Lalit Modi, IPL founder and first chairman, says he will return to India after major tribunal relief

Former Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Lalit Modi has confirmed that he will return to India by the end of the year or early next year. An appellate tribunal set aside most of the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) findings and penalties against him and other appellants in the 2009 IPL South Africa Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) case.

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Delhi High Court issues notice to central government, Delhi Police over violence on CJP protesters

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued a notice to the Central Government and Delhi Police over the alleged violence against Cockroach Janata Party protesters during their proposed march to Parliament on Monday, July 20. 

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Sonam Wangchuk writes to Centre, says will end hunger strike on assurance of no action against protesters

Sonam Wangchuk writes to Centre, says will end hunger strike on assurance of no action against protesters.

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‘Pradhan’s resignation, accountability for student assaults’: Rahul Gandhi lays down three demands

Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi laid down three demands in support of the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) as he hit out at the central government during a media briefing on Wednesday, July 21. Gandhi reiterated the first and foremost demand: the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, in the backdrop of the alleged NEET paper leak, which led to huge protests in the national capital and several other states. 

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AAP drags Congress over dharna at PM’s residence, claims Rahul “weakening” CJP’s protest

The Aam Aadmi Party hit out at Rahul Gandhi and the Congress party for their sit-in protest near the PM’s residence at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg on Tuesday, July 21. Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi and Lok Sabha MP Priyanka Gandhi were the leading faces of the protest, which was in support of the Cockroach Janata Party and their demand to sack Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

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Diya Binu, India’s youngest municipal chairperson, loses no-confidence motion in setback for UDF

Diya Binu, who is recognised as the youngest municipal chairperson in India, ceded her position after losing the no-confidence motion in the Pala Municipality on Tuesday, July 21. The 21-year-old Binu lost her office as 17 members voted in favour of the no-confidence motion, which included support from rebel Congress leaders. With this, the United Democratic Front’s six-month rule in the civic body came to an end.

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Spokesperson Vijeta Dahiya sacked Cockroach Janta Party over slew of controversial moves; know inside story

The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Tuesday removed Vijeta Dahiya from the post of party spokesperson, saying it “strongly condemns” his “deeply insensitive actions” after videos of him surfaced on social media during the party’s protest in Delhi.

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Rahul Gandhi lays out demands after detention drama: ‘Apologise to students, sack Dharmendra Pradhan’

In a dramatic turn of events, Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, along with Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and other Opposition leaders, were forcibly removed and detained by Delhi Police on Tuesday after staging a dharna outside Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence at Lok Kalyan Marg, demanding his resignation over the NEET controversy and the police action against student protesters.

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‘Rahul Gandhi exploiting students as political tools’: Dharmendra Pradhan responds to Congress protest

‘Rahul Gandhi exploiting students as political tools’: Dharmendra Pradhan responds to Congress protest.

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Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka lead Congress sit-in near PM residence over paper leaks a day after CJP protest | VIDEO

Demanding the resignations from PM Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge and Priyanka Gandhi on Tuesday led a protest march towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence in New Delhi, a day after the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)-led march to Parliament, intensifying the Opposition’s attack on the Centre over the police action against protesters.

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