The Asia-Pacific Group, a regional affiliate of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), has placed Pakistan in the Enhanced Expedited Follow Up List (Blacklist) for its failure to meet its standards. In its 22nd Annual Meeting held in Canberra, the APG found that Pakistan was...
Arguing that it was a case of "enormous money laundering," Solicitor-General Tushar Mehta said in the Supreme Court on Friday that certain individuals connected with shell companies have executed a will in favour of Chidambarams granddaughter. "There are 10 immovable properties created out of this money and 17 bank ...
The Supreme Court on Friday granted interim protection from arrest till August 26 to former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram in the INX Media money laundering case being probed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). "We are inclined to continue his interim protection in the Enforcement ...
With possibility of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath being present on Friday here for a grand Janmashtami celebration, security was further heightened following intelligence inputs that Afghan terrorists having entered through the UP-Nepal border....
Following Enforcement Directorate's lead, the CBI's custodial interrogation of former Union Minister P. Chidambaram is expanding from INX Media to other firms which were given Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) clearances by the Congress leader during his tenure as the Finance Minister in the UPA government....
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday announced a package of Rs 500 crore to develop Puri as a World Heritage city. The package focused on a range of modernisation plans that include infra development, multi-lane road, bridges, multi level parking, amenities, revival ...
The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Friday took out over 300 cultural processions across West Bengal as part of its plans to celebrate Janmashtami, the birth of Lord Krishna, a VHP spokesperson said. The three-day celebrations started on Friday and will be held till August 25 ...
The Supreme Court on Friday deferred hearing till Monday on a petition filed by former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram against the Delhi High Court's verdict refusing him protection from arrest in the INX Media case. An apex court bench comprising Justices R. Banumathi and A.S. Bopanna said that...
Due to climate change, conditions of heat and humidity in the areas of Saudi Arabia where the Hajj takes place could worsen to the point that people start experiencing harmful health effects, researchers said. The study, published in the Geophysical Review Letters, shows risks to Hajj ...
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday said that India and Pakistan should resolve the Kashmir issue bilaterally and that no third party should interfere or incite violence there, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi explained to him about the changes brought about in Kashmir and that it is part of India's sovereignty. ...
