MUMBAI: Amid allegations surrounding electronic voting machines (EVM), Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said on Sunday that the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) should welcome the clear mandate given by the people of the state. Responding to questions about the legitimacy of EVM, Shinde said, “The opposition should welcome the clear majority given by the…
NEW DELHI: Congress Parliamentarian Shashi Tharoor on Sunday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party and said that the latter’s “attack-dog behaviour” had turned out to be an “embarrassment for India”, after the US rejected the saffron party’s allegations of backing anti-India agenda.He said that the BJP “neither understands democracy nor diplomacy” and accused the Prime Minister…
NEW DELHI: The US on Saturday rejected the BJP’s allegations that organisations funded by the US State Department and elements in the American “deep state” were behind attempts to destabilise India through targeted attacks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and business tycoon Gautam Adani. A spokesperson at the US embassy described the allegations as “disappointing”…
UK University Vice Chancellor Suspended: यूके के बकिंघम विश्वविद्यालय के उपकुलपति जेम्स टूली को हैदराबाद की एक युवा महिला के साथ कथित अफेयर के कारण निलंबित कर दिया गया है. आरोप है कि उन्होंने महिला की विश्वविद्यालय फीस भरने में मदद की थी. महिला ने अपनी डायरी में यह दावा किया कि उसने 65 वर्षीय प्रोफेसर…
In recent times, paper leak cases have become alarmingly frequent in India’s education and recruitment sectors. The latest addition to this growing list is the Bihar Community Health Officer (CHO) recruitment examination. The Bihar State Health Society (BSHS) has officially cancelled the CHO recruitment exam, which was scheduled for December 1 and 2, 2024.According to…
NEW DELHI: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of undermining the constitutional principle of equality, alleging that the PM has shielded industrialist Gautam Adani despite serious allegations against him in the United States.“PM Modi is treating Gautam Adani differently from people of India and is…
NEW DELHI: The Adani Group on Wednesday denied bribery allegations made by US authorities against its founder Gautam Adani, his nephew Sagar Adani, and Adani Green Energy CEO Vneet Jaain. The denials were made in a stock exchange filing on November 27th, in response to news reports.Calling media reports of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)…
A US agency said on Sunday that it is reviewing the impact of Department of Justice bribery allegations against the founder of India’s Adani Group on the agency’s prior agreement to lend more than USD 550 million to a Sri Lankan port development backed by the group. The US International Development Finance Corporation last November…
The Centre has convened an all-party meeting on Sunday ahead of the Winter Session of Parliament. NEW DELHI: The Opposition on Sunday demanded a parliamentary discussion on bribery charges leveled against the Adani Group by US prosecutors during the customary all-party meeting ahead of the Winter Session, set to commence on Monday. Union minister Kiren…
Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, one of the world’s richest men, has been indicted for fraud and bribery by U.S. prosecutors in a $265 million corruption scandal. An arrest warrant has been issued for Adani and his nephew, Sagar Adani, linked to securing lucrative power-supply deals in India. As the allegations unfold, Kenya’s President William Ruto…