After EC notice to CM Hemant Soren over mining lease, ED summons J’khand mining secretary

IAS Pooja Singhal, who is in charge of the mining department of the Jharkhand government, has been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case, officials told India Today TV. Singhal has been summoned to the ED’s Ranchi office for questioning on Tuesday, May 10. The Election Commission…

ED refuses Jacqueline Fernandez’s request to downgrade lookout notice issued against her

The Enforcement Directorate has refused to downgrade the Lookout Circular (LOC) issued against Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez in connection with Rs 200 crore extortion case involving conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar, as per sources. Jacqueline Fernandez had put in a request before the agency to remove the LoC issued…

Param Bir Singh appears before Thane police to join probe in extortion case

Former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh on Friday appeared before the police officials in Thane in connection with the investigation into an extortion case registered against him there, sources said. Singh reached the Thane Nagar police station along with his lawyer around 10:30 am, they said. The probe team…

Supreme Court refuses to postpone Tripura civic polls, orders state to maintain peace

The Supreme Court has refused to postpone Tripura civic polls. A hearing was on in the Supreme Court in connection to the violence ahead of civic polls in Tripura. The Supreme Court said the election process has begun and the campaigning is set to end at 4:30 on Tuesday, November 23. The voting is on November 25 and…

Srinagar: NIA detains human rights activist in terror funding case

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) detained a human rights activist on Monday while conducting raids in various locations in connection with a terror funding case. According to officials, Khurram Parvez, the coordinator of the J&K Coalition of Civil Society, was detained during a raid on his Sonawar residence…

NCB witness Kiran Gosavi sent to 14-day judicial custody in cheating case

Acourt sent Kiran Gosavi to 14-day judicial custody on Tuesday in connection with a 2018 cheating case. Kiran Gosavi is also an independent witness of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in the Mumbai cruise drugs case. Earlier, a court had extended his police custody by three days on November 5. He was arrested in the…

Ex-Mumbai cop Sachin Vaze’s custody extended till Nov 13 in Goregaon extortion case

Dismissed police officer Sachin Vaze was sent to further Mumbai Police custody till November 13 in connection with Goregaon extortion case. Vaze was produced before the Esplanade Magistrate court on Saturday. His counsel, Raunak Naik, informed the court that Vaze conceded to being in Mumbai Police’s custody for…

Explained: Why ex-SBI chief Pratip Chaudhuri’s arrest has baffled banking industry

Former State Bank of India (SBI) chairman Pratip Chaudhuri’s arrest in connection with an alleged loan scam case has sent shockwaves across the public sector banking space, leaving many top bankers in disbelief. Chaudhuri, 68, was arrested by Rajasthan Police from his home in Delhi on Sunday after a complaint was…

Ananya Panday To Be Questioned For 3rd Time Today In Aryan Khan Case

Mumbai:  Actor Ananya Panday will be questioned by the Narcotics Control Bureau today – for a third time in less than a week – in connection with a drugs case that involves Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan. The 22-year-old was first summoned reportedly on the basis of two-year-old WhatsApp chats…

Uproar over custodial death of man accused of theft in Agra police station

Aman reportedly employed as sweeper at an Agra police station has died while in custody leading to an uproar in the city. The man identified as Arun was accused in a theft case, in which Rs 25 lakh were stolen from Malkhana of an Agra police station. He had been detained by the police in connection with the case. His…