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The Income Tax Department today said it has filed six charge sheets against Rotomac owner Vikram Kothari for alleged tax evasion.The prosecution complaints were filed in a special court in Lucknow under various sections of the Income Tax Act, they said.The taxman had earlier attached four...
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The Enforcement Directorate has summoned Punjab National Bank's Managing Director and CEO Sunil Mehta in connection with with the Rs 11,400 crore PNB scam allegedly involving diamantaire Nirav Modi and owner of Gitanjali Gems Mehul Choksi, officials said today.The ED today also examined the...
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Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram today said it is time to amend the Armed Forces Special (Powers) Act now in force in Jammu and Kashmir and other places.There is a need to amend the AFSPA if you cannot repeal it. The law and order should be entrusted to the Jammu and Kashmir police and not on...
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Sridevi's body is not being embalmed today, it is likely to be done tomorrow, reports Khaleej Times. Meanwhile, Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh said that Sridevi 'never drank hard liquor'.Sridevi ji did not drink hard liquor, she used to have wine sometimes like me and like many others in public...
21:26
Altogether 90.58 per cent votes were polled in six booths in as many assembly constituencies of Tripura, where re-polling was held peacefully today, state CEO Sriram Taranikanti said in Agartala.The EC ordered re-polling in one booth each in Sonamura, Teliamura, Sabroom, Ampinagar,...
21:03
Kamal Haasan reaches Anil Kapoor's residence in Mumbai. Photograph: ANI
19:58
A special court today allowed an Enforcement Directorate (ED) plea seeking issuance of Letters Rogatory (LRs) to six countries for obtaining information about the overseas businesses and assets of diamantaire Nirav Modi in the over Rs 11,000-crore Punjab National Bank fraud case.Nirav Modi is a...
19:21
A large number of terrorists are waiting at launching pads across the Line of Control (LoC) to cross over into Kashmir and cease-fire violations by Pakistan are also an attempt to push infiltrators, a top Army commander said in Srinagar today.We have inputs of many infiltrators waiting at the...
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JUST IN: Further delay in return of mortal remains of Sridevi expected as Dubai police, which earlier gave clearance, now awaits clearance from prosecution magistrate.Police reportedly informed Indian authorities that the body can only be handed over after nod from prosecution magistrate, ANI...
18:19
Sridevi died of accidental drowning in her hotel bath tub, the Dubai government said today.The Dubai police, it said on its official Twitter handle, has transferred the case to the 'Dubai Public Prosecution' which will carry out regular legal procedures followed in such cases.'Following the...
18:10
Nearly three crore fake and duplicate ration cards have been cancelled during the three years of the National Democratic Alliance government, C R Chaudhary, Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution said today.It had also saved the country Rs 17,000 crore every year...
17:46
Amul's tribute to Sridevi.
17:46
NDTV reports that Sridevi's body is expected to reach Mumbai at around 9 pm.
17:28
The Dubai Media Office tweets that the Dubai police has transferred the case to the Dubai Public Prosecution, which will carry out regular legal procedures followed in such cases.
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To recap, Sridevi died of accidental drowning, the Dubai-based Gulf News said today. The paper quoted the UAE government's forensic report on its official Twitter handle. The cause of death is listed as accidental drowning in the report. A copy of the forensic...
16:55
The forensic report says death due to accidental drowning.
16:54
It will take another four hours for Sridevi's body to be released to her family. The death certificate states the cause of death as 'accidental drowning'. The autopsy report, which has not been released yet, according to reports, say there were traces of alcohol in her blood. Gulf News says she...
16:40
Gulf News reports that the Dubai Police have released the forensic report on Sridevi's death to her family and the Indian Consulate representative. The death certificate states the cause of death as accidental drowning. India Today also reports that traces of alcohol were also found in her blood....
16:30
Sridevi drowned in her bathtub following a cardiac arrest, the autopsy report has confirmed, reports the Khaleej Times. Social workers are working with the family members to complete the procedure of repatriation - the cancellation of passport, issuance of death certificate among others. ...
16:17
The Enforcement Directorate investigating the over Rs 11,000-crore PNB fraud case today approached a Mumbai court seeking issuance of Letters Rogatory (LRs) for obtaining information about the overseas businesses and assets of diamantaire Nirav Modi. It is an application for issuance of LR under...
15:41
Delhi Police on Monday said the CCTV footage in the alleged assault on Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash was tampered with and the Forensic Science Laboratory would examine it soon.The meeting was not held in the camp office but in drawing room of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence....
15:08
Update on Sridevi's death. Indian consulate receives Sridevi's autopsy report, India Today reports.An Indian consulate official and a member of Boney Kapoor's family, who were summoned inside the Dubai morgue where Sridevi's body lies, have left the premises at around 2:30 pm, the Khaleej Times...
14:45
Actress Madhuri Dixit arrives at the residence of Anil Kapoor in Mumbai.Here's who else arrived at the Kapoor home to pay their condolences.
14:10
Dubai Forensic Department officials have confirmed to Khaleej Times that a second autopsy will not be conducted on Sridevi's body. The actress, often described as the first female superstar of India, passed away in Dubai after a cardiac arrest late on Saturday night. She was just 54.The...
14:00
Militants hurl hand grenade at a police station in Jammu and Kashmir's Tral area: Police.
13:50
A signed vintage photo of Mahatma Gandhi, walking alongside Madan Mohan Malaviya, is expected to fetch USD 10,000 at an auction in the US. Signed in fountain pen, M K Gandhi, the rare photo was taken after the second session of India's Round Table Conference in London in September 1931. The...
13:31
Former Indian footballer Bhaichung Bhutia on Monday announced that he has resigned from All India Trinamool Congress party and is no longer associated with any political party.Taking to twitter to announce his decision, Bhutia wrote, As of today I have officially resigned from the membership...
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The Khaleej Times reports that the Dubai police forensics' department is yet to submit blood test results to the Dubai police for the release of Sridevi's body. The report says it is not clear what the hold-up is, but the results are expected to be filed in the next couple of hours.The Khaleej...
12:41
Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar is absolutely fine and stable, a state minister said today, a day after he was admitted to a Goa hospital following complaints of uneasiness. Parrikar, 62, was taken to the Goa Medical College and Hospital last evening on a wheelchair. He was...
12:22
Actor Farhan Akhtar and his mother Honey Irani arrive at Anil Kapoor's residence to pay their condolences in the aftermath of Sridevi's death.
12:17
The unintended consequences of India's policy on citizenship for Tibetan refugees. Read
12:12
Former Cabinet secretary TSR Subramanian has passed away, officials said today. He was 79. Extremely shocked to hear the sad news of the demise of TSR Subramanian. He was the tallest amongst all and is a big loss for the IAS fraternity and the nation. Deepest condolences to all family members....
12:06
Fogging being done at the Pawan Hans crematorium in Mumbai in preparation for the last rites of Sridevi.
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Filmmaker Farah Khan and actress Tabu arrive at Anil Kapoor's residence in Mumbai.
11:47
Sridevi's funeral, who died in Dubai on Saturday evening, is expected to take place in Mumbai today. The Khaleej Times reports that Sridevi's body will be ready for repatriation between 1 and 2pm, Dubai time, Indian Consulate officials revealed. Dubai is 1.30 hours behind India. While the...
11:24
Manish Malhotra posts this picture on Instagram, saying, This was our last picture together and just 4 days ago .. I will never able to get over this loss.The picture was shot at Boney Kapoor's nephew, Mohit Marwah's Dubai wedding.
11:10
Sridevi's nephew, Mohit Marwah, posts this picture on Instagram, writing, You were more than a legend. Your vacuum will always be felt.The superstar passed away in Dubai yesterday. She was there to attend Boney Kapoor's nephew Mohit Marwah's wedding. The last pictures of Sridevi were from this...
10:33
On Sunday, as the nation woke up to the news of actor Sridevi's demise, its ripples were felt deeply in the Telugu film industry. Her appeal spanned across generations of movie lovers, and having worked with two generations of actors as a child artiste and later as a leading lady, she shared a...
10:07
Veteran actor Sridevi's mortal remains will be flown back to India from Dubai today, her family said in a statement. Sridevi's body could not be repatriated yesterday as the final investigation reports from the Dubai Police were not ready last evening. Reliance Communications (RCom) chairman Anil...
09:39
A student from Jammu and Kashmir, studying at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Bhubaneswar, has been missing for over a fortnight, police said today. Suhail Aijaz, a resident of Kupwara district in the northern state and pursing MBBS at the...
09:16
Sridevi was getting ready for a dream dinner date with her husband Boney Kapoor in Dubai before she reportedly suffered a cardiac arrest at their hotel room and died on Saturday evening, according to a report in the Khaleej Times. According to a source close to the family, Kapoor flew back...
09:07
In what's likely to become India's biggest science programme in the next few years, Isro has started work on building igloos on the Moon. These 'lunar habitats', as scientists call them, will be built by sending robots and 3D printers to the Moon, and by using lunar soil and other material.Read...
08:40
Following the sudden death of Sridevi who died late at Saturday night reportedly due to cardiac arrest in Dubai, Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Smriti Irani wrote an emotional letter remembering her favourite star who defined joy in my childhood.Recounting her last meeting...
08:18
Former US First Lady Michelle Obama said she cannot wait to soon share her first memoir BECOMING, which is a work of deep reflection and mesmerizing storytelling.According to the wife of former US President Barack Obama, writing BECOMING has been a deeply personal experience for Michelle Obama,...
07:56
The country is mourning Bollywood icon Sridevi, who died on Saturday evening in Dubai following a cardiac arrest. The 54-year-old, who had dominated the silver screen in the 80s, had gone to Dubai to attend a family wedding.Sridevi had fainted in the bathroom of the Jumeirah Emirates Towers,...