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Day after arrest by ED, Hemant Soren sent to one-day judicial custody

Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], February 1 (ANI): Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader and former chief minister Hemant Soren was on Thursday sent to one-day judicial custody by a special PMLA court in Ranchi, in connection with the Enforcement Directorate probe into an alleged land scam. The Directorate of Enforcement had sought 10-day remand of the former Jharkhand Chief Minister but the order has been reserved. The court has listed the next hearing in the case for tomorrow. Justice Dinesh Rai, the Special Judge of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court, reserved the order after hearing both sides. Soren was

Champai Soren to meet Governor today to discuss formation of new Jharkhand govt

Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], February 1 (ANI): Jharkhand Transport Minister Champai Soren, who was named as JMM legislative party leader, after Hemant Soren’s arrest, has been allotted time by Governor CP Radhakrishnan on Thursday to meet him at Raj Bhavan. Champai Soren, earlier in the day, wrote a letter to the Governor staking a claim to form the new government in the state. The Governor has allotted a time of 5.30 pm today to Champai Soren to meet him at Raj Bhavan. Champai Soren stated in the letter that he has the support of 47 legislators, enough to form a government

Puja performed inside Gyanvapi mosque complex; Muslim side challenges order in Allahabad High Court

Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 1 (ANI): After the Varanasi Court allowed the Hindu devotees to worship inside the Gyanvapi mosque complex, the barricades of Vyas Ka Tehkhana (basement) of the mosque were opened, and daily arti and puja were performed early in the morning on Thursday. According to Vishnu Shankar Jain, the Hindu side lawyer Mangla Arti was performed at 3:30 in the morning and bhog was done at 12 pm. Puja started at gyanvyapi pic.twitter.com/ZjcWYnklCG — Vishnu Shankar Jain (@Vishnu_Jain1) February 1, 2024 “Timings for Aarti at Vyas cellar. Daily 5 aarti –Mangla- 3:30 am, Bhog- 12 pm,

Modi’s government refrains from populist budget before election, trims fiscal deficit

NEW DELHI, Feb 1 (Reuters) – Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government resisted the temptation of spending trillions of rupees on schemes for the poor in its last budget before elections and instead stuck to the path of fiscal consolidation to attract investors. The lack of social spending largesse is indicative of Modi’s confidence in returning to power for a rare third term on the back of his stratospheric approval ratings, which have been further boosted by the building of a grand Hindu temple on long disputed land. Tax policies were left unchanged, major subsidies on food, fertiliser and fuel were

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