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Pranav Gupta, Vineet Gupta and SK Bansal, a CA, were arrested on October 28.The court remanded them to ED custody till November 2, which has been further extended to November 4.The ED had conducted searches at 20 locations in Chandigarh, Panchkula, Sonepat and Delhi in a bank fraud case involving Rs 1,626.7 crore against Parabolic Drugs Limited, Chandigarh and recovered movable and immovable assets to the tune of Rs 114 crore.The ED in a statement said that it carried out searches under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act on October 27 and also recovered the digital devices and various incriminating…

Chadha was suspended in August this year on charges of not taking the consent of five Rajya Sabha MPs before including their names in a select committee. In its order, a bench headed by CJI D.Y. Chandrachud and comprising Justices J.B. Pardiwala and Manoj Misra said that the apology tendered by the AAP leader will be “sympathetically” considered by the Rajya Sabha Chairperson. The bench recorded the statement made by Chadha’s lawyer that the suspended AAP MP will seek an appointment with Vice-President Dhankhar to explain that he had no intention to affect the dignity of the Upper House of…

Justice Navin Chawla granted time for the parties to complete the pleadings and allowed the Internet Freedom Forum to intervene by filing written submissions.One petitioner urged the court to direct search engine Google to block search results related to certain allegations against him in a criminal case since a closure report was filed by the investigating agency. Google opposed this request, stating it cannot act as a censor or whitewash history.The judge noted that while the information published by websites might have been true at the relevant time, it was now incomplete in the face of a subsequent closure report.…

He said that special havan and puja rituals will be conducted on the occasion.“The Shree Jagannatha Heritage Corridor is nearing its completion with the blessings of Lord.We reviewed the work around the temple. It has been proposed to be inaugurated on January 17,” said Dibyasingha Deb who is also the chairman of the Shree Jagannath Temple Management Committee (SJTMC).The Puri King on Friday reviewed the progress and status of the Shree Jagannatha Heritage Corridor project and the Jagannath Ballav Pilgrim Center (JBPC). The Chief Administrator of Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA), Ranjan Kumar Das and Puri collector, Samarth Verma were…

The 38-year-old Dhaka resident Jamal (65-68), a winner earlier this year and currently placed sixth on the TATA Steel PGTI Ranking, totalled 11-under 133 for 36 holes to enjoy a one-shot lead over Delhi’s Sachin Baisoya (66-68), who too held on to his overnight second position after a round of 68.Chandarjeet Yadav from neighbouring Chandimandir occupied the third place at nine-under 135 following his 67.Chandigarh’s Abhijit Singh Chadha shot the day’s joint lowest score of 66 to be the highest-placed among the local professionals at tied fourth with a total of eight-under 136.Faridabad-based Karan Pratap Singh too carded a 66…

While the court granted the accused bail, it pulled up police for treating statements of witnesses as gospel truth. The court noted significant improvements and contradictions in the complainant’s recorded statement compared to the original FIR. It also pointed out that the complainant’s mother, a crucial witness, was not examined. Stressing on the need for an effective investigation, it said that the witness statements were not relevant to the material facts regarding the alleged offense. The judge said that the investigation should have examined various aspects related to the allegations, including the source of the drink, the type of drugs,…

The Assam Rifles under the command of the Indian Army has been guarding the 1,643 km unfenced India-Myanmar border along four northeastern states — Arunachal Pradesh (520 km), Manipur (398 km), Nagaland (215 km) and Mizoram (510 km).Addressing the Assam Rifles Inspector Generals’ conference at the headquarters of the para-military force at Laitkor near Shillong, Lt. Gen. Nair complimented the troops of the force for their impeccable and unbiased conduct in Manipur, which has largely helped to keep the situation under control.The Assam Rifles along with the Army, Border Security Force, Central Reserve Police Force and other Central forces have…

“Kannada should be deeply rooted in this state,” the Chief Minister said while speaking after inaugurating the Karnataka Celebration-50 in Gadag. The Chief Minister remembered K.H Patil and all the others who fought for the name Karnataka.“K.H. Patil then, H.K Patil today. I am sitting in the Chief Minister’s chair on which Devaraja Arasu was sitting. This is no coincidence,” the Chief Minister said.He said that 500 years before Shakespeare wrote literature in English, the world’s greatest literary works was written in Kannada. He exemplified the greatness of the Kannada language by saying that everyone from Pampa to Vachankaras had…

The court also issued directions to the home buyers, Noida and Greater Noida authorities. The three-judge bench, headed by CJI D.Y. Chandrachud firstly directed home buyers who have opted for possession of completed units to pay the remaining amount as per the payment plan uploaded on the website. In case the home buyers who have opted for possession of a completed unit don’t comply, then an interest rate of 9% per annum will apply. Secondly, the court said that those home buyers who have opted for a refund earlier can opt to change their preference as a ‘one-time measure’ by…

“We have requested the Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) to accompany the convoy,” a statement from the ministry said.The ministry said that as the Israeli forces were not allowing the exit of injured into hospital in Egypt, they had petitioned ICRC, but it is helpless as Israeli army has not allowed them to cross.It said that due to the Israeli aggression, which exceeded the capabilities and carrying capacity of the Al-Shifa Medical complex, the injured have to be shifted out of Northern Gaza.“In the face of the urgent need to save the lives of the injured which is guaranteed by…