Lucknow: The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday raided premises linked to the Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar Trust and University of Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan as part of a money laundering investigation, officials said. They said about 10 premises at Rampur and Saharanpur in the state and in Delhi were being searched as part of a…
Kolkata: At least nine people, including a child, were killed after a massive fire broke out at a hotel in Kolkata in the early hours of Wednesday. The blaze erupted around 2:00 am, trapping several guests inside the building and triggering a major rescue operation. Initial reports suggest the fire may have been triggered by…
Ranchi: BJP leader Raghubar Das on Tuesday said the JMM-led Jharkhand government was silent on the protesting students’ primary demand for a CBI probe into alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations. He claimed that not a single paper leak case was reported during his tenure as the chief minister. “I welcome the cancellation of the JSSC-CGL…
New Delhi: India on Tuesday reaffirmed its resolve to counter all forms of terrorist activities, particularly cross-border terrorism, after Pakistan sought to dismiss the busting of an ISI-backed terror network as merely a distraction from internal security challenges. Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said over 200 operatives of the ISI-backed terror group, Shahzad…
New Delhi: Former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain and ex-Delhi Jal Board CEO Udit Prakash Rai (IAS) are among six persons arrested by the Anti-Corruption Branch in connection with an alleged corruption case involving the tendering process for sewage treatment plant projects of the Delhi Jal Board, an officer said on Tuesday. The other accused arrested…
Ranchi: The Jharkhand government’s decision to cancel the JSSC-Combined Graduate Level (JSSC-CGL) examination has triggered a crisis in the state administration, with the functioning of several departments and offices getting affected as over 2,000 employees appointed through the recruitment process face the risk of losing their jobs. Many of the successful candidates had already joined…
Mumbai: US Ambassador Sergio Gor on Tuesday said India and the US must address friction points as true partners and work on predictable taxation and regulatory frameworks to allow business to thrive. Speaking at the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce here, Gor stressed the need for candid, trust-based engagements on export controls and rock-solid intellectual property…
Ranchi: The Jharkhand government’s late-night decision on Monday to cancel the JSSC-CGL examination and all other recruitment examinations conducted by private agency TDPL brought a major breakthrough to the prolonged student agitation, with student leader Devendra Mahto describing the development as a “big victory” for the protesting aspirants. The announcement came on the 24th day…
Jaipur: An old but live illumination shell was found in an agricultural field near the CRPF campus in Jaipur on Monday. A woman passing through the area spotted the object lying among agricultural waste in a field in the Khatiwalon Ki Dhani area under Amber police station limits. The villagers informed the police control room,…
New Delhi: The BJP on Monday unveiled its new national team under party president Nitin Nabin, giving former Union minister Smriti Irani a significant organisational role as one of the party’s eight national general secretaries and assigning her charge of the crucial Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. Irani’s appointment is among the most closely watched decisions…
