NEW DELHI: In a scathing critique of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal has stirred controversy by claiming that the acronym stands for “Pradhan Mantri ki Lal Ankh” (PM’s glare).Speaking with ANI, Sibal questioned the efficacy and fairness of the PMLA, asserting that it deviates from its intended purpose…
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has issued a show cause notice to former Union minister Jayant Sinha for his conspicuous absence in campaigning following the declaration of Manish Jaiswal as the candidate from the Hazaribag Lok Sabha seat. The notice alleges that Sinha’s inaction has tarnished the party’s image.Sinha, the sitting MP of…
NEW DELHI: Large parts of north India, including Haryana and Delhi, reeled from severe heatwave conditions with the maximum temperature touching 47.4 degrees Celsius in Najafgarh in the national capital -the highest in the country on Monday.Temperatures remained above 45 degrees Celsius in large parts of Rajasthan, Haryana, Delhi, Chandigarh and Uttar Pradesh, affecting daily…
For every 1,000 male voters on the 2024 Lok Sabha electoral rolls in West Bengal, 968 are women — an elusive lot that political parties are actively chasing this season. There has been an uptick in women’s poll turnout since 2019, sometimes even outpacing male voters. Political parties are now losing their sleep over this…
A leading campaigner for the opposition front, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge told TOI’s Subodh Ghildiyal that INDIA bloc is performing well in the 2024 parliamentary elections, with price rise, unemployment and threat to the Constitution and attack on democracy emerging as the top issues resonating with voters. BJP will not be able to return to…
KOLKATA/BANKURA/BEHRAMPORE: Bharat Sevashram Sangha (BSS) on Monday said it didn’t endorse the “avoidable” statements made by its Beldanga unit chief Swami Pradiptananda against Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee even as the monk sent a legal notice to the CM and later took to the streets in Behrampore to protest against her.A few hours after Banerjee singled…
BHOPAL: Another CBI inspector has been arrested Monday for allegedly accepting bribes in connection with the central agency’s probe into the nursing college scam in Madhya Pradesh. He was initially entrusted with the probe and is accused of taking a bribe of Rs 2 lakh.On Saturday, a CBI inspector was caught allegedly accepting a bribe…
MUMBAI: Braving a beating down sun in the hope of improved governance and development, a procession of business titans emerged from their abodes to fulfil their democratic duty on Monday. Among them stood Tata Trusts chairman Ratan Tata, Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani, Aditya Birla Group chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla, Mahindra Group boss Anand Mahindra…
BHILWARA: A Rajasthan Pocso court on Monday handed down death sentences to two brothers for gang raping a 17-year-old and burning her alive in Shahpura district on Aug 2 last year. The case had triggered public outrage and led BJP, then in opposition, to target the Ashok Gehlot-led Congress govt over crimes against women ahead…
AHMEDABAD: Gujarat anti-terrorist squad (ATS) arrested four Sri Lankan men with suspected ties to Islamic State (IS) at Ahmedabad airport late Sunday and alleged that they’re on a mission devised by their Pakistani handlers to carry out a suicide attack in the state. ATS claimed Monday to have confiscated three pistols and 20 bullets from…
