India

ED questions CM Baghel’s political advisor, Officer on Special Duty

29 Aug 2023 08:06 AM IST

The Enforcement Directorate on Monday questioned a political advisor and an OSD of Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel as part of a money laundering investigation linked to an alleged illegal betting and gambling app, official sources said. The federal agency recorded the statements of Baghel’s political advisor Vinod Verma and

BJP prepares for social media battle ahead of LS polls

29 Aug 2023 08:05 AM IST

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Uttar Pradesh has begun its preparations for a social media battle ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Before announcing the election dates, the BJP initiated its election strategy on social media platforms. The party is mobilising cyber warriors at the district and block

Amit Shah to flag off BJP’s ‘Jan Ashirwad Yatra’ on September 3

29 Aug 2023 08:04 AM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will flag off the Bharatiya Janata Party’s ‘Jan Ashirwad Yatra’ on September 3 from Chitrakoot in Satna in Madhya Pradesh, where polls will be held at the end of the year. Making the announcement in a press conference, Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and state

‘Employment increased during Modi govt’s nine years’

29 Aug 2023 08:02 AM IST

On Monday, Union Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh said employment has increased in the last nine years of the Modi government, during which nine lakh jobs were given to the country’s youth. Addressing Rozgar Mela, he said one of the biggest achievements of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s tenure

Jan Dhan Yojana revolutionised financial inclusion in India: FM

29 Aug 2023 08:00 AM IST

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday that Jan Dhan Yojana-led interventions and digital transformation have revolutionised financial inclusion in the country, as more than 50 crore people have been brought into the formal banking system with cumulative deposits surpassing Rs 2 lakh crore. On the ninth anniversary of the

Court cases to end in 2 years after new IPC comes: Amit Shah

29 Aug 2023 07:57 AM IST

After India adopts its new penal Code and disowns “colonial legacies”, no case would continue in courts for more than two years, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said while chairing the 26th western zonal council meet in Gandhinagar today. “After the passage of the three new Bills — Bhartiya Nyaya

Onam fosters brotherhood, equality: MK Stalin

29 Aug 2023 07:56 AM IST

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin extended Onam greetings to the people of Kerala stating that the celebration is an opportunity to re-establish an India filled with equality, brotherhood and growth. “My heartfelt wishes on Onam, a festival celebrated by the people of Kerala with enthusiasm and unity,” said Stalin.

ISRO’s solar mission Aditya-L1 to be launched on September 2

29 Aug 2023 07:54 AM IST

After the successful Chandrayaan-3 mission to the Moon, ISRO on Monday announced that India’s first solar mission Aditya-L1 to study the Sun will be launched on September 2 at 11.50 am from Sriharikota spaceport. Aditya-L1 spacecraft is designed to provide remote observations of the solar corona and in-situ observations of

TN Minister Senthil Balaji’s judicial custody extended till Sep 15

29 Aug 2023 07:53 AM IST

A Chennai Special Court for MP/MLAs on Monday extended the judicial custody of Tamil Nadu’s jailed minister, Senthil Balaji, till September 15. Previously, on August 25, the court extended Balaji’s judicial custody until August 28. Furthermore, the court directed the prison authorities to present Senthil Balaji physically on August 28

SC asks Centre to probe J-K lecturer Zahoor Ahmad Bhat suspension

29 Aug 2023 07:48 AM IST

The Supreme Court on Monday asked Attorney General R Venkataramani and Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to probe the suspension of a lecturer from the Jammu and Kashmir education department. The lecturer had presented arguments before the top court in a case related to the abrogation of Article 370. A constitution

All eyes fixed on Mayawati’s likely participation in Mumbai I.N.D.I.A meet

29 Aug 2023 07:46 AM IST

The much-awaited Opposition meet is scheduled to happen in Mumbai on August 31 and September 1, hosted by former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray which will be a key meet to decide the fate of the like-minded parties for the future course of the Opposition politics, but surprisingly in political

Chennai: Senthil Balaji produced before court for further proceedings

28 Aug 2023 18:19 PM IST

Senthil Balaji, the Tamil Nadu Minister who was arrested by Enforcement Directorate agents in connection with the payment for jobs scam, appeared before the MP/MLAs special Court in Chennai today. Even as Senthil Balaji’s lawyers waited outside the court, it was surrounded by heavy police guard. Senthil Balaji, the imprisoned