Mumbai, 17/8: Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez has been named as an accused in the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) supplementary charge sheet filed in the Rs 200 crore money laundering case involving conman Sukesh Chandrashekar, claim sources. The ED is likely to file a second supplementary prosecution complaint against the actress before the Patiala House…
New Delhi, 17/8: The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned for August 22 the issue relating to FIFA suspending All India Football Federation (AIFF) after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta appearing for Centre requested for the same. The apex court was hearing Centre’s plea relating to All India Football Federation in the wake of FIFA…
Washington DC, 17/8: Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, on Tuesday tweeted that he was buying football club Manchester United Plc, without offering any details. Musk has a history of being unconventional and making irreverent tweets, and it was not immediately clear whether he planned to pursue a deal to secure Manchester United….
New Delhi, 17/8: In a major setback to the Congress, its senior leader Ghulam Nabi Azad resigned from the post of chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Campaign Committee and the political affairs committee, hours after he was appointed by the party high command. According to the party sources, Azad’s appointment was viewed as…
Washington DC, 16/8: US First lady Jill Biden tested positive for Covid-19 and was experiencing “mild symptoms”, the White House announced on Tuesday. She had been vacationing with President Joe Biden in South Carolina when she began experiencing symptoms on Monday. She has been prescribed the antiviral drug Paxlovid and will isolate at…
Mumbai, 16/8: Benchmark BSE Sensex rose by over 379 points on Tuesday as gains in oil & gas, banking and auto shares helped the barometer continue winning run for the third straight session. The 30-share BSE benchmark index advanced 379.43 points or 0.64 per cent to settle at 59,842.21. During the day, it…
Kashmir, 16/8: The latest targeted killing of a Kashmiri Pandit (KP) farmer by militants in south Kashmir’s Shopian district has forced a community organisation to once again call for mass migration from the Valley. Kashmiri Pandit Sangarsh Samiti (KPSS), an organisation that represents the Pandits living in the Valley, in a statement said…
Mumbai, 16/8: An MLA from Maharashtra Chief Eknath Shinde-led faction has asked his supporters to beat up workers of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena amid the growing rift between the two groups. A video on Monday went viral on social media platforms wherein MLA Prakash Surve was also seen assuring his supporters to…
J&K, 16/8: In yet another targeted killing, a Kashmiri Pandit (Hindu) farmer was shot dead while his brother was injured after militants fired upon them in Chotigam village of south Kashmir’s Shopian district Tuesday. Reports said the siblings were working in their orchards when militants riding a motorcycle fired upon them from a close…
Patna, 16/8: The two-member ‘Mahagathbandhan’ government in Bihar comprising Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his deputy Tejashwi Prasad Yadav expanded its Cabinet to 31 on Tuesday. Tejashwi Yadav-helmed RJD bagged 16 berths in the Cabinet while Nitish’s party got 11. Tej Pratap Yadav, RJD leader and brother of Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav, was…
