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How did Abhijeet Dipke's father fund his US education? Here's why RTI activist seeks probe
India | Aug 02, 2026, 11:06 AM ISTRTI activist Amit Tiwari has filed complaints with the ECI, CBIC and the Maharashtra government against the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), seeking a probe into its funding, alleged disproportionate assets and registration status.
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'They never bite me': Kapil Sibal on stray dogs in SC, draws Supreme Court's this response
India | Jan 07, 2026, 02:24 PM ISTA bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and NV Anjaria said that no one can read the animal's mind when he is a "mood to bite or not", adding that "prevention is better than cure".
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Kapil Sibal claims Dhankhar incommunicado, seeks Amit Shah's statement on former VP’s whereabouts
India | Aug 09, 2025, 02:17 PM ISTIn a swift and unexpected move, Jagdeep Dhankhar resigned from his post on July 21. He wrote a letter to President Droupadi Murmu and cited his deteriorating health as a reason for relinquishing the key post.
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Justice Yashwant Varma's plea: SC questions absence before committee, flags procedural gaps
India | Jul 28, 2025, 01:03 PM ISTThe Supreme Court has questioned procedural gaps in Justice Yashwant Varma’s plea against an in-house inquiry, with the matter now set for further hearing on Wednesday.
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President has no personal right of their own and Jagdeep Dhankhar should know this: Sibal | Video
India | Apr 18, 2025, 11:41 PM ISTSenior advocate Kapil Sibal's reaction follows Dhankhar's comments, which appeared to criticise the judiciary for overstepping its bounds. VP Dhankar had stated that "Article 142 has become a nuclear missile against Democratic forces, available to the judiciary 24 x 7."
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Supreme Court delays hearing on petition against constitutional validity of PMLA Act
India | Mar 06, 2025, 07:13 PM ISTThe Supreme Court has deferred the hearing on a petition challenging the constitutional validity of the PMLA Act. The case, filed by Karti Chidambaram, will be heard at a later date.
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Dhankhar slams Sibal's 'symptomatic malaise' remark on Kolkata rape case: 'Doing greatest injustice'
India | Aug 30, 2024, 05:41 PM ISTKapil Sibal had said in a purported SCBA resolution that the Kolkata rape-murder incident was a "symptomatic malaise". Dhankhar slammed the remark and called it a "shame".
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Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Kapil Sibal urges Election Commission to publish poll-related data
India | May 23, 2024, 02:45 PM ISTKapil Sibal's statement comes after EC yesterday filed an affidavit in SC saying disclosure of voter turnout data based on Form 17C (records of votes polled in each polling station) will cause confusion among voters as it will also include postal ballot counts.
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Kapil Sibal becomes president of Supreme Court Bar Association, defeats Pradeep Rai
India | May 16, 2024, 11:18 PM ISTAccording to the media reports, Sibal got 1066 votes, while his rival senior advocate Pradeep Rai managed to secure 689 votes. The incumbent SCBA president Adish Aggarwala bagged 296 votes (the figures are tentative).
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Fact Check: No, Kapil Sibal never said 'he would end his life before Ram Temple's construction'
Fact Check | Dec 30, 2023, 06:20 PM ISTA screenshot of a post made by Kapil Sibal on various social media platforms is going viral. In this tweet, he is purportedly expressing thoughts of committing suicide before the construction of Ram Temple. However, India TV's fact-check has conclusively proven this claim to be entirely false.
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NewsClick founder Purkayastha tells Delhi HC 'not a penny came from China'
Delhi | Oct 09, 2023, 06:06 PM ISTPrabir Purkayastha had filed plea last week challenging his arrest and the police custody, and sought immediate release as interim relief.
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Kabil Sibal's jibe at PM Modi over LPG price cut, asks is this not 'revri culture'
India | Aug 30, 2023, 01:43 PM ISTThe government on Tuesday announced a Rs 200 per cylinder cut in prices of domestic cooking gas as it looked to counter the promise of cheaper LPG made by the Congress in upcoming Assembly elections in states such as Madhya Pradesh.
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Kapil Sibal attacks PM Modi over Manipur issue, retorts to VP's 'disruption' remark
India | Jul 24, 2023, 12:28 PM ISTKapil Sibal responded to Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar's remark on 'disruption' in the Parliament and said that disturbances occur when the Prime Minister does not make a statement on Manipur on the floor of the House.
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'UPA-3 'very much possible' in 2024 if Oppn parties...': Kapil Sibal on Lok Sabha 2024
India | Jun 19, 2023, 06:30 AM ISTSenior lawyer and former Congress leader Kapil Sibal has said that the UPA-3 is still very much possible if opposition parties work on a new vision for India.
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Kapil Sibal takes jibe at PM Modi: 'Go to Jantar Mantar, listen to 'Mann Ki Baat' of wrestlers'
India | May 01, 2023, 09:59 AM ISTHis remarks come a day after the 100th episode of Modi's "Mann ki Baat" radio programme was broadcast.
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'No absolute concept of man or woman based on genitals': SC on same-sex marriages
India | Apr 18, 2023, 05:59 PM ISTSG Tushar Mehta said that the debate which is to happen is about the creation or conferring of the socio-legal institution and whether it should be done by the forum of the court or parliament.
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BJP wants Opposition free India: Kapil Sibal on party's claims of winning over 300 seats in LS polls
India | Apr 16, 2023, 09:18 AM ISTKapil Sibal on Lok Sabha polls 2024: Sibal was responding to Union Home Amit Shah's claims that the saffron party would get more than 300 seats in next year's Lok Sabha polls.
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Atiq Ahmed, Ashraf killing: Akhilesh Yadav, Asaduddin Owaisi others condemn act
India | Apr 16, 2023, 02:34 AM ISTJust a short while after the incident took place leaders took to Twitter to condemn the act.
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I knew CBI will call Arvind Kejriwal as he is on a political rise, claims Kapil Sibal
India | Apr 15, 2023, 11:14 AM ISTThe CBI on Friday summoned Kejriwal to appear before it on April 16 in connection with the excise policy scam case in which his former deputy Manish Sisodia was arrested last month.
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Politics has started on PM Narendra Modi's supari statement. Watch this debate to listen BJP stand
News | Apr 02, 2023, 06:58 PM IST.. Politics has started on the Prime Minister's supari statement... Kapil Sibal asked the name of the supari giver... Kamal Nath simply said that there is no need to give betel nut.