RJD, Congress want to run Bihar by Shariat: BJP leader Amit Malviya

IANS | June 30, 2025 3:01 PM

New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on Monday, launched a scathing attack against the Rashtriya Janata Dal-Congress-led Mahagathbandhan in Bihar, accusing it of planning to run the election-bound state not by the Constitution, but by Shariat.

FEMA penalty: SC rejects Lalit Modi's plea demanding BCCI indemnify him

IANS | June 30, 2025 2:47 PM

New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea fled by former IPL head Lalit Modi seeking a direction to the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) to pay a penalty of Rs 10.65 crore imposed on him for alleged violation of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA).

Triple suicide in Lucknow: Ajai Rai slams UP govt, cites rising desperation among poor

IANS | June 30, 2025 2:14 PM

Varanasi, June 30 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Congress President Ajai Rai on Monday strongly criticised the BJP-led state government following the alleged suicide of a cloth merchant, his wife, and their teenage daughter in Lucknow. The family reportedly consumed poison, highlighting what Rai described as worsening economic despair under the current administration.