SC grants bail to AAP leader Sanjay Singh in alleged liquor excise policy scam

April 2, 2024 6:54 PM

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SC grants bail to AAP leader Sanjay Singh in alleged liquor excise policy scam

The Supreme Court granted bail to Aam Aadmi Party leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh in alleged liquor excise policy scam on Tuesday. In a joint statement, a bench of Justice Sanjiv Khanna, Justice Dipankar Datta, and Justice Prasanna B Varale said Mr Singh could be released during pendency of t...

Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party chief Pashupati Paras meets BJP president JP Nadda

April 2, 2024 6:46 PM

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Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party chief Pashupati Paras meets BJP president JP Nadda

Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party chief Pashupati Kumar Paras met BJP national president JP Nadda in New Delhi on Tuesday. In a social media post, Mr Nadda said, NDA alliance will remain strong in the coming elections and Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party will fully support all the 40 NDA candidates in Biha...

Congress releases another list of 17 candidates for ensuing Lok Sabha polls

April 2, 2024 6:37 PM

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Congress releases another list of 17 candidates for ensuing Lok Sabha polls

Congress released another list of 17 candidates for the ensuing Lok Sabha polls. The party has fielded former Union Minister M. M. Pallam Raju from Kakinada Lok Sabha seat, while Andhra Pradesh Congress president Y S Sharmila Reddy will contest from Kadapa and party leader J D Seelam from Bapatla Lo...

Sensex declines 111 points, Nifty settles at 22,453

April 2, 2024 4:20 PM

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Sensex declines 111 points, Nifty settles at 22,453

Benchmark equity indices snapped a three-day winning streak to close marginally lower on Tuesday. BSE Sensex declined 111 points, or 0.15 percent, to finish at 73,904. The NSE Nifty fell nine points, or 0.04 percent, to settle at 22,453. In the forex market, the rupee ended marginally lower at 83 ru...

Bangladesh’s economic outlook dims; World Bank lowers GDP forecast for FY25

April 2, 2024 4:18 PM

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Bangladesh’s economic outlook dims; World Bank lowers GDP forecast for FY25

The World Bank has lowered the GDP growth forecast for Bangladesh by 0.1 percentage point to 5.7 per cent for the next fiscal year (FY2025). High inflation, a persistent balance of payments deficit, financial sector vulnerabilities, and global economic uncertainty has been disruptive for the post-Pa...

General Elections: Know the journey of VVPATs to EVMs

April 2, 2024 2:17 PM

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General Elections: Know the journey of VVPATs to EVMs

Once upon a time, long before the buzzwords of EVMs and VVPATs, India relied on the humble ballot box for elections. Citizens cast their votes on pieces of paper, sealed them in the box, and waited for painstaking manual counting. It consumed massive amounts of paper, was time-consuming, and was pro...