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New Delhi, February 15 The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to take up on Friday Madhya Pradesh Congress leader Jaya Thakur’s petition seeking prosecution of Adani group of companies under various laws in the wake of a report by US-based short-seller Hindenburg Research that levelled certain allegations against the group….

New Delhi, February 15 The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to take up on Friday Madhya Pradesh Congress leader Jaya Thakur’s petition seeking prosecution of Adani group of companies under various laws in the wake of a report by US-based short-seller Hindenburg Research that levelled certain allegations against the group….

New Delhi, February 15 The Income Tax department survey operation against the BBC India continued for the second day with the sleuths understood to be making copies of electronic and paper-based financial data of the organisation, officials said on Wednesday. The tax department had launched the action on Tuesday at…

New Delhi, February 15 The Income Tax department carried out survey operation against the BBC India for a second day on Wednesday, clocking over 34 hours in total, with the sleuths seeking explanations from select staffers and collecting electronic and paper-based financial data, officials said. The taxman launched the action…

New Delhi, February 15 Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has written to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das and Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch and sought an investigation into allegations of financial irregularities and stock manipulation against the Adani Group. In…

New Delhi, February 15A man was arrested for allegedly strangulating his live-in partner to death and storing her body in a refrigerator in Delhi’s Mitraon village, police said on Tuesday, adding that he married another girl the same day.According to the Crime Branch unit, the accused was identified as Sahil…

New Delhi, February 15 Excavation work at several sites across the country, including those along the Gulf of Kutch in Gujarat and the Gomti river in Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh, have been approved by the ASI, a senior official said. The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), in a late…

Washington, February 15 President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed the importance of the US-India strategic technology partnership and committed to continuing working together and in groups like the Quad to advance economic growth and expand cooperation on their shared priorities, a presidential spokesperson has said. A phone…

Washington, February 15 The landmark Air India-Boeing deal will create up to 1 million jobs across 44 states in the US and will further deepen bilateral ties, President Joe Biden has told Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Boeing and Air India announced a mega deal on Tuesday under which the Tata…

Mukesh RanjanNew Delhi, February 14Income Tax (I-T) Department sleuths today conducted survey operations at the BBC’s offices in Delhi and Mumbai as part of their investigation into the alleged tax evasion, officials said.The tax department’s action, incidentally, comes weeks after the broadcaster aired a two-part documentary, “India: The Modi Question”.The…

New Delhi, February 14Massive political slugfest erupted over the I-T Department’s surveys at the offices of the BBC as the BJP claimed that the broadcaster indulged in unleashing “venomous” propaganda against India while the Opposition led by the Congress termed it “heights of dictatorship” and “intimidation tactics”.Blot on democracyNo democracy…

Samaan Lateef Srinagar, February 14 Member of Parliament and former Congress president Rahul Gandhi will arrive in Srinagar on Thursday to visit ski-resort Gulmarg in north Kashmir. Gandhi will be in Kashmir for five days to take a break from his party activities. He will be accompanied by his nephew….

New Delhi, February 14Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday held a telephone conversation with US President Joe Biden.The PM expresses satisfaction at the deepening of the India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership, which has resulted in robust growth in all domains, stated a PMO readout.The leaders welcome the landmark agreement between…

New Delhi, February 14BCCI chief selector Chetan Sharma was caught in a controversy on Tuesday after he allegedly revealed classified selection matters during a sting operation conducted by a TV channel.Sharma, who was recently reinstated by the BCCI after being removed following India’s showing in the T20 World Cup in…

Satya PrakashNew Delhi, February 14Asserting that Parliament has the power to convert an existing state into a union territory, the Supreme Court has said that such law can’t be considered as an amendment to the Constitution.”By the same law, a provision can be made as to the representation in Parliament…