India

New Delhi, Mar 1: The Cabinet today approved a stringent Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill that provides for confiscating assets without conviction in cases where economic offenders flee the country. The bill is aimed at deterring economic offenders like jeweller Nirav Modi from fleeing the country or not returning to face trial. Official sources said the Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra

New Delhi, Mar 1: Karti Chidambaram, arrested in the INX Media case, was today remanded to five days of CBI custody by a Delhi court. Special Judge Sunil Rana extended Karti's custody till March 6 after the CBI contended that there were "very shocking evidences" of what he has done when he went abroad and alleging "when he went abroad, he closed bank accounts in which funds were received". Karti

New Delhi, Mar 1: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India’s youth should associate themselves with the humanitarian aspects of Islam and be able to use modern technology at the same time. Every religion promotes human values, the prime minister said in his address at a conference on ‘Islamic Heritage: Promoting Understanding & Moderation’, where Jordan’s King Abdullah II was also

New Delhi, Mar 1: Jordan's King Abdullah II, who is on a three-day visit to India, received ceremonial reception at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Thursday. He was welcomed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Ram Nath Kovind at the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan. King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein arrived here on Tuesday evening on a three-day visit which is aimed at taking bilateral relations to a

New Delhi, Mar 1: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) today said it has attached 41 properties, valued at over Rs 1,200 crore, in connection with its money laundering probe in the PNB scam against Gitanjali Gems and its promoter Mehul Choksi. The central probe agency issued a provisional order for attachment under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The attached assets include 15 flats and

New Delhi, Mar 1: Leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge has written to the prime minister, declining the governments offer to attend the meeting of the Selection Committee for Lokpal appointment as a special invitee. The government had invited him to today's meeting of the Selection Committee as a special invitee. In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Kharge has said

Mumbai, Mar 1: Results of three assembly bypolls on Wednesday brought cheer to the opposition Congress party in Madhya Pradesh and the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha. The Congress retained the Mungaoli and Kolaras assembly seats in Madhya Pradesh. In Odisha, the BJD retained the Bijepur assembly seat. All three Odisha and MP bypolls were necessitated by the death of sitting legislators

New Delhi, Feb 28: The Delhi High Court today reserved its order on 20 Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs' plea challenging their disqualification in office-of-profit case. A bench of justices Sanjiv Khanna and Chander Shekhar kept its decision pending after the MLAs, Election Commission of India (EC) and other parties concerned concluded their arguments. "Arguments heard. Judgement reserved," the bench

Lucknow, Feb 28: In a show of communal harmony, a noted Muslim cleric here has shifted the timing of the Friday namaz prayers by an hour in order to avoid any clash with Holi revellers and also appealed others to do the same. Imam-e-Eidgah Maulana Khalid Rasheed Firangi Mahli, who is also executive committee member of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), appealed to the imams of

Patna, Feb 28: Former Bihar chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi said that his Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) will quit the ruling NDA in the state and join the opposition ‘Mahagathbandhan’ later tonight. The ‘Mahagathbandhan’ (Grand Alliance) currently comprises the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Congress. The announcement was made by Manjhi outside his residence, in the presence of RJD leaders