Video: Rs 85 lakh found at MP govt clerk’s home; he drinks poison

Bhopal, August 4 The Madhya Pradesh police’s Economic Offences Wing (EOW), probing a disproportionate assets complaint, recovered more than Rs 85 lakh in cash from the Bhopal home of a state government clerk who consumed some liquid that was suspected to be poisonous during a search on Wednesday, an official…

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Need constructive suggestions to stop poll freebies: Supreme Court

New Delhi, August 3 The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre, Niti Aayog, Finance Commission, Law Commission, RBI and members of ruling and opposition parties to give constructive suggestions to address irrational poll-eve freebies to influence the electorate. A Bench led by Chief Justice of India NV Ramana asked…

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17 Opposition parties seek review of Supreme Court verdict on ED’s powers

New Delhi, August 3 The Opposition on Wednesday expressed deep concern and apprehension about the long-term implications of the recent Supreme Court judgment upholding the Amendments to the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, and called for its review. Seventeen Opposition parties, including the Congress, Aam Aadmi Party…

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Govt writes to CJI NV Ramana; asks him to recommend his successor

Satya PrakashNew Delhi, August 3The Central government on Wednesday wrote to Chief Justice of India NV Ramana asking him to recommend the name of his successor.”Today (03.08.2022) at 2130 hrs., the Secretariat of the Hon’ble Chief Justice of India has received a communication dated 03.08.2022 from Hon’ble Minister of Law…

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Delhi HC suspends sentence of former Haryana CM OP Chautala in DA Case

New Delhi, August 3 The Delhi High Court on Wednesday suspended the sentence of former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala till the pendency of the appeal in a disproportionate assets (DA) case. Chautala recently had moved an appeal challenging the trial court order which had sentenced him to four…

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Presence of unverified labour for illegal mining along Pak border a ‘big security hazard’: BSF to High Court

Saurabh Malik Chandigarh, August 3 In a scathing report on illegal mining in the border areas of Punjab, the Border Security Force (BSF) has told the Punjab and Haryana High Court that the presence of “hundreds of labourers” — whose antecedents had not been verified by the local police —…

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Cabinet approves sugarcane FRP of Rs 305/qtl for 2022-23 season

Vibha Sharma New Delhi, August 3 The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs today approved a Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) of sugarcane for sugar season 2022- 23 (October – September) at Rs 305/qtl for a basic recovery rate of 10.25%, providing a premium of Rs 3.05/qtl for each 0.1% increase…

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Taiwan scrambles jets as 22 Chinese fighters cross Taiwan Strait median line

Taipei, August 3 Taiwan scrambled jets on Wednesday to warn away 27 Chinese aircraft in its air defence zone, the island’s defence ministry said, adding that 22 of them crossed the median line separating the self-ruled island from China amid rising tensions. China demonstrated its outrage over the highest-level…

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Speeding truck runs over Kerala youth on skateboard expedition from Kanyakumari to Kashmir

Chandigarh, August 3 An unfortunate incident took place on Tuesday when a skater, on a journey from Kashmir to Kanyakumari through skating, lost his life in Haryana’s Panchkula district after being hit by a speeding truck. Pinjore police said the 31-year-old Kerala youth, Anas was on his skateboard during…

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Freebies during polls: SC asks Centre, Niti Aayog, others to brainstorm ‘serious issue’

New Delhi, August 3 The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked stakeholders like the Centre, Niti Aayog, Finance Commission and the RBI, to brainstorm on the “serious” issue of freebies announced during elections and put forth “constructive suggestions” to tackle it, saying no political party will oppose such handouts or like…

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Four workers die, two get unconscious after inhaling toxic gas in Jhajjar factory; DC orders inquiry

Ravinder Saini Jhajjar, August 3 In a tragic incident, four migrant labourers from Uttar Pradesh died and two others got unconscious after they inhaled toxic gas emanating from a tank used to dump liquid waste and other garbage at a gas kit of a paper manufacturing unit in Rohad village…

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Money laundering probe: ED seals Young Indian office in National Herald premises

New Delhi, August 3 The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday temporarily sealed the premises of Young Indian (YI) in the Congress-owned National Herald office in Delhi as part of an ongoing money laundering investigation, official sources said. The temporary seal has been put in order to “preserve the evidence” which…

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Money laundering probe: ED seals Young Indian office on National Herald premises

New Delhi, August 3 The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday temporarily sealed the premises of Young Indian (YI) in the Congress-owned National Herald office in Delhi as part of an ongoing money laundering investigation, official sources said. The temporary seal has been put in order to “preserve the evidence” which…

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Money laundering probe: ED seals Young Indian office on National Herald premises; Congress alleges vendetta

New Delhi, August 3 The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday temporarily sealed the premises of Young Indian (YI) in the Congress-owned National Herald office in Delhi as part of an ongoing money laundering investigation, official sources said. Moments after ED sealed the Young Indian office of the Congress party located…

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