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Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Dy CM DK Shivakumar on Tuesday threw weight behind AICC leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi after a Delhi court refused to take cognizance in proceedings arising from a fresh FIR in the National Herald case. Both leaders, in separate posts on X, said the court has exposed illegality and mala fide intent of the Modi Government. The ED proceedings against the Gandhis had been held to be without jurisdiction, illegal, and unsustainable in law, Siddaram ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 16 (PTI) In a relief to Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and five others, a Delhi court on Tuesday refused to take cognisance of the Enforcement Directorate's money laundering charge against them in the National Herald case, holding that the agency's probe stemmed from a private complaint and not an FIR. Delivering his order in a case that was marked by political slugfest and legal battles for several years, Special Judge Vishal Gogne said the cognisance of the ED's pr ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 16 (PTI) Holding that cognisance of the ED's complaint in the National Herald case was "impermissible in law" as it was not founded on an FIR, a Delhi court has declined to take cognisance of the complaint against Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and five others. Special Judge Vishal Gogne said an investigation and the consequent prosecution complaint (equivalent to chargesheet) pertaining to the offence of money laundering is "not maintainable" in the absence of an FI ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 16 (PTI) The Congress on Tuesday claimed the "illegality" of the Narendra Modi government and its "politically motivated prosecution stands fully exposed" after a court here refused to take cognisance of the Enforcement Directorate's National Herald money laundering case against Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi and others. In a statement, Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate said the ED's proceedings against Congress leadership -- Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi -- in the case have bee ...Read More >
New Delhi: In a major update, a Delhi court on Tuesday refused to take cognisance of the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) chargesheet, filed against senior Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, and others, in the National Herald-linked money laundering case, dealing a setback to the central agency. Earlier on September 6, the ED had submitted a copy of the complaint Subramanian Swamy had filed with the agency on July 4, 2014, along with a copy of a June 30, 2021, document. During the he ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 16 (PTI) A court here on Tuesday refused to take cognisance of the Enforcement Directorate's money laundering charge against Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, and five others in the National Herald case. Special Judge Vishal Gogne noted the chargesheet filed in the case is based on an investigation into a complaint by a private person and not on an FIR of a predicate offence. Its cognisance is impermissible in law, the judge said. Reading out the operative part from t ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 14: A Delhi court on Monday reserved its order on whether to take cognisance of the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) prosecution complaint alleging money laundering against Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, and five others in the National Herald case (ED v Sonia Gandhi & Ors), Bar & Bench reported. Special Judge (PC Act) Vishal Gogne of the Rouse Avenue Court stated that the order will be pronounced on July 29. Besides the Gandhis, the ED has named Suman Dubey, Sam Pitro ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 14 (PTI) A Delhi court on Monday reserved its order on taking cognisance of the chargesheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate in the National Herald case. Special judge Vishal Gogne said, "The submissions on the aspect of cognisance stand concluded on behalf of all parties. The matter shall be listed for orders on July 29." He directed the ED to "ensure the presence of the investigating officer (IO) for inspection of the case files, if required, between July 15 and 17." The or ...Read More >
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Monday reserved its order on taking cognisance of the chargesheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate in the National Herald case. Special Judge Vishal Gogne said the matter will be heard on July 29. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has accused Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, late Congress leaders Motilal Vora and Oscar Fernandes, as well as Suman Dubey, Sam Pitroda and a private company, Young Indian, of conspiracy and money laundering over the fraudulent takeover o ...Read More >
A Delhi court on Monday (July 14, 2025) reserved its order on taking cognisance of the chargesheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate in the National Herald case. Special Judge Vishal Gogne said the matter will be heard on July 29. Congress leaders were involved in fake transactions in National Herald case, ED tells court The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has accused Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, late Congress leaders Motilal Vora and Oscar Fernandes, as well as Suman Dubey, Sam Pitroda and ...Read More >
Young Indian argued in court that the income tax department deemed the Rs 90 crore loan to Associated Journals Limited (AJL) a sham, contradicting the ED's money laundering case against Sonia and Rahul Gandhi. Counsel for the accused refuted the ED's charges, questioning the basis of the Rs 2,000 crore valuation and alleging suppressed documents. Young Indian on Monday argued that the income tax department had called the purported Rs 90 crore loan to Associated Journals Limited (AJL), publisher ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): BJP National Spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla launched a scathing attack on the Congress party over the National Herald case, alleging it exemplifies the party's involvement in land-related corruption. Speaking to ANI, Poonawalla claimed, 'The National Herald scam is proof of how the Congress party is connected to the land. Wherever Congress sees land, be it the Jija ji scam, MUDA scam, or National Herald scam, it grabs that land through corruption.' Poonawalla ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): BJP National Spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla launched a scathing attack on the Congress party over the National Herald case, alleging it exemplifies the party's involvement in land-related corruption. Speaking to ANI, Poonawalla claimed, 'The National Herald scam is proof of how the Congress party is connected to the land. Wherever Congress sees land, be it the Jija ji scam, MUDA scam, or National Herald scam, it grabs that land through corruption.' Poonawalla ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 5: In the National Herald money laundering case, Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi told a Special Delhi Court on Saturday that the All India Congress Committee's attempts to revive the pre-Independence newspaper were misconstrued as a bid to sell its assets. Appearing before Special Judge Vishal Gogne, Senior advocate R.S. Cheema, representing the LoP, slammed the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) 'squinted version' which accused the AICC of looking for profit fro ...Read More >
New Delhi: Senior advocate R S Cheema, representing Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, on Saturday argued that the AICC was not trying to sell the assets of Associated Journals Limited (AJL) but rather attempting to save the institution which was part of the freedom movement. Cheema, in his arguments before Special Judge Vishal Gogne, quoted Mark Twain and Urdu poet Wasim Barelvi to drive home his rebuttal against the Enforcement Directorate's (EDs) allegations. The federal agency has accused Sonia ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Senior advocate R S Cheema, representing Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, on Saturday argued that the AICC was not trying to sell the assets of Associated Journals Limited (AJL), but rather attempting to save the institution, which was part of the freedom movement. Cheema began his rebuttal before Special Judge Vishal Gogne. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has accused Sonia and Rahul Gandhi, late Congress leaders Motilal Vora and Oscar Fernandes, as well as Suman Dubey, Sam Pitroda, a ...Read More >
Mumbai: Uddhav and Raj Thackeray, once distant cousins, are coming together to challenge the Maharashtra government's choice to implement Hindi as a compulsory language for Classes 1 to 5 according to the National Education Policy (NEP). They perceive this action as an infringement on local identity and language variety. Uddhav's Shiv Sena (UBT) and Raj's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) are set to conduct a unified protest march on July 5, representing their first joint endeavour in twenty year ...Read More >
New Delhi: Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, representing Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, raised serious questions over the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) probe into the 'National Herald' case. Arguing before a Delhi court on Friday, Singhvi described the case as "really strange" and "unprecedented," claiming that it involves allegations of money laundering without any tangible assets involved. "This is an alleged case of money laundering without any property, without any use or projection o ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, representing Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, called the Enforcement Directorate's money laundering case against Congress leaders Sonia and Rahul Gandhi "unprecedented." Singhvi began his rebuttal after additional solicitor general S V Raju for ED on July 3 concluded his arguments on the point of cognisance of the chargesheet filed in the case. "This is truly a strange case. More than strange. Unprecedented. This is an alleged case of money launder ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 4: Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi representing Congress leader Sonia Gandhi on Friday argued that Enforcement Directorate's National Herald case was "truly a strange" one. Singhvi began his rebuttal after additional solicitor general S V Raju for ED on July 3 concluded his arguments on the point of cognisance of the chargesheet filed in the case. "This is truly a strange case. More than strange. Unprecedented. This is an alleged case of money laundering, without any proper ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 4 (PTI) Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi representing Congress leader Sonia Gandhi on Friday argued that Enforcement Directorate's National Herald case was "truly a strange" one. Singhvi began his rebuttal after additional solicitor general S V Raju for ED on July 3 concluded his arguments on the point of cognisance of the chargesheet filed in the case. "This is truly a strange case. More than strange. Unprecedented. This is an alleged case of money laundering, without any ...Read More >
U.S. and India trade negotiators were pushing on Wednesday to finalise a tariff-reducing deal ahead of President Donald Trump's July 9 negotiating deadline, but disagreements over U.S. dairy and agriculture remained unresolved. WHY ARE FARM GOODS IMPORTS SENSITIVE IN INDIA? Agriculture and its allied areas contribute just 16% to India's $3.9 trillion economy, but sustain nearly half of the country's 1.4 billion population. As farmers remain the most powerful voting bloc, Prime Minister Narendr ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) claimed before a Delhi court on Thursday that the National Herald case is a "classic case of money laundering".Young Indian Pvt Ltd, in which ex-Congress presidents Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi held a 76% stake, was allegedly created to launder Rs 2,000 crore from Associated Journals Ltd, the company that published 'National Herald' newspaper."This is a classic case where the offence of money laundering is made against all the accused," submitted addi ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 3 (PTI) This is a classic case where the offence of money laundering is made against all accused, the Enforcement Directorate on Thursday argued before a Delhi court in the National Herald case. Continuing his argument on the point of chargesheet's cognisance before special judge Vishal Gogne, additional solicitor general S V Raju said Sonia and Rahul Gandhi were the "beneficial owners" of Young Indian and acquired 100 per cent control after the death of other shareholders. "The ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): While hearing the Directorate of Enforcement's (ED) arguments on a money laundering complaint in the National Herald case, Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court raised certain queries to the ED about the shareholding of Associated Journals Limited (AJL) and whether the Congress party was a victim, as it had given a loan to AJL. Additional Solicitor General (ASG) SV Raju submitted that there was a conspiracy to siphon off the assets of AJL, a company with assets worth Rs 20 ...Read More >
SHILLONG, July 2: A local court in Shillong on Wednesday remanded property dealer and co-accused Silome James in 14-day judicial custody. According to Assistant Public Prosecutor, Tushar Chanda, two others -- Lokendra Singh Tomar and Balbir Ahirwar -- were sent to judicial custody for 7 days. The SIT had arrested the three individuals from different parts of Madhya Pradesh on charges of aiding in the concealment of evidence related to the murder of Indore-based businessman Raja Raghuvanshi in ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: ED on Wednesday told a special court that former Congress presidents Sonia and Rahul Gandhi wanted to take over a Rs 2,000 crore company - Associated Journals Limited (AJL) - that once published party organ National Herald.The agency, through additional solicitor general (ASG) SV Raju, submitted before the court of Special Judge Vishal Gogne that a conspiracy was hatched to create Young Indian Pvt Ltd, a not-for-profit company, in which Sonia and Rahul held 76% shares (38% each), to s ...Read More >
ITANAGAR, 2 Jul: Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Wednesday claimed that the frontier state holds the distinction of being India's largest carbon sink, an ecological powerhouse playing a pivotal role in combating climate change and aiding the country's march toward net-zero emissions. In a social media post as part of his administration's 'Pema 3.0 - Year of Ref-orms and Growth' campaign, Khandu highlighted that Arunachal Pradesh contributes a remarkable 14.38 percent to India's total carbon seque ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): While hearing the Directorate of Enforcement's (ED) arguments on a money laundering complaint in the National Herald case, Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court raised certain queries to the ED about the shareholding of Associated Journals Limited (AJL) and whether the Congress party was a victim, as it had given a loan to AJL. Additional Solicitor General (ASG) SV Raju submitted that there was a conspiracy to siphon off the assets of AJL, a company with assets worth Rs 20 ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 2 (PTI) The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday alleged Sonia and Rahul Gandhi wanted to usurp the assets of Associated Journals Limited (AJL), a Rs 2,000 crore company, the publisher of National Herald newspaper. Special judge Vishal Gogne was hearing the submissions on the point of cognisance in the National Herald case. Additional solicitor general S V Raju said a conspiracy was hatched to form Young Indian Private Limited in which the Gandhis held 76 per cent shares to usur ...Read More >
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