New Delhi Liquor baron Vijay Mallya has been summoned by a special anti-money laundering court on August 27 under the Fugitive Economic Offenders Ordinance, an official said. The May 27 ordinance gives the law enforcing agencies powers to attach and confiscate the proceeds of crime and properties of economic offenders like bank defaulters or bank […]
New Delhi Around 9,000-strong workforce of non-executive employees of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) have threatened to go on a strike from June 30 if their demands regarding pay hike and promotions were not met. A section of the DMRC Staff Council has been demonstrating at the Yamuna Bank and Shahdara metro stations since June 19. […]
New Delhi India will get all data on black money from Switzerland by the end of fiscal 2019, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said today, a day after the central European nation released data that showed money parked by Indians rose over 50 per cent to 1.01 billion Swiss francs (Rs. 7,000 crore) in 2017. “We will […]
Bengaluru In his 48 months as Prime Minister, Narendra Modi made 41 trips to over 50 countries, at a total cost of Rs 355 crore. He was abroad for a cumulative 165 days. This was revealed through replies to Right to Information (RTI) queries submitted to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) by RTI activist Bhimappa […]
MUMBAI: Five people died after a chartered plane crashed into Mumbai’s Ghatkopar locality on Thursday afternoon. The first responders and emergency teams have reached the spot and rescue operations are currently underway. The crash took place in Jagruti building near Ghatkopar’s Sarvodaya Hospital at around 1.30 pm, police said. Immediately after the crash, the plane […]
New Delhi Delhi and the National Capital Region on Wednesday morning received pre-monsoon showers that brought down the maximum temperature by six degrees Celsius. The India Meteorological Department predicted heavy showers in isolated pockets on Wednesday and said the monsoon is likely to arrive on Thursday. “The first two days of the week have seen […]
New Delhi Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on Wednesday dismissed the recent UN report on alleged human rights violations in Kashmir as “motivated” and asserted that Indian Army’s record in this regard is “absolutely above board”. “I don’t need to speak about the human rights record of the Indian Army. It is well known to all of you, it is […]
New Delhi Sending out a warning to states about an “all-time high” threat to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the home ministry has put out rules in which no one can come too close to PM Modi, not even ministers and officers, if not cleared by his special security. The home ministry has written to all […]
New Delhi India is the world’s most dangerous country for women, says a recent global survey conducted by Thomson Reuters Foundation survey. Afghanistan and Syria ranked on the second and third, followed by Somalia and Saudi Arabia. United States made a surprise entry in top 10, ranking joint third, where women were most at risk […]
Mumbai A portion of a wall at an apartment complex in south Mumbai collapsed this morning following incessant rain, which led to a road caving in and taking down at least 20 parked cars. Dramatic visuals from the 32-storey Lloyds estate in Wadala’s Antop Hill show several cars buried or stuck in debris. Mumbai’s civic body […]