Dinesh Arora, a businessman considered close to jailed AAP leader Manish Sisodia, was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in the Delhi liquor policy case today. Last year, a city court had allowed the CBI’s request to make Mr Arora an approver in the case. The ED is yet to make a statement on his arrest....
Union defence minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday chaired a ‘Chintan Shivir’ of the ministry at which “several innovative proposals emerged” to enhance indigenisation content in domestic defence manufacturing Union defence minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday took stock of a raft of defence-related issues, including proposals to boost domestic defence manufacturing, increasing self-reliance, bringing in more...
Lens maker Carl Zeiss India will invest over 250 million euros in the country to build its largest “vision” factory in the world at Bengaluru, according to a report by Mint. The land for the facility was acquired two years ago, and its construction will start next month. The construction is expected to be completed...
Rainfall in Gurgaon on Tuesday left several roads waterlogged yet again, forcing commuters and vehicles to navigate knee-deep water at some place. The city received 65 mm rainfall till 4.30 pm, said the district administration. Wazirabad recorded a rainfall of 36 mm and Badshahpur received 36mm of rainfall. Stretches that were waterlogged included Rajeev Chowk,...
In a major organisational restructuring ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday announced new party presidents for the states of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand and Punjab. While union minister G Kishan Reddy has been appointed the president of the state unit in Telangana replacing Bandi Sanjay while Etela...
A day after two Aam Aadmi Party MLAs were sentenced by a court here, Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party president Virendra Sachdeva on Tuesday asked Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to remove “tainted” former Ministers and MLAs from his party and the Assembly. On Monday, AAP MLAs Akhilesh Pati Tripathi and Sanjeev Jha were sentenced “till rising...
The Indian consulate in San Francisco was set on fire allegedly by Khalistani supporters in the early hours of Sunday. This is the second such attack on the consulate in five months; Khalistani supporters had vandalised the Indian Consulate in March. The incident was “strongly condemned” by the US. Diya TV, a local channel, shared a...
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that southwest monsoon on Sunday covered the entire country six days before the normal date. Monsoon advanced in the remaining parts of Rajasthan, Punjab, and Haryana. As many as 16 states and union territories received deficient rainfall in June, with Bihar and Kerala reporting deficits at 69 per cent...
No country can progress without embracing technology and research and development, Union External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Monday. Interacting with the students of NIT Delhi as part of the BJP’s mega public outreach to mark nine years of the Narendra Modi government, Jaishankar advised them to understand local and global developments. “Globalisation has broken...
The Sabarmati Riverfront has become the soul of social and cultural activities in Ahmedabad, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Sunday as he virtually launched the ‘Akshar’ cruise on the river that cuts through the city. Addressing a gathering through video conference, Amit Shah lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying when the latter was...