The 22nd Commonwealth Games kicked off in spectacular fashion with a stunning opening ceremony at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham. Despite the challenges posed by Covid-19, the Queen’s baton did not miss a single day or territory during its journey to Birmingham. Taking five months to build and standing 10m high, the raging bull is […]
The BJP on Thursday accused the Congress of “demeaning” President Droupadi Murmu and demanded its apology after its leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury called her “rashtrapatni”.Union minister Smriti Irani said Chowdhury used the term knowing well that it demeans Murmu and her office and is against India’s values. The Congress should apologise to the President and […]
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday morning left the Belgharia residence of Arpita Mukherjee, a close aide of West Bengal Minister Partha Chatterjee after filling 10 trunks with cash amounting to approximately Rs 29 crore that was found there.ED sleuths on Wednesday began its searches at the premises linked to aide Arpita Mukherjee. The ED […]
The Enforcement Directorate (ED), which is probing the money trail of the teacher recruitment scam in West Bengal, on Wednesday is conducting raids on four places, including a flat owned by Arpita Mukherjee, a close aide of arrested state minister Partha Chatterjee, in Belgharia and recovered a huge cache of currency notes. Earlier on Saturday, […]
The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld stringent provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act in relation to expansive definition of proceeds of crime, search and seizure, power of arrest, attachment of properties and tough bail conditions. The verdict delivered by a three-judge bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and CT Ravi Kumar is likely […]
Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday defended the ‘citizen-first policies of the (Narendra) Modi government amid opposition fire over increase in prices of essential goods like LPG (liquified petroleum gas) cylinders. Puri, the petroleum minister, shared a graphic that said ‘LPG prices in India continue to be among the lowest in the world’, and […]
Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday went to the office of the Enforcement Directorate in Delhi for the second round of questioning in connection with the National Herald-money laundering case. Party leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra accompanied their mother to the ED office. Rahul Gandhi has been questioned extensively in the same […]
All eyes are on the auction for the 5G spectrum which is underway, generating immense curiosity about who will win the righs for 72 gigahertz of radiowaves worth ₹4.3 lakh crores on offer. The bidding process began at 10 am and go on till 6 pm, PTI reported. Four players Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone […]
Sixty-four-year-old Droupadi Murmu on Monday took oath as the 15th President of India flagging “everyone’s efforts, everyone’s duties” (Sabka saath, sabka kartavya) as central tracks for building a self-reliant, glorious India.Delivering her first address after being administered the oath of office by Chief Justice of India NV Ramana in the Central Hall of Parliament here, […]
Eighteen candidates have shared the top rank in CISCE class 12 examination with a score of 99.75 per cent, according to results announced on Sunday.The second rank has been shared by 58 candidates who scored 99.50 per cent while 78 candidates scored 99.25 per cent to share the third rank. The pass percentage in the […]