The Delhi High Court has refused to interfere with a trial court order sending Chinese national Guangwen alias Andrew Kuang to three-day Enforcement Directorate custody in a money laundering case against Chinese smartphone maker Vivo.
Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma, in an order released on Saturday, dismissed a petition by Kuang -- an office bearer of Vivo Mobile India -- challenging the trial court order of remand, noting that as per the grounds of arrest and the remand application, the petitioner, "one of the main conspirators", was involved in...
Saturday, October 14, 2023
Friday, October 13, 2023
President of Mexican Senate Ties 'Rakhi' To PM Modi During P20 Summit
President of the Mexican Senate Ana Lilia Rivera tied a 'Rakhi' on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's hand on the sidelines of the G20 Parliamentary Speakers' Summit (P20) on Friday.
Ana Lilia Rivera tied a 'Rakhi' to PM Modi, who in turn gave her his blessings, officials said.
Addressing the inaugural session of the ninth G20 Parliamentary Speakers' Summit (P20), Modi said terrorism anywhere in the world and in any form is against humanity and conflicts do not benefit anyone.
He also asserted that "this is time for peace and brotherhood" as a divided...
Thursday, October 12, 2023
Haryana Bureaucrat Arrested On Corruption Charges, 2nd Case In A Week
Haryana's Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested an IAS officer, Jaibir Singh, for allegedly demanding a bribe to sanction a transfer, an official spokesperson said on Thursday.
Jaibir Singh, who is posted as the managing director of the Haryana State Warehousing Corporation, is the second bureaucrat to be arrested in a corruption case in two days.
IAS officer Vijay Dahiya was arrested by the ACB in connection with a corruption case on Tuesday.
A complaint was received that Singh had demanded a bribe of Rs 3 lakh from the complainant for sanctioning...
Wednesday, October 11, 2023
"Sextortion" Racket Using Dating Apps Busted In Odisha, 4 Minors Detained
The Odisha Police on Wednesday arrested a person and detained four minor boys for their alleged involvement in a "sextortion" racket being operated through dating apps.
The police action came on the basis of written complaints filed by two persons from Bhubaneswar and Khurda.
"We have detained four minor boys and arrested an adult male for luring and cheating people through dating apps. They also extorted money from the victims by blackmailing," said Girija Shankar Chakrabarty, ACP (Zone-II), Bhubaneswar.
The gang members used to engage in friendly...
Israel-Palestine Conflict: इजरायल-हमास युद्ध के पांचवें दिन लेबनान के हिजबुल्लाह की हुई एंट्री, जानें 5 बड़ी बातें
इजरायली सेना ने बुधवार को कहा कि लेबनान की तरफ से हवाई क्षेत्र में "संदिग्ध घुसपैठ" की कोशिश की गई है. इजरायल की उत्तरी सीमा के करीब लेबनान की तरफ से कई रॉकेट हमले हुए हैं.
हमास से लड़ने के लिए इजरायल के पीएम बेंजामिन नेतन्याहू ने विपक्षी दलों के साथ यूनिटी गवर्नमेंट बनाई है. सत्ताधारी लिकुड पार्टी के गठबंधन ने इसके लिए एक दिन पहले हामी भरी थी. इसका मतलब ये है कि इजरायल में ऐसी सरकार बनेगी, जिसमें सभी पार्टियां शामिल होंगी. यूनिटी गवर्नमेंट या वॉर कैबिनेट जंग के वक्त बनती है. इजरायल में 1973 के बाद पहली बार यूनिटी गवर्नमेंट का ऐलान...
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
Punjab Calls 2-Day Assembly Session Amid Sutlej-Yamuna Canal Row
The Punjab government has called a two-day session of the state assembly on October 20 and 21, amid a political row over a Supreme Court directive on the Sutlej Yamuna Link canal.
The decision comes days after the state Cabinet had said that there was no question of building the SYL canal in Punjab as the state has no water to spare for Haryana.
The top court on October 4 had asked the Centre to survey the portion of land in Punjab which was allocated for the construction of part of the SYL canal and make an estimate of the extent of construction...
Monday, October 9, 2023
"We Were On Video Call When...": Husband Of Indian Injured In Hamas Attack
An Indian woman in Israel was injured in the massive surprise attack on the country with a barrage of rockets by Hamas while she was on a video call with her husband, her family has told NDTV.
Sheeja Anand, a medical caregiver from Kerala's Payyavoor in Kannur district, was injured during the missile attack on Ashkelon, a coastal city in the southern part of Israel, on Saturday.
"We were talking on a video concall on Saturday at around 12 noon. She was telling me that rocket attacks are going on, I told her to stay at a safe place. Suddenly the...