PM Modi meets Australian counterpart Albanese; discuss ways to cement Comprehensive Strategic Partnership

PM Modi meets Australian counterpart Albanese; discuss ways to cement Comprehensive Strategic Partnership

Bali: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday met his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese on the margins of the G-20 summit here and discussed ways to further cement the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with a focus on cooperation in education and innovation sectors. Modi is in Bali to attend the two-day G20 summit which opened here on […]

CBI books Rotomac Global in Rs 750 crore bank fraud case

CBI books Rotomac Global in Rs 750 crore bank fraud case

New Delhi: The CBI has booked Kanpur-based Rotomac Global and its directors for Rs 750.54 crore for alleged fraud in Indian Overseas Bank, officials said. The company, which was in the business of writing instruments, has a total outstanding of Rs 2,919 crore against a consortium of seven banks led by Bank of India in […]

Delhi LG nod to proposal for creating post of investigation director in Lokayukta office

New Delhi: Giving more teeth to the Delhi Lokayukta, Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena has cleared a proposal for creating post of director (investigation) to help the anti-graft body’s investigation requirements, officials said on Wednesday. The office of Lokayukta in Delhi was “severely crippled” since its inception due to lack of staff for various purposes, […]

Coal India aims at 50 mt sales via e-auction in 2nd half of FY23

Kolkata: Coal India is targeting 50 million tonne sales through the e-auction route in the second half of the current fiscal, a top company official said on Wednesday. The coal behemoth had sold around 30 million tonne via e-auction in the first six months of the 2022-23 financial year. “We are targeting another 50 million […]

India stood firmly with Indonesia during ‘challenging times’: PM Modi

India stood firmly with Indonesia during ‘challenging times’: PM Modi

Bali: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said India has stood firmly with Indonesia during its “challenging times”, while acknowledging the shared shared heritage and culture between the two countries. Addressing the Indian diapora on the margins of G-20 summit here, Modi recalled the devastating 2018 earthquake in Indonesia and New Delhi launching the massive […]

India abstains on UNGA resolution calling for Russia to pay reparations to Ukraine

India abstains on UNGA resolution calling for Russia to pay reparations to Ukraine

UNITED NATIONS: India abstained in the UN General Assembly on a draft resolution calling for Russia to be held accountable for violations of international law by its invasion of Ukraine and requiring Moscow to pay reparations to Kyiv for damages, loss and injury resulting from the war. The draft resolution, ‘Furtherance of remedy and reparation […]

Some people are conspiring against Bengal, trying to defame us: Mamata

Some people are conspiring against Bengal, trying to defame us: Mamata

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday said a conspiracy is being hatched against the state and the ruling TMC is being defamed as a part of the exercise. She slammed BJP leaders for engaging in “anti-Bengal act” for urging the Centre to block funds for various welfare funds for the state. Amid the […]

Jail superintendent suspended over alleged VIP treatment to AAP minister Satyendar Jain

Jail superintendent suspended over alleged VIP treatment to AAP minister Satyendar Jain

New Delhi: A Tihar jail superintendent has been suspended for alleged involvement in providing special treatment to AAP minister Satyendar Jain who has been lodged in the prison in a money laundering case, sources said on Monday. Last week, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) claimed in a court here that Jain was getting special treatment inside […]

2 held in Noida for cheating on pretext of currency exchange

Noida: The police in Noida on Monday said they have arrested two Delhi-based men who allegedly duped people on the pretext of providing them with foreign currency in return for Indian money at low exchange rates. The accused were arrested by Sector 142 police station team after a case was lodged against the duo on […]

Gujarat polls: AAP’s CM candidate Isudan Gadhvi to contest from Khambhalia seat

Gujarat polls: AAP’s CM candidate Isudan Gadhvi to contest from Khambhalia seat

Ahmedabad: Aam Aadmi Party’s Gujarat chief ministerial candidate Isudan Gadhvi will contest the next month’s Assembly elections from Khambhalia seat in his home district of Devbhumi Dwarka, the party’s national convener Arvind Kejriwal announced on Sunday. Kejriwal made this announcement through a tweet. “Isudan Gadhvi, who for years raised his voice for farmers, unemployed youth, […]