New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) The CBI on Thursday said two places in Mumbai linked to diamond jeweller Nirav Modi were searched, leading to seizure of incriminating documents related to the Letters of Undertaking (LoUs)…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) The CBI on Thursday said it has questioned two officials of Simbhaoli Sugars Ltd in its ongoing investigation into the Rs 109 crore loan default case related to the Oriental…
Mumbai, March 1 (IANS) The Imam of the Shia Ismaili community, the Aga Khan, on Thursday said his Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) will work for the agriculture sector and rural support in Maharashtra and…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Hours after a court on Thursday directed Delhi Police to seize CCTV footage at the Secretariat where Delhi Minister Imran Hussain was allegedly attacked, the ruling Aam Aadmi Party alleged…
Tokyo, March 1 (IANS) An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7 struck off Iriomote Island, southwestern Japan on Thursday, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said. The temblor was centred in the waters near Iriomote…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the setting up of the National Financial Reporting Authority (NAFRA) as envisaged in the Companies Act, 2013, to function as an independent regulator for…
By P.K. Jha New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Indian cotton has gained support from the weakening of the rupee against the US dollar as this has accelerated its export demand, the Cotton Association of India…
Moscow, March 1 (IANS) Russia has developed “invincible” nuclear weapons that can “reach anywhere in the world”, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday in his annual state of the nation address here. The speech was…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) “Don’t worry, I am there,” former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram told his son Karti when he saw him in the CBI court where he was brought for extension of custody…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Red Sparrow”; Director: Francis Lawrence; Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Edgerton, Matthias Schoenaerts, Jeremy Irons, Mary-Louise Parker, Charlotte Rampling, Ciaran Hinds; Rating: ***1/2 Based on the similarly titled novel penned by former…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) A court here on Thursday gave the CBI custody of former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram’s son Karti for questioning till March 6 in the INX Media alleged bribery case. CBI…
Dhaka, March 1 (IANS) Three female Nobel peace laureates have asked Myanmar State Counsellor and de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi “to act now” or “face the consequences” for what they called “genocide” being…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Delhi Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash and other senior officers were working under the influence of the ration mafia in the national capital, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said here on…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Minister of State for Defence Subhash Bhamre on Thursday said the situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) was “sensitive” and has the potential of escalation. He also expressed…
Mumbai, March 1 (IANS) Despite better-than-expected macro-economic growth indicators, the key Indian equity indices closed in the red on Thursday as weak global cues and the stress faced by the banking sector eroded the risk-taking…
Mumbai, March 1 (IANS) The recently announced escalation in the Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud amount by Rs 1,300 crore is attributable to Nirav Modi’s uncle Mehul Choksi-owned Gitanjali Gems, the bank said in a…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) As the country struggles to bring back the main accused of multi-crore fraud committed in Punjab National Bank — diamond trader Nirav Modi and his uncle Mehul Choksi owner of…
Panaji, March 1 (IANS) Five days after he was admitted to the state government-run Goa Medical College and Hospital for dehydration and low blood pressure, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar was discharged from the health facility…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) India and Jordan on Thursday renewed their support to the Palestinian cause as the two sides signed 12 agreements, including one on defence cooperation, following a bilateral meeting between Prime…