New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday concluded its searches in a money laundering investigation linked to the alleged diversion of funds worth more than Rs 2,000 crore from Religare Finvest Limited (RFL), official sources said. The agency had launched the raids on Friday and searched nine locations in Delhi-NCR, including the corporate offices…
Kolkata: Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday expressed optimism that the country will meet its ambitious USD 2 trillion export target by 2030, notwithstanding geopolitical headwinds and inflationary concerns. Speaking at the inauguration of the Patsan Bhavan, which houses the Jute Commissioner’s office and headquarters of Jute Corporation of India and National…
Thiruvananthapuram: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said the global conversation has shifted towards India, with many talking about the changes that have taken place in the country over the past decade. While addressing the Viksit Sankalp Bharat Yatra here, Jaishankar said he told foreigners that what has changed in the country during the…
Erode (TN): A 19-year-old girl died after being run over by a speeding bus near here on Saturday. According to police, the deceased Swarna is a resident of Gobichettipalayam near here, and a second year student of computer science. She was driving to her college in the town when a private bus coming from the…
New Delhi: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has agreed to support the Indian Railways (IR) in achieving the goal of Mission Net Zero carbon emissions by 2023. The Union government approved an MoU, signed between the Indian Railways and the USAID at the cabinet meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on…
Sultanpur (UP): An MP-MLA court here on Saturday postponed to January 18 the hearing in a case filed against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for allegedly making objectionable remarks against Union minister Amit Shah as advocates were occupied with a judicial workshop. The case stems from a lawsuit filed on August 4, 2018, by BJP leader…
Kolkata: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Bongaon Municipality’s former chairman Shankar Adhya in the early hours of Saturday in connection with the alleged ration scam in West Bengal, officials said. Adhya, a TMC leader in the North 24 Parganas district, was arrested from his residence in Simultola in Bongaon after searches were conducted by the…
Jaipur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asked BJP MLAs in Rajasthan to work towards providing the benefit of the “double-engine” government to every household. The prime minister interacted with the MLAs and party office-bearers at the party’s state headquarters here on Friday evening. The meeting lasted for nearly two-and-a-half hours. Rajasthan Urban Development Minister…
New Delhi: The Indian economy is estimated to grow by 7.3 percent in 2023-24 fiscal against 7.2 percent a year ago, mainly due to good show by mining and quarrying, manufacturing, and certain segments of services sectors. As per the first advance estimates of national income released by the National Statistical Office (NSO) on Friday,…
Jaipur: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday stressed the need for linking databases and adopting AI-driven analytical approach for tackling emerging security challenges. Inaugurating the 58th conferences of DGPs and IGPs here, he also laid emphasis on the uniformity of structures, size and skill of counter-terror mechanisms across the country. He highlighted two important…
