Month: March 2024

Nepal’s Only Billionaire Investigated In Alleged Land Grab Case

March 20, 2024 admin

Kathmandu: Nepal’s only billionaire, Binod Chaudhary, is under the lens of the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) in connection with a government land-grab case. The matter came to light after CIB wrote a letter to Nepal’s House Speaker, informing him of their ongoing investigation. Mr Chaudhary, a lawmaker from the Nepali Congress in the lower house…

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Disqualified Congress MLA’s Son Receives Threat Call, Files Complaint

March 20, 2024 admin

Abhishek Rana said that he had filed a complaint at the Sujanpur police station. (Representational) Hamirpur: Abhishek Rana, son of disqualified Congress MLA Rajinder Rana, said he received threat calls on Tuesday evening, while his father’s office also received a threat letter. According to the information, the caller in the 26-second-long call, allegedly threatened Abhishek…

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Why Independent Madhya Pradesh Candidate Paid Rs 25,000 Security In Coins

March 20, 2024 admin

He said there was no facility at the collector’s office to pay through online mode (Representational) Jabalpur: A Jabalpur resident planning to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha polls walked into the collector’s office here on Wednesday with Rs 25,000 in coins for payment as security deposit while obtaining the nomination form. Vinay Chakraborty, who wants…

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Billionaire Businessmen Arrested In Multi-Crore GST Fraud Case In Noida

March 20, 2024 admin

Known as the “GST scam”, the case came to light in June 2023. (Representational) Noida: In a breakthrough in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) fraud case, the Noida Police on Wednesday said it has arrested two Haryana-based “billionaire businessmen” who allegedly masterminded the multi-crore revenue loss to the exchequer. The accused are in the…

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Poll Body Seeks Immediate Action On DMK Complaint Against BJP’s Shobha Karandlaje

March 20, 2024 admin

File photo New Delhi: The Election Commission on Wednesday directed the Karnataka chief electoral officer to take immediate and appropriate action on the DMK’s complaint about alleged model code violation by Union minister and BJP leader Shobha Karandlaje. The poll panel also sought a compliance report on the matter within 48 hours. The Dravida Munnetra…

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Security Forces Uncover Huge Cache Of Arms, Ammunition In Jammu And Kashmir

March 20, 2024 admin

The joint search operation was carried out on Wednesday. Srinagar: Border Security Force personnel on Wednesday uncovered a large cache of arms and ammunition in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district. The seizure was made during a joint search operation by the BSF, the Indian Army and the Jammu and Kashmir Police, the border guarding force…

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Court Stays Bailable Warrant Against BJP’s Pragya Thakur In Malegaon Blast Case

March 20, 2024 admin

The court had issued a bailable warrant on March 11 Mumbai: A special court in Mumbai on Wednesday stayed the execution of a bailable warrant issued against BJP Lok Sabha MP Pragya Singh Thakur, an accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case of Maharashtra after it was informed that she had taken ill and admitted…

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5-Year-Old Agra Girl Kidnapped, Killed As Family Fails To Pay Ransom: Cops

March 20, 2024 admin

The girl was allegedly kidnapped by people from her own village. (Representational) Agra: A 5-year-old girl was allegedly kidnapped from her home in Agra on Monday and later killed after her family failed to pay the ransom, the police said. The kidnappers had reportedly demanded Rs 6 lakh from her family. The girl, identified as…

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Inequality Rising Since 2000s, Top 1% In India Holds 40% Wealth: Study

March 20, 2024 admin

The paper said the quality of economic data in India is notably poor (Representational) New Delhi: Inequality in India has skyrocketed since the early 2000s, with the income and wealth share of the top 1 per cent population rising to 22.6 per cent and 40.1 per cent, respectively, in 2022-23, according to a working paper….

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IPL 2024: MI Rope In Kwena Maphaka In Place Of Dilshan Madushanka, GT Name Sandeep Warrier As Mohammed Shami’s Replacement

March 20, 2024 admin

Mumbai Indians on Wednesday named uncapped South African medium-pacer Kwena Maphaka as injured Sri Lankan pacer Dilshan Madushanka’s replacement for the upcoming IPL season. The 23-year-old Lankan pacer suffered a hamstring injury in the just-concluded ODI series in Bangladesh, which the visitors lost 1-2. Madushanka was roped in by MI during the IPL Auction ahead…

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