A now-deceased underworld don, a politician, industrialists and an ex-cricketer are among those with alleged off-shore links, even as the agency that helped them set up the entities stonewalled New Delhi's probe efforts, the Indian Express reported on Tuesday....
Taking note of a CAG report on the KG basin gas blocks in which around Rs.19,576 crore were invested by the then Gujarat government led by Narendra Modi, the Congress on Tuesday sought a JPC probe into the matter. ...
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan on Tuesday denied links with any of the offshore shipping companies in which he is supposed to be a director according to the leaked "Panama Papers"....
In a historic move, the Nitish Kumar government on Tuesday imposed a complete ban on sale of any kind of liquor in Bihar, making it the fourth dry state of the country after after Nagaland, Manipur and Gujarat....
Union Parfliamentary Affairs and Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday said the views expressed by various individuals on chanting "Bharat Mata Ki Jai" are not authorised by the government, and added he doesn't agree with it himself....
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to "apologize to the nation" for allowing a Pakistani team to probe the terror attack on the Pathankot IAF base....
India's central bank on Tuesday cut its key lending rate by 25 basis points (bps) in line with overall expectations, comforted by the central government's fiscal prudence steps, a cut in interest rates on small savings rates and moderate inflation....
The Bihar government on Tuesday imposed a complete ban on sale of any kind of liquor in the state. “Liquor will not be sold in any bar, pub or hotel from now onwards. We are placing a complete ban on its sale in the state. Women and kids have created an environment in favour of this ban,†Chief Minister Nitish Kumar told reporters here....
The prosecution on Tuesday sought death penalty for Muzammil Ansari, and lifers for nine others who were found guilty in the triple bomb blasts between December 2002-March 2003 by a Special POTA Court here....
India’s increasing defence and nuclear weapons were a danger to Pakistan, National Security Advisor Naseer Khan Janjua said on Tuesday, ARY News reported. Terming Pakistan as the flagbearer of peace despite trials and tribulations, Janjua said that "no one is safe in today’s world"....
