CBI arrests Lalu’s man Friday in land-for-job scam

July 28, 2022

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday arrested Bhola Yadav, the former Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to former railway minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, for his alleged involvement in the land-for-job scam. His arrest is being termed as a ‘significant’ development in the case by people who have known...

PFI terror module targeting PM Modi busted, two arrested

July 15, 2022

The Bihar Police claimed to have busted a “potential terror module indulging in anti-India activities” by arresting two people, including a retired Jharkhand police officer, with alleged links to extremist outfit Popular Front of India (PFI). The duo was arrested in Phulwari Sharif area of Patna late on Wednesday. “The...

CONGRESS UP IN ARMS AGAINST CENTRAL GOVERNMENT FOR ‘INTIMIDATING’ JUDICIARY

July 13, 2022

Hours after a Karnataka High Court judge, Justice HP Sandesh put on record the allegations that he was indirectly threatened with transfer allegedly by another fellow judge for passing orders against the head of state Anti-Corruption Bureau, the Congress party on Tuesday used this incident to target the union government...

ED GRILLS RAHUL GANDHI FOR FIFTH DAY, CONGRESS TERMS IT ‘DIVERSIONARY’

June 22, 2022

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday was quizzed for the fifth day for nine hours by the Enforcement Directorate in the National Herald money laundering case. The Congress MP from Wayanad has spent almost 50 hours at the ED office over five sittings with the investigators questioning him over multiple...

‘Dead’ CBI witness appears in court, very much alive

June 4, 2022

In an embarrassment to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the agency declared dead one of its own witnesses in Bihar and even submitted her death certificate to court. She was in fact alive. This is something that has never happened before in the agency’s history. The same witness, which...

ED SUMMONS SONIA AND RAHUL IN NATIONAL HERALD MONEY LAUNDERING CASE

June 2, 2022

The Enforcement Directorate, on Wednesday, issued summons to Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her son and Member of Parliament, Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald money-laundering case, leading to howls of protest from Congress, which described the case as “fake”. The ED had taken up the case in 2014 after former...

BHEL, GE to develop electric propulsion systems for Indian Navy

April 29, 2022

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) and General Electric Power Conversion on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the development of Integrated Electric Propulsion Systems for the Indian Navy. The MoU was signed in the presence of Jeremy Quin MP, UK Minister of Defence Procurement, Alex Ellis, British High Commissioner...

BAGHEL MEETS SHAH, SEEKS ASSISTANCE FOR NAXAL-HIT DISTRICTS

April 14, 2022

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, in a meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday, requested the Home Minister to resume the special assistance that is given by the Centre to Naxal-affected districts across the country. Of the total 70 districts notified as Naxal-affected in the country, 14 are...

Army chief Naravane on Singapore visit to enhance military ties

April 6, 2022

During their meeting, Dr Ng and General Naravane reaffirmed the strong and long-standing bilateral defence relationship between Singapore and India and discussed regional geopolitical developments. Naravane is on a three-day visit to the country that commenced on 4 April. During this visit, the COAS will hold meetings with the top...

BJP WINS BIG IN FOUR STATES INCLUDING UP; AAP SWEEPS PUNJAB

March 11, 2022

The sun rose brightly at the 6-A, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg office of the BJP in New Delhi and continued to shine throughout the day as the party won in four of the five states that had gone to the polls in February and March. Out of these five states,...