Explaining Delhi liquor policy case: From incarceration to acquittal of Kejriwal, Sisodia

IANS | February 27, 2026 2:58 PM

New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) The Rouse Avenue Court in the national capital on Friday discharged AAP national Convenor Arvind Kejriwal and his closest aide Manish Sisodia, along with 23 others in the excise policy case, also called liquor policy scam, clearing them of charges of alleged corruption and wrongdoing, stating that there was “no overarching conspiracy or criminal intent”.

National budget a policy roadmap rather than short-term trading document: PM Modi

IANS | February 27, 2026 2:39 PM

New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) The Union Budget's effectiveness should be assessed through concrete parameters, such as expanding infrastructure, simplifying the flow of credit, improving the ease of doing business, and increasing transparency in governance, while also making the lives of citizens easier and generating new opportunities for them, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday.

India to protect its interests in trade deal with US amid evolving situation: Piyush Goyal

IANS | February 27, 2026 2:32 PM

New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday that India would go in for a rebalancing of the proposed trade agreement with the United States, if required, to protect its interests, in view of the changed situation following the US Supreme Court annulling the tariff hikes announced earlier by the Donald Trump administration.

Give to gain: JGU’s second national convention on women from March 8

IANS | February 27, 2026 2:12 PM

Sonipat, Feb 27 (IANS) Building on the success of the first National Convention on Women in India, O.P. Jindal Global University is hosting the Second National Convention, 8-10 March, on its campus in Sonipat, Haryana. The Convention is committed to fostering rigorous, inclusive, and action-oriented conversations on gender justice.

Tears, hugs and smiles: Emotional scenes unfold as Kejriwal gets relief in liquor policy case

IANS | February 27, 2026 1:59 PM

New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) The discharge of former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, his close aide and former Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, in the liquor policy case came as an unprecedented relief for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) as the duo, founding members of the party, served prison terms in the case. Their exoneration in the highly contentious case triggered a wave of emotion, with the party supremo breaking down before the cameras during his first reaction to the relief.

CBI to challenge Delhi court’s decision to acquit Kejriwal, Sisodia in HC

IANS | February 27, 2026 1:30 PM

New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) The CBI will submit an appeal to the High Court challenging the order issued by the Rouse Avenue court on Friday, which acquitted former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and former Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, along with others, in connection with the 2022 Delhi excise policy case.