ED arrests Punjab CM Channi's nephew in money laundering case

New Delhi (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has Bhupinder Singh Honey, the nephew of Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, in connection with a Prevention of Money Laundering case pertaining to illegal mining in Punjab, said officials…

ED raids premises of partner of Sena leader's daughters in Rs 1,034 Cr land scam

Mumbai (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday conducted raids in connection with a Rs 1,034 crore land scam at the house of Sujit Patkar, who is reportedly a business partner of Purvashi and Vidhita, the daughters of Shiv Sena leader…

China lost 42 soldiers in Galwan Valley clash, not 4: Australian newspaper

New Delhi (IANS) Chinese People's Liberation Army lost 42 soldiers, not four during the Galwan Valley clashes with the Indian troops in Eastern Ladakh, claims The Klaxon, an Australian newspaper, on Thursday. The clashes took place on June 15,…

India saved around 1 lakh lives during third wave of Covid in Dec-Jan

New Delhi (IANS) Covid-19 vaccines prevented more than 90,000 deaths during the third wave, December 28, 2021 to January 31, 2022, according to a research report by the SBI.

About 14,756 Covid-19 deaths have occurred in India during the third…

Jail term can't exceed 25 years', SC seeks Centre's response on Abu Salem's plea

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre to consider a plea by gangster Abu Salem that his imprisonment cannot extend beyond 25 years, according to the terms of his extradition from Portugal by the Indian government.

Advocate…

Chinese PLA tortured Arunachal youth in its custody: MP Tapir Gao

Itanagar (IANS) The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) that handed over Arunachal Pradesh youth Miram Taron to the Indian Army on January 27 -- nine days after he was allegedly abducted, had tortured the teenager while he was in its custody,…

Crypto tax regime indicates future of cryptocurrencies in India

New Delhi (IANS) The announcement of the crypto tax regime by introducing flat 30 per cent taxation on income from crypto and digital assets in the Budget 2022-23 indicates the possible future of cryptocurrencies as a financial asset in the domestic…

PM Modi says no to politics in the Union Budget, new age sectors is the flavour

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has refused to succumb to electoral pressures as the Union Budget announced on Tuesday had no mention of populism or playing to regional galleries.

Elections to five states are slated this month…

'Zero Sum budget', Rahul Gandhi slams Modi govt

New Delhi (IANS) After the presentation of the Union Budget former Congress President Rahul Gandhi has said that its a zero sum budget by the Union Government.

Rahul Gandhi tweeted, "M0di G0vernment's Zer0 Sum Budget!" In his tweet, Rahul…

100 PM Gati Shakti Cargo terminals to be developed in 3 years: FM

New Delhi (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said that 100 cargo terminals will be developed during the next three years under the PM Gati Shakti master plan.

"100 PM Gati Shakti cargo terminals for multimodal logistic facilities…