ED to court: Got sanction to prosecute Chidambaram

Spread the love       Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram NEW DELHI: In what can potentially speed up the trial of P Chidambaram in the Aircel Maxis and the INX Media money laundering cases, the Enforcement Directorate on Thursday told a special PMLA court here that it had got the necessary nod from the home ministry for the prosecution of the former...

SC bans NCERT book over ‘judicial corruption’ chapter; govt apologises in top court

Spread the love       NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Thursday banned the Class 8 social science textbook that had a section on corruption in judiciary, prohibited its circulation in all forms and asked the school education secretary and NCERT chairperson to show cause why contempt proceedings not be initiated against them despite the Centre tendering an unconditional and unqualified apology for...

Indore-Pune Air India Express flight’s rough landing causes scare for 160 flyers

Spread the love       PUNE: Close to 160 flyers travelling to the city from Indore on an Air India Express flight encountered a scare when the aircraft had a rough touchdown here, following which it took off again and landed back safely after around 25 minutes. The flight (IX-1245) had departed from Indore around 4pm, half-an-hour after its scheduled departure time....

‘Do it the Auqib Nabi way’: Ex-India batter’s message to young cricketers goes viral

Spread the love       Auqib Nabi Former India wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik has praised Jammu and Kashmir pacer Auqib Nabi for his performance in the 2025-26 Ranji Trophy, saying his campaign stands out among recent fast-bowling efforts in domestic cricket.Posting on X, Karthik urged young cricketers to follow Nabi’s example if they aim to represent India.“Watching this Ranji Trophy campaign and following...

‘Shotgun wedding’: Teenage lovers skip exam to marry at temple; cops thwart plan

Spread the love       Image Used For Representational Purpose Only (AI Image) VARANASI: A teenage couple that skipped their UP Board examination and arrived at a local temple to tie the knot on Wednesday were in trouble when the boy’s family got to know about it and called the cops. However, local police handled the issue responsibly and rushed the two...

CAG study: GST boosted own revenue of almost all states

Spread the love       NEW DELHI: Almost all states have reaped a bounty after implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST) with their own tax revenue efforts getting a major boost.A decadal study by the comptroller and auditor general (CAG) on the implementation of GST and its impact on the own tax revenue of states showed that the average growth in...

Indian young adults rank lowly 60th in 84-nation mental health study

Spread the love       NEW DELHI: Young adults in India ranked 60th out of 84 countries in key mental well-being parameters in the 2025 report of an ongoing global mental health study, scoring significantly poorly than their peers aged 18-34 in most parts of the world.The ‘Global Mind Health in 2025’ released Thursday by US-based Sapien Labs reveals not just a...

Watch: Pakistan releases video of overnight airstrikes on Kabul

Spread the love       Pakistan has released dramatic footage of overnight airstrikes on Kabul, claiming its jets targeted Taliban military facilities in response to what it described as “unprovoked aggression”. According to Pakistani officials cited by local media, the Pakistan Air Force struck multiple Taliban sites in Kabul, Kandahar and Paktika in coordinated operations. Two brigade headquarters were said to have...

Film director abducted, assaulted in Karnataka; actor Aishwarya among 11 arrested

Spread the love       The complainant, Anish TA, 31, a native of Tamil Nadu. The arrested accused are Ashirwad, Sujan, Sanjay, Lakshmi Narayan, Shahid, (In Picture) Aishwarya, Rehan, Arif, Dhruva, Charan and Aslan. BENGALURU: Eleven people were arrested for allegedly abducting a film director, brutally assaulting him and robbing him of gold ornaments and cash in a case linked to financial...

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