress leader saying that his colleague Jairam Ramesh, who was seated beside Rahul Gandhi at that time, might have cut the power supply to stop him from continuing with the attack. The Congress leaders had addressed the media at the AICC headquarters in New Delhi after US prosecutors indicted Adani in an alleged bribery and fraud case linked ...

‘Vindicated’ by Adani’s US indictment, Rahul says Modi can’t arrest him. ‘He controls BJP funding’

21Nov

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‘Vindicated’ by Adani’s US indictment, Rahul says Modi can’t arrest him. ‘He controls BJP funding’

New Delhi: Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi Thursday demanded the arrest of Gautam Adani, hours after US prosecutors charged the industrialist, along with his nephew Sagar Adani and six others, in an alleged bribery and fraud scheme. Gandhi, who has repeatedly alleged a nexus between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the billionaire businessman, said the development in the US was a “vindication” of the Congress party’s position. Adani has “hijacked the country”, Gandhi alleged. “India is in his grip.” Show Full Article At a press conference in the Congress headquarters in New Delhi, the LoP said, “It is now pretty clear and established in America that Mr. Adani has broken both American and Indian law. I am wondering—why Mr Adani is still running around a free ...

21Nov

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Congress calls for JPC into Adani Group deals after US indict Gautam Adani in alleged bribery case

New Delhi: After a US District Court in New York charged the Chairman of the Adani Group, Gautam Adani, linking him and others to an alleged bribery and fraud scheme, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said on Thursday that it vindicated the demand that the Congress was making for a Joint Parliamentary Committee investigation into the various alleged scams. In a post on X, Jairam said, “The indictment of Gautam Adani and others by the Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC) of the US vindicates the demand that the Indian National Congress has been making since Jan 2023 for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) investigation into the various Modani scams. The INC had asked a hundred questions in its Hum Adani ke Hain (HAHK) series bringing out the various dimensions of these scams and of the ...

21Nov

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Maharashtra Assembly Election 2024 Sees Highest Turnout Since 1995

Voter turnout in Maharashtra during the recent assembly elections was the highest ever in 30 years. Over 65.1% of the eligible voters turned out to cast their ballots, as per the figures at 11:45 PM on Wednesday. This marks a significant increase compared to previous elections, including the 61.39% recorded during this year's Lok Sabha polls and the 61.4% from the 2019 assembly elections. Notably, this is the highest turnout since 1995, when it reached 71.69%. The high-octane campaigning and reservation issues, combined with the allegations of corruption, in all likelihood, boosted the voter turnout. Moreover, this is the first time a divided Shiv Sena and a divided NCP are going to assembly polls opposing one another. The increase in Maharashtra's voter turnout is largely attributed to th...

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‘Intimate nexus’: Congress reacts to US bribery allegations against Adani | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Thursday reiterated its demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) investigation into the transactions of the Adani Group, on the day US authorities charged Gautam Adani with bribery and fraud."The indictment of Gautam Adani and others by the Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC) of the US vindicates the demand that the Indian National Congress has been making since Jan 2023 for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) investigation into the various Modani scams," Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said in a post on X."The INC had asked a hundred questions in its Hum Adani ke Hain (HAHK) series bringing out the various dimensions of these scams and of the intimate nexus that has existed between the PM and his favourite," he added.US authorities have charged Ada...

20Nov

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Bitcoin Scam Case: CBI Summons Gaurav Mehta, Names 2 Accused In FIR Amid ED Raids, Maharashtra

Gain Bitcoin Scam Case: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) intensified their investigations into the alleged Bitcoin Ponzi scam involving Gaurav Mehta on Wednesday, following the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) explosive claims against Congress and NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) leaders. The BJP alleged that cryptocurrency was being misused to influence the Maharashtra Assembly elections, which concluded voting on Wednesday. The BJP on Tuesday shared purported voice notes claiming that Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole and Baramati MP Supriya Sule of the NCP (SP) were involved in plans to encash Bitcoin to fund election campaigns. BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi asserted, "It is clear that the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) has seen the writing on t...

20Nov

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Video | Maharashtra Polls Over: Maha Impact On National Politics?

The economic heart of India has voted, the results in India's wealthiest state will set the tone for the future of Indian politics. If Mahayuti wins Maharashtra then it will give great impetus to the BJP and will be a big setback for the Opposition. The Haryana surprise victory for the BJP was a result of its well oiled election winning machine and if that continues in Maharashtra then BJP and its allies would be aggressively dominating the political discourse going ahead.Source link

20Nov

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Jharkhand Exit Polls: Will BJP-Led NDA Wrest Power From JMM? Here’s What Surveys Predict

Jharkhand Exit Polls: The second and final phase of the Jharkhand Assembly election to decide the electoral fate of 528 candidates concluded on Wednesday, November 20. The first phase of which was held on November 13. Chief Minister Hemant Soren, his wife Kalpana Soren both (both JMM) and Leader of Opposition Amar Kumar Bauri (BJP) were contesting in the final phase of the Jharkhand Assembly polls today. According to the Election Commission of India, Jharkhand recorded 67.63 percent in the second phase of polling, with the highest outcome in Jamtara and lowest in Bokaro. The exit polls started surfacing soon after the conclusion of the polls, hinting a victory on the cards for the Bharatiya Janata Party and its NDA allies. The Matrize survey has predicted that the BJP-led alliance will ...

20Nov

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Did Exit Polls Get 2019 Maharashtra & Jharkhand Verdicts Right? A Recap As 2024 Polls End Today

Elections 2024: Exit polls in India are facing something of a credibility crisis after getting the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and Haryana assembly poll predictions terribly wrong. With Maharashtra and Jharkhand voting Wednesday, all eyes are on the exit polls in the evening to see if they get it right this time. The final verdict will be out on Saturday, November 23. In 2019, the exit polls were largely right in predicting the outcome of the Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly elections, even if not entirely accurate with respect to the final seat tallies. Maharashtra is currently led by the Mahayuti, a coalition comprising the BJP and breakaway factions of the Shiv Sena (led by CM Eknath Shinde) and the Nationalist Congress Party (led by Deputy CM Ajit Pawar). The state has 288 assembly cons...

20Nov

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P Chidambaram: Delhi HC halts trial court proceedings against P Chidambaram in Aircel-Maxis case | India News – Times of India

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court stayed trial court proceedings against senior Congress leader P Chidambaram in Aircel-Maxis money laundering case on Wednesday. The order passed by Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri stayed the proceedings until the next hearing which is scheduled for January 2025.The former finance minister had filed a petition in the high court contesting the trial court's decision to acknowledge the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) complaint against him and his son, Karti Chidambaram, in the Aircel-Maxis case.Chidambaram contended before the court that the special judge took cognisance of the chargesheet in the absence of any sanction for prosecution of the former Union minister who was a public servant when the offence was allegedly committed. ED, however, contended that sanction fo...

19Nov

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Supriya Sule Files Cyber Fraud Complaint Against Ex-IPS Officer Over Crypto Misappropriation Cl

Just hours ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly elections, Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) leader Supriya Sule on Tuesday filed a cyber fraud complaint with the Election Commission against former IPS officer Ravindranath Patil after he accused her of being involved in a cryptocurrency scam. He had also alleged State Congress President Nana Patole's involvement in the alleged scam. The Bharatiya Janata Party had also levelled scam allegations against Sule and Patole after the former IPS officer accused the MVA leaders of using misappropriated bitcoins from an alleged 2018 cryptocurrency fraud case to fund the ongoing Maharashtra polls. Patil had also hinted to assist with the probe. However, Sule denied the allegations calling them "false" and said that such information was be...

19Nov

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Stage Set For Mahayuti Vs MVA Battle In Maharashtra, Polling For Final Phase In Jharkhand Tomor

The Maharashtra Assembly polls will be held on November 20, with the ruling BJP-led Mahayuti alliance vying to retain power, while the opposition's Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) hopes for a strong comeback. Voting for the 288 seats will begin at 7 AM and end at 6 PM. The counting of votes will be done on November 23. Simultaneously, polls will also be held in 38 remaining Assembly seats in Jharkhand in its second and final phase. The polling will begin at 7 AM and will continue till 5 PM barring 31 booths where it will end at 4 PM. On Wednesday, bypolls will also be held in 15 assembly seats spread across Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Kerala and Uttarakhand. 90 candidates are in the fray in these seats with the maximum of 14 in Ghaziabad. Votes will be counted on November 23. Maharashtra Polls: Key Pa...

19Nov

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In ‘bellwether’ Vidarbha, BJP banks on RSS to turn the tide, Congress builds on Lok Sabha momentum

Over a fifth of Maharashtra’s 288 assembly seats—62 to be precise—come from Vidarbha, and Congress and BJP are locked in a direct contest in 36 of them.It is often said in political circles that Vidarbha may be further away from Maharashtra’s capital city—Mumbai—than from the capitals of several neighbouring states, such as Madhya Pradesh or Telangana, but, at the same time, the road to Mumbai’s Mantralaya goes through Vidarbha. In other words, the party that dominates Vidarbha dominates the state.Sources from both the BJP and Congress independently say that in an election where every seat and every vote counts, both parties aim for at least 30-35 seats in Vidarbha. The BJP is contesting 47 seats in the region, while the Congress is fighting in 40 seats. Largely an agrarian society, Vidarb...

19Nov

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PM Modi Pays Tribute To Indira Gandhi On Her Birth Anniversary, Rahul Shares Childhood Pics

Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to former PM Indira Gandhi on her 107th birth anniversary on Tuesday. "Tributes to our former Prime Minister, Smt. Indira Gandhi Ji on her birth anniversary," PM Modi said on X. Tributes to our former Prime Minister, Smt. Indira Gandhi Ji on her birth anniversary. — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 19, 2024Rahul Gandhi shared his childhood pictures with his grandmother and called her an example of both courage and love. Indira Gandhi served as the first and only woman prime minister from January 1966 to March 1977 and again from January 1980 until her assassination in October 1984. She was born on November 19, 1917, to India's first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and Kamala Nehru. "Grandma was an example of both courage ...

18Nov

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Rahul Gandhi Performs ‘Sewa’ At Golden Temple Ahead Of Maharashtra & Jharkhand Polls — IN PICS

Dressed in a white 'kurta' and a blue scarf, Rahul Gandhi paid his respects at the sanctum sanctorum of the Golden Temple. (Photo: X/@kcvenugopalmp)Rahul Gandhi arrived at Amritsar airport earlier in the day, where he was warmly received by Congress MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla, former Punjab Deputy Chief Minister O P Soni, and former Minister Raj Kumar Verka, PTI reported. (Photo: Facebook/@rahulgandhi)Rahul Gandhi took a moment for reflection at the Golden Temple as visitors took his photographs amid the visit. (Photo: Facebook/@rahulgandhi)In a post on Facebook, Rahul Gandhi expressed his gratitude for the visit: "Darshan, Simran, Samarpan! Today, I bowed my head at Shri Harmindir Sahib in Amritsar and offered my seva." (Photo: Facebook/@rahulgandhi)The Congress leader took part in voluntary ...

18Nov

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Ponnam Prabhakar accuses BJP of resorting to diversionary tactics in connivance with BRS to defame Congress govt.

Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar addressing the media in Ramagundam of Peddapalli district enroute to Rajura in poll-bound Maharashtra to participate in the Congress election campaign on Monday. Minister for Transport Ponnam Prabhakar accused the State BJP leaders of resorting to a misinformation campaign against the Congress government in Telangana to divert public attention from the BJP’s imminent defeat in the November 20 Assembly polls in the neighbouring Maharashtra.“Congress alliance (Maha Vikas Aghadi combine) is bound to win in the Maharashtra Assembly polls and form the government in Maharashtra,” he said.Speaking to the media in Ramagundam of Telangana’s Peddapalli district enroute to Maharashtra’s Rajura town to participate in the Congres...

17Nov

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Jharkhand Polls: ECI Orders BJP To Remove ‘Divisive’ Video After Congress, JMM Complain

Jharkhand Election 2024: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has directed the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Jharkhand to take immediate action against a "misleading and malicious" video posted by BJP Jharkhand on social media taking serious note of the complaints from the Congress and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM). The CEO has been instructed to issue a notice to BJP Jharkhand, demanding an explanation for the alleged violation of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) and to ensure the video is removed from all party social media platforms. Additionally, the CEO has been directed to work in coordination with the state’s designated authority under Section 79(3)(b) of the Information Technology (IT) Act to immediately remove the objectionable content from social media platforms, a statement inf...

17Nov

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Udupi Hit-And-Run: Congress Leader’s Son ‘Runs Over’ Biker With SUV In Karnataka, CCTV Footage

Udupi Hit-And-Run: In Karnataka’s Udupi district, Mohammad Hussain, a 39-year-old resident, lost his life following a collision involving an SUV allegedly driven by Prajwal Shetty, the son of Congress leader Devi Prasad Shetty. The accident occurred in the early hours of November 13 near Shirva, NDTV reported. According to the Times of India, Hussain was riding his motorcycle from Belapu towards Punchalakadu at around 5:00 AM when the SUV collided with his bike near Maria Bakery. The vehicle was reportedly being driven recklessly on the extreme right side of the road, causing the collision that left Hussain with severe injuries to his legs, hands, and head. A CCTV video of the incident surfaced on social media showing moments of collision. Auto Driver Killed by Congress Leader’s ...