Former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh sent to judicial custody

Mumbai, 15/11:Former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, arrested in a multi-crore money laundering case, was sent to 14-day judicial custody by a special PMLA court here on Monday. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Deshmukh on November 1 under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) after questioning in the case. At the…

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Indian-American entrepreneur donates $1 million to Hindu University of America

Washington DC, 30/3: Indian American businessman Ramesh Bhutada has donated $1 million to the Florida-based Hindu University of America, the only institution in the US whose mission is to provide education based on Hindu philosophy.     This is the highest donation received by the Hindu University of America (HUA) which was established in 1989…

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Four Congress MPs suspended from Lok Sabha for rest of session for disrupting proceedings

New Delhi, 25/7: Four Congress MPs were suspended from Lok Sabha for the rest of the session for displaying placards and disrupting proceedings despite a warning by Speaker Om Birla.     Amid continuous disruptions, the Chair named Congress MPs Manickam Tagore, TN Prathapan, Jothimani and Ramya Haridas.   Later, Parliamentary Affair Minister Pralhad Joshi…

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PM Modi meets French President Macron, discusses regional and global developments

New Delhi, 5/5: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron held extensive discussions on a wide range of bilateral and global issues, including the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, the situation in the Indo-Pacific and terrorism, as they agreed on an ambitious agenda for the next phase of the India-France Strategic Partnership.    …

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