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Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren leaves ED office in Ranchi after nine hours of questioning in illegal mining case.
UN chief Antonio Guterres on Thursday urged 'loss and damage' deal at climate talks.
Varanasi Court dismissed the plea filed by the Masjid committee challenging the maintainability of the suit in the Gyanvapi Mosque case.
Shraddha murder case | An application for the appearance of accused Aftab Poonawala through video conferencing was allowed, due to the security and sensitivity of the case. Now he is to be produced before court through VC, ANI reported.
Congress president approves the proposal to dissolve all the committees formed for the purpose of the assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh in 2022, with immediate effect, Congress party informed.
The Rouse Avenue Court dismisses bail plea of Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain and two others in the money laundering case, ANI reported. Jain was arrested on May 30 under sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act by Enforcement Directorate.
Income Tax department is conducting search on Saakaar Builder. Promoter and top executives of the group are being searched. Raids are going on in Patna and some other places. Promoter of Saakaar group is relative of a Minister in Bihar Govt, ANI report sources as saying.
Russian missile strike hits southern Odesa region of Ukraine for the first time in weeks, regional governor says, as reported by AP
A 25-member IT team conducts a raid at the residence and office of Bihar minister Samir Kumar Mahaseth in Patna, ANI reported. Details awaited.
BJP's plan is the UP byelections, the ministers who have been asked to oversee preparations for byelections
- Preparation in Mainpuri is to be overseen by Ajit Pal, Rakesh Sachan, and Aseem Arun. Pratibha Shukla, Jaiveer Singh, and Sandeep Singh will also see Mainpuri
- Kapil Dev Agarwal, Narendra Kashyap, Jaswant, Dinesh Khatik, and Gulab Devi have been entrusted with Khatauli.
- Baldev Aulakh, Jitin Prasad, Suresh Khanna, Dharampal Singh were given the responsibility of preparation in Rampur.
"Allegations don't seem to be possible at all. I feel agencies should come to a concrete conclusion only after a detailed probe. I'm a CM, manner in which summoning is being done makes it look like we're people who flee the country": Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren on ED summon in illegal mining case, as quoted by ANI.
"Such actions create uncertainty in state. It can be called a conspiracy to destabilise Govt.Our rivals were conspiring to topple Govt ever since we came to power.This submarine of conspiracy didn't have strength to rise out ot water-attempts being made to bring it out," he added.
According to police sources, Aftab has been shifted from the Mehrauli police station due to security reasons.
Shraddha Murder Case: The Delhi Police found a pending water bill in accused Aftab Poonawalla's flat, given the circumstances that 20,000 litres of water in Delhi are provided free by the government, according to ANI sources.
"After the murder, Aftab used a lot of water to clean the blood stains leading to a high water bill and the pending bill. Neighbours told the Police that Aftab used to regularly go and check the building's water tank," the ANI sources said.
The Delhi Police will present the accused before Saket Court today and seek his further custody.
UP: Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan's plea in the hate speech case rejected by Allahabad High Court, ANI reported. Khan had filed a plea seeking a stay on undergoing trial in the 2019 case. Rampur Special Court convicted him in the matter in October and awarded him 3-year jail.
"Impact of Ukraine conflict is not just limited to Europe, but Global South is especially facing serious economic consequences. We're seeing growing concern on energy & food security from the conflict after severe stress due to pandemic": Ruchira Kamboj, India's Permanent Rep to UN, as quoted by ANI.
"We very much hope that UN facilitated Black Sea grains & fertiliser package deal will be renewed in the coming days & that this will be implemented by all parties earnestly in all aspects": Ruchira Kamboj, India's Permanent Rep to UN
A layer of smog covers the national capital Delhi this morning. Air quality plunges into 'Poor' category, overall AQI at 249.
US: Republicans win 218 seats needed to control House, securing slim majority that will complicate party's ability to govern, reports AP.
US President Joe
congratulates top House Republican Kevin McCarthy on Republicans winning the House majority, says "ready to work with House Republicans to deliver results for working families."
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AAP To Launch First Phase Of MCD Polls Campaign
The AAP will launch the first phase of its campaign for the MCD polls on Thursday and has appointed observers for every assembly constituency to ensure that party candidates take out padyatras and hold public dialogue across wards.
The decisions were taken at a meeting of the Aam Aadmi Party's Delhi unit on Wednesday. Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, AAP Delhi unit convenor Gopal Rai and all party district presidents attended the meeting.
Rai said the first phase of campaigning will start from November 17 and go on till November 22. The second phase will start on November 23.
During the meeting, the Arvind Kejriwal-led party appointed observers for every assembly constituency who will monitor the election campaign in their respective wards.
"These observers will ensure that padyatras, door-to-door interactions (with voters) and public dialogue take place in all wards. Central observers will monitor the overall campaign and report to the central office," Sisodia said.
"The party has given prominence to the organisation in the MCD elections, which is clearly indicated by the fact that office-bearers have been given tickets," he said.
Mizoram-Assam Minister-Level Border Talks
The Mizoram delegation headed by state Home minister Lalchamliana would leave for Guwahati on Wednesday for the third minister-level talks with Assam to resolve the inter-state border dispute, a senior home department official said.
Mizoram Home department joint secretary Lalthiamsanga Sailo told PTI that the third round of the minister-level talk would be held at 11 am on Thursday.
Official level talks of both the states would be held around 5 pm on Wednesday a day ahead of the minister-level talk, he said.
Apart from Lalchamliana, Land Revenue and Settlement minister Lalruatkima will also take part in the minister-level talk, another home department official said.
The Mizoram delegation will also include commissioner and secretary of Home Department H Lalengmawia and two other senior officials of the Home department, he said.
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