Day: June 24, 2019

PNB scam: Choksi's plea for ED probe in Antigua rejected

PNB scam: Bombay HC seeks report from JJ Hospital docs on Choksi’s health

9:00 pm June 24, 2019

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court Monday sought a sealed report from an expert team of doctors at the state-run J J Hospital on the medical condition of diamantaire Mehul Choksi and if he was in a position to travel. Choksi, accused of money laundering by the Enforcement Directorate in the multi-crore Punjab National Bank scam, is presently in Antigua and has told the high court that he is unable […]

J'khand minister terms lynching a 'stray' incident

Beaten, forced to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’, J’khand man dies; 3 arrested

8:56 pm June 24, 2019

Seraikela-Kharsawan (J’khand): Three persons were arrested on Monday in connection with the death of a 24-year-old man, who was thrashed by a mob for alleged theft and seen in a purported video being forced to chant “Jai Shri Ram” and “Jai Hanuman”, police said. A Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been set up to look […]

Lanka’s sacked top defence official faces charges for criminal negligence over Easter bombings

8:51 pm June 24, 2019

Colombo: Sri Lanka’s sacked top defence ministry official will face criminal investigation for his alleged failure to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings that killed 258 people and injured over 500, an official said on Monday. Hemasiri Fernando, who was asked by President Maithripala Sirisena to resign, told a parliamentary panel that it was difficult for him to meet Sirisena during the time he served as […]

Will Trump's mishandling of records leave a hole in history?

Trump tells other countries to protect own Gulf shipping

8:47 pm June 24, 2019

Washington: President Donald Trump on Monday told other countries to protect their own Gulf oil shipments, declaring that the United States has only limited strategic interest in the “dangerous” region. In a pair of tweets, Trump said US aims regarding Iran boil down to “No Nuclear Weapons and No Further Sponsoring of Terror.” As for Iran’s threats to shut sea lanes used to transport […]

Ebola death toll breaks 1,500 mark in DRC

8:47 pm June 24, 2019

Kinshasa: More than 1,500 people have died in a nearly 10-month-old outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the health ministry said Monday. As of Sunday, 1,506 people have died out of 2,239 recorded cases, it said. Earlier this month, the virus claimed two lives in neighbouring Uganda among a family who had travelled to the DRC. […]