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AAP leader Satyendar Jain files defamation case against BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj

New Delhi [India], December 10 (ANI): Former Delhi minister and Aam Aadmi Party leader Satyendar Jain has filed a defamation complaint against BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj, alleging that her remarks on a television interview have tarnished his reputation. The Rouse Avenue Court is set to consider the complaint today. Jain has alleged Swaraj of making defamatory statements during an interview on October 5, 2023, which was widely broadcasted and viewed by millions. He has claimed that these remarks made by Bansuri Swaraj were to defame him and to gain undue political advantage. According to Jain, Swaraj falsely claimed that 3

Ex-Karnataka CM S M Krishna no more

Bengaluru, Dec 10 (PTI) Former Karnataka Chief Minister S M Krishna died at his residence early Tuesday morning. The 92-year-old veteran politician was ailing for quite some time, a family source said. “S.M. Krishna is no more. He breathed his last at 2:45 am at his residence. Mortal remains are likely to be taken to Maddur today,” the source said. Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna is survived by wife Prema and two daughters. Born in Somanahalli in Karnataka’s Mandya district on May 1, 1932, Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna began his career in electoral politics in 1962 by winning the Maddur assembly seat as

India inflation likely fell in Nov on moderating vegetable prices: Reuters poll

BENGALURU, Dec 10 (Reuters) – India retail inflation likely fell to 5.53% in November after breaching the central bank’s 6% upper tolerance band as the arrival of fresh produce to markets moderated soaring vegetable prices, a Reuters poll of economists found. The Reserve Bank of India held interest rates steady last week, as predicted in a separate Reuters poll, citing price pressures, despite news of a surprise sharp slowdown in economic growth last quarter. Inflation unexpectedly rose to a 14-month high of 6.21% in October, driven by the fastest vegetable price rises in nearly four years. An additional import duty

Congress questions Odisha BJP govt’s silence on ‘Adani bribery case’, demands judicial probe

Bhubaneswar, Dec 9 (PTI) The opposition Congress on Monday questioned the Odisha BJP government’s silence on the alleged Adani bribery case in which the state has been named by a US court. The issue was raised during the Zero Hour by Congress Legislature Party leader Rama Chandra Kadam who asked, “What is the reason behind the state government’s silence? While the Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh governments have already made their stands clear, the Odisha government is yet to open its mouth on the issue.” Demanding a judicial probe into it, Kadam said, “The then government had purchased green power from

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