ED brings back Rs 1,350-crore worth polished diamonds, pearls of Nirav Modi, Choksi firms from HK. Nirav Modi. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday brought back over 2,300 kg of polished diamonds and pearls worth Rs 1,350 crore of firms belonging to Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi from Hong Kong, the agency said. Both the businessmen are being probed by the ED under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in... Continue Reading →
Delhi Police Inspector found dead in car under mysterious circumstances
He was a 1998-batch officer and was posted at Delhi Police's Special Cell. An Inspector attached with the Special Cell of the Delhi Police was found dead under mysterious circumstances in his car on Saturday. The car was parked outside a shop on the Rampura main road in Keshav Puram at around 11 am, a... Continue Reading →
Four Terrorists Killed In Encounter In J&K’s Shopian, 9 In 24 Hours
The security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the Pinjora area of the district in South Kashmir this morning after receiving information about the presence of terrorists there, a police official said. Srinagar: Four terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district on Monday, police said.... Continue Reading →
Ladakh standoff: India, China hold talks; both sides agree to resolve differences through peaceful dialogue
Joint Secretary (East Asia) in MEA holds talks with Director-General in Chinese Foreign Ministry on Ladakh row ahead of military commanders-level talks tomorrow. Ahead of military commanders-level talks tomorrow, India-China review bilateral relations including current developments New Delhi: Joint Secretary (East Asia) in Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), on Friday held talks with Director-General in Chinese... Continue Reading →
During Lockdown, Tripura Govt Didn’t Provide Mid-Day Meal Food Grains to Any Child
The BJP government in Tripura, led by Biplab Kumar Deb, has not provided food to any child under the mid-day meal (MDM) scheme while the schools remained closed during the lockdown, according to documents accessed by The Reality under the Right to Information. Given that a lack of proper nutrition weakens the immune systems, the Union Ministry... Continue Reading →
Modi’s Rs 20 lakh crore figure may be meaningless. Will loans and liquidity be enough to save India?
After nearly 50 days of one of the world’s most stringent lockdowns to combat Covid-19, during which the Indian economy went into freefall, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an economic package that would put the country back on its feet and make it self-reliant. For Modi’s most ardent fans, the narrative logic that followed seemed... Continue Reading →
RBI writes off over Rs 68K cr. loans, Choksi among 50 top wilful defaulters: RTI
Mumbai, Apr 27 (IANS): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has admitted to writing off a staggering amount of Rs 68,607-crores due from 50 Top Wilful Defaulters, including absconding diamantaire Mehul Choksi, according to a reply under RTI. Prominent RTI activist Saket Gokhale had filed an RTI query seeking details of the 50 Top Wilful Defaulters... Continue Reading →
