Sameer Wankhede (File Photo) NEW DELHI: Sameer Wankhede — the IRS-Customs officer who left Narcotics Control Bureau under controversial circumstances over a botched up probe in a drug-related case involving Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan’s son — on Monday got a reprieve from Central Administrative Tribunal, which set aside the disciplinary charges framed against him…
NEW DEK: Enforcement Directorate (ED) has written a letter to the Tamil Nadu govt asking it to register an FIR against municipal administration and water supply (MAWS) minister KN Nehru and take action against corruption in transfer posting of officials in the MAWS dept, while alleging money laundering of Rs 366 crore by the minister…
NEW DELHI: Several political parties have reacted strongly to the reported police action of summoning Kashmiri journalists, describing it as “a new low”.“Kashmir has been turned into Dante’s hell and anyone, including journalists, who highlight govt’s dehumanising illegal actions, such as an Orwellian-type surveillance of mosques and imams, is summoned and threatened,” PDP’s Iltija Mufti…
NEW DELHI: After Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged the challenge from “urban Naxals” on Tuesday, Congress took a swipe at him, citing a reply from Centre in Parliament stating that home ministry does not use the term “urban Naxals” and asking the PM whether he believes that anybody opposed to him is deemed so.Reacting to…
In his first appointments after taking over as BJP president, Nitin Nabin on Tuesday named Vinod Tawde as party in-charge for Kerala assembly polls and Union minister Shobha Karandlaje as co-incharge. Tawde will also be election observer for Chandigarh mayoral poll. Ashish Shelar, a minister in Maharashtra govt, is in-charge of Telangana municipal and corporation…
NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) Tuesday said IndiGo has assured it of “operational stability and no flight cancellations after Feb 10, 2026”, when the airline’s exemption from new flight duty time limitation (FDTL) rule ends. IndiGo management had met DGCA brass on Monday and made these assurances “based on the current…
The deadline for SIR hearings in Bengal, earlier set for Feb 7, will be extended by at least 10 days following Supreme Court order, a senior Election Commission (EC) official has said. As a result, the final publication of the electoral roll, scheduled for Feb 14, may also be deferred, reports Debashis Konar. “Ten days’…
NEW DELHI: In his maiden address after taking over as BJP national president, Nitin Nabin on Tuesday asked party workers to mount a fight to “protect” the centres and legacy of Sanatan faith, saying political parties opposed to ‘deepam’ tradition in Madurai or existence of Ram Setu should have no space in politics.Nabin, whose elevation…
New Delhi: The Election Commission Tuesday told Supreme Court the Constitution empowers it to devise means, methods and procedure for preparation of voter lists for a free and fair election and asserted that its order for a pan-India special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has a legislative character.Continuing with the debate over the constitutional…
NEW DELHI: Even before Noida International Airport at Jewar commences operation, two MNCs – Panama-headquartered UETA Inc and Singapore-based Heinemann Asia Pacific – have locked horns over allotment of duty-free and retail outlets at the soon to be operationalised airport that would decongest traffic at Delhi airports.UETA on Tuesday challenged before the Supreme Court a…