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5:13 PM

News update: RBI expects to launch interoperable payment system for internet banking in 2024

4:55 PM

What TMC leader Santanu Sen said on the resignation of MLA Tapas Roy from the party

TMC leader Santanu Sen said, "Tapas Roy is now saying that he is not getting any importance in the party. But why did he think of this suddenly, 15 days before the election announcement? Why did he not speak earlier? TMC made you a minister, the Deputy Chief Whip, organisational chief. It is being heard that you are going to change your ideology and join another party. Can a man do that suddenly if he doesn't have a lucrative job from the other side?"

4:53 PM

ED questions Niranajn Hiranandani, his son Darshan in forex violation case

The Enforcement Directorate has questioned Niranjan Hiranandani, the promoter of prominent Mumbai-based realty company Hiranandani Group, in a foreign exchange violation case, official sources said Monday.

 

4:51 PM

Tata Motors to spin-off business in two listed firms: Exchange filing

4:06 PM

News update: Delhi HC rejects Mahua Moitra's plea in cash for query row, says TV report

3:45 PM

Supreme Court directs AAP to vacate party office by June 15

The top court on Monday directed the Arvind Kejriwal-led party to vacate the party office near Rose Avenue Court in Delhi.

1:58 PM

News update: BJP leaders add 'Modi ka parivar' as 2024 slogan on X handles

1:38 PM

SC admonishes Udhayanidhi Stalin over his 'eradicate Sanatan Dharma' remark

The top court today rebuked Tamil Nadu Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin over his 'eradicate Sanatan Dharma' remark and asked why he has moved the court with his plea after abusing his right of freedom of speech and expression. A bench of justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta told Stalin that he is a minister and should know the consequences of his remark.

12:59 PM

PM Modi launches development projects worth Rs 56,000 crore in Telangana

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday dedicated to the nation and laid the foundation stone of multiple development projects related to power, rail and road sectors in Telangana worth more than Rs 56,000 crore. PM Modi among other projects, dedicated NTPC's 800 MW (Unit-2) of Telangana Super Thermal Power Project in Peddapalli.

 

12:08 PM

Delhi govt presents FY25 budget with Rs 76,000 crore outlay

Delhi Finance Minister Atishi presented the budget for the financial year 2024-25 in the state assembly on Monday with an outlay of Rs 76,000 crore, and said the government is trying to realise the dram of Ram Rajya. "This is a moment of pride that Kejriwal government is presenting its tenth budget. I am not just presenting the tenth budget but a picture of changing Delhi. Kejriwal came as a ray of hope. We are all inspired by Ram Rajya. We are working hard towards realizing the dream of Ram Rajya," Atishi said in the state assembly.

10:54 AM

News update: MPs, MLAs not immune from prosecution for taking bribes, rules SC

The Supreme Court on Monday overruled a 1998 verdict granting immunity to lawmakers from prosecution for taking bribes to make speeches and cast votes in the legislature.

10:50 AM

News update: Two schools in Tamil Nadu get bomb threat, probe on

Two schools in Tamil Nadu, identified as the PSBB Millennium School in Coimbatore and a private school in Kancheepuram district, received bomb threats. The PSBB Millennium School received an email on Sunday night, whereas a hoax call was made to the second school this morning.

10:12 AM

News update: Two more arrested by ED in Mahadev betting app case

Further intensifying its probe into the alleged money laundering associated with the Mahadev app, probe agency Enforcement Directorate (ED) has made two more arrests. Suraj Chokhani, the Managing Director of Ability Games Ltd Company, and Girish Talreja, known to be suspected key players in the case, were remanded to one-day judicial custody by the Raipur Court on Sunday.

9:53 AM

Bengaluru cafe blast probe handed over to NIA: Report

The probe into the blast at a cafe in Bengaluru has been handed over to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), news agency PTI reported today. At least nine people were injured when a blast took place at Rameshwaram Cafe in Brookfield in East Bengaluru on March 1.

9:47 AM

Haryana INLD chief Nafe Singh Rathee murder case: 2 Shooters involved in INLD chief's killing caught in Goa

Two people have been caught in Goa in connection with the murder of Haryana INLD leader Nafe Singh Rathee, police said on Monday. Cops said they were apprehended from Goa in a joint operation by the Haryana Police and the Delhi Police. On February 25, Rathee, the president of the Indian National Lok Dal's (INLD) Haryana unit, was shot dead in Bahadurgarh in Jhajjar district.