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Feb 24, 2019 Outlook Web Bureau Robert Vadra has hinted at joining politics, a month after his wife Priyanka Gandhi made her debut in active politics and was appointed a general secretary in the Congress party.
Feb 23, 2019 Outlook Web Bureau The ED case against Robert Vadra relates to allegations of money laundering in the purchase of alleged illegal assets abroad and an alleged land scam in Bikaner, Rajasthan.
Robert Vadra was questioned by the ED in this case for 23 hours over three days of deposition earlier this month.
Feb 18, 2019 Outlook Web Bureau Justice P S Bhati posted the hearing for March 15 after Vadra's lawyer gave an assurance in the court that he will cooperate with the inquiry.
Robert Vadra was present at the court for the first time in connection with a money laundering case being probed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
The court had on February 2 granted him interim bail till February 16 and asked him to appear before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and cooperate in the investigation.
Last week, the ED had quizzed Robert Vadra in Delhi for three days in connection with a money laundering probe against him for allegedly procuring assets abroad in an illegal manner.
Vadra arrived at the ED office on Bhawani Singh road at 10.26 am in a vehicle amid tight security.
Vadra was interrogated for over eight hours by the Enforcement Directorate in Jaipur on Tuesday in connection with an alleged land scam in Bikaner.
Robert Vadra wrote an emotional Facebook post expressing his firm belief in God which will help him tide over tough times ahead.
Last week, Priyanka Gandhi had come out strongly in support of her husband, whom she had dropped off at the Enforcement Directorate's office on the first day of questioning.
Tuesday's appearance before the ED in Jaipur is directed by the Rajasthan HC which asked Vadra and his mother to cooperate with the agency after they approached it seeking directions that no coercive action is taken against them by the agency.
Robert Vadra, the brother-in-law of Congress president Rahul Gandhi and husband of AICC general secretary Priyanka Gandhi, was questioned for about eight hours by the ED on Saturday as he appeared before the agency for the third consecutive day.
Vadra is also expected to depose before the ED on February 12 in Jaipur in another money-laundering case related to a land scam in Bikaner.
Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi claimed that the charges against Vadra are "fickle, superficial, non-existent, non-substantive".
Robert Vadra, the brother-in-law of Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, was Wednesday questioned by Enforcement Directorate (ED) in its money laundering probe into alleged possession of illegal foreign assets.
After leaving Robert Vadra to the ED office, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra left the ED office.
Delhi court grants interim bail to Robert Vadra till Feb 16 in money laundering case.
A farmer sits near his red chillies at a deserted APMC market, during the weekend curfew imposed by the Karnataka government to curb the spread of COVID-19, in Hubballi.
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Delhi Chief Minister & AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal being welcomed by women supporters during his door-to-door campaign ahead of the Goa Assembly elections, in Goa.
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A health worker collects swab sample of a woman for COVID-19 test, amid concerns over rising Omicron cases, in Gurugram.
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Traffic jam on a road at Shalimar Bagh during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
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The Lajpat Nagar market wears a deserted look during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
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He would take his colour, brushes and canvas outside to paint and talk with his love. He would stand close to the window and paint, keeping an eye on his muse.
They say the violin mimics the human sound. In his case, it was that of love, of longing. He didn’t know any other way of loving.
Younger people do not have much progressive beliefs; a 2017 survey found that one-third of young people opposed inter-caste marriage.
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