The Hawker aircraft that was auctioned by ED Hyderabad: In a first-of-its-kind action, Enforcement Directorate has auctioned a seized Hawker 800A aircraft for ₹3 crore in connection with the alleged ₹792 crore bogus invoice discounting scam linked to Hyderabad-based Capital Protection Force Pvt Ltd (also known as Falcon Group), its CMD Amardeep Kumar and others.The…
Chennai: DMK has accused chief minister C Joseph Vijay of not attending his Keralam counterpart V D Satheesan’s swearing-in ceremony on Monday fearing political complications.“Rahul Gandhi attended Vijay’s swearing-in ceremony almost like a stakeholder. But Vijay cancelled his Thiruvananthapuram visit at the last minute, fearing problems,” Elangovan said. He also alleged that the pending luxury…
ED claims that companies linked to Arora conducted suspicious transactions through fake firms in Delhi Gurgaon: A special court on Tuesday directed Enforcement Directorate (ED) to allow Punjab industries minister Sanjeev Arora, currently in the agency’s custody, to meet his lawyer for one hour daily from 10am to 11am.Arora, who was arrested in connection with…
Jaipur: The ruling BJP is mounting an intensive organisational effort for elections to 309 urban local bodies, with its state and central leadership closely involved in candidate selection and poll strategy.While Union home minister Amit Shah kicked off the campaign by urging voters during rallies in Chittorgarh and Alwar to “wipe out Congress” in local…
Xi was visiting India for the first time in seven years. NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi briefly interrupted his opening remarks at the Brics Summit on Saturday after Chinese President Xi Jinping appeared to be uncomfortable.PM Modi turned towards Xi and asked the translator accompanying the Chinese president, “Is it okay?” He repeated the…
Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal to cut down fuel consumption amid rising global oil prices, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis chose a different mode of transport for his official commute on Thursday. Instead of using his regular official convoy, Fadnavis arrived at the Vidhan Bhavan riding a Royal Enfield Classic 350 motorcycle.Pictures shared by…
Experts say lakes drying up in summer is the best opportunity to carry out desilting, remove plastic & waste. BENGALURU: With temperatures in Bengaluru crossing 35°C over the past week, several lakes across the city have dried up completely, while others have seen water levels drop by as much as 4-5 feet. While this may…
Lake Allos (French Alps), the largest natural high-altitude lake in Europe and one of the two study sites for this research. Credit: Hervé Rogissart In 1924, Arctic charr from Lake Geneva were introduced into Lake Allos. A hundred years later, scientists found that their descendants had developed different metabolic responses, even when raised under the…
Chennai: Sigenergy, the Shanghai-based energy storage systems and solar solutions maker, is planning to invest $150mn-$200mn to establish a large-scale manufacturing facility in India, as it seeks to tap into the country’s rapidly expanding renewable energy and battery storage market.The company, which commenced its Indian operations a few months ago, is evaluating suitable locations, state-level…
6 abducted Nagas found dead in Manipur GUWAHATI: Security forces traced the bodies of six Nagas abducted by armed Kuki groups in Manipur four weeks ago to an undisclosed location near a village in Kangpokpi district on Wednesday, reigniting ethnic tensions that seemed to have eased just the day before with the release of 14…
