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"Five people arrested today in the course of an investigation into the murder of advocate Umesh Pal & two Police personnel. The five identified as Niyaz Ahmed, Mohd Sajar, Kaish Ahemd, Rakesh Kumar and Mohd Arshad Khan alias Arshad Katra," said Prayagraj Police Commissioner Ramit Sharma.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrived in Kyiv on a surprise visit Tuesday where he is expected to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, repoted AP.
ED summons senior NCP leader and former Maharashtra minister Hasan Mushrif in sugar mill corruption case in Mumbai.
ED has directed the minister to appear on Mar 24 for further interrogation. On Monday ED interrogated him for about 10 hours. Till now he has been questioned two times by the ED.
CBI has reacted to the withdrawal of the Red Corner Notice by Interpol against wanted criminal Mehul Chinubhai Choksi.
According to ANI, the agency said, "In 2018, wanted criminal Mehul Chinubhai Choksi approached Commission for Control of INTERPOL’s Files (CCF) making a request for non-publication of Red Notice. CCF is a separate body within INTERPOL that is not under the control of INTERPOL Secretariat and is mainly staffed by elected lawyers from different countries. CCF had studied his request and consulted CBI. CCF dismissed representation of Mehul Chinubhai Choksi and INTERPOL published a Red Notice."
"INTERPOL had only published a Red notice against wanted accused Mehul Chinubhai Choksi in December, 2018 on request of CBI and ED. It may be noted that Mehul Chinubhai Choksi was already located prior to publication of INTERPOL Red Notice and steps also initiated for his extradition. Although the primary purpose of Red Notice was already achieved, the same was retained as a precautionary measure:," the agency added.
Delhi Annual Budget 2023-24 approved by the Ministry of Home Affairs. Approval has been conveyed to Delhi Government, reported ANI.
AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal said, "I want to congratulate Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann for maintaining the law and order situation in a patient & mature way. In the last 1 year, Punjab Govt has shown that if the intentions are right, then law and order can be maintained very well."
Supreme Court posts for April 11 to hear submissions on whether to refer to the Constitution bench a batch of pleas challenging the government’s Electoral Bond scheme which allows for anonymous funding to political parties.
A Gang of fake visa providers has been busted in Delhi's Subhash Nagar and two masterminds have been arrested.
Delhi police said that 300 persons were cheated in the last 4 months. The police added that the accused used to attract their victims through social media, and take money from them under the pretext of giving visas.
They also had a tie-up with a diagnosis centre to conduct medical tests of the victims so that they could make it look genuine. Efforts to find the rest of the accused are underway, police said.
Following comprehensive investigations into NGO Terror funding case registered in Oct 2020, NIA arrested Irfan Mehraj from Srinagar (J&K). Mehraj was a close associate of Khurram Parvez and was working with his organization, J&K Coalition of Civil Societies (JKCCS), news agency ANI quoted the NIA as saying.
BRS leader K Kavitha writes a letter to ED, and says, "In continuance and furtherance of my repeated appearances before you & rendering all due assistance and cooperation, and despite the actions of the agency being ex facie malefide, I am today submitting all the earlier phones that I may have used in the past, and as sought by you, which could gather."
"These phones are submitted without prejudice to my right and contentions and larger contention whether a women's phone can be intruded, in the teeth of her right to privacy," she said in the letter, as quoted by ANI.
Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan's wife Bushra Bibi will be questioned in the Toshakhana case in which high drama occurred in the country recently.
Glacier breaks off at Bhairav Gadera on the Kedarnath walking route in Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand.
ANI reported that the movement on the footpath has been stopped due to damage caused to a part of the footpath.
According to admin, the agency said, the weather has been bad in Kedarnath Dham for a week and continuous snowfall is witnessed.
According to PTI, CM Conrad K Sangma has rejected Assam's claim and told the assembly that Mukroh is part of Meghalaya.
BRS MLC and daughter of Telangana CM KCR, K Kavitha is appearing before the ED for the third round of questioning in the Delhi excise policy case.
BRS MLC K Kavitha leaves from the residence of her father, Telangana CM K Chandrashekar Rao, for the ED office.
ED yesterday questioned her for over 10 hours in connection with her alleged role in the Delhi liquor policy case.
A fire broke out in a plastic factory in Delhi's Karawal Nagar. 8 fire tenders are present on the spot. Efforts underway to extinguish the fire: Delhi Fire Service
The cancellation of the Red Corner Notice (RCN) against Mehul Choksi will not affect the case which is already in the advanced stage. There is a treaty in place. The moment Choksi will be arrested, the due procedure will be followed & action will be taken appropriately, said Govt sources, reported ANI.
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal wrote to PM Narendra Modi requesting him "not to stop the Delhi Budget"
"It is the first time in the country's 75-year history that a state budget has been stopped. Why are you upset with the people of Delhi," CM Kejriwal wrote in his letter to PM Modi, reported ANI.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has decided to initiate disciplinary proceedings for a major penalty against Sidharth Chattopadhya, the then DGP Punjab, Inderbir Singh, the then DIG, Ferozepur Range and Harmandeep Singh Hans, the then SSP Ferozepur, a notification of the Punjab Government said.
Some parts of Uttar Pradesh have received a fresh spell of rainfall.
The Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) is planning to hold Maharashtra assembly elections along with the Lok Sabha polls to benefit from PM Narendra Modi's popularity.
Mumbai Police has arrested Nirmal Jaisinghani, a close aide of bookie Anil Jaisinghani, in connection with the blackmail and extortion case filed by Amrita Fadnavis, wife of Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis.
According to Mumbai Police, quoted ANI, Nirmal helped Anil Jaisinghani hide and provide him logistic support and to book hotel rooms in his name. Further investigation is underway.
One woman Naxal has been killed in an encounter between police and Naxals in the forests between Korcholi and Todka under Gangalur police station in Chhattisgarh
Bijapur SP, Anjaneya Varshney said that a .12-bore rifle has been recovered in a search operation after the exchange of fire.
Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on way to Ukraine, AFP reported citing local media.
Advocate Vijay Aggarwal, lawyer for Mehul Choksi has spoken on Red Corner Notice (RCN) issued against Mehul Choksi withdrawn by INTERPOL.
He said, "Due to the efforts of the legal team & genuine claim of kidnapping of my client (Mehul Choksi) & as this abduction attempt is not approved by the international community, the RCN issued by INTERPOL against my client has been removed."
Chhattisgarh: An encounter broke out between police and Naxals in the forests between Korcholi and Todka under Gangalur police station at around 6:30 am today. More details are awaited as the search operation is underway, says Bijapur SP Anjaneya Varshney.
UK MP Bob Blackman has reacted to the attack on the Indian High Commission building in London.
He said, "This is a very small, ultra-small section of the Sikh community. The vast majority of Sikhs in this country absolutely reject the Khalistani project... It's not going to happen as we know...My message is very simple to the police, when this happens, those people need to be arrested & dealt with properly."
US President Joe Biden on Monday signed a bill that requires declassification of information related to the origins of the coronavirus that causes Covid-19, the White House said, reported Reuters.
Biden said he shared Congress' goal of releasing as much information as possible about the origin of Covid-19.
High Commissioner of India to the UK Vikram Doraiswami and Deputy High Commissioner Sujit Ghosh held a meeting with concerned Indian community leaders at India House regarding the attack on the High Commission on Sunday, says HCI, London, reported ANI.
United States will send Ukraine $350 million in weapons and equipment, as fierce battles with Russian forces continue for control of the city of Bakhmut, and troops prepare for an expected spring offensive, reported AP citing US State Department.
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Excise Policy Case: ED Summons Kavitha Again On March 21
In a Delhi excise policy-related money laundering case, BRS leader K Kavitha was questioned by the Enforcement Directorate for more than ten hours on Monday. According to officials, she will be called once more on March 21, reported PTI.
Kavitha entered the ED headquarters in central Delhi at 10:30 for a second round of questioning in the case. The recording of the statement began at 11 am. She was wearing a green saree.
Around 9:15 p.m., the leader of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) left the agency's office in an SUV, wading through waiting journalists and on-duty police officers with a victory sign.
On Tuesday, she received a second call, according to official sources.
On March 11, the 44-year-old MLC daughter of Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao was questioned for approximately nine hours in the case. On March 16, she was summoned once more.
Heavy Rain Lashes Delhi, Light Shower Likely On Tuesday
There was a lot of heavy rain in several parts of Delhi, which made it hard to get around in many places On Monday evening.
"Rainfall was received at entire Delhi between 5.30 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. Safdarjung received 06.6 mm rain along with maximum gusty winds 32 kmph and thunderstorm. While Palam reported 10.4 mm rain with maximum gusty winds 46 kmph kmph with thunderstorm," the India Metrological Department said.
Additionally, it has forecast drizzle and cloudy skies for Tuesday.
"Scattered to fairly widespread light/moderate rainfall with thunderstorm, lightning/gusty winds along with isolated hailstorm likely over Western Himalayan Region and Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi, Uttar Pradesh & Rajasthan on March 20. There is significant decrease in rainfall and distribution till March 22. Thereafter, a fresh spell of rainfall & thunderstorm activity is likely to commence over the region from March 23," the IMD said in a statement.
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