NEW DELHI: New infrastructure including a major new pier to berth warships at the strategic Karwar naval base in coastal Karnataka, which is being further expanded under Project Seabird with the aim to make it the largest such facility in Asia, was inaugurated by Navy chief Admiral R Hari Kumar on Monday.The 350-meter-long pier is…
NEW DELHI: The Election Comission of India on Tuesday issued Congress leader Randeep Surjewala show-cause notice for his ‘undignified’ comments against Hema Malini. The EC also asked the Congress leader to explain steps taken to ensure compliance with its advisories on upholding women’s dignity during campaigning.The congress party leader is expected to respond by April…
NEW DELHI: Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed Arvind Kejriwal‘s plea against arrest and said that the chief minister “conspired and was involved in formulation of excise policy“. The court verdict evoked strong reaction, both from AAP and the BJP. While AAP alleged conspiracy against Kejriwal, BJP said that the court had exposed the Delhi…
NEW DELHI: Delhi high court on Tuesday dismissed chief minister Arvind Kejriwal‘s plea against the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) arrest and subsequent remand to the central agency.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma held ED’s arrest of CM Arvind Kejriwal valid and observed that the AAP convenor “conspired” and was actively involved in the “use and concealment of proceeds…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Tuesday rejected chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s plea against arrest in Delhi excise policy and said the material collected by Enforcement Directorate reveals that he conspired with others and was involved in his personal capacity as well as convenor of Aam Aadmi Party. The court maintained that ED was…
NEW DELHI: The Union government on Tuesday provided chief election commissioner Rajiv Kumar with a Z-category VIP security cover in the wake of potential threats, official sources said.The Union ministry of home affairs has entrusted the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) with the responsibility of deploying a contingent of approximately 40-45 armed commandos to ensure…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday defended the party’s decision to “respectfully decline” the invitation to the consecration ceremony of Ram temple. Jairam added that Pran Pratishtha of Ram lalla in Ayodhya was a “political” event for “a political person”.Prime Minister Narendra Modi had led the rituals at the Pran Pratishtha at the…
NEW DELHI: Delhi’s Rouse Avenue court on Tuesday extended the judicial custody of BRS leader K Kavitha till April 23 in connection with excise policy money laundering case.A city court Monday had denied interim bail to Kavitha, saying she was “prima facie actively involved” in alleged money laundering, destruction of evidence and attempting to influence…
NEW DELHI: The United States on Monday said that it has been following reports alleging India’s involvement in targeted killings in Pakistan but declined to comment on the accusations.When asked about Pakistan’s accusations against India, US state department spokesperson Matthew Miller stated,”so we have been following the media reports about this issue.We don’t have any…
CHENNAI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) began searches in about 35 places in the city linked to international drug trafficking accused Jaffer Sadiq on Tuesday morning. The searches started around 7 am and ED teams reached Jaffer Sadiq’s house in Santhome. The office of film director Ameer, who was recently questioned by NCB in Delhi for…
