PM Modi leaves for Delhi from Jharkhand's Deoghar in another aircraft after his IAF plane developed snag, official said. India's forex reserves dropped by USD 6.477 billion to USD 675.653 billion for the week ended November 8, says RBI. The Enforcement Directorate seized Rs 8.8 crore in cash from the corporate office of Chennai-based 'lottery king' Santiago Martin.
The searches were carried out in multiple states as part of a money laundering investigation against the 'lottery king', officials said. The action comes after the Madras High Court recently allowed the ED to proceed against Santiago Martin as the Tamil Nadu Police had decided to close the predicate or primary FIR against him and a few others and a lower court accepted this police plea.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's return to Delhi after addressing election rallies in Bihar and Jharkhand was delayed after his aircaraft faced a technical snag at Deoghar airport.
Ahead of the hotly-contested Jharkhand elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asked that if the country got independence because of one family, then why did Birsa Munda launched 'Ulgulan' movement.
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake' leftist alliance bagged a landslide win in snap legislative elections, results showed Friday, as voters again rejected entrenched parties. The National People's Power contesting under the Malimawa (compass) symbol secured 113 seats in the 225 member assembly. The NPP has received 6.8 million or 61 per cent of the votes counted, taking a commanding lead over its rivals.
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Election Commission has received 6,382 complaints related to model code violations in Maharashtra in the past month and has resolved all but one, while agencies under it have seized cash and goods worth more than Rs 536 crore. These complaints were filed through the cVIGIL app of the poll panel between October 15, when the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) came into force with the announcement of the election schedule, and November 14, said a statement issued by the office of state Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) on Thursday. Once a complaint is filed, the relevant team investigates and takes appropriate action, it said. In an enforcement crackdown since October 15, various state and central agencies have seized assets worth Rs 536.45 crore, which include illegal cash, liquor, narcotics, and precious metals, said the statement.
US president-elect Donald Trump, who enjoys very good relationship with Prime Minister
Narendra Modi, is expected to build on the progress made during his first term and continue strengthening ties with India, his South Asia point-person at the White House during his first term has said. Lisa Curtis, who served as deputy assistant to president Trump and as National Security Council senior director for South and Central Asia from 2017 to 2021, also said she expected the same bumps for India and the US, as in Trump's first term, including tariff, dependence on Russia over arms supply and oil purchase from Iran.
Congress General Secretary and party's candidate in Wayanad,
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra hit out at the central government over refusal to declare Wayanad landslides a national disaster. In a post on X, Priyanka called it a "shocking injustice" to the victims and criticised the central government for "denying essential relief to those in dire need."
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