Vijay Mallya was declared Fugitive Economic Offenders under the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018. NEW DELHI: Vijay Mallya, declared a fugitive by the government, quipped on X about “becoming a cockroach”, wondering if he may have a “better life on the cockroach side” as he cried “injustice” over legal action linked to his bank dues.Mallya, … Read more
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday is learnt to have told ministers to make govt websites “user-friendly” to access information about welfare schemes and public services easily, and has advised Cabinet colleagues to be assertive while dealing with those who have made it their business of levelling unfair and baseless criticism.PM’s direction to Cabinet … Read more
West Asia conflict likely hindrance to cementing BRICS declaration NEW DELHI: India’s push for agreement at the BRICS summit beginning Sept 12 faces divisions among its members over the West Asia conflict.Russian officials, speaking to their country’s media, have acknowledged difficult negotiations, while Brazilian reporting has raised doubts about a strong final declaration. Yet Chinese … Read more
Creating a multi-layered security grid in Delhi, one Brics at a time NEW DELHI: When the ‘Flying Kremlin’ and other ultra-secure aircraft touch down in Delhi this weekend, they won’t just bring Russian President Vladimir Putin and other high-profile world leaders to the Brics Summit, they will land with a fully autonomous fortress-on-wheels featuring personal … Read more
NEW DELHI: India is increasingly stopping cyber fraud before money leaves a victim’s account. A telecom-led risk system has helped banks and payment platforms prevent suspected fraudulent transactions worth Rs 5,043.7 crore in 15 months, govt said, marking a shift from tracing stolen money to intercepting payments in real time, reports Aabhas Sharma.The Financial Fraud … Read more
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi will host a gala dinner for the leaders participating in the Brics summit on Saturday evening, said govt in an announcement Wednesday. The summit will formally begin earlier in the day with Modi welcoming the leaders of Brics member states at the venue, Bharat Mandapam, and later joining them for … Read more
NEW DELHI: A day after Congress took exception to J&K CM Omar Abdullah and his father Farooq Abdullah standing during the full rendition of Vande Mataram, BJP on Wednesday attacked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for opposing the full version of the national song and dubbed him “Rahul mian”.BJP president Nitin Nabin targeted the main opposition … Read more
SRINAGAR: J&K chief secretary Atal Dulloo Wednesday rolled out a three-year scheme to rehabilitate drug addicts under treatment at govt-run or aided de-addiction centres and institutions, prevent relapse, and aid their reintegration into society.The scheme will initially be introduced in the districts of Jammu, Srinagar, Kathua and Budgam and later extended to others, officials said.Under … Read more
JAMMU: A goods train derailed at Chann Aroria railway station in J&K’s Kathua district on Wednesday morning. Officials said no one was hurt and no damage was incurred in the incident.The derailment occurred around 9.30am when the goods train was heading back after unloading cement, and one of its coaches went off the track in … Read more
Delhi poll body said Raghav Chadha’s voter registration in Rajinder Nagar was approved after the mandatory seven-day notice period, while AAP alleged irregularities NEW DELHI: The Delhi poll body on Wednesday said BJP Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha’s application to be added to the Delhi voter list was approved after due procedure, days after the … Read more