ED sought confiscation of properties worth Rs 8,078 crore attached earlier in the case, belonging to Reliance Communications and its promoters and directors, including assets of Anil Ambani. NEW DELHI: ED filed two chargesheets, one each against Reliance Communications (RCom) and Reliance Infrastructure Ltd, on Saturday before a special court here, naming Gautam Doshi, Sateesh...
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ED director Rahul Navin’s tenure extended by a year
After three years as ED director, Navin could get two more extensions and serve till Aug 2029, all through PM Modi’s tenure NEW DELHI: Rahul Navin has been granted a one-year extension as ED director as his two-year fixed tenure was due to end this month.The tenure of Navin, a 1993-batch Indian Revenue Service (I-T)...
LeT operative involved in 26/11 Mumbai attack dies in Pak; poisoning speculated
Qari Saeed Abdul Aziz had played a key role in the planning of many terror strikes, including the 26/11 Mumbai attack A high-ranking Lashkar-e-Taiba operative is learnt to have died under mysterious circumstances, leaving many in Islamabad intrigued.Qari Saeed Abdul Aziz, who was involved in the planning of the 26/11 Mumbai terrorist attacks, collapsed and...
7 of 25 high courts without CJs, collegium recommends names for just four
The collegium is yet to decide on selecting judges for appointment as regular CJs to HCs of Rajasthan, J&K and Madhya Pradesh, which are manned by acting CJs NEW DELHI: At a time when seven of the country’s 25 high courts are without regular chief justices, the Supreme Court collegium, headed by CJI Surya Kant,...
Recent rain has little impact on national monsoon deficit
IMD, however, predicted a rise in rainfall activity over Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Bihar from Aug 13 onwards NEW DELHI: Good rains in the past one week over Delhi, Haryana and east Rajasthan helped offset the shortfall in these areas, but they did not reduce the overall country-wide monsoon deficit by much. In this...
Search ops involving Indian Navy for 3 missing fishermen continue in Kerala
INS Kalpeni sailed from Kochi on Saturday night to join the search operation and anchored one nautical mile off Neendakara on Sunday morning (Representative image) NEW DELHI: A search operation involving the Indian Navy for three fishermen who went missing following separate boat mishaps off Kollam and Thiruvananthapuram coasts will continue on Monday, a defence...
Rare turtle rescued in Wales in 2023 flies 5,000 miles home to Gulf of Mexico
Rare turtle Rhossi rescued near death from Welsh beach in 2023 to fly 5,000 miles home to Gulf of Mexico; KY Jelly used to protect skin (Photo: Anglesey Sea Zoo) A rare sea turtle that washed up on a Welsh beach close to death is now preparing for an extraordinary 5,000-mile journey back to its...
Op Sindoor showed India will go to any extent to protect its citizens: Defence min
Drawing a parallel with Sindoor Maharaktadan Yatra, Rajnath asserted that while Op Sindoor showcased courage, the mega blood donation camp represents compassion NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday that “Operation Sindoor demonstrated the unmatched valour of our defence forces who sent a global message that India will go to any extent to...
Indian, US navies kick off 5-day specialised diving, EOD exercise in Kochi
Indian and US navies have been conducting joint salvage and EOD exercises since 2005. The forthcoming engagement marks the 8th edition of the specialised bilateral training exercise NEW DELHI: Indian and US navies will conduct a five-day exercise on explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) at the Southern Naval Command in Kochi from August 10 to 14.‘Indian...
Hyderabad’s NALSAR students oppose CJI Surya Kant as convocation chief guest
students cited the CJI’s reported remarks during Delhi protest hearing, including his response: “We are not interested in videos; we don’t have time to watch.” HYDERABAD: A section of students at the National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (NALSAR), Hyderabad, has urged the university to reconsider inviting Chief Justice of India Surya Kant as...
