The matter involving the National Herald concerns the alleged misuse of assets over Rs 2,000 crore during an equity transaction. The Congress party has categorically denied all allegations related to the case.
The matter involving the National Herald concerns the alleged misuse of assets over Rs 2,000 crore during an equity transaction. The Congress party has categorically denied all allegations related to the case.
Lok Sabha: Sonia Gandhi was seen asking party leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury to speak on certain issues. Chowdhury tried to raise the issue of investigation into the National Herald newspaper but was disallowed by the chair.
National Herald Case: This is the first time that the SP President has openly spoken in support of Congress leaders.
Sonia Gandhi's ED questioning: The 75-five-year old Gandhi was questioned for over two hours during her first day of questioning in the case on July 21 where she replied to 28 questions put forth by the agency.
Rahul Gandhi has appeared before the ED for nearly 30 hours in the last three days for questioning in an alleged money laundering case linked to the National Herald newspaper.
A portion of a nine-storey building in Mumbai's tony Bandra area, valued Rs16.38 crore, has been attached by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with its money-laundering probe against the Congress-party promoted Associated Journals Limited (AJL).
National Herald has apologised for its controversial cartoon on Ayodhya verdict on Sunday. The website had shared an article with a controversial caption and carton on twitter over the Ayodhya Verdict on Sunday.
The exchange of words took place between Swamy and senior advocate R S Cheema before the court of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal, who was recording the cross-examination of the BJP leader who is the complainant in the case.
A bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice V K Rao was informed by the central government's standing counsel Rajesh Gogna that they are led by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta who was not available for the day.
Citing the court order, BJP leader and Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad claimed it agrees with the contention that how Congress president Rahul Gandhi, his mother Sonia Gandhi and their family members misused public properties.
The court rejected the contentions of the AJL challenging the Centre's October 30 order ending its 56-year-old lease and asking it to vacate the Herald House.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader had, however, denied the allegation and asserted that he had "every right to tweet".
As per the petition, the digital versions of English newspaper 'National Herald', Hindi's 'Navjivan' and Urdu's 'Qaumi Awaz' have commenced since 2016-17.
The company also filed a similar suit against Gujarat Congress leader Shaktisinh Gohil and sought Rs 5,000 crore in damages for defamation.
The court had on August 8, listed Rahul's plea for hearing tomorrow after Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Tushar Mehta had opposed issuance of any interim order by the court.
Mishra, 57, was admitted to Apollo Hospital in Chennai earlier this month, and developed multiple organ failure before a liver transplant could be carried out.
Sonia and Rahul told Metropolitan Magistrate Ambika Singh that the application filed by the complainant "suffers from a series of infirmities and it needs to be rejected at the very outset".
The Gandhis and the other accused -- AICC members Motilal Vora and Oscar Fernandes and Suman Dubey and Sam Pitroda -- have denied the allegations levelled against them.
Congress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi alleged that government agencies by proxy were engaging in distorted, slanted misinformation possibly bordering on contempt.
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