JOIN USDH Evening Brief: Congress demands Manish Sisodia's resignation over excise policy row; Tejashwi says Nitish Kumar might be 'strong PM candidate'
Congress demands Manish Sisodia's resignation over excise policy row
The Congress Sunday demanded the resignation of Delhi Excise Minister Manish Sisodia in the light of CBI raids against him, saying the issue at hand was the liquor policy and the ruling Aam Aadmi Party should stop "hiding behind" the education policy debate.
Nitish Kumar might be 'strong candidate' for PM, says Tejashwi Yadav
Amid the buzz that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar could emerge as a prime ministerial candidate, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday said if considered by the Opposition, the JD(U) leader might be a "strong candidate" as he enjoys "immense goodwill" on the ground.
Anand Sharma quits as chief of Cong steering body in HP
In a jolt to the Congress ahead of assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh, its senior leader Anand Sharma on Sunday resigned from the chairmanship of the party's steering committee for the state. Sharma, in a letter to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, is learnt to have said that his self-respect is "non-negotiable" and he has resigned from the post, sources said.
Nothing yet: CBI on look out notice against Sisodia
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Sunday said the CBI has issued a ‘Look Out Circular’ against him in connection with the controversial excise policy case, a claim contested by the agency which insisted that it has not taken any such action “as of now”.
Vijay Shekhar Sharma reappointed as Paytm MD and CEO
Digital payments company Paytm's parent One97 Communications on Sunday reappointed Vijay Shekhar Sharma as the managing director and CEO of the company.