ED seeks attachment of Nirav Modi's assets worth Rs 255 cr in Hong Kong

New Delhi (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday said it has sent a request for attachment of fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi's Hong Kong assets worth Rs 255 crore in the multi-crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) loan default case.

Congress 'brazenly misleading' nation on Rafale: Sitharaman

Mumbai (IANS) Re-emphasizing ruling BJP government's complete transparency in defence-related matters, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday attacked the opposition Congress for "brazenly misleading" the nation on…

ED files chargesheet against Chidambaram in Aircel-Maxis case

New Delhi (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday filed a charge sheet in the Rs 3,500-crore Aircel-Maxis deal case, accusing former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram and a few others of laundering Rs 1.16 crore.

The…

Jagan injured in knife attack at Vizag airport

Visakhapatnam (IANS): YSR Congress Party President Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy on Thursday sustained a minor injury at the Visakhapatam airport in a knife attack by a young man who sneaked up to him with a request to take a selfie, police said.

The…

I-T Department seizes Rs 37 lakh, jewellery from Delhi Minister

New Delhi (IANS) The Income Tax (I-T) Department said on Thursday it has seized Rs 37 lakh in cash and jewellery worth about Rs 2 crore from Delhi Minister Kailash Gahlot and his family members.

"We have recovered cash…

Corporation chairman shot dead in UP, one arrested

Lucknow (IANS) A municipal corporation chairman in Uttar Pradesh's Sonebhadra district was shot dead on Thursday, said police, who arrested one suspect.

Chopan Municipal Corporation chairman Imtiaz Ahmad, 40, was playing…

Two caught Spying outside Ex-CBI director, Alok Verma's residence

New Delhi (IANS) Two suspects seen outside the residence of Alok Verma, the CBI director who was sent on leave, have been held by his private security officers on Thursday.

The identity of the suspects and their motive was yet to…

CBI chief was non-cooperative, posed hurdles in CVC functioning: Centre

New Delhi (IANS): CBI Director Alok Verma was divested of his charge, as he was not cooperating with the Central Vigilance Commission, and had created "wilful obstructions" in the functioning of the anti-corruption watchdog, the government…

100-year-old woman raped in Bengal

Kolkata (IANS) A 100-year-old woman was brutally raped allegedly by a 20-year-old youth in the middle of the night in West Bengal's Nadia district, the police said on Wednesday.

"The incident took place on Monday night.…

Modi awarded 2018 Seoul Peace Prize

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been named as the recipient of 2018 Seoul Peace Prize, a biennial award instituted to crystallize the wishes of the Korean people for peace on the Korean Peninsula and the rest of the world.