5 cyber criminals arrested for using PAN details of 95 celebrities for credit card fraud

New Delhi (IANS) Five cyber criminals have been arrested for procuring the PAN Card details of 95 prominent celebrities, including Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan and former captain of the Indian cricket team MS Dhoni, and getting credit cards issued…

Former MP Meena Singh quits JD-U

Patna (IANS) After Upendra Kushwaha, two-time MP Meena Singh also left the Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United on Friday.

Meena Singh won the bypoll to the Bikramganj Lok Sabha seat in 2008 after the death of her husband and sitting MP Ajit…

ED seizes Rs 3.5 cr cash in MGNREGA fund scam involving IAS officer Pooja Singhal

New Delhi (IANS) In a latest development in the MGNREGA fund scam involving suspended IAS official Pooja Singhal and others, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday said that they conducted raids in Jharkhand's Hazaribagh at the premises of…

SC junks Vijay Mallya's plea challenging proceedings to declare him a fugitive

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday dismissed a plea by businessman Vijay Mallya, facing extradition, against proceedings in a Mumbai court to declare him a fugitive economic offender and confiscate his properties.

Counsel, representing…

Developed nations can't claim global leadership without listening to affected countries: Modi

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday in a message to developed nations said that no group can claim global leadership without listening to those most affected by its decisions.

In his address to the G20 foreign ministers…

SC sets up committee headed by ex-SC judge to probe Adani-Hindenburg controversy

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday formed a committee headed by its retired judge A.M. Sapre to probe into the Adani-Hindenburg controversy.

A bench headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud and comprising Justices P.S.…

Delhi L-G recommends AAP ministers' resignations to Prez

New Delhi (IANS) After two jailed ministers of Aam Aadmi party (AAP) - Manish Sisodia and Satyendar Jain - stepped down, Delhi Lt Governor V.K. Saxena on Wednesday recommended the resignations to President Droupadi Murmu.

Upon request from…

Kejriwal forwards names of Atishi, Saurabh Bharadwaj to L-G for appointment to cabinet

New Delhi (IANS) After two jailed ministers of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) -- Manish Sisodia and Satyendar Jain -- stepped down, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has forwarded the names of two party leaders for their appointment to the Cabinet to…

NIA court sentences 2 terrorists to 10 yrs imprisonment in Gujarat

New Delhi (IANS) A Special NIA Court in Gujarat has awarded ten years rigorous imprisonment to two terrorists for their involvement in misusing social media platforms to radicalise and recruit cadres to carry out terror acts in India in the name of…

Death penalty to 7 IS operatives in Kanpur terror conspiracy case; 1 gets life term

New Delhi (IANS) A Special National Investigation Court (NIA) Court in Lucknow has awarded death penalty to seven IS operatives and life term to another in connection with the 2017 Kanpur terror conspiracy case.

The IS operatives were booked…