Category: National News

President Ram Nath Kovind in Switzerland: I am happy to note that India-Switzerland will have the first automatic exchange of information on tax matters in the coming weeks. It is a very positive development. Tax evasion and money laundering have strong links with terrorism.

Enforcement Directorate (ED) carried out searches at 9 locations in Jaipur & Delhi of hawala operators Kailash Khandelwal, MD Bangad, Kunal Ladha and others; seized ₹ 4.25 Cr. Further investigation underway. Source ANI  

Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi approves candidature of following persons as party candidates for bye-elections to Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh Iglas- Umesh Kumar Diwakar Tundla- Sneh Lata Govindnagar- Karishma Thakur Jalalpur- Sunil Mishra Ghosi- Rajmangal Yadav  

Congress leader P Chidambaram’s lawyers have also withdrawn their second plea challenging judicial custody of him. Delhi High Court asks Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to file a status report in his bail plea case in 7 days.

Ranchi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates the New Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha building. Source ANI

SSP Kathua, Sridhar Patil on a truck carrying ammunition seized: Three people have been arrested, interrogation is underway, the three are affiliated to Jaish-e-Mohammed. Source ANI

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee leads a protest march against National Register of Citizens(NRC) Source ANI

Ayodhya hearing: Supreme Court takes a serious view of comment by U.P. Minister

Congress leader Siddaramaiah, DK Suresh (brother of DK Shivakumar) and others, came to visit Shivakumar at the RML hospital; they were not allowed to meet him. Shivakumar is in Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) custody in connection with a money laundering case.   Source ANI    

Punjab: Lieutenant General RP Singh, GOC-in-C Western Command visited Patiala military station, today. This was his first visit to a military station after assuming command.