The Delhi High Court on Tuesday denied bail to Amandeep Singh Dhall, director of Brindco Sales Private Limited, in connection with the excise policy case. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma dismissed Dhall’s plea for regular bail in the case registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
Following the preparation for the forthcoming event of the swearing-in-ceremony of the Council of Ministers at Rashtrapati Bhavan, the visit in Circuit -1 will remain closed for the general public from June 5 to 9, an official said on Tuesday. A meeting of the Union Cabinet is also expected to be held on Wednesday, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who claimed victory for his alliance in an election seen as a referendum on his decade in power, is a popular but polarizing leader who has presided over a fast-growing economy while advancing Hindu nationalism. Modi, 73, is only the second Indian prime minister to win a third straight term.
With the counting of votes for all seven phases of Lok Sabha elections scheduled for Tuesday, anticipation is mounting to see if the Exit Poll projections align with reality. Many pollsters have forecast a third consecutive term for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, making it a focal point of discussions.
A 23-year-old Indian student from Hyderabad has been missing in the US state of California since May 28 and police have sought public help to locate her. Nitheesha Kandula, a student of California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB), was last seen in Los Angeles on May 28.
The Rajasthan Police on Monday arrested two individuals in Ajmer district who allegedly gang-raped a minor girl and were blackmailing her. The main accused, identified as Irfan, was reportedly introduced to the victim, a Class 11 student, by one of her friends. He befriended her on Instagram, morphed her pictures and started blackmailing her. Later, he and his accomplices gang-raped the minor girl.