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An inter-state racket, comprising travel agents, touts, and software developers, has been unearthed by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) in Gujarat. Using illegal software, the accused bought confirmed tickets worth Rs 28.14 crore from the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) portal. They then sold them to travellers at a high commission. The fraud […]
After the reports established by the officials, a special CBI court has directed over the attachment of three prime properties of former directors of India’s dairy major Kwality Ltd, currently facing bank fraud charges of INR 1400 crore. The officials reported that the court has ordered properties in connection with the case in posh areas […]
Asia’s third-largest economy is coping well despite deteriorating global economic conditions. Since a year ago, India’s economy has seen its fastest annual expansion in a year. It grew 13.5 per cent in the April-June quarter. But it is still lower than broadly predicted by economists, analysts and the Reserve Bank of India. A Reuters poll […]
Indian Prime Minister received a reply from Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif thanking his Indian counterpart for expressing concerns over the human and material losses caused by Pakistan’s worst flood in years. Shehbaz Sharif said “inshaAllah”, his country will overcome the adverse effects of the natural calamity. “I thank Indian PM Narendra Modi @narendramodi for […]
A report has revealed that only around 12 per cent of the eligible 77 crore population in the age group of 18-59 years have taken the precautionary dose of the COVID-19 vaccine so far. A total of 15.66 crore precaution doses have been given till now. According to health ministry data, 98 per cent of […]
The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission ( NCDRC), New Delhi, on Friday, awarded an exemplary compensation of Rs. 1 Crore to the parents of a 6-year-old child. The child died due to gross medical negligence and deficiency in service at Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai. The child was admitted for a small squint eye correction surgery. Based […]
Suspended BJP leader, Seema Patra, in her mid-60s, accused of torturing her domestic help, Sunita was arrested in the wee hours of Wednesday on August 31, 2022 from her residence in Jharkhand. According to the sources, Sunita, the help, had been working for her for the past 10 years. In a video that went viral, […]
In a recent child abduction case, a seven-month-old baby taken from Mathura’s railway station last week was eventually found at the house of a local Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) corporator, who allegedly bought him for INR 1.8 lakhs from a child trafficking racket. Stating the scenario of the case, the local police said, “The child […]
Leaders in the five major emerging economies are in the midst of “creating an international reserve currency”, revealed Russia and members of the BRICS countries. This comes on the heels of inflation data in Europe and the US rising significantly higher last month. According to analysts, the BRICS reserve currency is meant to rival the […]
With a formidable fortune of $137.4 billion, Gujarat’s very own Gautam Adani is now the world’s 3rd richest person trailing only Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos of the US in the ranking. Gautam Adani overtook Louis Vuitton chief Bernard Arnault of France and became the first Asian in the Top 3. The college dropout Gujarati […]
National Crime Records Bureau ( NCRB) in its data released for the year 2021 reveals that one suicide occurred in every four incidents in India happens to be connected to daily wagers. The report “Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India” records that 42.004 suicides out of a total of 1,64,033 during 2021 were from the […]
Indian National Congress’s highest decision-body, the Congress Working Committee (CWC) confirmed today that the much-awaited election of its new chief will be held on October 17, 2022. The party will get its new president after a wait of 21 years. Earlier, the meeting came just two days after the resignation offered by the party’s senior […]
The illegally-constructed, 103-metre-tall 32 storeys Supertech twin towers in Noida’s Sector 93A taller than Delhi’s iconic Qutub Minar, were set off to the ground at 2:30 PM on August 28, 2022, nine years after residents appealed to court alleging violation of norms during its construction. Around 3,700 kilograms of explosives were used to destroy these […]
Justice Uday Umesh Lalit was on Saturday sworn in as the 49th Chief Justice of India. President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath at a brief ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union ministers were also present at the ceremony. Moreover, Justice Lalit’s predecessor, Justice N.V. Ramana, […]
During a test run on Friday, India’s Vande Bharat Express train went over the 180 kph speed limit. Union Railway Minister Ashwani Vaishnav announced on Twitter that the VandeBharat-2 speed trial had begun between the Kota-Nagda route at 120, 130, 150, and 180 kph. Washing and cleaning were done in the washing pit during the […]
Aiming to strengthen tourism across the state, the Odisha government on Friday, August 26, 2022 approved 10 new spots for development of eco-retreats with night-stay provisions, and three spots for development as nature-camps for travellers visiting the state. Approximately, a total of 50 eco-retreat destinations and nature-camps currently exist within the state. Most of the […]
On Saturday, Congressman Manish Tewari said he didn’t want to weigh in on the merits of Ghulam Nabi Azad’s five-page letter, in which he blasted Rahul Gandhi, but said it is “laughable” when “those who up till yesterday were chaprasis of Congress leaders provide gyaan.” Manish Tewari referred to the criticism of Ghulam Nabi Azad […]
Eight parties have collected over ₹15,000 crores in small donations (below ₹20,000) from unknown contributors. In the last 17 years, the political parties have taken these donations and have not disclosed the names. Moreover, the Election Commission nor the Income Tax authorities did not conduct any investigation on it. According to a report prepared by […]
After the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), a right-wing Hindu organisation sought the cancellation of famous comedian Munawar Faruqui’s show, scheduled for August 28, 2022, in the national capital, the Delhi police called off the permission. Earlier, VHP wrote to Delhi Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora seeking the cancellation of a show by the comedian Munawar Faruqui […]
World Football’s governing body FIFA lifted its suspension on the All India Football Federation enabling India to remain the hosts for the U-17 Women’s World Cup 2022 to be held in October. On August 15, FIFA suspended the All India Football Federation on charges of undue third-party influence, putting a huge question mark over the […]
