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ED arrests Arvind Kejriwal in Delhi liquor policy case


New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate arrested Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal from his residence on Thursday in connection with the alleged Delhi liquor policy scam. Following his arrest, Kejriwal was taken to the Enforcement Directorate headquarters where he will spend the night. The development came hours after the Delhi High Court refused interim relief to...

BJP goes to Election Commission over Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Shakti


New Delhi: The BJP complained to the Election Commission against Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Shakti’ remark, accusing him of insulting Hinduism and Hindus, of misogyny and also of ‘lowering the majesty’ of the Supreme Court – which had upheld the use of EVMs – by spreading misinformation and disinformation about them. The party quoted verbatim the sentences...

Former US ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu joins BJP


Chandigarh: Former Indian ambassador to the United States Taranjit Singh Sandhu on Tuesday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), almost two months after he wrapped up his term in office in Washington DC. He joined the ruling party in the presence of its general secretaries Tarun Chugh and Vinod Tawde in the national capital. According...

LS polls ‘largest electoral logistics exercise on planet’: Jaishankar


New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said the upcoming 18th edition of India's national elections is the largest electoral logistics exercise that the planet has ever witnessed. Delivering the National Statement virtually on behalf of the Indian government at the Third Edition of the Summit for Democracy organized by South Korea in Seoul,...

India urges NRI voters to participate in 2024 Lok Sabha elections


New Delhi: Ahead of the 18th Lok Sabha elections, the Indian government has urged all non-residents of India (NRI) to cast their vote. The polls will be conducted in seven phases beginning from April 19 and the results will be declared on June 4. The other phases will take place on April 26, May 7,...

Indian Navy rescues hijacked vessel MV Ruen, arrests 35 Somali pirates


New Delhi: After a dramatic operation, the Indian Navy rescued a hijacked merchant vessel - MV Ruen - and arrested 35 Somali pirates, the Indian Navy officials said. MV Ruen, a merchant vessel, had been hijacked by Somali pirates on December 14, 2023. It was reported to have sailed out as a pirate ship...

US says it recognizes Arunachal Pradesh as Indian territory


Washington: Recognizing Arunachal Pradesh as Indian territory, the United States has said that it "strongly opposes" any unilateral attempts to advance territorial claims across the Line of Control (LAC). The remarks came with Beijing repeatedly asserting that it "never acknowledges and firmly opposes" the "so-called Arunachal Pradesh illegally established by India", following Prime Minister Narendra...

Pannun ‘murder’ plot: US says working with India to hold those responsible


New York: The United States on Wednesday said it was working with the Indian government to hold accountable those behind a plot to kill Khalistani separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun. During a Congressional hearing on Wednesday, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Donald Lu told members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee...

Putin, Zelenskyy invite PM Modi after elections: “See India as peacemaker”


New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hours after speaking to Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Prime Minister's conversation with the two leaders comes in the backdrop of Putin's reelection as President and no sign of a de-escalation in the Russia-Ukraine war. Sources told NDTV that the two leaders...