Rs 160 cr allegedly given to company from party a/cs NEW DELHI: Enforcement Directorate Tuesday carried out searches in Kolkata to probe the purchase of an aircraft — Embraer 600 — and an Agusta 109 SP helicopter for Rs 112 crore by Kolkata-based Carewell Aviation India Pvt Ltd, and Rs 160 crore it allegedly had…
In a thrilling Round of 16 showdown, Argentina emerged victorious, defeating Egypt 3-2. Lionel Messi was visibly overcome with emotion, shedding tears of joy at the end of the match. (AP Photo) Lionel Messi could not contain his emotions at the final whistle as Argentina staged a sensational late comeback to beat Egypt 3-2 in…
NEW DELHI: CBI filed its first chargesheet Tuesday in the Rs 4,097-crore Reliance Commercial Finance Ltd (RCFL) bank fraud case before a special CBI court in Mumbai against seven accused, including Reliance Infrastructure Ltd, Reliance Home Finance Ltd (RHFL) and five former senior RCFL executives.Devang Pravin Mody, former director and CEO of RCFL; Ravindra Somayajula…
Double-Engine Govts Reduce Differences: Shah NEW DELHI: Four states adjoining Narmada river – Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Maharashtra – Tuesday reached an agreement over their decades-old dispute related to the displacement of people in water-submerged areas and compensation for land in the river project.CMs of the four states signed the agreement on settlement of…
The United States launched a series of strikes against Iranian targets early Wednesday after three merchant ships were struck in waters off Oman.In a statement, US Central Command (CENTCOM) blamed Iran for the attacks and said the strikes were intended to impose “heavy costs” on Tehran for targeting “innocent civilians in an international waterway.““US Central…
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) has found that all six accused allegedly involved in the Ram Temple donation theft case were appointed to the donation-counting system through recommendations from Trust-linked functionaries, despite detailed safeguards designed to ensure transparency in the handling of devotees’ offerings.In its preliminary report, the SIT identified Avinash Shukla, Anukalp Mishra, Lavkush…
Siya and Chetan, accused in the Ketan Agarwal murder case, claimed during the investigation that they had secretly married a few months ago Pune: Police are verifying claims if Siya Goyal and Chetan Chaudhary — accused of murdering real estate businessman Ketan Agarwal at Lohagad on June 18 — were married, while former’s cellphone data…
Mahabaleshwar was lashed by cloudburst-like rain on Tuesday, recording 403mm in 24 hours and a staggering 916mm over the past 48 hours Pune: Extremely heavy rain continued to batter parts of Maharashtra on Tuesday with several locations in the Sahyadri Ghats logging 500-600mm in the past 24 hours. The popular hill station of Mahabaleshwar in…
Union minister Bhupender Yadav NEW DELHI: The Centre has removed four officials from environment minister Bhupender Yadav‘s office. The officials are Yadav’s private secretary, assistant private secretary and two additional private secretaries.Yadav’s private secretary, Amar Singh, a 2010 batch IRS officer, was removed on “administrative grounds”. The appointments of assistant private secretary Siddharth Yadav and…
NEW DELHI: Meta Tuesday announced a fresh set of measures to combat child exploitation across its platforms, days after the Indian govt issued a notice over Instagram advertisements allegedly carrying child sexual abuse material, putting further pressure on the company to strengthen its safety systems.In a blog post, the company said it had already identified…