CBI has registered an FIR against Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in view of the violation of rules in the new excise policy. The FIR also names 14 other persons, including officials of the excise department and liquor companies, unidentified public servants and others. , Apart from Sisodia, the then Excise Commissioner Aarav Gopi Krishna, then Deputy Excise Commissioner Anand Kumar Tiwari, Assistant Excise Commissioner Pankaj Bhatnagar and 9 businessmen Vijay Nayar, Manoj Rai, Amardeep Dhal, Sameer Mahendru, Amit Arora, Dinesh Arora, Sunny Marwah , Arun Ramchandra Pillai, Arjun Pandey and MS Mahadev Liquors, Buddy Retail Private Limited are registered. Delhi…
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Bangladesh Cricket Board has appointed former India all-rounder Sridharan Sriram as the coach of the national team for the upcoming Asia Cup and T20 World Cup. The Daily Star report quoted a BCB director as confirming Sriram’s appointment. It said, “Yes, we have appointed Sriram as the coach till the World Cup.” It further said, “We are moving ahead with a fresh mindset and the new coach has been appointed from the Asia Cup.” T20 World Cup is our main target and for that appointment is necessary before Asia Cup so that they get full time. Sriram played eight ODIs for India between…
If Rahul Gandhi is not ready to take over the reins, then what will be the alternative? Party sources say that there is a churning going on within the Congress about these options that if Rahul Gandhi is not ready, then a trusted leader of the Gandhi family should be given the command or Sonia Gandhi would have taken the responsibility of the post of president till the next Lok Sabha elections. Stay. As per the pre-decided schedule, the process for the election of the Congress President is to begin from August 21 and be completed by September 20. On the other…
After the Mahabhishek of Thakur ji late on Friday night at the Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan, a stampede broke out among people to catch a glimpse of the Lord at the time of Mangala Aarti. In which two devotees were crushed to death by the crowd, while 7 others were injured. At the same time, more than 50 devotees have fainted due to suffocation in the stampede in this accident. The injured have been admitted to three hospitals in Vrindavan. One woman and one man are among the dead. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has expressed deep grief over this accident. He has directed…
Janmashtami, the birth anniversary of Lord Krishna, is being celebrated with reverence and faith in different parts of the country today. Devotees are constantly reaching the temples to have darshan and worship of Lord Krishna. Thousands of temples, including the Bakebihari Temple, Prem Mandir, ISKCON Temple and Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi Temple in Mathura, the birthplace of Lord Shri Krishna, have been elegantly decorated. President Draupadi Murmu said in her message that the life and teachings of Lord Krishna included the message of welfare and virtue. He said that Lord Krishna preached Nishkaam Karma and followed the path of Dharma and showed the…
The CBI on Friday raided 21 places in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR), including the premises of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Aarav Gopi Krishna, after registering an FIR in the Delhi Excise Policy case. He said that during the raids, CBI teams reached 21 places, including the premises of Sisodia and four public servants including AGMUT cadre IAS officer of 2012 batch and former Excise Commissioner Krishna. Delhi Lieutenant Governor V.K. Saxena had recommended a CBI inquiry into the alleged irregularities in the implementation of the Excise Policy 2021-22. In addition,…
Booker Prize winner Salman Rushdie accused of assault in New York has expressed “surprise” at the author’s survival. Jailed Hadi Matar told the New York Post in an interview that she was shocked to hear that Rushdie had survived the attack. She said that when she learned from a tweet last winter that the author was coming to the Chautauqua Institute, she decided to go there. Matar told the newspaper, “I don’t like this person. I don’t think he is a very good person.” He said, “He is someone who attacked Islam. He attacked their faith.” Matar said he considered Iran’s late supreme…
The festival of Janmashtami is being celebrated with great pomp in Bangladesh. A procession will be taken out today. Special prayers will also be held in other major Krishna temples associated with ISKCON in Dhaka. In Bangladesh, Janmashtami is a public holiday. Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that the Hindu community in the country has the same rights as they have themselves. He said that the number of mandapas installed in Dhaka during Durga Puja festival is much more than that in West Bengal. On the occasion of Janmashtmi, Hasina on Thursday interacted with the leaders of the Hindu community and urged…
India beat Zimbabwe by ten wickets in the first ODI in Harare. Zimbabwe scored one hundred ninety runs while batting first. In reply, India won the match by scoring 192 runs in 30 overs five balls for no loss. The next match will be played in Harare on Saturday. This is the first time that India has won a match by 10 wickets in ODI cricket twice in a year. Earlier, India had defeated England by 10 wickets. Team India has not lost a single ODI match against Zimbabwe since 2013. In the 13 matches played so far, Zimbabwe’s team has suffered consecutive defeats. This is…
NIA officials also raided the residence of Faisal Munir, the main accused in the drone shooting case, who was arrested last month. The Jammu and Kashmir Police has made several arrests in recent months in connection with the drone case. NIA has conducted raids at many places in Jammu division. NIA officials are conducting raids in Kathua, Samba and Doda districts after a Pakistan-run drone plane downed arms and ammunition in Arnia sector near the International Border. Jammu and Kashmir Police have recovered arms and ammunition dropped from the drone near Cannon village. NIA officials also appeared at the residence of Faisal Munir,…