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Ahead of Lok Sabha polls, Pappu Yadav merges his Jan Adhikar Party with Congress

New Delhi, Mar 20 (PTI) Jan Adhikar Party leader Pappu Yadav joined the Congress on Wednesday and announced the merger of his outfit. A former five-time MP from Bihar, Yadav is the husband of Congress Rajya Sabha MP Ranjeet Ranjan and is known for having influence in Seemanchal area of the eastern state. He was accompanied by his son Sarthak Ranjan and other party leaders as he announced his decision at the AICC headquarters. Yadav said the Congress leadership gave him respect and he was joining the party’s fight against “dictatorship” in the country to help save democracy and the

“Now, ED has to answer whether summons are legal or illegal”: AAP leader Atishi

New Delhi [India], March 20 (ANI): After the Delhi High Court sought a response from ED on a plea moved by Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal against summons in the excise policy case, Aam Aadmi Party leader Atishi on Wednesday said that the investigative agency has to answer in court whether these summons are legal or illegal and the court will decide on it. “The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is sending summons to CM Arvind Kejriwal over and over again. To challenge these summons and whether they are legal or illegal, he (Arvind Kejriwal) has moved to the Delhi High Court. ED

Memoir of former RBI governor D Subbarao to release on April 30

New Delhi, Mar 20 (PTI) A book on the life and times of former RBI governor Duvvuri Subbarao will hit the stands on April 30, announced Penguin Random House India (PRHI) on Wednesday. “Just A Mercenary?: Notes from My Life and Career” is touted to be the remarkable journey of a small-town boy from a modest background to the top echelons of India’s civil services and then on to the helm of the country’s central bank. Subbarao served as governor of RBI for five years (2008-13). Prior to that, he was finance secretary (2007-08) and secretary to the prime minister’s

Narendra Modi shows confidence about elections; asks ministries for 5-year goals

NEW DELHI, March 20 (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked all ministries to propose annual goals for their departments for the next five years, according to a government document, underlining his confidence of winning a general election starting next month. The document listing the instructions from Modi to government bureaucrats, which was reviewed by Reuters, was sent earlier this month, just before the Election Commission announced dates for the voting. Opinion polls predict an easy win for him and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), with the opposition led by the Congress party struggling to present a united

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