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May 22: Former Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Punjab National Bank Usha Ananthasubramanian and some other senior bank officials were aware of the "fraudulent" dealings with diamond merchant Nirav Modi but kept "misleading" the RBI, the CBI has alleged in its charge sheet. A special CBI court took cognizance of the charge sheet today and permitted the investigating agency to issue

Kathua, May 22: An FIR on Monday registered against the brother of senior BJP leader Lal Singh after a video showing him using “derogatory” language against Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti during a rally here went viral. “A case under section 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman) of Ranbir Penal Code and Section 66A of the Information Technology Act

Washington, May 22: A US navy veteran who shot and killed an Indian software engineer+ and injured two others in February 2017 in Kansas pleaded guilty on Monday in federal court to hate crime and firearm charges, the Justice Department said. The shooting drew international attention as part of a wave of attacks nationwide against ethnic and religious minority groups following the 2016 election of

Agra, May 22: India's white-marble Taj Mahal is turning yellow and green as the 17th-century mausoleum weathers filthy air in the world's eighth-most polluted city. One of the seven Wonders of the World, the Taj Mahal flanks a garbage-strewn river and is often enveloped by dust and smog from belching smokestacks and vehicles in the northern city of Agra. Tiny insects from the drying Yamuna River

Jammu, May 22: An eight-month-old infant was killed late last night after being hit by a bullet during ceasefire violation by Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir's Keri Battal area of Akhnoor. The incident took place when the eight-month-old was sleeping with his family outside their home in Pallanwala sector. Local police said, "It might be an incident of stray bullet or snipping from the enemy side."

New Delhi, May 21: Karnataka Chief Minister-designate HD Kumaraswamy on Monday met Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati at her residence in the national capital and invited her for his oath ceremony on Wednesday in Bengaluru, Karnataka. Kumaraswamy invited Mayawati for the swearing-in ceremony with a bouquet. Later in the day, Kumaraswamy is expected to meet Congress President Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi, May 21: Asserting that the mandate in Karnataka Assembly polls was against the Congress, BJP president Amit Shah today said the party has found a new way of portraying defeat as its victory. Shah also asked the Congress to explain to the people of Karnataka why they were celebrating even when most of their ministers had lost election. "Only Congress and JD(S) are celebrating, people of

Mumbai, May 21: The Shiv Sena on Monday said the BJP's attempt to save the B S Yeddyurappa government in Karnataka was not the way to make the country "Congress-free". Stressing the need to save democracy in the country, the BJP's bickering ally said no government can use the Constitution to enforce its decisions on people. In an editorial in its mouthpiece 'Saamana', the Sena also alleged that

Rajkot, May 21: Police have arrested five people for allegedly thrashing to death a 35-year-old Dalit man suspecting him to be a thief in Gujarat's Rajkot district, an official said today. A video of the incident -- purportedly showing two people taking turns to beat the man, identified as Mukesh Vaniya, a ragpicker, with a stick while another person holding him by a rope tied to his waist -- has

Jammu, May 21: In yet another ceasefire violation, Pakistani Rangers today fired mortar shells on border outposts at several places in Jammu and Kashmir's Arnia sector, prompting retaliation by the BSF personnel guarding the International Border. The mortar firing from across the border started around 07:00 hours in Arnia sector of Jammu and was still continuing when last reports were received, a