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New Delhi: A look out circular (LOC) has been issued against Reliance Group chairman and managing director Anil Ambani, close on the heels of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) summoning the businessman for questioning on August 5 in connection with an alleged Rs 17,000 crore loan fraud case. The ED sent a request to the authority concerned to issue an LOC against Ambani, soon after summoning him at its headquarters in the capital, said people familiar with the matter. "The request for opening an ...Read More >
Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday alleged that the investigation into the Malegaon blast case was a conspiracy by the Congress to frame RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat. It was nothing but a "political witch hunt" unleashed by the then home minister P Chidambaram, Sarma alleged while talking to reporters. "It was a conspiracy hatched by the Congress to involve Bhagwat, but the court verdict has exposed the party." He said the plan was to defame the RSS and the Hindu religion. ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday asked BJP leader Rajiv Babbar to consider closing the defamation case against Congress MP Shashi Tharoor over his statement comparing Prime Minister Narendra Modi to a scorpion. A division bench of justices MM Sundresh and N Kotiswar Singh verbally remarked "let us close all these things. Why get so touchy about all this? This way, administrators and judges come in the same group and have thick skin". The development took place during the resumed hearing of a ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 1: India launched the first phase of four development projects across nine partner countries as part of its 'India-UN Global Capacity Building Initiative'. The programme aims to deepen South-South cooperation in support of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The launch event was presided over by Secretary (West) in the Ministry of External Affairs, Tanmaya Lal, and attended by heads of missions from participating countries, UN Resident Coordinator in India Shombi Sharp, dip ...Read More >
New Delhi: India's manufacturing activity rose to a 16-month high of 59.1 in July, driven by robust growth in new orders, output and stock of purchases. The HSBC Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), compiled by S&P Global, was 58.4 in June 2025 and 58.1 in July 2024. "The Indian manufacturing sector benefited from strong growth in new orders and output," said Pranjul Bhandari, India chief economist at HSBC. The survey respondents attributed the increase in new orders to favourable demand conditio ...Read More >
New Delhi/Imphal, Aug 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has made a second consecutive arrest in the 2024 killings in Manipur's Jiribam, central probe agency sources said on Friday. The NIA in a statement said that the national probe agency caught Lalrosang Hmar alias Rosang, a resident of Moinathol Village in southern Assam's Cachar district, from the Mizoram capital Aizawl on Thursday. The arrest came after the arrest of another key accused, Thanglienlal Hmar, by a jo ...Read More >
New Delhi: India has expressed reservations on the presence of Turkey and Azerbaijan, both dialogue partners of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), at the group's Summit in Tianjin, China, early September in the backdrop of the support extended by Ankara and Baku to Pakistan during Operation Sindoor. India's reservations were conveyed to the hosts China by India in the runup to the Summit, ET has reliably learnt. As SCO works by consensus, reservation on an issue by one member could be ...Read More >
Kolkata | Pune: India is at a disadvantage to Bangladesh in the export of textiles and apparel to the US after President Donald Trump on Thursday reduced Bangladesh's final tariff to 20% from 35%. The duty is 25% for imports from India. Exporters are fearing a blow to their business since they also have to pay a penalty on top of the tariff. The US has yet to specify the extent of the penalty that Trump said would be imposed on India for its import of oil from Russia. Even the tariff on Cambodi ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 1 (PTI) Trades worth nearly Rs 3.21 lakh crore have been conducted through the electronic National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) platform during the last five financial years, the government said on Friday. In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Agriculture Ramnath Thakur said, "From 1st April, 2020 to 31st March, 2025, trade worth Rs 3,20,766 crore has been conducted through electronic National Agriculture Market (e-NAM)". The minister was replying to a quest ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM), an affiliate of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh Friday slammed the US for applying "coercive tactics" on India to gain access to Indian markets in sensitive sectors, and asked the government to stay firm on its stance to protect national interest. It also said that India must avoid concessions that undermine farmers, small-scale industries, or long-term economic self-reliance. "The Swadeshi Jagran Manch urges the Government of India to maintain its f ...Read More >
Bhopal, July 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav's seven-day foreign visits to Dubai and Spain concluded on Saturday, and he is scheduled to return to New Delhi on Sunday, government officials said. Talking to media in Barcelona in Spain on Saturday, Chief Minister Yadav said that his visit has been successful as various memorandums of understanding were signed with investors to increase production, employment opportunity and farmers' income in the state. Speaking at ...Read More >
Srinagar: The Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) wing of the Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday conducted extensive raids across four districts of the Valley in a terror-linked case involving recruitment and encrypted communication with cross-border handlers. Ten suspects have been detained for questioning. Officials said the searches were carried out in Srinagar, Budgam, Pulwama and Ganderbal after obtaining warrants from the special NIA court in Srinagar in connection with FIR No. 07/2023 u ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 19 (PTI) Delhi-based '3plus4crew', Shylee Preetam from Hyderabad and Riniya Taku from Itanagar were top winners in different categories at the 15th All India K-pop contest here. Organised by the Korean Cultural Centre India, the event concluded with a grand finale at the OP Jindal Auditorium. Also Read | Fish Venkat Death: Telugu Actor Venkat Raj aka Fish Venkat Dies of Kidney Disease and Liver Failure at 53. '3plus4crew' impressed judges with their rendition of Seventeen's "Su ...Read More >
Mumbai: The ongoing heat over the Marathi-versus-Hindi issue is a "trap" laid by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to help the Bharatiya Janata Party return to power in the Mumbai civic polls, a senior Congress leader has claimed. Vijay Wadettiwar, a senior Congress leader, on Saturday hinted that political parties like the Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray Sena had fallen into the "trap" after they protested the state government's move to introduce Hindi as a subject for primary students. ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 19 (ANI): A contingent of 23 athletes supported by Reliance Foundation look to compete at the World University Games across six cities in Germany, with events running until July 27. Representing athletics, archery, and judo, these young talents aim to improve international rankings, achieve personal bests, and bring home laurels. The athletics team forms the backbone of the foundation campaign, with 18 athletes competing in sprints, jumps, throws, hurdles, re ...Read More >
New Delhi: India will host the next edition of the annual India-Russia Summit later this year, paving the way for Russian President Vladimir Putin's first visit to New Delhi since 2021. The summit agenda is expected to include defence industry collaboration, energy ties amid fresh EU sanctions, civil nuclear partnership, Arctic cooperation, and a joint roadmap for high-tech sector cooperation, according to people familiar with the matter. "India-Russia Summit is important. The last summit was ...Read More >
INDIA bloc parties convened an online meeting. They decided to address key issues in the upcoming Parliament session. These include the Pahalgam attack, Trump's India-Pakistan ceasefire claims, and Bihar's electoral roll revisions. Opposition leaders expressed concerns over foreign policy and alleged atrocities. They plan an in-person meeting soon. The bloc aims to hold the government accountable on matters affecting citizens. ...Read More >
Mandya (Karnataka) [India], July 19 (ANI): A vehicle in the convoy of Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar overturned on the Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway near Mandya district on Saturday, leaving two police personnel injured. Shivakumar, who was following the escort vehicle in his own car, was unharmed in the incident, said officials. Also Read | Chandan Mishra Murder: 5 Held in West Bengal, Prime Suspects Manage to Flee, Say Police. The incident occurred near Goudahalli-T.M. Hosur wh ...Read More >
Guwahati: The Tripura government would constitute task forces in all the eight districts of the state to detect and deport infiltrators staying in the bordering state. A senior police official said that the 'Task Force' has already been constituted in West Tripura district, and it is being constituted in the remaining seven districts. "A senior police official of the district would be the head of the Task Force, and officers-in-charge of various police stations of the concerned district would ...Read More >
Shillong, Jul 19 (PTI) Meghalaya Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong has said the state government will press for the retransfer of block I and II from Assam's Karbi Anglong district, asserting that the long-pending boundary issue remains a top priority. Tynsong, who also chairs the regional committee on the matter, said the government is awaiting a response from his Assam counterpart to schedule a joint inspection of the disputed areas. Before the creation of Meghalaya, both these blocks w ...Read More >
In Srinagar, police detained ten individuals. They are suspected of using encrypted apps. These apps allegedly coordinated terror activities. Instructions came from handlers in Pakistan. Searches occurred across Kashmir. The Counter-Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) conducted the operation. The suspects are linked to terror groups like LeT and JeM. Authorities seized documents and devices. The operation aims to prevent youth radicalization. ...Read More >
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Commercial Tax Department has once again issued a clarification regarding the recent tax notices sent to bakeries, condiments, and tea stalls in Bengaluru. Following earlier backlash, the department had stated that traders with annual turnover below ₹1.5 crore can opt for the Composition Tax Scheme and pay only 1% tax, offering significant relief. Now, in a press release, the department reiterated that traders who have received notices should visit their respective tax ...Read More >
India News Updates Live: The counter-intelligence wing of the Jammu and Kashmir Police is conducting searches at multiple locations in the Kashmir Valley as part of an ongoing terror-related investigation, officials said. According to the officials, the Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) unit is carrying out searches at 10 different sites spread across four districts of the Valley. The operation is aimed at identifying terrorist sleeper cells and recruitment networks. Of the 10 locations, six ...Read More >
Kolkata: The Kolkata Traffic Police is facing a new challenge in managing vehicle parking for the upcoming Shahid Diwas rally on Monday, as persistent rainfall threatens to render designated parking fields unusable. The fresh spell of rain on Friday, with more occasional rain predicted even on Saturday, has left cops worried as they believe the Maidan area can be filled with slush.The traffic department, which initially planned to utilise various fields across the city for parking buses and cars ...Read More >
New Delhi: The European Union's sanctions against Nayara Energy will be a setback to the company and the ban on fuels made from Russian oil poses a challenge to Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), with both up against the threat of being shut out of the bloc, executives and analysts said. The move also complicates Russian energy giant Rosneft's reported plans to divest its 49% stake in Nayara. RIL and Nayara are India's top two fuel exporters. Reliance, which has a term deal to buy substantial volum ...Read More >
NEW DELHI/BATHINDA: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on Friday conducted searches at 22 de-addiction centres across Punjab, including in Chandigarh, Barnala and Ludhiana, after its investigation revealed illegal sale of drugs by these centres. The agency also searched a premise in Mumbai linked to the accused.Dr Amit Bansal, who runs these 22 centres, is prime accused in the case, sources said. Bansal, against whom Punjab Police has registered multiple FIRs, is alleged to be engaged in illega ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Private sector lender Axis Bank announced on Friday that its board has approved the appointment of Neeraj Gambhir as a whole-time director, designated as executive director, effective August 4. Gambhir's appointment will be for a period of three years, subject to approval from the shareholders and the Reserve Bank of India. Gambhir, 52, currently serves as group executive-treasury, markets and wholesale banking products at Axis Bank, a role he has held since May 2020. He brings over th ...Read More >
Leh, July 18: Veteran BJP leader and former Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Kavinder Gupta, was sworn as the 3rd Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh.Dressed in traditional Ladakhi attire, Gupta took the oath of office in a solemn ceremony held in Leh, administered by Justice N. Kotiswar Singh, Chief Justice of the High Court of J&K and Ladakh.Welcoming this new chapter in Ladakh's journey, Gupta emphasized service over power, declaring Ladakh deserves dignity, development, and a voice. "I'm ...Read More >
Mumbai: Dubai-based Shajaeatan Investment FZCO led the buying in AWL Agri Business (formerly Adani Wilmar) on Friday, acquiring 8.52% for ₹3,050 crore. Other buyers included Quant Mutual Fund, IDFC MF, Bandhan MF, Jupiter Fund Management, Morgan Stanley Asia Singapore, Susquehanna International, Franklin Templeton, Vanguard, and Singapore's Duro Capital. Adani Commodities LLP, a subsidiary of Adani Enterprises, sold approximately 10% stake - 13.54 crore shares - for ₹3,732 crore via block deals ...Read More >
New Delhi: National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), Friday, stayed the initiation of the corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP) against Reliance Infrastructure as it was informed that the company had settled the due amount. NCLAT also stayed the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) order, which admitted Reliance Infra into insolvency over unpaid debt of around ₹90 crore. NCLT, in May, concluded that Reliance Infra was in default of payment of ₹90 crore to Dhursar Solar Power Pr ...Read More >
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