CanadaFeb 12, 2020
Renowned Indian Journalist Ravish Kumar on Sver Wala Show: NRIs need to start asking relevant questions
Magsaysay Award winning journalist Ravish Kumar joined Vijay Saini in Sver Wala Show this morning.He said that Non Resident Indians (NRIs) living in Canada need to start asking relevant questions from Indian politicians when they visit and hold stadium-size events here.Kumar alleged that the BJP-led Indian government is treating Muslims the same way the Congress-led government treated Sikhs in 1984.
IndiaFeb 11, 2020
Delhi: AAP registers another sweeping victory
After an initial lead on many seats and continued suspense at poll centres, only 8 BJP candidates were able to emerge victorious from their respective constituencies as Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) swept almost two-third seats in the 70-member Delhi Assembly.Among eight candidates, two BJP sitting MLAs- Vijender Gupta and OP Sharma were comfortably able to retain their seats.Gupta defeated AAP's Rajesh Nama Bansiwala by a margin of 12,648 votes while OP Sharma won against Deepak Singla from by 16,457 votes.Jagdish Pradhan, who was among three BJP MLAs who won 2015 polls along with Gupta and Sharma, l
IndiaFeb 11, 2020
Delhi Elections 2020: Counting of votes today
The counting of votes for 70 seats of the Delhi Assembly will begin amid tight security today at 8 am. According to Delhi's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Ranbir Singh, the counting of votes will take place at 21 centres. There will be a dedicated hall for every assembly constituency. A tight security net has been put in place to ensure the counting of votes takes place in a peaceful manner. Over 670 candidates are in the fray for 70 seats at stake in the country's capital. As much as 62.59 per cent voter turnout was recorded in Delhi on February 8, when the elections were held in a single-pha
IndiaFeb 09, 2020
Delhi Election: Kejriwal questions the delay in releasing final voter turnout figure
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday questioned as to why the Election Commission (EC) has still not released the final voter turnout for the Delhi Assembly elections.
"Absolutely shocking. What is EC doing? Why are they not releasing poll turnout figures, several hours after polling?" the Chief Minister said in a tweet.
The polling for 70-seat of Delhi Assembly took place on Saturday. The counting for votes will be done on February 11.
Delhi recorded a voter turnout of over 61 per cent in the hard-fought Assembly election with the polling having picked up pace in the evening on Satu
IndiaFeb 08, 2020
Delhi's oldest voter ready to cast her vote
A 110-year-old woman is Delhi's oldest voter. She is ready to cast her vote in Delhi's Assembly elections. As per the newly introduced system, the lady will be able to vote from the comfort of her home by using the postal ballot system by including her name in absentee voter list. She is an inspiring figure for the youth to exercise the right to vote. Delhi will vote on February 08, while the result will be declared on February 11.
IndiaFeb 07, 2020
Haryana court awards death sentence to PSO who killed judge's wife, son
A Haryana court on Friday awarded death sentence to a personal security officer (PSO) for murdering Additional Sessions Judge Krishna Kant Sharma's son and wife in the year 2018. Additional Sessions Judge Sudheer Parmar awarded death sentence to PSO Mahipal. A case was registered against him under several sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), including murder, giving false information, etc and several relevant sections of the Arms Act. The statements of as many as 64 witnesses were recorded in connection with the case which went on for over two years and five months. The PSO of Additional
IndiaFeb 06, 2020
Double the punishment of Shaheen Bagh shooter if he is connected to AAP: Kejriwal
Chief Minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal said Home Minister should not do politics with the security of the country after pictures of Shaheen Bagh shooter Kapil Gujjar came out with AAP leaders. "I don't know about his political connection but he deserves tough punishment. And, if by chance he is anyhow connected to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), double his punishment. There should not be any compromise with the security of the country. I would also like to tell same to our Home Minister that he should not do politics with the security of the country. He brought his police in front of media exactly b
IndiaFeb 05, 2020
People of Delhi will vote for 'vikas', not 'vinash': Bhagwant Mann
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Bhagwant Mann on Monday said that voters in Delhi will vote for 'Vikas' (development) and not for 'Vinash' (destruction) in the ensuing assembly elections. "The statement of Yogi Adityanath (Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister) on 'Kanwariyas' is a part of hatred politics of the BJP," Mann told ANI, adding that politics of polarisation is not good for Delhi. "People in Delhi have decided that they will vote for 'Vikas' and not 'Vinash'. AAP has requested the Election Commission to put a ban on Adityanath from campaigning," he added. On being asked whether there will any impac
IndiaFeb 04, 2020
India: Major racket of fake invoicing worth Rs 1,200 cr busted, one held
The Anti-Evasion wing of Central Tax has busted a major racket by arresting one person, who was allegedly issuing fake invoices without actual supply of goods and thereafter availing of the input tax credit. In a statement on Monday, the Central Tax department said the arrested person has been identified as Daya Shankar Khushwah, who was having two different PAN cards, with which he had created 14 firms. He has been accused of creating fake invoicing of Rs 1,200 crore involving fraudulent Input Tax Credit (ITC) of Rs 124 crore, using a network of 49 shell companies. In all, the accused had cr