Ishrat Jahan Encounter Case: Ex-Gujarat DGP PP Pandey Discharged
A special CBI court on Wednesday, 21 February, discharged former Gujarat DGP PP Pandey in the 2004 Ishrat Jahan encounter case. Pandey was heading the state crime branch when Ishrat, a 19-year-old girl based in Mumbra near Mumbai, Javed Shaikh alias Pranesh Pillai, Amjadali Akbarali Rana and Zeeshan Johar, were killed in an alleged encounter […]
CBI begins questioning Rotomac owner
February 21, 2018 The CBI today began questioning Rotomac owner Vikram Kothari at its headquarters in New Delhi in connection with the alleged loan default of Rs 3,695 crore towards a consortium of seven nationalised banks, officials said. Earlier, Kothari was being questioned in Kanpur where his company and residence arelocated, they said. Kothari, his […]
I’m Muslim, want to live with husband, Kerala woman Hadiya tells Supreme Court
New Delhi: Kerala woman Akhila Asokan, alias Hadiya who is in the midst of a ‘love jihad’ controversy, has told the Supreme Court that she is a Muslim now and wants to live with her husband Shafin Jahan – with whom her marriage was annulled by the Kerala High Court. In an affidavit before the […]
UP BJP MLA dies in road crash on way to Investors’ Summit
February 21, 2018 Sitapur: BJP MLA Lokendra Singh, who was on his way to attend the UP Investors’ Summit in Lucknow, was killed along with three others when their vehicle collided with a truck in Kamlapur area here today, police said. They said the accident took place when the MLA’s driver lost control of the […]
PM Narendra Modi announces Rs 20,000 cr defence corridor for Bundelkhand
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today announced a defence industrial corridor in the Bundelkhand region to bring development in one of the most backward regions of Uttar Pradesh. “One of the two defence industrial corridors mentioned in the budget, one is proposed in the Bundelkhand region of the state which will bring an investment of Rs […]
Opening of Online Customer Survey by India Post
Since inception in 1854, India Post has been serving its citizens by catering to their basic requirements of communications. Over the years, it has evolved by providing varied services to Indian Citizenry in terms of Mail Services (both domestic and international), Money remittances (both domestic and international), Small Savings, Philately, Securing lives, Retail Services and […]
Union Cabinet approves creation of National Urban Housing Fund
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given approval for creation of National Urban Housing Fund (NUHF) for Rs.60,000 crores. This fund will be situated in Building Materials and Technology Promotion Council (BMTPC), an autonomous body registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. […]
Assault on Delhi Chief Secretary: Centre seeks report
New Delhi, Feb 20 :The Union Home Ministry on Tuesday sought a report from Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal on an alleged assault on Delhi Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash by AAP MLAs. “The LG has been asked to submit his report by today evening,” a Home Ministry official said. Prakash was allegedly assaulted by AAP MLAs […]
Mob lynches 2 Arunachal men accused of raping, killing minor
A mob barged into a police station, dragged out two men accused of raping and killing a minor and then lynched them on the streets in a town in Arunachal Pradesh’s Lohit district, police said on Tuesday.The two had been arrested for the alleged rape and murder of a five-year-old girl at Namgo village in […]
SC to hear plea against Nirav Modi on Feb 23
Feb 20, 2018 The Supreme Court today agreed to hear a Public Interest Litigation seeking “immediate deportation” of Nirav Modi, the main accused in the Punjab National Bank scam, on February 23. A bench led by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra will hear the PIL filed by lawyer Vineet Dhanda. Dhanda, in his PIL, also sought action […]
