The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday filed a case against Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and others in a money laundering case related to the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) land scam. While taking cognisance of a recent state Lokayukta FIR, the central probe agency has filed an enforcement case information report (ECIR) to book Siddaramaiah and...
Boeing has agreed to plead guilty to a criminal fraud conspiracy charge to resolve a U.S. Justice Department investigation linked to two 737 MAX fatal crashes, a government official said on July 7. The plea, which requires a federal judge’s approval, would brand the planemaker a convicted felon. Boeing will also pay a criminal fine...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated Payal Kapadia for creating history by becoming the first Indian filmmaker to clinch the Grand Prix award at the Cannes Film Festival for her film — “All We Imagine as Light”. The film won the second-most prestigious prize of the festival, following the Palme d’Or, which was awarded to American...
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested Chanpreet Singh, who allegedly “managed” cash funds for AAP’s campaign in the 2022 Goa Assembly polls, in connection with the Delhi excise policy-linked money laundering case, official sources said Monday. Singh was taken into custody under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) on April 12 and was produced...
Fighter had its OTT release on Netflix on March 21, 2024. Hrithik Roshan, Deepika Padukone and Anil Kapoor’s aerial action film was released in theatres on January 25, 2024. On Thursday, Hrithik took to Instagram Stories to re-share a tweet about Fighter leaving behind Ranbir Kapoor’s blockbuster Animal and Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Dunki to become the most viewed Hindi film...
India has emerged as the world’s third-largest startup ecosystem, a development that Prime Minister Narendra Modi believes will chart the country’s course towards becoming a developed nation by 2047. He noted that the startup scheme initiated a few years ago has scaled new heights, aligning with the ‘2047 Viksit Bharat’ (developed India) roadmap. As of 31...
The BJP on Friday appointed Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda as central observers for electing the leader of its legislative party in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh respectively. The new legislative party leaders will become chief ministers of the three states, and the meetings...
The 42-day festive period – starting on Navratri and ending 15 days after Dhanteras – saw a new milestone in car sales, said Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) in a new report released on Tuesday. The association said that significant growth was observed in two-wheeler, three-wheeler, commercial vehicles as well as passenger vehicles categories,...
A higher dose of the COVID-19 drug, dexamethasone, may have less beneficial effects for patients in India as compared with those in Europe, according to a study published in The Lancet Regional Health – Southeast Asia journal. The study looked at how well a strong dose of dexamethasone worked for COVID-19 patients. It considered factors...
The government on Tuesday cut special additional excise duty (SAED) on crude petroleum to Rs 9,050 per tonne with effect from October 18. In the last fortnightly review on September 29, windfall tax on domestically produced crude oil was set at Rs 12,100 per tonne. Besides, the SAED or duty on export of diesel will be reduced...