New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) A Delhi court has dismissed applications filed by Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi and other accused seeking supply of unrelied documents in the alleged Railways land-for-jobs corruption case.Special Judge (PC Act) Vishal Gogne of the Rouse Avenue Courts rejected three separate pleas moved by Lalu Prasad Yadav and Rabri Devi, former officer R.K. Mahajan, and Maheep Kapoor under Section 91 of the Code of Criminal…
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Hyderabad/New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Thursday urged the Centre to start proposed high-speed rail corridors to Chennai, Bengaluru, and Pune from Shamshabad, where the Hyderabad International Airport is located.The Chief Minister, who met Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in his chamber in Parliament, also offered 500 acres of land near the airport for the corridors.He elaborated on his government’s plans to develop theKodangal Assembly constituency, fr…
Chennai, Feb 10 (IANS) Vanathi Srinivasan, BJP Mahila Morcha president and Coimbatore South MLA, on Tuesday accused the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) government of stalling crucial railway infrastructure projects in Tamil Nadu by failing to complete land acquisition on time, asserting that development should not be held hostage to administrative delays at the state level. Hitting back at recent remarks by Chief Minister M. K. Stalin, who alleged that the Centre had denied Tamil Nadu its…
Chennai, Feb 7 (IANS) DMK Rajya Sabha MP P. Wilson has accused the Centre of presenting selective statistics and giving Tamil Nadu a “step-motherly treatment” in budgetary allocations.In a post on the social media platform X, Wilson took issue with repeated claims by Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw that Tamil Nadu had witnessed a 7.5-fold increase in railway funding under the present government compared to the UPA era.While acknowledging the rise in absolute numbers, the MP argued that the gro…
Amaravati, Jan 28 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan on Wednesday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi and discussed ‘ongoing issues’ in the state.The Jana Sena leader posted on social media that he had a meaningful meeting with Amit Shah at his residence.“We held detailed discussions on the ongoing issues in Andhra Pradesh, and several other important matters of public and administrative importance,” he said.The Deputy Chief Minister thanked Amit Shah for…
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) The Delhi High Court is slated to hear on Tuesday the pleas filed by Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and his family members challenging a trial court order that directed the framing of criminal charges against them in the alleged IRCTC hotel scam case.As per the cause list published on the official website of the Delhi High Court, the matters are listed before a single-judge Bench of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma for hearing on January 27. The criminal …
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) The Delhi High Court is slated to hear on Monday the pleas filed by Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and his family members challenging a trial court order that directed the framing of criminal charges against them in the alleged IRCTC hotel scam case.As per the cause list published on the official website of the Delhi High Court, the matters are listed before a single-judge Bench of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma for hearing on January 19.The criminal re…
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) The Delhi High Court is slated to hear on Monday the pleas filed by Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and his family members challenging a trial court order that directed the framing of criminal charges against them in the alleged IRCTC hotel scam case.As per the cause list published on the official website of the Delhi High Court, the matters are listed before a single-judge Bench of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma for hearing on January 19.The criminal re…
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on a plea filed by former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi challenging a trial court order that directed the framing of criminal charges against her and her family members in the IRCTC hotel scam case. After briefly hearing the matter, a single-judge Bench of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma sought the response of the CBI and listed the petition for further hearing on January 19.In her p…
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday adjourned, to January 19, the hearing on the petitions filed by Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and his son Tejashwi Yadav challenging a trial court order directing the framing of charges against them in the alleged IRCTC hotel scam case. While posting both petitions for further hearing next week, the Delhi High Court also declined to stay the proceedings before the trial court at the present stage.Senior advocate Kapi…