Day: September 16, 2019

Bribery case: CBI inspector surrenders before ACB

7:47 pm September 16, 2019

Jaipur: A suspended CBI inspector who was evading arrest in a bribery case surrendered on Monday, an Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) spokesperson said. Prakash Chand was absconding since March this year after a middleman was arrested by the ACB allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 75 lakh on behalf of him in a case related to […]

Mamata presents vote on account for Rs 2.99 lakh cr in House, oppn parties boycott speech

US envoy calls on Mamata

7:45 pm September 16, 2019

Kolkata: US Ambassador to India Kenneth I Juster on Monday called on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the state secretariat here. The meeting lasted for around an hour. A source at the Chief Minister Office said, the two exchanged greetings and discussed varied subjects.

Centre should release funds for MP flood relief: Scindia

7:44 pm September 16, 2019

Gwalior: Congress general secretary Jyotiraditya Scindia on Monday asked the Centre to release money from the National Disaster Relief Fund (NDRF) to Madhya Pradesh for flood relief. Scindia told reporters here that chief minister Kamal Nath had asked for Rs 500 crore from the Centre for the flood affected, and the latter should release it […]

COVID-19 testing begins at SAIL's Rourkela plant in Odisha: Pradhan

Saudi assures India of no oil supply shortage: Oil Minister

7:28 pm September 16, 2019

New Delhi: India, the world’s third-largest oil consumer, will not face any supply disruption after a reduction in production at its No. 2 supplier Saudi Arabia, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Monday. “Following the attacks on the oil stabilization centres of @Saudi_Aramco, top executives of Aramco have been contacted,” he tweeted. “We have reviewed […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Odisha Police arrests 426 drunk drivers in 10 days: DGP

7:25 pm September 16, 2019

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police have arrested more than 400 people in the state in last 10-days for driving under the influence of liquor under the amended Motor Vehicle Act, a top police officer said on Monday. “A total of 426 persons have been arrested on charge of driving vehicles in inebriated state since September 6,” Director […]