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Prohibitory orders, including internet curbs, have been imposed in Ladakh a day ahead of the planned border march being led by climate activist and education reformer Sonam Wangchuk to “highlight the ground realities in Ladakh”. Wangchuk, who is currently on a hunger fast in Leh, advised people in Ladakh to not carry out the march, and […]
The Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) has attached assets worth more than Rs 36 crore in a bank fraud case under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), pertaining to Rakesh and Sarang Wadhawan, promoters of Housing Development Infrastructure Limited (HDIL), and others. The case involves Rakesh Wadhawan and Sarang Wadhawan, who are the promoters […]
The cost of the vegetarian ‘thali’ increased by 7% in the past one year, from March 2023 to March 2024, according to India’s largest independent research house, CRISIL Market Intelligence and Analytics (MI&A). The reason for this was the surge of 40%, 36% and 22% in the prices of onion, tomato and potato, respectively. The […]
In one of the holy cities in the country, Vrindavan, Hindu nationalist ideologue Sadhvi Ritambhara runs a school for girls, Samvid Gurukulam Girls Sainik School. Founder of Durga Vahini, Vishwa Hindu Parishad’s (VHP) women’s wing, she was a key figure in the Ram temple movement. Her girls’ school in Vrindavan and another, Raj Luxmi Samvid […]
Since 2014, at least 25 prominent politicians from opposition parties, who were under investigation for corruption cases by Central agencies, have switched allegiance to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and most of them subsequently got reprieve.The politicians who shifted to the BJP include individuals from various parties such as the Congress, NCP, Shiv Sena, Trinamool […]
The Rouse Avenue Court provided no relief to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who was sent to judicial custody for 15 more days. The High Court, after taking the view that the counsel of the State was not served with the copy of the petition, granted the ED time till April 2 to file its […]
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached movable properties in the form of cryptocurrencies, gold and cash worth approximately Rs 433 crore in connection with a money laundering case against Divyesh Darji, the Asia head of a UK-based crypto company – Bitconnect, and others for their alleged involvement in a cryptocurrency scam in Gujarat. […]
At the age of 96, Anil Gosalia from Mumbai has been sentenced to one year in prison by a CBI court for his involvement in a bank fraud committed 35 years ago. Gosalia is now bedridden and suffering from various ailments. He was unable to attend the court proceedings on Saturday. Despite his poor health […]
Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre (NMACC), which opened its doors on March 31, 2023, has completed a year of spectacular firsts. In an inspiring journey filled with landmark moments, the first-of-its-kind multidisciplinary art & culture destination welcomed over one million visitors, hosted more than 700 shows across 5 world-class venues, spotlighted over 670 incredible artists, […]
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday became the fourth member of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to be lodged in Delhi’s Tihar Jail. He will be in jail till April 15. Mr Kejriwal was in the custody of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) since his arrest on March 21. The ED is investigating his role […]
Though the ‘Save Democracy Rally’ or Loktantra Bachao Rally at Delhi’s historic Ramlila ground was projected as a unified call of the opposition parties under the INDIA bloc to root out the BJP from the Centre in the 2024 polls, the trigger was Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest by ED in the alleged liquor scam case. The […]
The recent actions of the Income Tax (I-T) Department and Enforcement Directorate (ED) against opposition parties and their leaders have the potential to disrupt the level playing field during elections, said former Chief Election Commissioners (CECs). This was after opposition parties accused the party in power of using central agencies against them. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi […]
The Enforcement Director (ED) has sought Apple’s help in gaining access to Arvind Kejriwal’s iPhone. The Delhi CM is currently in ED custody for questioning in the liquor ‘scam’ case. The ED does not have any recovered electronic evidence against Kejriwal in the form of his personal computers or desktops but four mobile phones, including […]
Bhopal MP Pragya Singh Thakur, who wasn’t given a ticket by the BJP for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, is the third poorest MP, the ADR analysis said. She has declared assets worth ₹4.4 Lakh. This time, Thakur has been replaced by Alok Sharma, a former mayor, for the Lok Sabha elections. Thakur won in 2019 from Bhopal seat […]
Days after being denied a ticket for the coming Lok Sabha elections, 43-year-old BJP MP Varun Gandhi released an emotional letter to Pilibhit seat voters, which he won in 2019. In the letter, he penned about his first visit to the constituency in 1983 as “a three-year-old child… holding my mother’s hand”, and ended with […]
In a significant development, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a closure report in the Air India-Indian Airlines merger case. This has happened eight months after NCP leader Praful Patel, one of the key suspects in the case, joined the NDA. The CBI closure report was filed by the agency on March 19 […]
The BJP has pointed out that there is a “Constitutional crisis” in Delhi with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal still in Enforcement Directorate custody a week after his arrest. In response, AAP minister, Atishi Singh, says any move to impose President’s rule in Delhi would be an act of “political vendetta”. However, amid these responses, sources […]
In another boost to renewable energy (RE) in the country, Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL), India’s largest and one of the world’s leading RE companies, has commissioned a 180 MW solar power plant at Devikot in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The 180 MW solar plant will produce approximately 540 million electricity units annually,powering over 1.1 lakh homes […]
At least 14 priests were injured after a fire broke out at the Mahakaleshwar temple in Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh in the early morning on Monday, according to official sources. The mishap occurred during the ‘bhasma aarti’ inside the ‘garbhagriha’ (sanctum sanctorum) of the temple on the occasion of Holi. Witnesses said the fire broke […]
A family court in Indore has asked a woman to return to her husband’s home with immediate effect while observing that wearing the ‘sindoor’ (vermillion) was the duty of a (Hindu) woman as it demonstrates that she is married.Indore family court Principal Judge NP Singh’s direction came while hearing a petition of a man seeking […]
