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Air Force to acquire 6 ‘Eye In The Sky’ planes for Rs 11,000 cr
New Delhi: The Indian Air Force is set to acquire six state-of-the-art airborne warning and control aircraft in a deal worth close to Rs.11,000 crore with the Cabinet Committee on Security giving a green light on Wednesday. The aircraft themselves are likely to be hand-me-down A-321 jetliners from Air...
CBI launches Covid pension fraud by EPF Organisation
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a corruption and cheating case against three officials of Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation or EPFO for allegedly siphoning off around 2.71 crore between March 2020-June 2021 when the pension fund organization had relaxed the norms for withdrawals amid job...
Biden, Xi discuss Covid origin probe
Washington: US President Joe Biden discussed the investigation into the origins of COVID-19 during a call on Thursday with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, according to the White House. “They did discuss a range of trans-national issues including COVID-19, and understanding its origins is of course a primary concern...
Tax department holds ‘surveys’ at news website offices
Income Tax officers visited the offices of news sites Newsclick and Newslaundry today, calling them “surveys” and not “raids”. The Income Tax department confirmed that officers had gone to the offices of these news portals in south Delhi “to conduct surveys”. According to Press Trust of India, the officials...
Rahul Gandhi says in Jammu he is Kashmiri Pandit
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, whose party has long assailed the ruling BJP for entwining politics and religion, was on Friday seen exhorting people to chant ‘Jai Mata Di‘ from a stage in Jammu and invoking his Kashmiri Pandit lineage. “Jai Mata Di,” he was heard saying, somewhat...
Modi chairs meeting to review Covid situation
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today chaired a high-level meeting to review the COVID-19 related situation in the country and the vaccination drive to battle the pandemic, government sources have said. The session comes amid talk of a potential third wave sweeping the country in September and October....
Australia threaten to scrap Afghan cricket Test
Cricket Australia said Thursday it would have “no alternative” but to cancel hosting a historic Test match against Afghanistan unless the Taliban backtracks on a reported ban on women playing sport. The governing body said the first ever men’s Test between the two nations was under serious threat...
VK Sasikala’s Rs 100-cr properties seized in corruption case
Chennai/ New Delhi: Eleven properties owned by expelled AIADMK leader VK Sasikala have been seized by the Income Tax Department, sources said today. The properties – spread across 24 acres in Payanoor village of Tamil Nadu – were reportedly brought between 1991 and 1996 when Jayalalithaa was the Chief...
CIA chief, Ajit Doval meeting amid Taliban government formation
New Delhi: National Security Adviser Ajit Doval met with US spymaster William Burns in Delhi on Tuesday. The meeting took place on a day when the Taliban announced the names of people who would run Afghanistan, including a man on the UN sanctions list being named as Prime Minister....
Tripura royal to lead Northeast alliance against BJP
Guwahati: A new political initiative was today launched in the northeast aimed at taking on the BJP’s might in the region. The grouping, the first two constituents of which are The Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance (Tipra) and the Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP), is yet to be named. Tipra...
No graft probe by police without ‘authorisation’
New Delhi: The Centre has issued standard operating procedures (SOPs) for police officers to seek mandatory prior approval before conducting any investigation against allegedly corrupt public servants, according to a Personnel Ministry order. An amendment carried out in the over 30-year-old Prevention of Corruption (PC) Act, 1988 in July...
Hindus, Muslims share same ancestry, says RSS chief
Mumbai: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Monday said Hindus and Muslims share the same ancestry and every Indian citizen is a “Hindu”. Speaking at an event here organised by Pune-based Global Strategic Policy Foundation, he said “sane” Muslim leaders should stand firmly against fundamentalists. “The word...
PM reviews Afghan situation with Rajnath, Amit Shah, Ajit Doval
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval at his residence this afternoon to discuss the ongoing situation in Afghanistan. The meeting comes on the heels of the Taliban claims of total control over Afghanistan with...
Mukesh Ambani races towards $100 billion club
Mukesh Ambani added $3.7 billion to his net worth on Friday as shares of his flagship company surged after the tycoon doubled down on his clean-energy goals. Asia’s wealthiest person is now worth $92.6 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. The tycoon is closing in on L’Oreal’s Francoise...
Taliban claims ‘complete capture’ of Panjshir Valley
Kabul: The Taliban said Monday they had captured the last pocket of resistance in Afghanistan, the Panjshir Valley, as the top US diplomat flies to Qatar to try and handle the aftermath of the chaotic American withdrawal. Following their lightning-fast rout of Afghanistan’s army last month — and celebrations...
Central team rushed to Kerala as boy dies of Nipah
Kozhikode: A 12-year-old boy died due to Nipah virus infection at a hospital in Kerala, state Health Minister Veena George said on Sunday. The samples of the boy, which were sent to the Pune National Institute of Virology, confirmed the presence of Nipah virus. The Central Government has rushed...
Peace accord signed with Assam’s restive Karbi tribe
Guwahati: Five terrorist groups representing Assam’s Karbi tribe signed a tripartite agreement with the Centre and the state government, kindling hopes of a return of peace after decades of violence. The “historic” Karbi Anglong Peace Accord involves the laying down of arms by members of the community and the...
Amit Shah links freedom of expression to good policing
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said the most important thing in a democracy is a citizen’s independence and freedom of expression which is directly linked to good policing, and this needs to be continuously improved. He said “beat constable” deployed at the lowest level of...
