ED attaches Rs 94 crore in foreign banks in loan fraud case
Gurugram, July 30 (IANS) The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) attached Rs 94 crore kept in foreign banks in a money-laundering case involving Amira Pure Foods, whose officials were accused in a Rs 1,201.85 crore loan fraud with a consortium of banks led…
Telangana’s cropped area drops by 23 pc under El Nino impact
Hyderabad, July 30 (IANS) The sown area for the Kharif crop season in Telangana has dropped by 23.12 per cent due to deficit rainfall during the southwest monsoon under the impact of El Nino, said an expert committee appointed by the state government.…
MP: Datia bypoll records 71.44 pc turnout, counting on Aug 3
Datia, July 30 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh’s Datia Assembly by-election concluded peacefully on Thursday with a voter turnout of 71.44 per cent recorded till 6 p.m., nearly nine percentage points lower than the 80.2 per cent polling registered in the 2023…
People who never faced competition cannot understand PM Modi’s rise: BJP
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) In a deeply moving intervention in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi delivered a strong defence of the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, highlighting the Modi government’s…
Rajasthan Police bust fake call centre, arrest 11
Jaipur, July 30 (IANS) Acting under the direction of Jaipur Police Commissioner Sachin Mittal and the supervision of Special Police Commissioner Om Prakash, the Crime Surveillance Team (CST), as part of a special drive against criminal activities, raided…
Delhi govt to issue ‘Property Aadhaar Card’, introduce Land Records Bill
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) The Delhi government led by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta is set to create a modern, transparent and dispute-free land and property management system, involving the assigning of a unique ‘Property Aadhaar Card’ to all buildings, an…
Gujarat Minister reviews progress of Global Traditional Medicine Centre
Jamnagar, July 30 (IANS) Construction of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Global Traditional Medicine Centre (GTMC) in Jamnagar is progressing, with the Rs 269.73 crore project expected to establish the city as an international hub for…
Gujarat: 94 pc of roads closed during heavy rains reopened after repair works
Gandhinagar, July 30 (IANS) The Roads and Buildings Department has restored 94 per cent of the roads that were closed across the state during the recent spell of extremely heavy rainfall, with most affected routes in South Gujarat reopened within 24 to…
Suki Waterhouse reveals daughter’s cute nickname for Robert Pattinson
Mumbai, July 30 (IANS) Actor Robert Pattinson’s daughter has a sweet and equal parts grungy nickname for him. The actor’s daughter calls him “daddy Batman”. The 40-year-old actor starred in Matt Reeves’s superhero film ‘The…
Kerala HC admits actor Ansiba’s plea against refusal to register FIR
Kochi, July 30 (IANS) In a significant order, the Kerala High Court on Thursday admitted actor Ansiba Hassan’s petition challenging a Magistrate’s refusal to direct the police to register an FIR against fellow actor Lakshmi Priya and two…