NEW DELHI: On June 20, after protests from lawyers representing several bar associations, ED was forced to withdraw summons issued to senior advocate Pratap Venugopal in connection with a money laundering probe against Religare’s former chairperson Rashmi Saluja.Four months later, the agency has named Venugopal as one of the accused, along with Saluja, in its…
Lucknow: The festive mood has gripped the city, with traders expecting a 20–25% rise in sales of home appliances this Diwali. The new GST tax structure has made major electronic items like refrigerators, washing machines, and dishwashers more affordable for buyers.Under the revised GST system announced in Sept , tax slabs have been simplified to…
Pune: State ATS and Pune Police on Thursday jointly conducted searches at multiple locations in the city’s Kondhwa, Khadak, Khadki, Wanowrie and Bhosari areas following intelligence inputs about “anti-national activity”. In Kondhwa alone, 19 houses were searched in the pre-dawn coordinated exercise involving a large number of security personnel.The Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) subsequently released a…
Haryana ADG Y Puran Kumar CHANDIGARH: Shock and anguish over the alleged suicide of Haryana ADG Y Puran Kumar has triggered calls for strict action from sections of IAS and IPS officers, reports Pawan Tiwari. Haryana IAS officer D Suresh, along with others, met Chandigarh DGP Sagar Preet Hooda at police headquarters and demanded the…
Kanpur: A fire broke out on the screen during the night show at the cinema hall located at Shastri Chauraha in Etawah causing panic and chaos. The entire hall filled with smoke, but the cinema hall employees began controlling the fire using fire safety cylinders. Their swift action prevented spread of the fire despite the…
KOLKATA: Pregnant Bengal resident Sunali Khatun, disowned as an “illegal immigrant” in India and incarcerated in Bangladesh for unlawful entry after being identified as an Indian by her Aadhaar card, could be returning soon to where she and her unborn child belong.A judicial magistrate’s court in Bangladesh has asked the Indian high commission in Dhaka…
Bahraich: A 60-year-old woman was attacked by a wolf in Bhirgu Purwa village in Bahraich district’s Kaisarganj area.Afti, whose hand was severely injured in the incident, was sleeping on a cot in her house when a wild wolf suddenly pounced on her around 10 pm on Thursday night. The wolf began dragging her, causing Afti…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Friday questioned the manner in which a single judge of the Madras High Court – principal bench in Chennai – passed an order for a probe by an SIT into Karur stampede, when the petition it was responding to was for framing a standard operating protocol for political rallies. There…
Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Language University (KMCLU) is set for a major infrastructure and academic upgrade with the introduction of a new Hindu Studies programme. The university will soon have new two-wheeler and four-wheeler parking areas, modern laboratories for Microbiology, Biotechnology, Botany and Zoology, as well as tennis and volleyball courts, an open gym, and a…
NEW DELHI: Amid efforts to halt the downward trend in bilateral ties, US ambassador-designate to India Sergio Gor is travelling to India from October 9 to 14 before officially assuming charge, according to an announcement by the state department. Accompanied by deputy secretary for management and resources Michael J Rigas, Gor will meet Indian govt…
