The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday arrested another Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Amanatullah Khan in connection with a money laundering case. This comes hours after he appeared before the central probe agency for questioning in a money laundering case linked to alleged irregularities in the Delhi Waqf Board. The 50-year-old legislator representing the Okhla assembly constituency has surrendered himself following the Supreme Court’s rejection of his anticipatory bail plea last week. The case pertains to purported irregularities in the Delhi Waqf Board during his tenure as its chairman. The apex court had instructed him to cooperate with the investigation, with a…
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The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday said it has attached assets worth Rs 98 crore, including a bungalow in Pune and equity shares, of actor Shilpa Shetty and her husband Raj Kundra as part of a money laundering investigation. The case pertains to cheating of investor funds through use of Bitcoins. The attached properties include residential flat in Juhu (Mumbai) presently in the name of Shetty and residential bungalow in Pune and equity shares in the name of Kundra, the federal agency said in a statement. A provisional attachment order has been issued under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering…
DRDO has reportedly conducted a successful flight test for the Indigenous Technology Cruise Missile (ITCM). The new missile is said to be equipped with advanced avionics (that deals with aircraft electronic equipment) and software to ensure more reliable and better performance. The flight of the missile was also monitored from the Su-30-Mk-I aircraft of the Indian Air Force. It was on Thursday when the Ministry of Defence informed that the test was conducted from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur, which was off the coast of Odisha on April 18, 2024. The missile followed the desired path using waypoint navigation and…
The 2024 WIN WIN Gothenburg Sustainability Award has been awarded to the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) Just Transition Centre (JTC) in recognistion of its support for the rights of workers in the global shift towards an environmentally and socially sustainable future. The award highlights the JTC’s role in translating the concept of a “Just Transition” into tangible actions and meaningful progress around the world. The JTC provides concrete support to ITUC affiliates through capacity building, peer-to-peer learning and documenting best practice. The aim is to ensure that workers transitioning to new sectors or roles have access to necessary skills…
To coincide with a series of major global financial meetings, the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has released a key report recommending immediate action, comprehensive reform and deeper trade union involvement in soverign debt policy at all levels. This month sees the Spring Meetings of the IMF and the World Bank, G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors and the UN Financing for Development Forum. The ITUC report, Sovereign Debt, the Sustainable Development and Trade Union Responses, offers these financial leaders bold solutions for dealing with the long-ignored global debt crisis. At the launch of the For Democracy campaign, the ITUC noted that “more…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday slammed the Congress, saying the party had adopted the ‘loot’ east policy while the BJP turned it into the ‘Act East’ policy. Addressing an election rally in Agartala of Tripura, he said Tripura has witnessed pioneering transformations under the BJP government. “The Congress had adopted the ‘loot’ east policy while the BJP turned it into the Act East policy,” Modi said, adding that the grand old party did not do any justice to the Northeast and turned the region into an ‘adda of bhrastachar’ (hub of corruption) while the communists spoiled the state’s prospects. The PM…
The Election Commission on Wednesday advised West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose to cancel his scheduled visit to North Bengal’s Cooch Behar on April 18 and 19 as it violates the model code of conduct. The poll body noted that since the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections in Cooch Behar is due on April 19, the 48-hour silence period when campaigning is barred begins on Wednesday evening. Since the MCC is in place, no local programme can be organised for the governor, it said. The Commission further informed the governor’s office that the entire district administration and police…
The Trinamool Congress on Wednesday released its manifesto for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections with a promise of welfare schemes including ration at doorstep, 10 free cooking cylinders for BPL families. The ruling party has also promised to repeal Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and stop National Register of Citizens (NRC). Releasing the manifesto at the party headquarters here, TMC’s Rajya Sabha party leader Derek O’ Brien said, “These are the promises which we will fulfill as part of INDIA bloc, when it forms the next government.” “We promise to control petrol and diesel prices through the formulation of a price stabilisation fund.…
The newly opened Ram Temple in Ayodhya on Wednesday witnessed a divine event — Surya Tilak — when sun rays fell on Ram Lalla’s idol and illuminated his forehead on the occasion of Ram Navami. This was made possible by using a scientific mechanism involving mirrors and lenses. The Surya Tilak was performed for five minutes between 12 to 12:30 pm. During the time when Surya Tilak was being performed, devotees were allowed to visit the temple. This was the first Ram Navami since the consecration of the Ram idol at the new temple, inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) may win 393 out of a total of 543 Lok Sabha seats if elections are held now, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alone projected to win 343 seats, says India TV-CNX Opinion Poll. The opposition Congress-led I.N.D.I.A. bloc (minus Trinamool Congress) may win 99 seats, while others including Trinamool Congress, YSRCP, BJD and independents may get the remaining 51 seats, says the opinion poll projection. Details of the opinion poll were telecast on the news channel today. The opinion poll was conducted in all 543 constituencies between April 1 and April 13,…