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ED files charge sheet against P Chidambaram in Aircel Maxis case

New Delhi, Oct 25: The Enforcement Directorate Thursday filed charge sheet against former Union minister P Chidambaram in the Aircel-Maxis money laundering case, accusing him of conspiring with foreign investors to give them clearance for their venture. Special Judge OP Saini fixed November 26 for consideration of the charge […]

Israel Aerospace wins $777 million India contract for missile defence

TEL AVIV : State-owned Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has won an additional $777 million contract to supply LRSAM air and missile defence systems to seven ships in the Indian navy, the company said on Wednesday. The contract is with the Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL), which is the main […]

HC orders CBI to maintain status quo on proceedings against its Special Director Rakesh Asthana

New Delhi, Oct 23:  The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the CBI to maintain status quo on the criminal proceedings initiated against its special director Rakesh Asthana, who has challenged the FIR lodged against him on bribery allegations. The high court clarified that there was no stay on […]

Paytm says consumer data safe after founder’s personal data stolen

NEW DELHI – India’s top digital payments company Paytm said on Tuesday its consumer data was safe after police arrested three people, including the company’s spokeswoman, over allegations they tried to blackmail its founder and extort nearly $3 million by threatening to leak personal data. “This is a […]

Sparks fly as India allows ‘green’ firecrackers for Diwali

NEW DELHI – India’s Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the use of “safe and green” firecrackers during Diwali festivities next month, but it was unclear how the rules will be enforced at a time when millions of fireworks add to the country’s toxic pollution. Each year, smoke from […]

Security beefed up to foil sit-in by separatists, normal life hit in Srinagar

Srinagar, Oct 23: Normal life remained affected for the second consecutive day on Tuesday as the authorities imposed restrictions in certain parts of the city to foil a sit-in protest by separatists at Lal Chowk over the death of seven civilians in a blast at an encounter site in […]

India lodges strong protest with Pak over killing of 3 soldiers along LoC

New Delhi, Oct 23: India summoned a senior official of the Pakistan High Commission here Tuesday and lodged a strong protest over the loss of lives of three of its soldiers during an infiltration bid by Pakistani terrorists in the Sunderbani sector of Jammu and Kashmir two days ago. […]

Russia pledges to act to ‘restore’ military balance if U.S. quits nuclear arms pact

MOSCOW – Russia said on Monday it would be forced to respond in kind to restore the military balance with the United States if President Donald Trump carried through on a threat to quit a landmark nuclear arms treaty and began developing new missiles. Trump drew a warning […]

Rahul demands Arun Jaitley’s resignation over Mehul Choksi issue

New Delhi, Oct 22: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday demanded Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s resignation alleging that his daughter was “on the payroll” of Mehul Choksi, the prime accused in the multi-crore PNB fraud case. Taking to Twitter, he alleged that Jaitley “sat on the file and allowed […]

Angry mob pelts stones at police at site of Amritsar rail accident

AMRITSAR, India – An angry mob threw stones at police on Sunday near the site of a deadly railway accident in north India, demanding immediate financial compensation for the families of the victims and government jobs for those who lost wage-earners. A group of about 100 people staged […]

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