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VIJAYAWADA: YSRCP MP P V Midhun Reddy was arrested by Andhra SIT late on Saturday after nearly seven hours of questioning in the alleged Rs 3,200 crore liquor scam. The arrest comes after the anticipatory bail petitions of Mithun Reddy were rejected by AP high court and Supreme Court, reports Madhu Rasala.He is the second politician to be arrested in the alleged scam that took place during the previous YSRCP rule. With the latest arrest, the number of accused arrested so far has increased to 12. ...Read More >
Indore (Madhya Pradesh): Under the ongoing drive against illegal liquor, the Excise Department has seized illegal liquor and raw materials worth Rs 1.30 lakh from two different locations in the district. One accused has been sent to jail. According to the Assistant Excise Commissioner Abhishek Tiwari, the teams led by Excise Controller Devesh Chaturvedi and Deputy Controller ADEO Manoj Agrawal raided areas including Depalpur, Bombay Bazaar, and Kachhi Mohalla. In the first raid led by ADEO Gop ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 19 (PTI) The Regional Medical Research Centre in Bhubaneswar, under the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), has developed an advanced malaria vaccine that can prevent plasmodium falciparum infection in individuals and minimise community transmission. The ICMR Delhi has invited Expressions of Interest (EoI) from eligible organisations, companies and manufacturers enthusiastic about the Transfer of Technology for commercial production of "a recombinant chimeric multi-stage ...Read More >
Vadodara: The Prevention of Crime Branch (PCB) of the city police busted a racket involving the sale of cheap liquor disguised as premium imported brands. During a raid, officials seized both filled and empty bottles of high-end liquor, exposing a bootlegging operation run from a residential apartment.Acting on a tip-off, the PCB raided the residence of Azim Memon, located in Patel Falia of the Hathikhana area. Memon, a known bootlegger with six prior offences registered against him, was found r ...Read More >
Dr. Mujahid Gilani (Senior Kashmiri Leader): Long before 14 August 1947, people of Jammu and Kashmir had voted in favour of Pakistan even before the division of Sub-Continent. They gave their decision over vehemently to become to join Pakistan as its Muslim majority province. In the backdrop of global situation, we must realize that people of Jammu and Kashmir are struggling for maintaining their lives. Their ratio of population in Jammu and Kashmir which was over 98 % in 1947 has been reduced a ...Read More >
New Delhi: Leaders of the 24 party I.N.D.I.A. bloc met virtually on Saturday to finalise their strategy for the Monsoon Session of Parliament, which begins on Monday. They agreed to focus on eight priority issues, while reserving the option to raise additional local concerns as they arise. Among the key issues identified are Pahalgam terror attack and the Centre's response, Operation Sindoor and US President Donald Trump's claim that he brokered an India Pakistan cease fire ("five jets were sho ...Read More >
The special investigation team's probe points to significant irregularities in liquor procurement. YSR Congress MP PV Midhun Reddy is expected to surrender before the special investigation team (SIT) on Saturday morning in connection with the alleged multi-crore Andhra Pradesh liquor scam. This comes after the Supreme Court dismissed his anticipatory bail plea on Friday. Mr Reddy, against whom a lookout circular was issued by the SIT, is scheduled to reach the Vijayawada Airport at 9:30 am bef ...Read More >
Vijayawada, July 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has welcomed the arrest of YSR Congress Party MP P. V. Midhun Reddy in the liquor scam case in Andhra Pradesh. Sadineni Yamini Sharma, member of the BJP National Council, said that the BJP welcomes the arrest of Rajampet MP Midhun Reddy. "This move clearly shows the significance and commitment of our government, especially the police department," she said. She alleged that Midhun Reddy has been involved in the biggest liquo ...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 >
Vijayawada, July 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) YSR Congress Party MP, P. V. Midhun Reddy, was arrested on Saturday by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) in multi-crore liquor scam in Andhra Pradesh. The SIT, probing the scam that allegedly took place during YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) rule, arrested Midhun Reddy after questioning him for nearly seven hours at the SIT office here. The SIT officials informed Midhun Reddy's relatives that they had arrested him in the liquor case. Midhun Reddy, who is a m ...Read More >
Mumbai: Mismatch, undervaluation, and oversight in the state excise collection and excise department's GST payments and returns reportedly cost the state around Rs 1,500 crore in revenue, said the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) in its report for 2021-22 tabled in the assembly on Friday."Out of the 405 high-value data inconsistencies identified by the audit, the department responded in all 405 cases. Of these, 94 cases, constituting 23.2%, turned out to have compliance deficiencies with a ...Read More >
Srinagar: The Counter-Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) unit of Jammu and Kashmir Police is conducting searches at ten locations across four districts in the Valley. An official told news agency -- Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the raids are part of an ongoing investigation into a terror-crime case linked to a terrorist sleeper cell and recruitment module handled by Jaish commander Abdullah Ghazi from across the border. The searches are underway at one location in Pulwama, six in Ganderbal, one in ...Read More >
Medak: Telangana State BJP President N. Ramchander Rao on Friday appealed to the people to give the committed party an opportunity to meet the aspirations of the poor and downtrodden. Addressing a large gathering of party workers in Medak, the BJP chief remarked that citizens have experienced the rule of the BRS and the Congress party and have had bitter experiences with the deceitful practices of both. He urged people to support the BJP wholeheartedly in the upcoming local body elections as a ...Read More >
MANGALURU: A CEN police team arrested a man who had cheated several people of crores of rupees on Thursday night. The accused, Roshan Saldanha, 43, hails from Mangaluru's Bollagudda Bajal. With his luxurious lifestyle, Saldanha earned the trust of businessmen. After promising them to get crores of rupees as loans with low interest rates, he collected a huge sum from them as stamp duty and processing fee and then disappeared, police said. During the raid, he was found with a Malaysian woman ha ...Read More >
Jammu, Jul 18 (PTI) Senior officials of the Jammu and Kashmir government reviewed the arrangements for the smooth conduct of the 13-day-long Budha Amarnath pilgrimage in Poonch district that will begin on July 28. Deputy Inspector General of Police Tejinder Singh reviewed security in Poonch and stressed ensuring the safety of the devotees. "The first batch will depart from the Bhagwati Nagar basecamp in Jammu on July 28, moving towards the Mandi tehsil in Poonch in a regulated convoy amid full ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday arrested former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel's son Chaitanya Baghel for his alleged involvement in a liquor scandal. He was later produced in a court in Raipur, which sent him to five-day ED custody. The arrest followed a search at Baghel's house in Bhilai on Friday morning. The former CM and Congress leader confirmed the arrest in a post on X, "thanking" Prime Minister Narendra Modi and home minister Amit Shah for the "birthd ...Read More >
Hyderabad, July 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Friday urged his Andhra Pradesh counterpart, N. Chandrababu Naidu, not to obstruct Telangana's irrigation projects He appealed to the neighbouring state not to obstruct Telangana's crucial irrigation initiatives, including the Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme, as well as the Dindi, Kalwakurthy, Bheema, Nettempadu, and Koilsagar projects. "We demand Andhra Pradesh not to block our projects. We seek cooper ...Read More >
Raipur, Jul 18 (PTI) The Enforcement Directorate has claimed Chaitanya Baghel, son of senior Congress leader and former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel, received Rs 16.70 crore from an alleged liquor scam and played a key role in handling more than Rs 1000 crore that constituted the proceeds of crime. The ED Friday arrested Chaitanya Baghel during the day in an alleged liquor scam-linked money laundering case, official sources said. In its remand application filed in a special court ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 18 (PTI) Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Council Ambadas Danve on Friday accused the BJP-led Mahayuti government of avoiding debate on the real issues faced by the people during the monsoon session of the legislature. "The public debt has risen from Rs 9.12 lakh crore to over Rs 10 lakh crore. Instead of responding to critical issues raised in the concluding week of the session, the ruling side diverted the debate by raising unrelated topics, clearly avoiding the ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: India's smartphone and electronics industry has raised serious concerns over what it describes as informal but targeted trade restrictions imposed by China. The India Cellular and Electronics Association (ICEA), in a letter to the government, sought swift policy measures to address these unofficial restrictions, which could derail the country's $32 billion export-driven manufacturing ambitions. As per the ICEA letter, India's electronics manufacturing sector remains heavily reliant o ...Read More >
Hyderabad, July 18 (UNI) In view of the ongoing heavy rains in Hyderabad, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has directed all concerned departments to stay on high alert and ensure swift response to public grievances. The Chief Minister instructed officials from GHMC, HMDA, Water Works, Electricity, and Police departments to work in close coordination to prevent any rain-related disruptions. He also emphasised the need for immediate action in areas facing waterlogging, power outages, or other rain- ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) India's most valuable company Reliance Industries on Friday reported its highest-ever quarterly profit of Rs 26,994 crore for the April-June quarter, reflecting a growth of 78.3 per cent over the year-ago period, driven by consumer businesses and investment sales. The oil-to-retail-to-telecom conglomerate's consolidated net profit attributable to owners of the company stood at Rs 26,994 crore, or Rs 19.95 per share, in April-June 2025 compared to Rs 15,138 crore earnings ...Read More >
In a move to boost ease of doing business, the Delhi government has eliminated the requirement for the "Eating House Registration and Lodging Certificate" for hotels, clubs, and restaurants. New Delhi, in an ease-of-doing-business initiative, the Delhi government has done away with the requirement of the "Eating House Registration and Lodging Certificate" issued by police to hotels, clubs and restaurants, officials said on Thursday. The certificate was required for obtaining a licence from the ...Read More >
Delhi: In a major reform intended to ease business by cutting out bureaucracy in the hospitality sector, the Delhi government eliminated the eating house registration and lodging certificate (a police document) for those establishments looking to serve liquor. Before, a lodging certificate was required in order to get an excise licence to serve alcohol in hotels, restaurants, and clubs. Given how long the police took to process lodging certificates, this often caused a delay in obtaining the liq ...Read More >
Mangaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 18 (ANI): Mangaluru City Police has arrested Roshan Saldana, an accused who was involved in multicore cheating cases and was absconding for quite some time. Cybercrime, Economic offences, Narcotics (CEN) wing of Police successfully located the accused on Thursday at his house in a secret chamber and took him into custody, according to a release. The main charges against the accused include promising loans in hundreds of crores of rupees, charging 1 to 2% sta ...Read More >
The Mangaluru City Police apprehended Roshan Saldana, a fugitive accused in large-scale financial fraud. Upon raiding his residence, police found incriminating evidence and luxurious items. Investigations reveal transactions worth 40 crores, with FIRs registered in multiple cities. Authorities aim to uncover the full scope of the accused's operations. Mangaluru City Police have successfully arrested Roshan Saldana, who was wanted in connection with numerous high-value fraud cases, following his ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) The central drugs laboratories have found 55 samples manufactured by various firms in June to be "not of standard quality", health ministry officials said on Friday. Further, state drugs testing laboratories have identified 130 drugs samples as 'not of standard quality', they said. Also Read | Chhattisgarh: 6 Bodies of Naxals Recovered in Ongoing Encounter With Security Forces in Narayanpur. According to routine regulatory surveillance activity, the list of 'not of sta ...Read More >
Mangaluru: In a significant breakthrough, the Cyber, Economic and Narcotics (CEN) Crime Police in Mangaluru have arrested Roshan Saldanha, a 43-year-old accused in multiple high-value cheating cases who had been absconding for several months. The CEN police could successfully locate him at his house in a secret chamber and took him into custody on Thursday. The accused, in collusion with others, allegedly lured entrepreneurs by promising business loans and cheated them. Investigation revealed ...Read More >
Raipur, July 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a development that has sent ripples through Chhattisgarh's political and legal corridors, Chaitanya Baghel, son of former Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on July 18, 2025 -- his birthday -- in connection with a sprawling Rs 2,161 crore liquor scam. The arrest, made under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), followed fresh raids at the Baghel residence in Bhilai and marks a dramatic escalation in the st ...Read More >
Bengaluru: After Delhi, nearly 40 schools in Bengaluru received bomb threats via e-mail on Friday morning, leading to panic among students, teachers and parents. Police teams have rushed to all locations and search operations are underway. Schools in R R Nagar and Kengeri were among those targeted, the police said. Cyber experts are making all efforts to trace the sender of the mail. Sources revealed that the sender could be suffering from mental health issues. In the mail, he has spoken about ...Read More >
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