Chennai, The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case against a senior Income Tax department official here for allegedly amassing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income, an agency official said. “The CBI has registered a case against M.Krishnaswamy, commissioner of income tax now posted as director (investigation), Settlement Commission here and […]
New Delhi, Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) vice president Chetan Chouhan on Wednesday termed as “baseless” allegations levelled by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal regarding one of the city’s cricket officials seeking sex for selecting players. “We have no information regarding the allegations put against us. Nobody has complained to us. If someone has to […]
New Delhi, The AAP on Wednesday said that BJP leader and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was aware of irregularities in Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) and tried to influence the ongoing probe. Citing documents, Aam Aadmi Party leader Ashutosh said that Jaitley wrote a letter to Delhi Police asking them to close the entire […]
Jammu, Separatist leader Masrat Alam was re-arrested outside Kot Bhalwal Jail here late Tuesday evening after he was released on the Jammu and Kashmir High Court quashing his detention under Public Safety Act (PSA). “Masrat Alam was re-arrested late last evening outside Kot Bhalwal Jail,” a senior police officer told IANS on Wednesday. Alam was […]
New Delhi, Tests of the Long Range Surface-to-Air Missile (LR SAM) co-developed with Israel have been successful, the Indian Navy announced on Wednesday. With the successful testing of this missile system, the Indian Navy has become part of a select group of navies that have this niche capability. “It gives a quantum jump to Navy’s […]
New Delhi, The parents of the December 16 gang-rape victim, who died at a hospital in Singapore on December 29, 2013, said on Tuesday that rape cases must be fast-tracked. At a gathering at Rajghat here on their daughter’s death anniversary, the parents also demanded that punishment should be meted out to rapists at the […]
Jammu, There has been a significant improvement in the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir during 2015, the army said on Tuesday. In its assessment of the security situation during 2015, Udhampur-based headquarters of the northern command said: “Ascendancy over terrorists was continued during 2015 despite the dynamics of Pakistan’s involvement in the state.” The […]
Guwahati, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Tuesday came out with statistics in BJP-ruled states to claim that the condition of women was better in Assam than in many states, a day after union HRD Minister Smriti Irani attacked the Congress government in the state over atrocities on women. Gogoi said that in 2014, as […]
Gurgaon, Former Army Chief General Om Prakash Malhotra (retd) passed away on Tuesday at the age of 93, an official statement said. General Malhotra was the 13th chief of the Indian Army (1978-1981), ambassador of India to Indonesia during 1981-1984 and governor of Punjab and administrator of Chandigarh during 1990-1991. The General is survived by […]
New Delhi, The government will extend all help to an Indian man working in Saudi Arabia without being paid his salary for the last 28 months, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Tuesday. The minister’s comments came after she came to know of a video in which Kumar Akash, who hails from Uttar Pradesh, […]