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The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is planning a joint initiative to build the capacity of independent directors and strengthen corporate governance through collaboration with regulators, industry, professional bodies and academic institutions, Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey said. "SEBI will seek to embark on a joint initiative for capacity building of independent directors at scale with a view to further improve corporate governance," he said at the CII corporate governance summit ...Read More >
JAMMU, Apr 6: Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) today arrested a Junior Assistant posted in the Social Welfare Department at Billawar in Kathua district for allegedly demanding and accepting Rs 3000 bribe from a complainant. An ACB official said the accused, identified as Des Raj, had allegedly sought Rs 10,000 for releasing financial assistance under the State Marriage Assistance Scheme for the marriage of the complainant's daughter, scheduled on April 16. He said after negotiati ...Read More >
The filing of nomination papers for the upcoming State Assembly elections for constituencies in Cuddalore, Villupuram and Kallakurichi districts concluded on Monday. The Election Commission had set April 6 as the last date for filing the papers for contesting the polls. The constituencies in the three districts in north Tamil Nadu witnessed a flurry of activities with the candidates, accompanied by party workers, and alliance party members, taking out roadshows as a show of strength while proce ...Read More >
The CBI is actively investigating the Reliance Anil Ambani Group for alleged bank loan frauds totalling a staggering ₹73,000 crore, with the Supreme Court closely monitoring the progress of the investigation. Photograph: Prashant Waydande/ReutersKey PointsThe CBI is investigating the Reliance Anil Ambani Group for bank loan frauds amounting to ₹73,000 crore.The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is investigating the Reliance Anil Ambani Group and has seized documents related to a purported 'Projec ...Read More >
The Arunachal Pradesh government has described the case against it as "sponsored litigation" New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday directed CBI to register a preliminary enquiry within two weeks into award of contracts in Arunachal Pradesh to firms allegedly linked to Chief Minister Pema Khandu's relatives. The preliminary enquiry will cover execution for public works, contracts and work orders between January 2015-December 2025. The top court has asked the state to fully cooperate with the ...Read More >
JAMMU: The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Monday trapped and arrested a Junior Assistant of the Social Welfare Department in Billawar area of Kathua district for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe from a complainant. An ACB spokesperson said that a case under FIR No. 03/2026 under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, was registered at Police Station ACB Jammu against Des Raj, Junior Assistant posted in the Social Welfare Department, Billawar, District K ...Read More >
The walls in Ambalapuzha don't reveal their peeling paint or cracking facade. Posters of the two foremost candidates in the upcoming Assembly polls, LDF's H Salam and UDF-backed former CPI (M) heavyweight G Sudhakaran mask every inch of the walls in town. "Don't touch them," a passerby warns. Last week, a video of two alleged CPI (M) workers tearing Sudhakaran's poster and pasting Salam's over it went viral and opened layers of controversy. Advertisement Some allege it was the veteran leader' ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, 6 Apr: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the CBI to register within two weeks a preliminary enquiry into allegations of preferential allotment of contracts for public works in Arunachal Pradesh to firms allegedly owned or related to the family members of Chief Minister Pema Khandu. Observing that the state and its instrumentalities cannot confer benefits according to the "whims of any political or administrative functionary," the apex court said it is a fit case where an "independ ...Read More >
ITANAGAR, 6 Apr: Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Monday welcomed the CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) preliminary enquiry (PE) ordered by the Supreme Court of India into allegations surrounding the awarding of government contracts to his kin, and assured of full cooperation with the investigating agency. Responding to the development, Khandu said the enquiry would help clear the air and reaffirm transparency in governance. He said his government has nothing to hide and will extend all suppor ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 6 (PTI) Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Monday directed civic and transport agencies to expedite field trials of 22 innovations shortlisted under the Delhi government's Innovation Challenge to tackle the capital's persistent air pollution problem. The decision was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by Sirsa with officials from multiple agencies, including Delhi Transport Corporation, New Delhi Municipal Council, Municipal Corporation of Delhi, Delhi Fire Service, ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 6 (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday congratulated scientists for building the Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor at Kalpakkam as it attained criticality, a development he described as a "new epoch" in India's civil nuclear programme. India's 500 Mwe-Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) in Tamil Nadu's Kalpakkam achieved first criticality, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Monday. First criticality in a fast breeder reactor is the moment when the nuclear chain re ...Read More >
Madurai, Apr 6 (PTI) In a landmark judgement, a court here on Monday handed the death penalty to nine police personnel in the sensational 2020 Sathankulam custodial death case. Father-son duo P Jayaraj and J Bennix died after they were assaulted by the convicted policemen in Sathankulam in Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu for keeping their mobile shop open in violation of COVID-19 norms. First Additional District and Sessions Judge G Muthukumaran classified the case as the rarest of rare, ob ...Read More >
Pune, Apr 6 (PTI) NCP leader Parth Pawar on Monday said the Congress would "suffer" for fielding a candidate against his mother and Deputy CM Sunetra Pawar in the Baramati assembly bypoll, drawing a rare public rebuke from NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar and a sharp reaction from the grand old party. The Pawar senior questioned the "political maturity" of his grandnephew while upholding the Congress's "right" to contest an election as an independent political party. The Congress was unsparing in wo ...Read More >
Kohima, Apr 6 (PTI) A BJP supporter was allegedly killed and a dozen vehicles damaged as violence rocked Nagaland's Mokokchung district on Monday ahead of the bypoll to the Koridang seat, prompting authorities to impose prohibitory orders, officials said. Imrongsungba Imchen, a resident of Longkhum village in Mokokchung, died after sustaining injuries in clashes involving supporters of Independent candidate Toshikaba and BJP candidate Daochier I Imchen, they said. He was referred from the Moko ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 6 (PTI) TMC MP Derek O'Brien on Monday accused the BJP of mocking Parliament after the Rajya Sabha chairman and the Lok Sabha speaker rejected separate opposition notices to move a motion for the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar from his post. In a post on X, O'Brien also said no reason was given for the rejection of the notices. The opposition had in March submitted the notices to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan against ...Read More >
Patiala, Apr 6 (PTI) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday called on people to boycott Shiromani Akali Dal leaders, saying those responsible for "beadbi" (sacrilege) of a religious text and "atrocities" against people must be held accountable. The CM was referring to the 2015 sacrilege incidents and police firing on anti-sacrilege protesters in Faridkot. "These (Akalis) people bruised the psyche of every common man by allowing the sacrilege of the Guru Granth Sahib during their regime. ...Read More >
Kohima: A BJP supporter died on Monday following violence in Nagaland, where by-elections will be held for the Koridang seat on April 9, prompting authorities to impose prohibitory orders in parts of the Mokokchung district, officials said. Imrongsungba Imchen, a resident of Longkhum village in Mokokchung, died after sustaining injuries in clashes involving supporters of Independent candidate Toshikaba and BJP candidate Daochier I Imchen, they said. Imchen was referred from the Mokokchung Dist ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 6 (PTI) The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Monday gave actor Nora Fatehi a final opportunity to appear before it in person in connection with the song "Sarke Chunar Teri" and fixed April 27 as the next date of hearing. The commission, which took suo motu cognisance of the song over its allegedly objectionable lyrics, held a hearing in the matter on April 6. Fatehi's counsel appeared before the commission during the hearing. However, the panel did not accept the represent ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 6 (PTI) Election Commission officials on Monday rubbished Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's claim that 200 vehicles carrying CRPF personnel from BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh were sent to the poll-bound West Bengal. They said the Election Commission's (EC) objective is to ensure fear-free, peaceful, and fair elections in West Bengal. "All deployments of central forces are being carried out as per established standard operating procedure in an impartial manner," an official said. Baner ...Read More >
Mumbai, Apr 6 (PTI) NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Monday said the Congress has every right to contest the Baramati assembly bypoll, questioning the "political maturity" of his grandnephew Parth Pawar, who criticised the Congress for fielding a candidate against his mother and Deputy CM Sunetra Pawar. He said the Pawar family didn't field a candidate for the April 23 byelection as they were saddened by the death of the then Deputy CM and his nephew Ajit Pawar in a plane crash, which necessitate ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to take over the probe into the incident in West Bengal's Malda district, where seven judicial officers deputed for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls were allegedly held hostage for several hours at a BDO office in Kaliachowk. A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M. Pancholi, while hearing a suo motu writ petition registered in the wa ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta is leading an intensified push against air pollution, with the state Government accelerating its flagship Innovation Challenge to deliver scalable, real-world solutions for cleaner air. The focus was on accelerating trial runs for 22 groundbreaking innovations selected from 284 nationwide entries. Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa chaired a high-level review meeting with senior officials from Delhi Transport Corporatio ...Read More >
Meerut , In a striking departure from conventional social attitudes, a family in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut marked a divorce not with silence but celebration. Retired judge Gyanendra Kumar Sharma welcomed home his only daughter Pranita Vashistha with drums, garlands and sweets, sending out a strong message against stigma, after a family court granted her divorce on Saturday. According to her counsels Rajeev Giri and Naseeb Saifi, Pranita had married an Army Major from Shahjahanpur on December 19, ...Read More >
Chandauli (UP), Apr 6 (PTI) At a time when concerns over cooking gas supply have emerged in parts of the country, a village in eastern Uttar Pradesh has turned self-reliant, with biogas powering kitchens of over 125 households at nearly half the cost of LPG. Ekauni village's initiative has drawn attention for its cost-effectiveness and environmental benefits. The biogas plant, installed with the support of a Pune-based clean energy company, supplies gas to around 125 families in the village, w ...Read More >
Mumbai, Apr 6 (PTI) The Mumbai metro network will expand further from Tuesday with the launch of two new corridors- Metro Lines 2B and 9, boosting suburban connectivity and moving towards the vision of a fully integrated metro network in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Metro Line 9 marks the first metro corridor in the Thane district, while Line 2B extends metro connectivity to key Harbour Line areas, including Chembur and adjoining localities. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Author ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 6 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Monday directed the CBI to register within two weeks a preliminary enquiry into allegations of preferential allotment of contracts for public works in Arunachal Pradesh to firms allegedly owned or related to the family members of Chief Minister Pema Khandu. Observing that the State and its instrumentalities cannot confer benefits according to the "whims of any political or administrative functionary", the apex court said it was a fit case where an "in ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 6 (PTI) Public campaigning for the April 9 Kerala Assembly polls will end on Tuesday. Congress, the BJP, and the ruling LDF have intensified attacks on each other, while the LDF released a progress report claiming it has fulfilled 97 per cent of its 2021 promises. A total of 2.71 crore voters, including 1.32 crore men, 1.39 crore women and 273 transgender persons, along with over 2.42 lakh overseas voters, are eligible to cast their ballots, according to the figures prov ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is probing bank loan frauds cumulatively worth Rs 73,000 crore in seven cases registered against the Reliance Anil Ambani Group, according to a status report filed in the Supreme Court in February. The CBI informed the court that it is actively investigating seven cases, and is probing the roles of certain public servants as well. After reviewing the status report filed by the CBI and its financial investigations counterpart, the Enforcement ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is probing bank loan frauds cumulatively worth Rs 73,000 crore in seven cases registered against the Reliance Anil Ambani Group, according to a status report filed in the Supreme Court in February. The CBI informed the court that it is actively investigating seven cases and is probing the roles of certain public servants as well. After reviewing the status report filed by the CBI and its financial investigations counterpart, the Enforcement ...Read More >
Nashik: Two major co-operative banks in Nashik have reported strong financial performance for the last financial year, reflecting steady growth in deposits, lending, and overall business. The Nashik Merchants Co-operative (NAMCO) Bank has posted a net profit of ₹43.33 crore, informed Chairman Hemant Dhatrak during a press conference. The bank's total business has reached ₹4,348.42 crore, with deposits increasing by ₹282.06 crore during the year. Dhatrak stated that loan disbursement by the ban ...Read More >
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