Category: India News

Assam on alert ahead of publication of citizenship register

GUWAHATI, India – Tens of thousands of paramilitary personnel and police were deployed in the border state of Assam on Friday, the eve of the publication of a citizenship register that could leave millions of people stateless, many of them Muslims. For the last four years, residents of […]

CBDT notifies creation of special cell for startups

New Delhi, Aug 30: The CBDT on Friday notified creation of a five-member special cell to address the grievances of startups with relation to angel tax and other tax-related issues. An order issued by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) said the ‘Startup Cell’ will be headed by […]

Man held for cheating Maha woman by posing as mystic

Nashik, Aug 30: A 23-year-old man has been arrested from Delhi by Maharashtra police for allegedly posing as a mystic and enchanter and duping a woman in Nashik of several lakh rupees, an official said on Friday. Niraj Bhargav, a resident of VN Naik Colony here, has several social […]

Man booked for sending threatening mails to bank manager

Gorakhpur (UP), Aug 30: A person was booked for sending threatening emails to the manager of a nationalised bank here, police said on Friday.  Central Bank of India regional manager Lal Bachcha Jha received the emails on Wednesday night, following which a case was registered on the written application […]

Who is your CM candidate against Kejriwal, AAP asks BJP

New Delhi, Aug 30: Seeking to corner the BJP, the Aam Aadmi Party on Friday sought to know from it its chief ministerial candidate who will take on Arvind Kejriwal in Delhi. In a letter to BJP leader Vijay Goel, AAP’s Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh posed three questions […]

Centre has intimidated country through ED, CBI: Gehlot

Jaipur, Aug 30: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday said there is an undeclared emergency in the country and the Centre has intimidated the entire nation through ED, CBI and Income Tax Department. His comments came shortly after senior Congress leader D Shivakumar said the Enforcement Directorate (ED) […]

Govt announces mega merger of PSBs, bringing down their number to 12

New Delhi, Aug 30: In the biggest consolidation exercise in the banking space, the government on Friday announced four major mergers of public sector banks, bringing down their total number to 12 from 27 in 2017, a move aimed at making state-owned lenders global sized banks. United Bank of […]

Rs 4158 cr sanctioned to Jharkhand for afforestation

Ranchi, Aug 29: The Jharkhand government on Thursday received a sanction letter of Rs 4158 crore central government funds for afforestation drives in the state, officials here said. The letter was handed over to officials of the state government by Union Minister for Forest, Environment and Climate Change, Prakash […]

CBI files supplementary charge sheet in AT chitfund scam

Bhubaneswar, Aug 29: The CBI on Thursday filed a supplementary charge sheet against three persons including former Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) secretary, Ashirbad Behera for their alleged association with a chitfund company accused of looting investors of crore of rupees. The Central Bureau of Investigation filed the supplementary charge […]

Have sought unhindered consular access to Jadhav: India

New Delhi, Aug 29: India on Thursday said it had asked for “immediate, effective and unhindered” consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav from Pakistan and was in touch with the neighbouring country through diplomatic channels. Jadhav, 49, a retired Indian Navy officer, was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military […]

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