Politics

NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday conducted searches at the premises of industrialist Anil Ambani in connection with an ongoing money laundering investigation.Sources told TOI that the case involves alleged laundering of approximately Rs 3,000 crore received as loans from Yes Bank between 2017 and 2019. The ED’s probe is based on a…

Union Minister Mansukh L. Mandaviya addresses the 70th Foundation Day programme of the ‘Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh’ NEW DELHI: As the Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) celebrates its 70th anniversary, the highlight is its rise as India’s largest trade union — a position secured by eclipsing Left-leaning organisations like Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) and All…

NEW DELHI: Thirty-seven years after he raped an 11-year-old girl in Ajmer district of Rajasthan, Supreme Court Wednesday upheld the conviction of the accused but declared him a juvenile. The court directed the man, now 53 years old, to appear before the Juvenile Justice Board, which can at most send him to a special home…

NEW DELHI: Confirming that the process for election of the new VP has already been set in motion, EC Wednesday said it has begun the pre-announcement activities and an announcement of the poll schedule will “follow as soon as possible”.Considering almost a month’s time is mandatorily required between issue of the election notification and actual…

NEW DELHI: Amid growing indications of the opposition gearing up to turn the abrupt resignation of its one-time target Jagdeep Dhankhar into a weapon against the govt, treasury benches are relying on the ready stock of ammunition in the form of attacks the former VP had to face through his three-year tenure.Opposition netas led by…

NEW DELHI: Expressing concern over death of five tigers in MM Hills sanctuary last month, Supreme Court on Wednesday sought Karnataka govt’s response and asked the Union ministry of environment and forests to frame policy in consultation with states to end human-animal conflict, resulting in such avoidable tragic incidents.Amicus curiae and senior advocate P Parameshwaran…

NEW DELHI: After a five-year hiatus, and ahead of a possible visit by PM Narendra Modi to China next month for the SCO summit, India announced resumption of tourist visas for Chinese nationals. Both sides have looked to facilitate people-to-people exchanges to normalise ties. China, which has been keen to resume direct air services, welcomed…

NEW DELHI: In a landmark achievement for India’s Deep Ocean Mission, Isro has successfully developed the personnel sphere for the submersible vessel MATSYA-6000, designed to carry humans up to 6,000 metres (6km) below the ocean surface, by completing a critical welding process after 700 weld trials.‘Samudrayaan’, a project under the Deep Ocean Mission of the…

NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi has been listed as one of the speakers at the upcoming UNGA session, suggesting that he might visit the US in Sept. According to the GA-80th session general debate provisional list of speakers, the Indian head of govt is slated to address the assembly on Sept 26.While names of speakers…

The woman who rescued an Indian man after a brutal mob attack in Dublin has now shared fresh details on Facebook video, saying he was falsely accused of being a paedophile, stabbed in the face, stripped naked, and left bleeding on the road for over an hour before help arrived. Jennifer Murray, a resident in…