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This multifaceted operation, which began with the seizure of heroin in Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh a year back and resulted in the busting of a suspected international narco-gangster criminal nexus involving in heroin smuggling in India, is what the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) describes as the agency’s biggest financial investigation ever. As The Print has reported, the NCB […]
You are in a sacred space when you are under the scalpel. But the surgery upon you is being broadcast to educate doctors. The surgeon is even addressing questions during the process. Even if you are comfortable with the arrangement, doubts are bound to shroud your mind. Will it distract the surgeon? Is it a […]
Efcee Hotels, a subsidiary of Leela Group of Companies specializing in hotel investments, has signed a significant Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Government of Uttarakhand. This MOU pertains to the development of hotels at four different locations within the state. The formal signing of the MOU took place during the Uttarakhand Global Investors Summit […]
New Delhi: The solicitor general (SG) of India Tushar Mehta on Wednesday, November 1, defended the contentious electoral bonds scheme in the Supreme Court, saying they protect the privacy of citizens who make such donations to political parties. The top court began hearing petitions challenging the scheme, which were first filed five years ago in 2018, […]
The importance of millets – bajra as it’s called in Hindi—can never be undermined. But why are these starchy, protein-rich grains featuring in conversations so frequently these days? Recently, the Border Security Force (BSF) at Sutharmandi organised a millets fair at Sutharmandi and even enlightened people about their benefits. A business daily reminded that Finance […]
The raids on journalists associated with NewsClick have resulted in the Delhi police’s Special Cell filing a case against only two members – founder-editor Prabir Purakayastha and HR head Amit Chakravarty – of the New Delhi-based news portal, but may have succeeded in paralysing the workflow of over 90 scribes. The Special Cell seized around 250 electronic devices, including […]
Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra on Wednesday released a two-page letter to the parliamentary panel after alleging that the Committee had leaked her summons, the letter asking her presence and examination over the cash for query case, to selected media. In the two page letter, she has demanded cross examination of industrialist Darshan Hiranandani […]
To ensure authenticity of medical practitioners across the country, the government has initiated an exercise to roll out an updated National Medical Register in next 15 months. The register will not be a static one but shall enable doctors to keep updating details of their qualifications, fellowships, and other courses. This centralised repository will allow […]
Rahul Gandhi minced no words when he said Gujarat-based Gautam Adani “employed” the Prime Minister of India. Stirring a hornet’s nest, Congress leader Gandhi said anyone who “dared” to speak out against the national parrot was witch-hunted in India. The King is very fond of his parrot. Modi’s soul is in Adani, RaGa said. He […]
The Congress party reiterated its demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) investigation into the Adani matter on Monday, citing recent media reports highlighting alleged connections between the conglomerate and individuals involved in various financial activities. In a statement, Congress General Secretary in-charge Communications, Jairam Ramesh, raised concerns about what he referred to as the […]
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) while addressing a press conference, over what he referred to as a state-sponsored spy attack targeting opposition leaders through their iPhones. Rahul Gandhi highlighted that several prominent opposition figures, including Congress leaders KC Venugopal, Pawan Kheda, Supriya Srinate, and his office employees, had received warning […]
New Delhi: Multiple top leaders of India’s opposition parties and at least three journalists have received a notification from Apple, saying that “Apple believes you are being targeted by state-sponsored attackers who are trying to remotely compromise the iPhone associated with your Apple ID ….” Here are the people confirmed to have been notified by Apple […]
Mumbai’s famous Kaali Peeli taxis, the Premier Padmini cars that dotted its streets for decades, finally drove into history books on Monday. The government of Maharashtra has called for these iconic taxis to end their life on the roads of the metropolis as the state does not permit cars older than 20 years to be […]
Indian skipper Rohit Sharma used all his experience on a challenging pitch and batter ‘to the situation’ to set a tough total for England in the World Cup encounter in Lucknow on Sunday. “It’s just not about going and playing my shots, when you have that much experience you’ve got to use that experience and […]
Around 4 a.m., we experience the deepest quality of sleep. Around 4 a.m., a fitness freak like Akshay Kumar hits the gym. Who else remains awake around this time? People into night shifts? Voracious readers. And the insomniac. Imagine earning a moniker as a 4 a.m. man? Meet VK Pandian, the ‘4 a.m. officer’ as […]
Bombay High Court has ruled in favour of cross-border cultural exchange, effectively ending the seven-year ban on Pakistani artists working in India. The ban, implemented in the aftermath of the Uri attack in 2016, led to a pause in artistic collaboration and deprived Indian audiences of the talents of renowned artists like Fawad Khan, Mahira […]
In an innovative scheme launched by the Haryana government, trees aged 75 years or older located on the property of state’s residents will now get pension. Initially, a pension of Rs 2,750 per annum is being offered for “maintenance and care” of 3,810 trees under the Pran Vayu Devta Pension Scheme, Chief Minister Manohar Lal […]
Chairman of Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited Akash Ambani on Friday heaped praise on ‘visionary’ Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the 7th edition of the India Mobile Congress for ‘leading the digital connectivity revolution to connect 1.4 billion Indians’ and for ‘always working on latest technology’. “Every generation needs a vision that inspires it to do […]
The latest raids by Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Rajasthan on people close to CM Ashok Gehlot is not the first in the series of such overarching spectacles by the probe agencies. The recent action on Rajasthan Congress president Govind Dotasra and Independent MLA Om Prakash Hudla (fielded by the Congress this time) take the number […]
A Qatari court on Thursday handed down death penalty to eight Indian nationals, who were in jail in the country since August last year. The ministry of external affairs said, it was “deeply shocked” and that it was exploring all legal options in the case. The charges against the eight former Indian Navy personnel were […]
