Our development has shut accounts of many: PM Modi

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi while speaking on the motion of thanks in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday hit back at the Congress saying other than providing lip-service, it did nothing for the people but in the past 9 years, the BJP has…

Bengal coal scam: Companies with cross-holdings by arrested bizman under ED scanner

Kolkata (IANS) Gajraj Towers Private Limited director Vikram Sikaria, who had been taken into custody by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the latter's ongoing probe in the multi-crore coal smuggling scam in West Bengal, have…

Thousands without food, water in Turkey & Syria as quake toll tops 16,000

Ankara/Damascus (IANS) Amid freezing temperatures, thousands are without food, water and shelter in Turkey and Syria as the death toll in the devastating 7.8-magnitude quake increased to 16,035 on Thursday, authorities said.

In its latest update…

Women can offer 'namaz' in mosques: AIMPLB to SC

Lucknow (IANS) The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has informed the Supreme Court in an affidavit that the entry of women into mosques for offering 'namaz' inside is permitted.

However, free intermixing of genders in the…

Turkey-Syria quake toll now 15,383, race against time to find survivors

Ankara/Damascus (IANS) As rescuers are racing against time to find more survivors in Turkey and Syria amid the harsh freezing temperatures, the death toll from the devastating earthquake that struck the two countries earlier this week has increased…

China violated sovereignty of nations across 5 continents: Blinken

Washington (IANS) In reference to the suspected Chinese spy balloon which was shot down over the Atlantic Ocean on February 4, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that Washington "was not the only target of this broader program which violated…

ED makes 8th arrest in Delhi excise policy scam

New Delhi (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday made its eighth arrest in the Delhi excise policy scam.

A man named Rajesh Joshi was arrested by the ED, who is said to be connected with an advertising agency, sources said. Further…

Phone tapping case: Delhi HC grants bail to ex-NSE chief Chitra Ramkrishna

New Delhi (IANS) The Delhi High Court Thursday granted bail to former National Stock Exchange (NSE) Managing Director and CEO Chitra Ramkrishna in a money laundering case registered by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) related to the alleged illegal…

Maha: Bombay HC says bullet train project of 'national importance', junks Godrej plea

Mumbai (IANS) Declaring that the upcoming Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project is of 'national importance', the Bombay High Court on Thursday dismissed a plea of Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Co. challenging the acquisition of its land in…

PFI wanted to bring Islamic rule in India by 2047: Maharashtra ATS

New Delhi (IANS) The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) in its charge sheet has claimed that the Popular Front of India (PFI) wanted to target the police machinery and establish an Islamic rule in India by 2047, and for this they were getting…