NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Thursday refused to grant chief minister Arvind Kejriwal any protection from coercive action in an excise policy-linked money laundering case.A bench of Justices Suresh Kumar Kait and Manoj Jain listed the AAP leader’s application seeking protection for further consideration on April 22 when his main petition challenging the…
MUMBAI: Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted searches at six locations in Mumbai as part of a money laundering case involving art dealer Rajesh Rajpal, solicitor Vishwang Desai, and others who were accused of selling fake artworks.ED said it has found evidence which showed operations of a cartel engaged in trading of fake artwork, generation of fake…
MUMBAI: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday denied there was any quid pro quo in contributions to BJP through electoral bonds (EBs) and raids on corporates by ED.In response to a question at The Economic Times Awards for Corporate Excellence in Mumbai, Sitharaman dismissed such allegations as loose talk. “Linking it (buying of bonds)…
NEW DELHI:In a recent interview, US Congressman Rich McCormick, a Republican from Georgia, expressed unwavering confidence in Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s prospects for re-election in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, citing his widespread popularity and progressive leadership.“Prime Minister Modi is incredibly popular. I was just over there. I actually had lunch with Prime Minister Modi…
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Monday announced the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act. The law enables granting of citizenship to citizens of Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan belonging to Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Christian, Buddhist & Parsi communities, who had migrated to India before December 31, 2014.An online system for application, processing & grant of citizenship…
GUWAHATI/NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the strategically-crucial Sela tunnel, the world’s longest twin-lane passageway near the China border at an elevation of 13,700 feet, reaffirming his intent to strengthen the infrastructure in the border regions. ‘India’s move to add more troops….’: Beijing reacts on additional Indian troops at LAC Stating that inaugurating…
CHANDIGARH: Acknowledging the importance of embracing gender neutrality in all aspects of governance, the central govt will soon replace nomenclature like “ex-serviceman” with gender-neutral and gender-inclusive terms. The Centre, in its reply submitted on Thursday before the Punjab and Haryana high court, said they “acknowledge the evolving societal landscape” and are actively engaged in efforts…
NEW DELHI: In a possible first, the head of a prominent financial services company was offloaded from an international flight out of India for allegedly speaking rudely to the crew and arguing with them.It was only after receiving an assurance about her behaviour that the airline agreed to accommodate the passenger on the next available…
NEW DELHI: Former union health minister Harsh Vardhan on Sunday announced his decision to step away from electoral politics. This comes after the BJP released its first list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, which included dropping four sitting MPs, including Harsh Vardhan.In the first list of 195 candidates declared by BJP on…
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) released its first list of candidates on Saturday, naming 195 contenders across the country. Among the notable mentions was the surprising selection of Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar, a three-time Rajya Sabha member, as the BJP‘s candidate for the Thiruvananthapuram constituency in Kerala.The Thiruvananthapuram battleground has intensified with Chandrasekhar’s…
