NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday conducted searches at the premises of industrialist Anil Ambani in connection with an ongoing money laundering investigation.Sources told TOI that the case involves alleged laundering of approximately Rs 3,000 crore received as loans from Yes Bank between 2017 and 2019. The ED’s probe is based on a…
Siddaramaiah (ANI) Pramod Sawant (PTI) NEW DELHI: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday strongly objected to recent remarks by Goa CM Pramod Sawant on the Mahadayi river water project, calling them an “insult to the people of Karnataka.”Siddaramaiah said that Karnataka would fight “legally, politically, and morally until Karnataka gets its rightful share” in the…
AJMER: A public notice issued by the nazim (chief executive officer) of Ajmer Dargah disowning responsibility for accidents caused by dilapidated structures within the shrine complex, has triggered widespread anger among Muslim organisations and the community’s religious heads.The notice, dated July 21, was pasted inside Dargah premises, warning devotees to avoid old or structurally weak…
NEW DELHI: Thirty-seven years after he raped an 11-year-old girl in Ajmer district of Rajasthan, Supreme Court Wednesday upheld the conviction of the accused but declared him a juvenile. The court directed the man, now 53 years old, to appear before the Juvenile Justice Board, which can at most send him to a special home…
NEW DELHI: Confirming that the process for election of the new VP has already been set in motion, EC Wednesday said it has begun the pre-announcement activities and an announcement of the poll schedule will “follow as soon as possible”.Considering almost a month’s time is mandatorily required between issue of the election notification and actual…
NEW DELHI: In a boost to India’s military capabilities close to the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China, the crucial Mudh airfield project in the high-altitude Nyoma area in eastern Ladakh is all set to be completed by Oct.The upgrade work by (BRO) at the airfield, among the world’s highest at an altitude of…
MUMBAI: In a detailed order granting bail to a 40-year-old teacher from a prominent Mumbai school arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a male student, a special Pocso court said that there is evidence from both sides showing that subsequently there was a consensual relationship between them. Noting the victim was over 17 years old, special…
NEW DELHI: After a five-year hiatus, and ahead of a possible visit by PM Narendra Modi to China next month for the SCO summit, India announced resumption of tourist visas for Chinese nationals. Both sides have looked to facilitate people-to-people exchanges to normalise ties. China, which has been keen to resume direct air services, welcomed…
NEW DELHI: With two days to go for deadline to submit enumeration forms in poll-bound Bihar, EC said a whopping one lakh electors are “untraceable” & another 55 lakh reported as deceased, permanently migrated or enrolled at multiple places.The 56 lakh electors – who were 7% of the state’s 7.9 crore electorate as of June…
NEW DELHI: Deaths due to accidents on national highways have marginally reduced. The road transport ministry on Wednesday informed Rajya Sabha that 53,372 lives were lost in road crashes on the NH network in 2023 and this reduced to 52,609 during last year. Govt data showed that in 2022, fatalities on NH were 61,038.In a…