Delhi court grants bail to Peter Mukerjea in INX Media money laundering case

A Delhi court on Saturday granted bail to former media baron Peter Mukerjea in the INX Media money laundering case linked to former Union minister P Chidambaram and his son Karti. Special Judge M K Nagpal granted relief to Mukerjea, the erstwhile director and COO of INX Media. The court had earlier granted interim bail…Continue Reading

Indian economy fastest in world to come out of Covid pandemic impact: Amit Shah

Synopsis​​He highlighted the changes in policies to give boost to the civil aviation sector, setting up of project development cells in every ministry, dynamic ranking system to spur healthy competition among states to attract investments, the schemes which have brought in Rs 2.25 lakh crore investment in the country.AgenciesDelivering the keynote address at the Hindustan…Continue Reading

Cyclone Jawad: Puri DM says evacuation of people from vulnerable areas is underway

Cyclonic storm Jawad is 400 km south of Puri in Odisha, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD). Puri Administration has geared up to avoid mishaps. District Magistrate Samarth Verma said, “The evacuation of people from vulnerable areas is ongoing. Teams for restoration of services like power and drinking water supply post-cyclone are ready. Those in…Continue Reading

Automotive R&D body ARAI working on developing fast chargers for e-vehicles: Heavy Industries Minister

Automotive research and development body Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) is working on developing fast chargers for e-vehicles, Heavy Industries Minister Mahendra Nath Pandey said on Saturday. The Pune-based autonomous institution has already developed a prototype of the product, he said in a reply to a PTI query at a press conference on the…Continue Reading

Elon Musk’s wealth declines by $15 billion as tech stocks plunge

That leaves Musk’s fortune at $268.9 billion Topics Elon Musk | Markets | Tesla Elon Musk. Photo: Reuters The richest U.S. tech moguls dropped tens of billions in collective wealth as technology stocks tumbled amid fears of inflation and economic tightening. Elon Musk’s net worth fell by $15.2 billion on Friday — the most among tech billionaires — after…Continue Reading

BJP talking to Amarinder, Dhindsa for alliance in Punjab: Amit Shah

The BJP may fight the Punjab elections in alliance with the parties of Captain Amarinder Singh and former Akali leader Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Saturday. “We are talking to Captain (Amarinder Singh) saab as well as (former Akali Dal leader Sukhdev Singh) Dhindsa saab. It is possible we will…Continue Reading

No plan to ban NSO group, don’t know whether it has been blacklisted in US: Centre to Parliament

The Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology informed the Parliament on Friday that it had no information on whether the United States has blacklisted the NSO group, which has been at the centre of a global controversy over the alleged misuse of its Pegasus spyware to tap phones of journalists, activists, and politicians. There…Continue Reading

‘Lungi chhaap’ goons roamed freely before 2017: Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya

By: Express News Service | Lucknow | December 4, 2021 6:10:02 am Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya (File) Days after his “Mathura is ready” tweet kicked off controversy, Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Friday said that before BJP came to power in the state in 2017, “lungi chhaap”…Continue Reading

Coordinate, but don’t step on states’ toes: Amit Shah to IPS probationers

The police need to coordinate at the national level to fight serious crime but without interfering with the rights of states, Home Minister Amit Shah said Friday. “There is a need for coordination at the national level without interfering with the rights of the States and respecting the spirit of the Constitution to prevent crimes…Continue Reading

Event to mark 100 yrs of PAC begins today

WHILE PRIME Minister Narendra Modi has been invited for the two-day centennial celebrations of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) over the weekend, he is yet to confirm whether he will attend, said Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Congress leader in Lok Sabha who heads the PAC. “The Speaker’s office has invited the Prime Minister on behalf of…Continue Reading