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Karti Chidambaram, son of former Union Minister P Chidambaram, and his associates faced bribery allegations from the CBI. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raided Congress heavyweight leader and MP Karti Chidambaram’s house and office on Tuesday, May 17. The CBI searched the Chennai, Mumbai, Odisha, and Delhi residences and offices of the Congress leader. […]
The Ramgarh Vishdhari sanctuary in Bundi, Rajasthan, which covers the tiger habitat between Ranthambore and Mukundra Hills, was recognised on Monday as the country’s 52nd tiger reserve and the state’s fourth, after Ranthambore, Sariska, and Mukundra. On July 5 last year, the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) gave an in-principle approval to declare Ramgarh Vishdhari […]
“Options Include Exclusive Charter For Privacy & Comfort” Leisure Hotels Group, an experiential hospitality chain with 29 properties across North India, has announced the ‘Heli Char Dham Yatra’ for Pilgrims traveling this year in 2022 in partnership with an aviation company. Nestled amidst mighty, blue-green, snow-capped Himalayan peaks in Uttarakhand, Char Dham comprises the four […]
April was has been recorded as the hottest month in 122 years, with temperatures in some regions going way beyond 43 degrees centigrade. It has been noticed that despite all precautions, people are suffering from heat-related ailments. If the scenario is so bad for humans, what about our furry friends? Pets might have a comfortable […]
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said that PM Narendra Modi will virtually take part in the second Global COVID Summit, which will be hosted by US President Joe Biden on Thursday, May 12. The session will be live-streamed at 6:30 p.m IST. The key focus of the summit is to address pandemic-related challenges faced […]
Uttar Pradesh government, led by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, yesterday, dismissed Mukul Goyal from his position as the state’s Director General Of Police (DGP). It was only in June 2021 that Goyal, an Indian Civil servant, was appointed to the post. This news came like a bolt from the blue. The reason behind his dismissal is allegedly because […]
The Supreme Court ordered the Center to reconsider the Section 124A (sedition law) provision of the Indian Penal Code on Wednesday. In 162 years, the court suspended an operation of sedition for the first time. Indeed, it is Supreme Court’s historic order. Key Highlights According to the court order, until the re-examination exercise for sedition law […]
The former Chief Minister of Haryana, Om Prakash Chautala, cleared his Standard 10th and 12th exams at 87. Interestingly, he achieved first division in both exams proving that learning has no age limit. The veteran politician was in office from 1999-to 2005 as the CM of Haryana. The Haryana Education Department handed over the mark […]
With only 32% married working women and 44% of women not permitted to visit the market, women empowerment in India looks abysmal. The National Family Health Survey 5 put a bee in a bonnet while revealing shocking data about Indian women. However, 82% of women in India have the liberty to refuse to engage in […]
All political parties except the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are against the commission’s decision in regard to Jammu and Kashmir. The delimitation commission has completed its final report on the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly and Lok Sabha. The Central government’s final decision is essential because it will pave the way for the J&K elections. Demarcation […]
The Ahmedabad Bench of Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT), presided over by Laxman Madnani, has ordered M/s Sterling Oil Resource Limited and its directors Nitin and Chetan Sandesara to pay dues of Rs343.36 crore owed to nationalised banks within two months. DRT also issued a recovery certificate, which is based on Bank of Baroda’s (BoB) application […]
With Assembly elections approaching for several states, war of words between major parties has intensified. In the latest, Congress has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of provoking communal enmity that has led to violent riots in several poll-bound states, including, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Gujarat and Rajasthan. Just in the past months or […]
UK High Court will hear diamond merchant Nirav Modi’s appeal against his extradition order on June 28. Modi, who is wanted in India for allegedly being involved in Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam case, had appealed against his extradition from the UK to India on mental grounds, claiming that he has high-risk of committing suicide. […]
Allahabad High Court on Monday said that a married lady is particularly possessive about her spouse and cannot bear to share him with other women. The court made this observation while dismissing a petition. The bar of Justice Rahul Chaturvedi made this comment while banishing a discharge filed by a man. The court accused the […]
Uddhav Thackeray, Chief Minister of Maharashtra, recited a line from Ramdas Swami’s ‘Maruti Stotra’ while warning his opponents. He said that if anyone confronts Shiv Sena, they’ll show the demonstration of ‘Bheemrupi Maharudra,’ which means the one with the strength of Bheem. The statement made by the CM of Maharashtra outlined a sequence of incidents […]
Union Home Minister Amit Shah held a high-level meeting to discuss the current power crisis in the country. The meeting was attended by Power minister RK Singh, Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi and Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. As temperatures through out India reach scorching levels and power demand is at an all-time high, nearly 16 states […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, this morning, extended greetings to the people of Maharashtra and Gujarat as both states celebrate their Foundation Day on May 1. Through Twitter, he applauded the two states for all the progress they had achieved and wished them continued prosperity. The two states were once part of the bigger Bombay state. […]
As demand for electricity reaches its peak, at least 16 states in India are suffering from two to ten hour power cuts. The situation is grave, as at the time when the country is experiencing scorching heat, a quarter of power plants have been shut down. According to government records, due to shortage of electricity, […]
The Enforcement Directorate, on Wednesday, booked several premises of ABG Shipyard Private Limited in Mumbai, Pune, and Surat. In February 2022, the CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) booked ABC Shipyard for financial fraud of ₹22,842 crores. It is the largest banking scam CBI has ever recorded in its history. According to the ED officials, the […]
Acting on a tip-off, an alert Indian Coast Guard and Gujarat ATS, seized a drug consignment being ferried to India via the Arabian Sea. The joint operation nabbed all of the nine crew onboard the Pakistani vessel Al-Hajj. Officers briefed that the offenders tried to shoot when they realised the police chase. However, they were […]
