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 →
RJD launches protest ahead of Amit Shah’s virtual rally in Bihar
RJD leaders Tej Pratap, Rabri Devi and Tejashvi Yadav takes launch the party’s protest against Union home minister Amit Shah’s rally on Sunday. The Opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) in Bihar launched a protest against the virtual rally on Union home minister Amit Shah. The party has named the protest “Garib Adhikar Diwas”. RJD leaders... Continue Reading →
Why Indians Don’t Come Out on the Streets Against Regular Police Brutality
In the middle of a pandemic and lockdown, tens of thousands of Americans have stormed the streets of cities to protest against the killing of George Floyd by the police in Minnesota. Discarding rules for social distancing and home quarantine, they have marched in solidarity – black, white, Asian and others – to register their anger and... 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 →
Yogi Adityanath announces jobs for 11 lakh migrant workers, labourers
Yogi Adityanath said that he has received a list of 11 lakh migrant workers and labourers from bodies such as India Industries Association and FICCI and they have assured to absorb a huge labour force into the industry. Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government is set to give jobs to 11 lakh migrant workers in an... Continue Reading →
BJP Sambit Patra Hospitalised After He Showed COVID-19 Symptoms
Sambit Patra is admitted to the Medanta hospital in Gurgaon, sources told PTI on Thursday. BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra has been admitted to a private hospital in Gurgaon after he showed symptoms of COVID-19, sources said. He is admitted to the Medanta hospital in Gurgaon, hospital sources said on Thursday. The BJP leader has... Continue Reading →
