New Delhi: In a significant development in the multi-crore Chhattisgarh liquor scam investigation, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday arrested Chaitanya Baghel, son of former Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel. The arrest followed an early morning raid at his residence in Bhilai-3. Baghel was subsequently produced before the PMLA court in Raipur as…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay trial court proceedings against former Bihar chief minister and RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav in the CBI’s land-for-jobs case. A bench of Justices M M Sundresh and N Kotiswar Singh asked the Delhi High Court to expedite hearing on his plea for quashing of the…
Raipur: The Enforcement Directorate on Friday launched fresh raids at the premises of former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel’s son Chaitanya Baghel in connection with a money laundering probe against him linked to an alleged liquor scam, officials said. Chaitanya Baghel’s house in Bhilai town, which he shares with his father, is being searched by…
Mumbai: Axis Bank share price crashed over 7% in early trade on Friday after the private lender disappointed Dalal Street investors with weak Q1 results. Axis Bank shares fell as much as 7.4% to ₹1,073.95 apiece on the BSE. Axis Bank reported a 3.8% drop in its net profit for the fiscal first quarter ended June…
As Telangana braces for the upcoming local body elections, the principal opposition party—Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS)—and its first family, the Kalvakuntlas, find themselves entangled in yet another political and financial controversy. This time, it’s not over irrigation contracts, land deals, or excise scams, but over cricket—specifically, the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA), a body now under…
New Delhi: Delhi High Court Judge Justice Yashwant Varma has filed a petition in the Supreme Court, challenging the findings of an in-house inquiry panel that found him guilty of misconduct. He has also contested the impeachment recommendation made by the then Chief Justice of India, Sanjiv Khanna, calling the entire sequence of events a…
Balrampur: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has seized documents related to multiple properties associated with self-styled spiritual leader Changur Baba. The crackdown is part of an ongoing investigation into alleged financial irregularities and money laundering linked to Baba and his close associates. The properties seized include- Changur Baba’s residence His son’s house Properties owned by his…
Washington: The White House on Friday shunned media reports circling US President Donald Trump’s visit to Pakistan, stating that there have been no such presidential travel plans. “A trip to Pakistan has not been scheduled at this time”, the White House confirmed to ANI. The White House has not announced or confirmed any such travel…
New York/Washington: In a significant development, the US has designated The Resistance Front, a proxy of Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) that was behind the Pahalgam attack, as a foreign terrorist organisation. In a statement issued by the Department of State on Thursday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said this action demonstrates the US’ commitment…
New Delhi: India has slammed comments by the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), Mark Rutte, who earlier threatened secondary sanctions on New Delhi over its links to Moscow, warning the Western military alliance against following ‘double standards’. On Thursday, Randhir Jaiswal, the spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs, said at a…
