India

Rs 200 crore spent on Rajya Sabha MPs’ expenses in two years: RTI

23 May 2023 11:14 AM IST

An RTI reply reveals that over the past two years, approximately Rs 200 crore was allocated for salaries, allowances, and facilities of Rajya Sabha MPs, including a significant sum of around Rs 63 crore solely for their travel expenses. In the fiscal year 2021-22, amidst the coronavirus pandemic, the government

Indian Americans set to welcome PM Modi in 20 Cities on 18 June

23 May 2023 11:10 AM IST

Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s historic state visit to the US next month, Indian Americans are planning to welcome him with an ‘India Unity Day’ march in 20 major cities across America on 18 June organisers have announced. Prime Minister Modi will embark on his first state visit to

G20: Bengaluru to host Trade and Investment Working Group meeting

23 May 2023 10:33 AM IST

On Tuesday, Bengaluru will host the start of the second Trade and Investment Working Group meeting under India’s G20 Presidency.During this three-day meeting, over 100 delegates from G20 member countries, invitee countries, regional groupings and international organizations will deliberate on reforming the multilateral trading system, integrating the Ministry of Micro,

President Draupadi Murmu to visit Deoghar on 24 May

23 May 2023 10:20 AM IST

President of India Draupadi Murmu is proposed to visit Deoghar, Jharkhand on 24 May. In this regard, extensive preparations are being made by the state government including the district administration. Strong arrangements will be made for the security system, for this the police will be deputed at all possible places

Another explosion in West Bengal, three dead

23 May 2023 08:18 AM IST

Three people, including a minor, lost their lives in an illegal fireworks factory explosion that has shaken West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district. This is the second such explosion in the state within a week. A blast at an illegal fireworks unit in Egra, East Midnapore killed nine people on

Three new ministers sworn into Naveen Patnaik’s cabinet

23 May 2023 08:08 AM IST

Former Odisha Speaker Bikram Keshari Arukha and senior Biju Janata Dal MLAs Sarada Prashad Nayak and Sudam Marandi are the newest members of the Odisha cabinet, led by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik The three leaders were sworn in at the Lok Seva BHavan in Bhubaneshwar on Monday. Arukha has been

Abhishek approaches Supreme Court against CBI questioning, petition to be heard on 26 May

23 May 2023 08:02 AM IST

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear on May 26 a plea by senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee against his questioning by the CBI in the school jobs scam case. Banerjee, who was questioned for over nine hours by the CBI on Saturday, has sought the apex court’s direction

NCP’s Jayant Patil apears before ED in PMLA case

23 May 2023 07:59 AM IST

Maharashtra National Congress Party (NCP) leader Jayant Patil appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Mumbai on Monday in a 2019 money laundering case linked to alleged financial irregularities in the now-bankrupt financial services firm Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services Limited (IL&FS), an official said. Patil is a seven-term legislator

ED attaches assets worth Rs 121 cr of Raipur mayor’s elder brother

23 May 2023 07:53 AM IST

Assets worth more than Rs 121 crore belonging to Anwar Dhebar, the elder brother of Raipur Mayor Aijaz Dhebar, IAS officer Anil Tuteja, former MD of Chhattisgarh State Marketing Corporation Ltd. Arun Pati Tripathi and others have been attached in an alleged liquor scam-linked money laundering case, the Enforcement Directorate

Supreme Court: Concerns Expressed Over Listing Of Bail Application Arising From Same FIR Before Different Benches Of Orissa High Court

23 May 2023 07:37 AM IST

The Supreme Court in the case Pradhani Jani v. The State of Odisha observed and has expressed concerns over the practise prevailed in the Orissa High Court, wherein different bail applications arise out of same FIR are being listed before the different Benches of the High Court. The court in

Supreme Court Reiterated: No Adverse Observation Against Judicial Officers Without Due Opportunity

23 May 2023 07:34 AM IST

The Supreme Court in the observed and has reiterated that the orders which are making the adverse observations with regard to the manner in which a judicial officer has exercised discretion in any manner which should not be made without an opportunity is given to the concerned person whose career

Gauhati High Court To Social Welfare Department: Ensuring Office Of Transgender Welfare Board Is Made Functional by June 23

23 May 2023 07:30 AM IST

The Gauhati High Court in the case All Assam Transgender Association v. The State of Assam & 7 Ors observed and has directed the Assam’s Finance Department for ensuring that the budget for setting up the office of the Transgender Welfare Board is released at the earliest. The Division bench