hemant soren: ED questions Jharkhand CM in money laundering case for over 7 hours, he calls it ‘conspiracy’

Ranchi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday interrogated Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren for over seven hours in connection with a money laundering case linked to land deals, following which he claimed that a conspiracy was hatched against him. ED officers reached Soren’s residence, which was virtually turned into a fortress with heavy deployment of … Read more

The Hindu Morning Digest: January 4, 2024

Members of the transport union, protest at Jantar Mantar regarding the new laws related to hit and run, in New Delhi on January 03, 2024. | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap Transport unions threaten to intensify protests The All India Road Transport Workers’ Federation, a platform of various trade unions of drivers and transport workers, … Read more

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha: JMM MLA Sarfaraz Ahmed resigns as Soren ‘readies plan B’ with wife as CM

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) MLA Sarfaraz Ahmed on Monday resigned from the assembly. The resignation was accepted by the assembly speaker Rabindranath Mahto. Legislator of Gandey constituency, Ahmed is a three-time MLA, twice from Congress and now from JMM. He had joined JMM just before the assembly elections in 2019. “I am not in Jharkhand … Read more

J’khand CM Skips ED Summons for Questioning in Money-laundering Case

Last Updated: December 13, 2023, 00:14 IST Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren. (File Image) Soren, the JMM leader, slammed the BJP, accusing it of conspiring against his government. During the programme, the chief minister inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for over 5,350 projects worth more than Rs 1,000 crore in the state’s second capital … Read more