Live news updates: ED attaches worth assets Rs 415 cr in Yes Bank-DHFL case

Live news updates: ED has provisionally attached assets worth Rs 251 crores of Sanjay Chhabria and assets worth Rs 164 crores of Avinash Bhosale, in Yes Bank- DHFL fraud case under PMLA, 2002

2:31 PM

3 killed, 6 injured in a knife attack in China's Jianxi

Three people were killed and six others injured in a knife attack at a kindergarten in southeast China's Jianxi province, reports AFP. A "gangster wearing a cap and mask" stormed the private kindergarten in Anfu county, police said.

1:50 PM

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi visits Sri Murugha Math in Chitradurga

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi visits Sri Murugha Math in Chitradurga along with party leaders DK Shivakumar and KC Venugopal. "I've been following & reading a little about Basavanna ji for some time now. So, it's a real honour for me to be here. I'd make a request, if you can send me somebody who can teach me a little more in detail about Ishtalinga & Shivayoga, I'd probably benefit from it," he said

1:38 PM

SC to further hear on case relating to Maharashtra political crisis tomorrow

The apex court today heard detailed arguments from both Uddhav Thackeray-led camp and Eknath Shinde group in the case relating Maharashtra political crisis. The Court posted the matter for further hearing on Thursday

 

12:50 PM

ED raids the residence of Partha Chatterjee's associate Arpita Mukherjee

ED raids the residence of Arpita Mukherjee, associate of jailed West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee.

12:20 PM

July PMI services growth slips to 4-month low on rising inflation

The S&P Global India Services PMI decreased to 55.5 in July 2022 from 59.2 in June, and below market consensus of 58.5, pointing to the weakest expansion in the sector since March, as weaker sales growth and inflationary pressures restricted the latest upturn in business activity.

But the index has been above the 50-mark that separates growth from contraction for a year and July's reading was higher than the long-term average.

Moreover, despite sliding from an over 11-year high set in June, the relatively strong reading was underpinned by firm domestic demand.

 

11:33 AM

ED attaches assests worth Rs 251 cr and Rs 164 cr in Yes Bank- DHFL fraud case

ED has provisionally attached assets worth Rs 251 crores of Sanjay Chhabria and assets worth Rs 164 crores of Avinash Bhosale, in Yes Bank- DHFL fraud case under PMLA, 2002. The Enforcement Directorate said that total attachment in the case now stands at Rs 1,827 crores.

11:20 AM

Lok Sabha adjourned till noon amid Opposition uproar

Lok Sabha adjourned till noon amid sloganeering by Opposition MPs over various issues

10:54 AM

Isolation rooms for Monkeypox patients now operational in Delhi hospitals

Isolation rooms for the treatment of Monkeypox patients are now operational in Delhi's Safdarjung hospital, RML hospital and Lady Hardinge hospital, reports ANI quoting official sources

10:35 AM

Visit to Taiwan was a show of support: Nancy Pelosi

Visit to Taiwan was a show of support for the island, says US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi

"Today, our delegation... came to Taiwan to make unequivocally clear we will not abandon our commitment to Taiwan and we are proud of our enduring friendship," Pelosi told President Tsai

10:06 AM

SpiceJet exploring possibility of partial stake sale, reports ANI

SpiceJet promoter Ajay Singh is exploring the possibility of a partial stake sale, reports ANI quoting sources.

10:03 AM

SpiceJet says continues to be in talks to secure sustainable funding

The company continues to be in discussions with various investors to secure sustainable financing and will make appropriate disclosures in accordance with applicable regulations:, says SpiceJet spokesperson

9:57 AM

India records 17,135 new cases of Covid-19, 47 new deaths

India records 17,135 new cases of Covid-19, taking the coronavirus tally to 44,067,144. With 47 new deaths, India's death toll has now reached 526,477. India's tally of recovered cases reached 43,403,610 with 19,823 new cured cases reported in the last 24 hours. India's active cases now stand at 137,057 after a net decline of 2,735. India on Tuesday administered 2,349,651 doses of vaccine, taking the total count of vaccination to 2,048,430,732.

9:48 AM

Yields up with dollar as Fed officials signal more hikes; Asian stocks firm

Asia-Pacific bond yields followed U.S. Treasury yields higher on Wednesday and the dollar continued its climb after Federal Reserve officials signalled they are nowhere near done raising interest rates.

Yields were also helped as demand for the safest assets retreated following U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's safe arrival in Taiwan, despite threats of action from China, which views the island as a breakaway province. The safe-haven yen continued its slide.

9:11 AM

UN had absolutely no knowledge of Zawahiri's whereabouts: spokesperson for UNSG

Member states must ensure that measures taken to counter terrorism comply with their obligations under international law, a spokesperson for the UN Secretary General has said, asserting that the global body had no information about the whereabouts of al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri killed by a US drone strike in Kabul.

Al-Qaeda's emir Ayman al-Zawahiri, who played a key role in the 9/11 attacks and later formed the group's regional affiliate in the Indian subcontinent, was killed in a drone strike carried out by CIA on Saturday at a house in a posh locality in the Afghan capital where he was sheltering to reunite with his family. US President Joe Biden made the announcement of his killing on Monday, declaring that "justice has been delivered and this terrorist is no more".

Zawahari had assumed the leadership of al-Qaeda after the death of its founder Osama bin Laden.

9:10 AM

BSP chief Mayawati announces support for NDA's V-P candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Tuesday announced her party's support for NDA's Vice-Presidential candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar.

"It is well known that due to the lack of consensus between the government and the opposition in the election for the post of the the president, the country's highest post, the election for it was finally held. Now, due to the same situation, the election for the post of Vice-President is also going to be held on 6th August," Mayawati tweeted in Hindi.

"In view of the larger public interest and its own movement, the BSP has decided to extend its support to Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar in the election for the post of Vice President, which I am also formally announcing today," she added in another tweet.