Rahul condemns lynching of tribal man in Kerala
New Delhi, Feb 24: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday condemned the lynching of a tribal man in Kerala and said people must guard against growing intolerance in society and speak out against such acts of mindless violence. “I am deeply disturbed by the savage and cruel lynching of a tribal in Kerala yesterday (Thursday), captured […]
Meghalaya’s most wanted rebel killed in gunfight with police
Williamnagar Feb 24 :Special Force (SF-10) commandos in Meghalaya on Saturday killed in a gunfight a top Garo rebel leader wanted for his alleged involvement in several killings and bombings in the state. Acting on a tip off, the commandos raided Sudugre area in East Garo Hills district and shot dead Sohan Dalbot Shira, the […]
Jaitley slams regulators’ failure to detect PNB fraud
February 24, 2018 Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday slammed regulators for failing to detect the Rs 11,400-crore fraud at Punjab National Bank for seven long years, saying unlike politicians, regulators in the Indian system are unaccountable. Speaking on the scam for the second time this week, he said employees conniving with fraudsters is […]
ED attaches houses, land worth Rs 523cr of Nirav Modi group
February 24, 2018 The Enforcement Directorate (ED) today attached 21 properties, including a penthouse and a farmhouse, of Nirav Modi and his group worth over Rs 523 crore in fresh action against the beleaguered jeweller in the alleged Rs 11,400 crore fraud in the Punjab National Bank. The central probe agency said it has issued […]
India falls down to 81 rank in corrupt nations list
New Delhi, : In a negative development, India has slipped in corrupt nations list while maintaining 81st rank in Transparency International’s Global Corruption Perception Index 2017. Pertinently, According to the report published in Times of India quoting a report of Transparency International release which has characterised India as “among the worst regional offenders” in the […]
AAP declares nationwide protest after cops raid Delhi CM’s home
February 23, 2018 Hours after the Delhi Police searched CM Arvind Kejriwal’s residence to collect evidence in the Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash assault case, the AAP today declared a nation-wide protest slated for Saturday against the Union government. The protests will reportedly be staged against the Centre over its “conspiracy to destablise Delhi government”.Addressing the […]
Nuclear-capable Dhanush missile successfully test-fired from naval ship
February 23, 2018 India today successfully test-fired the nuclear-capable ‘Dhanush’ ballistic missile with a strike range of 350 km from a naval ship off Odisha coast, defence officials said. The surface-to-surface missile, a naval variant of the indigenously-developed ‘Prithvi’ missile, was test-fired from the ship positioned near Paradip in the Bay of Bengal at around […]
Police seize hard disk of CCTV system at Kejriwal’s home
February 23, 2018 A Delhi Police team today descended on Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence and seized a hard disk of the CCTV camera system installed there in connection with an alleged assault on Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash by AAP MLAs. Police claimed that its action came after its request for CCTV footage from the […]
PM to visit Chennai, Puducherry, Daman, Gujarat over weekend
February 23, 2018 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Chennai tomorrow to attend the launch of the AIADMK government’s ambitious scheme of providing 50 per cent subsidy to working women to buy two-wheelers. A pet project of late chief minister J Jayalalithaa, the Amma Two-wheeler Scheme is being launched on her birth anniversary. According […]
Maldives warns India against interfering in its internal affairs
February 23, 2018 The Maldives has warned India against taking “any actions” that could hinder resolving the political crisis in the country, as New Delhi expressed its deep dismay over the extension of emergency in the island nation.The Maldivis’ Foreign Ministry in a statement late last night said President Abdulla Yameen’s government takes note of the public statements issued by the Indian Government that “ignore the facts and […]
