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NEW DELHI: In an unprecedented move, ED Thursday moved SC seeking to implead Union home ministry and DoPT (department of personnel & training) in its ongoing legal battle with Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee over her alleged attempt to foil ED’s search operation against I-PAC in Kolkata in a coal ‘scam’ case.ED’s fresh appeal comes at…

CM Mamata Banerjee outside the I-PAC director’s residence last Thursday NEW DELHI: The hearing on Mamata Banerjee vs Enforcement Directorate in Supreme Court witnessed sharp exchange of words with the former blaming the agency for trying to “steal” data and information of its party ahead of assembly election and the central agency accusing the CM…

The court has restrained NHAI from encashing insurance surety bonds and bank guarantees furnished by the contractor NEW DELHI: Citizenry cannot be deprived of a well-constructed highway to ensure smooth and free movement of vehicles, Delhi high court has said, allowing NHAI to take steps to terminate the contract with Pune-based Roadways Solutions India Infra…

NEW DELHI: The road transport ministry has notified that failure to pay toll or user fees on a national highway (NH) will result in the denial of a no objection certificate (NOC) for renewal of registration and insurance, change of ownership, transfer, and issuance of a fitness certificate. This notification comes barely a month before…

SRINAGAR/LUCKNOW: Ladakh and UP saw a coordinated surge of pro-Iran sentiment as thousands rallied in Kargil district Wednesday and prominent Shia clerics in Lucknow called for sanctions relief, dialogue and Indian support for Tehran.In Kargil, a Shia-majority district in eastern Ladakh bordering PoK, large crowds gathered at multiple locations to back Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah…

JAMMU: Acting on court orders, Poonch Police attached the land of a Pakistan-based terror handler in the district’s Mandi tehsil, valued at more than Rs 22 lakh, on Thursday.The attachment was carried out in connection with an FIR registered at Mandi PS under Sections 2/3 of the Egress and Internal Movement (Control) Ordinance, 2005, the…

NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday arrested an absconding accused in a 2021 CPI (Maoist) conspiracy case involving attempts to re-energise the banned terrorist organisation in the Magadh Zone.The accused, identified as Chandan Kumar, was nabbed in Mumbai. A resident of district Jehanabad, Bihar, he was an active member of CPI (Maoist),…

NEW DELHI: Defence sources on Thursday told ANI that two incident of drone spotting were reported in the Jammu sector, marking third such incident in recent days. Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems measures were activated by the Indian Army following the sightings, the sources said.The latest sightings come on Army Day, as the Indian Army underlined its…

NEW DELHI: The government late on Wednesday made three Director General-level appointments in Central police organisations and armed police forces, naming NIA special DG Rakesh Aggarwal, who had been serving as interim head of NIA following the premature repatriation of incumbent Sadanand Date last month, as its regular DG. Also upgraded to the post of…

NEW DELHI: Axis My India’s exit poll has projected a sweeping victory for the BJP-led NDA in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections.According to the survey, the BJP+ alliance, comprising the BJP and the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, is predicted to win between 131 and 151 of the BMC’s 227 seats. The UBT+ bloc, which…