Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Maharashtra NCP president and MLA Jayant Patil for questioning in a money laundering case linked to alleged financial irregularities in the now bankrupt IL&FS, official sources said Friday. The 61-year-old MLA from Islampur seat of Maharashtra has been asked to depose before the federal agency here on Friday,…
Amritsar: A low-intensity blast took place near the Golden Temple here late in the night, the third such incident in this holy city in a week, police said on Thursday. Punjab Police chief said that five people have been arrested in connection with the explosions that took place this week. The latest blast occurred on Wednesday…
New Delhi: The SCO member-nations on Wednesday adopted the Work Plan for 2023-2025 and approved the draft action plan for the implementation of Concept of Interaction between Railway Administration of these countries, the railway ministry said in a statement. A meeting of Heads of Railways Administration of SCO Member States was held from 8-10 May…
Rampur/Jalandhar: Bypolls held in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Odisha witnessed a moderate to high voter turnout on Wednesday, while Meghalaya registered an impressive polling percentage of over 90. The bypolls were conducted for two Assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh, one each in Meghalaya and Odisha and the Jalandhar Lok Sabha constituency in Punjab. According to the…
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government filed a criminal complaint in a Sessions court here on Wednesday against State BJP president K Annamalai for defaming Chief Minister M K Stalin. The complaint filed by city public prosecutor G Devarajan before the vacation sessions Judge C Uma Maheswari covers two specific allegations levelled by Annamalai against Stalin….
Mumbai: The ED carried out searches against two former auditor firms of IL&FS — BSR and Associates and Deloitte Haskins and Sells — on Wednesday in connection with its money-laundering probe into alleged financial irregularities at the infrastructure development and finance company, official sources said. The premises linked to the two auditors in Mumbai were…
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday alleged that DRDO official Pradeep Kurulkar, arrested on charges of providing confidential information to a Pakistani agent, was an “active RSS volunteer”. The DRDO official was arrested last week by the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS). The Congress’ attack came a day after a special court in Pune extended till May…
Amethi (UP): Ahead of the second phase of the civic polls, the Samajwadi Party’s Gauriganj MLA Rakesh Singh and his supporters allegedly thrashed Deepak Singh, the husband of BJP candidate for the post of Nagar Palika chairman Rashmi Singh, in the police station premises here on Wednesday. A video of the purported incident has surfaced…
New Delhi: The government is yet to accept a report of the energy transition committee that recommended banning the use of diesel-powered four-wheelers in cities with over 10 lakh population and switch to electric and gas-fuelled vehicles by 2027, the oil ministry said. The report of the committee headed by former oil secretary Tarun Kapoor…
Shimla: Changing weather patterns of dry winters and rainy summers have created double trouble for Himachal Pradesh’s farmers who have suffered huge losses in seasonal crops and plants. The overall loss in agriculture crops and horticulture plants until May 9 this year was estimated at around Rs 104 crore — 40.60 crore for agriculture crops and…
