Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday defied an Enforcement Directorate summons in the liquor policy case that has landed several of his party colleagues in jail. In a reply to the summons, Kejriwal called it “unsustainable in law”, and headed to campaign for the Assembly polls in Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh, with Punjab’s AAP… Continue reading "Kejriwal defies summons by Enforcement Directorate"
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the rapid development being seen in the country and the praise which it is garnering across the world is because of the power of the public that has given a stable government. He was addressing a public rally at Kheralu in Gujarat’s Mehsana district after inaugurating and laying the foundation stones for a… Continue reading "Modi: Stable govt enabled most rapid development"
Prime Minister Narendra Modi added two new goals for India’s space ambitions: to set up an Indian space station by 2035 and to send the first Indian to the Moon by 2040. The space industry in the country was quick to welcome the move, indicating that the new target will not only see heavy investments but also enhance the private… Continue reading "Modi ‘directs’ ISRO to land man on moon by 2040, work towards interplanetary missions"
The CBI is conducting searches at 50 locations in West Bengal and Sikkim’s Gangtok having charged 24 persons including government officials and private individuals for allegedly issuing passports on the basis of forged documents, officials said. The CBI has detained an official posted in Gangtok and also a middleman, they said. The FIR names 24 individuals including 16 officials who… Continue reading "CBI raids over 50 locations in Bengal, Sikkim over massive passport scam"
Months after elevating to its 15-months peak level, India’s retail inflation cooled down further in the month of September. Its retail inflation, aka CPI, eased to a three-month low in September on the back of softer vegetable prices. Moreover, the inflation came below RBI’s upper tolerance band of 2%-6%. India’s retail inflation for the month of September raised by 5.02… Continue reading "Retail inflation cooled to 5% in September"
The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a case against three private persons and several unknown people, including the officials of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), over actor Vishal’s allegation that he had to pay a bribe of ₹6.5 lakh to get a censor certificate for the Hindi version of his film, Mark Antony. The Hindi version of… Continue reading "CBI files case over actor Vishal’s Censor Board bribery allegations"