The Delhi High Court on Monday agreed to examine a plea filed by senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia against the trial court’s decision taking cognisance of the prosecution complaint filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the alleged liquor policy scam case.

A bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri issued notice and sought response from the federal anti-money laundering agency in the matter.

In his petition, Sisodia contended that the trial court took cognisance of the alleged offences under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) without any prior sanction having been obtained by the ED for prosecution.

The plea added that the trial court should have not taken cognisance of ED's prosecution complaint without sanction since he held a public office at the time of the commission of the alleged money laundering offence.

Due to the constant initiative by Aam Aadmi Party MP Raghav Chadha in Parliament, the central government has decided to bring back historical artifacts related to Maharaja Ranjit Singh from abroad.

This initiative is seen not only as an effort to preserve India’s history and heritage but also as a major achievement for Raghav Chadha.

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra marked the beginning of her electoral journey on Thursday, November 28, by taking the oath as a Member of Parliament (MP) in the Lok Sabha. Priyanka Gandhi, representing the Wayanad constituency, becomes the second member of the Nehru-Gandhi family to join the current Lok Sabha after her brother Rahul Gandhi.

This is the first time since Jawaharlal Nehru and Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit that a brother-sister duo from the Nehru-Gandhi family will be present in the House. Throughout India's parliamentary history, there has never been a time, except for a brief period, when at least one member of the Nehru-Gandhi family was not serving in the Lok Sabha. At certain points, as many as five members from the Nehru-Gandhi family have served in the House simultaneously.

Rahul and Priyanka's mother Sonia Gandhi served as a long-time Lok Sabha MP and is currently a Rajya Sabha MP from Rajasthan. This is the first time that a mother and her two children from the Gandhi family will all serve as Members of Parliament.

AAP National Convenor and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday hit out at the BJP-led Central government and Home Minister Amit Shah for failure to maintain law and order in the national Capital which, he said is witnessing Mumbai-style gang wars and a spurt in murders.

Addressing a press conference on Thursday, Kejriwal said, “Over the past year-and-a-half, law and order in Delhi has collapsed. Businessmen are getting extortion calls, women are facing eve-teasing and there is a spurt in murders, making Delhi one of the most unsafe cities to live in.”

Highlighting comments like Delhi becoming the “rape capital of the world”, Kejriwal shared crime data and said that in 2022 as many as 501 murders were reported in the city, which was among the highest in the past few years.

“In the last three months, at least 20 people were killed in gang wars in the trans-Yamuna area,” he said.

Showcasing the education model of the AAP government in the national Capital, Chief Minister Atishi said on Tuesday that it was only in Delhi where a curriculum of patriotism is taught in government schools, apart from other subjects.

Addressing NCC cadets at the launch of an underground shooting range in Rohini, CM Atishi said many talented people are unable to pursue shooting due to the high cost involved.

“With such ranges, no economic constraint would be able to prevent them from winning medals for the country,” CM Atishi said, adding that another shooting range would be inaugurated soon at Kalkaji.

The Delhi Chief Minister said she would look forward to felicitating NCC cadets who, after training at the new shooting range, would win international medals in coming years.

The Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday released its first list of 11 candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections in Delhi. The party has fielded turncoats Anil Jha from Kirari and Veer Singh Dhingan from Seemapuri. Apart from them, the party has fielded, Brahma Singh Tanwar from Chhatarpur, Deepak Singla from Vishwas Nagar, Sarita Singh from Rohtas Nagar, BB Tyagi from Laxmi Nagar, Ram Singh Neta Ji from Badarpur, Zubair Chaudhary from Seelampur, Gaurav Sharma from Ghonda, Manoj Tyagi from Karawal Nagar and Sumesh Shokeen from Matiala.

Biman Bose, the veteran CPI(M) leader and chairman of the Left Front in West Bengal has been hospitalized after he complained of high fever and acute uneasiness since Monday night.

He is 84 now. According to party insiders, Bose returned to Kolkata from an organizational tour in North Dinajpur and Malda districts in the northern part of West Bengal on Monday evening.

“He started feeling uneasy when he was in Malda only. But, ignoring the discomfort, completed the party program there and came back to Kolkata. From Monday night, his fever and uneasiness increased. But he initially refused to be admitted to the hospital. Later after being convinced by the party leaders he agreed,” said a state committee member of CPI(M) in West Bengal.

Aam Aadmi Party’s young leader and Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha celebrated his birthday this year in the spiritually and culturally rich city of Kashi. On the eve of his birthday, MP Raghav Chadha, along with his wife and actress Parineeti Chopra, participated in the world-famous Ganga Aarti at Dashashwamedh Ghat and sought blessings from Maa Ganga for the new year of his life.

President Droupadi Murmu on Monday administered the oath of office to Justice Sanjiv Khanna as the Chief Justice of India (CJI) in a swearing-in ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here.

Justice Khanna will be the 51st CJI and will have around six months in office.

As a Supreme Court judge, he has been part of the landmark judgments on Article 370, decriminalisation of adultery, the electoral bonds scheme, EVM-VVPAT tally etc.

On October 24, the Centre cleared the appointment of Justice Khanna to the highest judicial office of the country after then CJI D.Y. Chandrachud had recommended him as his successor last month.

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday kicked off campaigning for the upcoming Assembly by-elections in Bihar, scheduled for November 13, focusing on the Tarari and Ramgarh constituencies.

He will be campaigning alongside JD(U)'s National Working President Sanjay Jha and Water Resources Minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary, with support from senior BJP leaders and other NDA allies.

His campaign will extend to Belaganj and Imamganj on November 10, as he rallies support for the BJP candidates in these competitive constituencies.

In Tarari, the BJP has nominated Vishal Prashant, the son of muscleman Sunil Pandey.