PNB scam: CBI grills MD, executive director of bank

 Sat, 24 February 2018
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PNB scam: CBI grills MD, executive director of bank

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The Central Bureau of Investigation today examined Punjab National Bank's Managing Director and CEO Sunil Mehta and its Executive Director K V Brahmaji Rao in connection with the Rs 11,400 crore PNB scam allegedly involving diamantaire Nirav Modi and owner of Gitanjali Gems Mehul Choksi,...
19:04

PM launches Amma two-wheeler scheme, stresses on women empowerment

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks at Amma two-wheeler scheme launch event on former CM Jayalalithaa's 70th birth anniversary in Chennai:- I am glad to be able to launch one of her (Jayalalithaa's) dream projects -- the Amma two Wheeler Scheme. I am told that on Amma's 70th birthday, 70 lakh...
18:56

Sonia Gandhi cancels Rae Bareli visit

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Former Congress chief and Rae Bareli MP Sonia Gandhi's day-long visit to her parliamentary constituency was cancelled today due to 'unavoidable reasons'.Gandhi's day-long visit has been cancelled due to unavoidable reasons. We informed district officials about it late last night, her...
18:21

PM Modi in Chennai

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi plants saplings near the entrance of Kalaivanar Arangam auditorium in Chennai.Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami and Deputy CM O Panneerselvam also planted saplings.To commemorate the 70th birth anniversary of former CM Jayalalithaa, 70 lakh saplings...
18:08

Papon steps down as TV show judge amid sexual assault allegations

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Singer Papon has quit the singing reality TV show as judge following the complaint of sexual assault that was filed against him for kissing a minor contestant of the TV programme.Yesterday, a Supreme Court lawyer filed a complaint with the National Commission for Protection of Child Right...
17:33

Seven SC judges to retire in 2018

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Beginning March 1, seven judges of the Supreme Court will retire this year.The apex court is already short of six judges even as a recommendation for appointing two judges is pending with the government.On March 1, Justice Amitava Roy will demit office, followed by Justice Rajesh Agrawal on May...
17:03

Passports of Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi revoked

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The passports of Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi, accused in Punjab National Bank scam, have been revoked, ANI reports, quoting sources.More details awaited.
15:23

Pak troops fire on Indian Army posts in Uri sector

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Pakistani troops today violated the ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir, prompting retaliatory fire from the Indian Army, an official said.The Pakistani troops resorted to unprovoked firing on Indian posts along the LoC in Uri sector in Baramulla district...
14:15

ED attaches houses, land worth Rs 523cr of Nirav Modi group

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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) today attached 21 properties, including a penthouse and a farmhouse, of Nirav Modi and his group worth over Rs 523 crore in fresh action against the beleaguered jeweller in the alleged Rs 11,400 crore fraud in the Punjab National Bank.The central probe agency said...
14:10

Taliban kill 18 soldiers in attack on Afghan army base: officials

Taliban militants stormed an Afghan army base in the western province of Farah overnight, killing at least 18 soldiers, officials said today.Last night a big group of militants attacked an army base in Bala Buluk district of Farah. Unfortunately, we lost 18 soldiers, two soldiers were wounded. We...
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What's wrong in Singh's remark on Darwin: Students asked in exam

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The Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune, in an examination, asked what was wrong with Union minister Satyapal Singh's argument criticising Charles Darwin's theory, with the dean of the institute saying that the question was 'aimed at testing logical thinking of the...
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Jaitley slams regulators' failure to detect PNB fraud

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Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday slammed regulators for failing to detect the Rs 11,400-crore fraud at Punjab National Bank for seven long years, saying unlike politicians, regulators in the Indian system are unaccountable.Speaking on the scam for the second time this week, he said...
12:28

Nagaland polls: Congress in back-channel talks with NPF

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The Congress is in back-channel talks with the Naga People's Front for a post-poll pact in a bid to keep the Bharatiya Janata Party-Nagaland Democratic Progressive Party 'out of power' in Nagaland, sources said.The incumbent NPF is contesting on 58 of the 60 assembly segments in the state.The...
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After Nirav Modi, Delhi diamond exporter booked for Rs 389-cr loan fraud

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After Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi, the CBI has registered a case against a Delhi-based diamond jewellery exporter for an alleged bank loan fraud to the tune of Rs 389.85 crore towards Oriental Bank of Commerce.The CBI has booked Dwarka Das Seth International Pvt Ltd for the alleged fraud.Six...
10:48

Office of profit: AAP MLAs withdraw earlier plea against EC

The 20 AAP MLAs, who were disqualified on the Election Commission's recommendation for holding office of profit, have withdrawn from the Delhi High Court their earlier plea challenging the poll panel's initial decision to hear the issue.The Aam Aadmi Party MLAs had in August last year challenged...
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JUST IN: Madhya Pradesh bypoll: 16 per cent voter turnout recorded in Kolaras and 17 per cent voterout recorded in Mungaoli till 10 am
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PNB scam: Mehul Choksi tells employees he can't pay their dues

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Nirav Modi's maternal uncle Mehul Choksi has written to his employees telling them that he would not be able to pay their dues.Modi and Choksi are facing multiple investigations into one of the biggest frauds in the countrys banking history and are accused of defrauding Indias second biggest...
09:44

Neelabh Mishra, editor-in-chief of National Herald and Navjivan passes away

Editor-in-chief of National Herald Neelabh Mishra, aged 57, passed away today. Neelabh, who had been admitted to Apollo Hospital in Chennai earlier this month, was critically ill with complications resulting from non-alcoholic liver cirrhosis. He developed multiple organ failure before a...
09:31

PM to visit Chennai today for launch of Amma two-wheeler scheme

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Chennai today to attend the launch of the AIADMK government's ambitious scheme of providing 50 per cent subsidy to working women to buy two-wheelers.        A pet project of late chief minister J Jayalalithaa, the Amma Two-wheeler...
08:59

Another AAP MLA wades in: Beat up officers who sit on files

Causing further embarrassment to a party already in crisis, AAP MLA Naresh Balyan Friday said at a public meeting that bureaucrats who delay files or refuse to work, deserve to be thrashed. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Social Welfare Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam were at the same...
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Madhya Pradesh bypolls: Voting in Mungaoli, Kolaras begins

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Bypolls are being held in two key assembly constituencies in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday, providing an opportunity to gauge the mood of the state that will elect a new assembly later this year.The states ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and opposition Congress are facing off in the Mungaoli and...
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Trump names India, China to defend his policy on climate change

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US President Donald Trump has once again named India and China to defend his policy on climate change and reiterated that these countries and some others benefited the most from the Paris agreement while America didn't get any advantage.We knocked out the Paris Climate Accord. It would have been...