Delhi court reserves order on CM Kejriwal’s bail plea in excise policy case
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) A Delhi court on Thursday reserved its order on Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s bail plea and his application to allow his wife Sunita Kejriwal to be present during his medical examination. While the court had on Wednesday said that it won’t reserve the order, it had also extended CM Kejriwal’s […]
NEET (UG) paper leak: SC stays proceedings pending before various High Courts
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the proceedings pending before various High Courts of the country pertaining to the alleged NEET (UG) paper leak. Issuing a notice on transfer petitions filed by the National Testing Agency (NTA), a Vacation Bench presided over by Justice Vikram Nath ordered a stay on […]
Kapu leader changes name after failing to defeat Pawan Kalyan
Amaravati, June 20 (IANS) Veteran Kapu leader Mudragada Padmanabham has changed his name to Mudragada Padmanabha Reddy, keeping his word to do so if he failed to defeat Jana Sena Party leader K. Pawan Kalyan in Pithapuram Assembly constituency. A notification in this regard was published in Andhra Pradesh Gazette. Mudragada, who had joined YSR […]
Indian bonds’ inclusion in JPMorgan index set to attract record foreign fund inflows
Mumbai, June 20 (IANS) Indian bonds are set to attract record foreign fund inflows on June 28 when they will be included in JPMorgan’s Emerging Market Index. Earlier, on August 20, 2014, Indian bonds attracted foreign fund inflows of $2.7 billion following India’s credit rating upgrade. Assets worth about $200 billion are tracked in the […]
Kejriwal’s old video on Delhi’s water sufficiency if tanker mafia is checked ‘exposes’ AAP
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) With Delhi Water Minister Atishi threatening to sit on an indefinite fast if the national capital does not start getting “its share of water” from Haryana by Friday, an old video of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal talking about Delhi’s self-sufficiency in water production and role of the tanker mafia in […]
Wayanad gets its first CPI(M) Minister in OR Kelu
Thiruvananthapuram, June 20 (IANS) Wayanad District is all set to get its first CPI(M) Minister after the party on Thursday cleared the name of OR Kelu, the party legislator from Mananthavady constituency to take over as the new SC/ST Minister in the Pinarayi Vijayan Cabinet. The 53-year-old Kelu got this chance after incumbent SC/ST Minister, […]
RBI Governor urges banks to adopt AI for reducing risk of fraud
Mumbai, June 20 (IANS) RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das on Thursday underlined the importance for banks and NBFCs to adopt advanced and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML) to prevent financial fraud. Addressing the Global Conference on Financial Resilience here, the RBI Governor said, “Integrating advanced and emerging technologies such as […]
Big success in anti-terror Ops, says Army on killing of two terrorists in J&K
Srinagar, June 20 (IANS) Security forces said on Thursday that the killing of two terrorists in J&K’s Baramulla district was a big success in anti-terrorism operations. Two terrorists were killed on Wednesday in Haripora village of Baramulla’s Rafiabad area during an encounter. They were identified as Usman and Umar from whose possession a large quantity […]
‘NEET papers sold for Rs 30-32 lakh, cops traced burnt documents’, admit mastermind & students
New Delhi/Patna, June 20 (IANS) The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) 2024 paper leak fiasco saw a fresh twist on Thursday with the accused persons confessing before the police that question papers were arranged for certain candidates a day before the exam for which the aspirants shelled out close to Rs 30-32 lakh. The shocking confession […]
Mamata govt distances itself from celebration of West Bengal Foundation Day at Raj Bhavan
Kolkata, June 20 (IANS) West Bengal Foundation Day was observed at the Raj Bhavan here on Thursday with the state government machinery and the members of the state cabinet distancing themselves from the programme. Raj Bhavan insiders said that the celebration of West Bengal Foundation Day, which started on June 20, 2023, lacked the pomp […]
