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New Delhi, Feb 26: Fatima Nafees, mother of missing Jawahar Lal University (JNU) student Najeeb Ahmed, and other students on Monday staged a protest outside the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) headquarters against the lack of progress in the case. "I have complete hope that Najeeb will come back one day but I will continue my protest and next time you will see ten times more people with me,"

New Delhi, Feb 26: CBI has booked Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh's son-in-law and 11 others in a case registered against Simbhaoli Sugars Limited a private sugar-manufacturing firm based in Uttar Pradesh's Simbhaoli in connection with reported bank loan fraud of Rs 97.85 crore and default of Rs 110 crore in loans from the Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC). The CBI had on February 22

New Delhi, Feb 26: The court, on Monday, asked the Delhi police to prove that tampering was done with the CCTV footage recovered by them from the official residence of Chief Minister Arvin Kejriwal in the Chief Secretary assualt case. The police had earlier said that the timestamp on the clip did not match with the sequence of the events. "The defence counsel stated that police must prove that

Kolkata, Feb 26: Handpicked by West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee to represent Trinamool Congress in Darjeeling, former Indian football captain, Bhaichung Bhutia quit Bengal’s ruling party, shaking the political scenario in the region. In a social media post on Monday morning, the former Sikkim footballer announced that he was stepping down from all positions and membership of the party.

New Delhi, Feb 26: Financial Intelligence Unit of Union government on Monday released a list of around 9,500 Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs), which have been categorised as high-risk financial institutions by the Finance Ministry. As per the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), all NBFCs have to appoint a principal officer in the financial institutions and report all suspicious and

Barabanki (UP), Feb 26: BJP Rajya Sabha MP Vinay Katiyar has said the Ram temple in Ayodhya will be constructed on the spot where "Ram Lala" is resting. "I will not comment on how long will it take for it to be decided as the issue is now being heard by the Supreme Court," Katiyar, who was on a private visit to the district, told reporters, while replying to a query last night. "We are waiting for

New Delhi, Feb 25: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today urged the people to inculcate safety in their day-to-day lives, stressing that India had to become a "risk-conscious" society. In his monthly 'Mann ki Baat' radio broadcast, he also said the country was looking beyond the concept of women's development and talking in terms of development being led by women. Women today were leaders in various

London, Feb 25: State Bank of India (SBI) is set for a major restructuring of its business in the UK from April, India s largest state-owned bank has said. SBI's UK operations will transform into a subsidiary named State Bank of India UK Limited from April 1, in compliance with wider ring-fencing of capital requirements by the Bank of England. The move will mean that all retail branches of SBI in

New Delhi, Feb 25: The BJP is hopeful of a working majority in the Rajya Sabha following the biennial polls to 58 seats from 16 states next month as the ruling NDA's numbers are expected to go up significantly at the cost of opposition parties. The BJP will make handsome gains from Uttar Pradesh, where its massive majority in the assembly will fetch it at least eight out of 10 seats going to the

Mumbai, Feb 25: Mehul Choksi, one of two businessmen allegedly involved in the Rs11,400 crore PNB fraud, broke his silence at the weekend with an open letter to employees claiming his innocence and telling them to look for other jobs. Choksi and his nephew Nirav Modi, both owners of jewellery store chains, are suspected of colluding with two employees from Punjab National Bank, the country’s