22 Mar, 23:13 (IST)

Gangster Prasad Pujari, who has been wanted for the last 20 years, has been deported to India from China, Mumbai Police said.

22 Mar, 21:57 (IST)

Bharat Rashtra Samithi on Friday announced two more candidates for Lok Sabha polls in Telangana, which is set to be held on May 13. Former IPS officer RS Praveen Kumar will contest from the Nagarkurnool parliamentary seat, while former IAS officer P Venkatram Reddy has been fielded from the Medak Lok Sabha seat, the party announced on Friday.

22 Mar, 20:47 (IST)

The Rouse Avenue Court on Friday remanded Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to six days custody of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) till March 28 in connection with Excise Policy Case.

22 Mar, 19:57 (IST)

In a recent press release, CBSE announced the disaffiliation of 20 schools for engaging in malpractices, including presenting dummy students and ineligible candidates and failing to maintain proper records. Additionally, the affiliation of three schools has been downgraded as part of CBSE's crackdown on such violations of norms.CBSE Disaffiliates 20 Schools, Downgrades Three Over Malpractices

22 Mar, 18:57 (IST)

Punjab Chief Electoral Officer Sibin C. on Friday said the Election Commission of India has appointed five Senior Superintendents of Police (SSPs) in the state. Deepak Pareek has been posted as the SSP in Bathinda, and Ankur Gupta in Jalandhar Rural. Simrat Kaur has been appointed as the SSP in Malerkotla, Suhail Qasim Mir in Pathankot, and Pragya Jain in Fazilka.

22 Mar, 17:47 (IST)

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has imposed a hefty fine of Rs 80 lakh on Air India for violating rules related to flight duty time regulations (FDTL) and fatigue management system (FMS).

22 Mar, 16:48 (IST)

State BJP President Manmohan Samal announced that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will independently contest all 21 Lok Sabha and 147 Assembly seats in Odisha, ruling out any alliance with the Biju Janata Dal (BJD).No BJP-BJD Alliance

22 Mar, 15:10 (IST)

The Enforcement Directorate has made startling allegations against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, accusing him of being the key conspirator and kingpin in demanding kickbacks from liquor businessmen. As they intensify their investigation, the agency is seeking a 10-day custody remand for Kejriwal.Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal Alleged Kingpin

 

22 Mar, 13:15 (IST)

In another set back to Congress in Gujarat, party leader Rohan Gupta resigned on Friday. “I took most difficult decision of my life of withdrawing my candidature. Now I am taking another most difficult decision of leaving the party after serving it for last 15 years because of constant humiliation and character assassination by the leader connected with Communication department," he said after submitting his resignation.

22 Mar, 11:10 (IST)

BRS leader K Kavitha, who was arrested last week in the Delhi liquor policy case, has been denied any relief by the Supreme Court on Friday and told to approach the trial court. The Top Court said she that all people must follow a uniform policy since it cannot allow people to directly approach the top court for bail just because they are politicians or can afford to approach the top court directly.

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Mumbai, March 22: Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal's was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in excise policy-linked money laundering case. AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal becomes the first sitting chief minister to have been arrested. Earlier the Delhi High Court had rejected a plea seeking protection for the Delhi CM from coercive action in the excise policy-linked money laundering case.

Amid a political slugfest over Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government's 'Viksit Bharat' messages, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday directed the Centre to "immediately halt" sending bulk WhatsApp messages. The Congress has fielded Chhatrapati Shrimant Shahu Maharaj from Kolhapur and Praniti Sushilkumar Shinde from Solapur (SC) Lok Sabha constituencies in Maharashtra of the 8 candidates announced on Thursday. The other Parliamentary candidates are - Nandurbar (ST) - Gowaal K. Padavi; Amravati (SC) - Balwant B. Wankhede; Nanded - Vasantrao B. Chavan; Pune - Ravindra H. Dhangekar; Latur (SC) - Shivajirao Kalge, and Akola West - Sajid Khan Pathan.

On Thursday evening, the Election Commission uploaded all the electoral bonds-related data on its website. The latest data uploaded on the poll panel's website clearly shows a link between the donor and recipient of electoral bonds. Earlier in the day, the State Bank of India (SBI) told the Supreme Court on Thursday it has provided the Election Commission all details of electoral bonds, including the unique bond number that would reveal the link between the purchaser and the recipient political party.

An Indonesian search and rescue ship on Thursday located a capsized wooden boat that had been carrying dozens of Rohingya Muslim refugees and began pulling survivors who had been standing on its hull to safety. Men, women and children, weak and soaked from the night’s rain, wept as the rescue operation got underway and people were taken aboard a rubber dinghy to the rescue boat.

A US official said that Washington recognises Arunachal Pradesh as Indian territory after the Chinese military called the state an "inherent part of China's territory". The US also strongly opposes any attempts made to advance territorial claims across the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the official added.