Ranchi, 2/11: The Enforcement Directorate has summoned Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren for questioning on November 3 in a money laundering case linked to alleged illegal mining in the state, officials said on Wednesday. The agency wants to question and record his statement under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), they said.
Bangalore, 1/11: Karnataka’s highest civilian award the ‘Karnataka Ratna’ was conferred posthumously on late actor Puneeth Rajkumar on Tuesday, on the occasion of the 67th Kannada Rajyotsava (the state formation day). He is the 9th recipient of this prestigious honour. The event on the foresteps of Vidhana Soudha, the seat of state legislature…
New Delhi, 1/11: Seasoned bureaucrat Giridhar Aramane on Tuesday assumed charge as the new defence secretary at a time the government has been focusing on modernising the three services.Before taking charge, Aramane laid a wreath at the National War Memorial and paid homage to the fallen heroes.
Morbi, 1/11: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said a “detailed and extensive” inquiry to identify all aspects relating to the Morbi bridge collapse tragedy is the need of the hour, as he chaired a high-level meeting here to review the situation. He asserted that key learnings from the inquiry must be implemented…
New Delhi, 1/11: India coach Rahul Dravid said Tuesday they are shutting out criticism of KL Rahul and backed the opening batsman to come good at the Twenty20 World Cup. India’s vice-captain has failed to get into double figures in three matches as the tournament in Australia moves towards the business end. …
New Delhi, 1/11: Meta-owned WhatsApp on Tuesday said it banned over 26 lakh accounts in India in the month of September in compliance with the new IT Rules, 2021, which are now being amended to put more responsibilities on social media platforms. The messaging platform, which has nearly 500 million users (according to third-party data)…
New Delhi, 1/11: Conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar, currently lodged in Tihar Jail, has made sensational claims that he paid over Rs 50 crore to AAP for an “important” post in the party, Rs 10 crore to jailed minister Satyender Jain and Rs 12.5 crore to jail Director General Sandeep Goel as “protection money”. The…
Morbi, 1/11: With the announcement of Prime Minister Narendra Modi visiting the site of the Morbi bridge collapse and meeting survivors at the government hospital, the local administration swung into action to clean up streets and the GMERS hospital where the survivors are under treatment. Visuals of hospital clean-up including painting works were shared widely…
New Delhi, 1/11: The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear on November 14 a PIL seeking a direction for a court-monitored judicial inquiry into the horrific Morbi bridge collapse tragedy. Petitioner-advocate Vishal Tiwari mentioned the matter before a bench presided over by Chief Justice U U Lalit. “You are very quick,”…
Bengaluru, 1/11: Namma Yatri, the ride-hailing app put together by auto-rickshaw drivers, is officially launching on November 1 in what promises to be a David vs Goliath battle in Bengaluru’s mobility space. The app was released on Google Play in early October and has seen more than 10,000 downloads in the testing phase….
