The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has summoned Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia for questioning in connection with the alleged Excise Policy scam case nearly three months after filing the charge sheet in the case, officials said on Saturday.The officials said Sisodia had been called on Sunday for questioning. Meanwhile, in a tweet, Sisodia […]
Sahil Gehlot danced and enjoyed with his friends at his engagement ceremony on February 9 and later strangled his live-in partner and stuffed her body inside a refrigerator following an heated argument, police claimed. The following day, Gehlot, 24, got married, they said.Nikki Yadav was allegedly strangled to death by Gehlot who stuffed her body […]
The Income Tax department survey operation against the BBC India continued for the second day with the sleuths understood to be making copies of electronic and paper-based financial data of the organisation, officials said on Wednesday. The tax department had launched the action on Tuesday at the BBC’s Delhi and Mumbai offices along with at […]
The Income Tax Department on Tuesday conducted a survey operation at the BBC’s offices in Delhi and Mumbai as part of a tax evasion investigation, officials said.The surprise action comes weeks after the broadcaster aired a two-part documentary on the 2002 Gujarat riots and India. The department is looking at documents related to the business […]
Countering the opposition onslaught against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP in the backdrop of Hindenburg report against the Adani group, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said for “us nothing is there to hide or fear”. In a widely televised interview conducted by a news agency, the Home Minister said, “The Supreme […]
The ISIL-K have threatened to launch terrorist attacks against the embassies of India, Iran and China in Afghanistan and by targeting them, the terror group sought to undermine the relationship between the Taliban and the UN member states in the Central and South Asia region, according to a UN report.The revelations were made in a […]
The Reserve Bank on Wednesday hiked key benchmark policy rate by 25 basis points to 6.5 per cent, citing sticky core inflation.This is the sixth time interest rate has been hiked by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) since May last year, taking the total quantum of hike to 250 basis points. Announcing the bi-monthly […]
Two fresh earthquakes of 5.6 and 5.7 magnitude hit Turkey on Tuesday, a day after three deadly quakes – also felt in Syria, Lebanon, and Israel – rocked the country, having claimed around 5,000 lives so far. The massive 7.8 magnitude quake was followed by dozens of aftershocks. A second major earthquake registering 7.5 on […]
The Adani-Hindenburg issue rocked Parliament for the third straight day with both Houses being adjourned without transacting any business amid Congress-led Opposition’s demand to discuss the matter suspending every other listed agenda and the government noting that Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had already clarified the matter. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi attacked the Congress for […]
A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit southeast Turkey and Syria early Monday, toppling buildings and sending panicked residents pouring outside in a cold winter night.At least 195 people were killed in both countries, hundreds were injured and the toll was expected to rise. Rescue workers and residents frantically searched for survivors under the rubble of […]