- Wednesday, April 30, 2025
IN A major crackdown on syndicates running digital arrest scams, the Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested four people following searches at 12 locations, officials said on Tuesday. Terming it "Operation Chakra-V", they said the CBI carried out searches in connection with a digital arrests case registered by it on…
IN A joint operation, the Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad and the Indian Coast Guard seized over 300 kg of drugs worth ₹18 billion (£158.60m), which were dumped into the Arabian Sea by Pakistani smugglers who fled across the international maritime boundary on being chased. The seized contraband is suspected to be…
ROBERT VADRA, businessman and husband of Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi, on Tuesday (15) appeared before the Enforcement Directorate in New Delhi for questioning in a Haryana land deal-linked money laundering case, official sources said. The 56-year-old Vadra walked down for about 2 km, along with his security personnel and a…
THE ENFORCEMENT DIRECTORATE (ED) has reached out to 10 countries to confiscate the assets of absconding diamantaire Mehul Choksi, who was arrested in Belgium following an extradition request by Indian probe agencies, Economic Times reports. Choksi, 65, is wanted in India for his involvement in the ₹138.5 billion (£1.22bn) Punjab…
SKELETAL remains of burnt vehicles, a looted shopping mall and a vandalised pharmacy were some of the tell-tale signs of violence that engulfed parts of Murshidabad district of West Bengal during protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act. At least three people, including a man and his son, were killed in…
TAMIL NADU governor R N Ravi's reported remarks asking students of a college in Madurai to chant "Jai Shri Ram" have triggered a controversy with educationists calling for his removal citing violation of his oath of office to abide by the Constitution and is secular principles. The State Platform for…
THE TRUMP administration has granted tariff exclusions for smartphones, computers and other electronics imports supplied largely by China, sparing them from much of president Donald Trump's steep 125 per cent duties. In a notice to shippers, the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency published a list of tariff codes…
MORE than 350 flights were delayed at the Delhi airport on Saturday (12) due to traffic congestion. Social media users shared pictures and videos of waiting passengers at the airport. Operations at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) were disrupted on Friday evening due to adverse weather conditions and as…
CHIEF ELECTION COMMISSIONER Gyanesh Kumar on Saturday said the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) are "safe" and "tamper-proof". He said that EVMs used in India cannot be connected to internet, bluetooth or infrared and it is not possible anyway to tamper with it. "In India, EVMs are used for polling exercise.…
A COURT in Delhi has dismissed the plea of a doctor of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) seeking exemption from personal appearance in a case where he is accused of raping a colleague on the pretext of marriage. The court said that allowing the application would shatter…
