A Sri Lankan court on Tuesday granted bail to former president Ranil Wickremesinghe, who was in remand custody over allegations of misusing public funds. Wickremesinghe joined the proceedings virtually from the Intensive Care Unit of the Colombo National Hospital, amid tight security and protests outside the court premises. The hearing, presided over by Colombo Fort…
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his recent remarks that labelled the TMC as “thieves,” and said that he should not disrespect her chair and the state. Speaking at a government programme…
CHANDIGARH: In a major respite to suspended special CBI judge Sudhir Parmar, arrested by ED in connection with an alleged Rs 400-crore money-laundering scam involving real estate developers, a departmental committee has given him a clean chit. However, the inquiry officer’s report is yet to be accepted by HC administration. Parmar faced charges of misconduct…
प्रवर्तन निदेशालय (ED) ने अपनी रिमांड याचिका में खुलासा किया है कि पूर्व वसई विरार सिटी म्युनिसिपल कॉरपोरेशन (VVCMC) आयुक्त अनिल कुमार खंडेराव पवार एक ऐसे कार्टेल के शीर्ष पर थे, जिसमें नगर निगम अधिकारी, बिल्डर और बिचौलिए शामिल थे. ED का दावा है कि इस कार्टेल ने पूरे निगम को संगठित भ्रष्टाचार के अड्डे…
पाकिस्तान के रक्षा मंत्री ख्वाजा आसिफ ने एक चौंकाने वाला खुलासा करते हुए देश की टॉप नौकरशाही पर अरबों डॉलर की हेराफेरी और अंतरराष्ट्रीय मनी लॉन्ड्रिंग का आरोप लगाया है. उन्होंने कहा कि यह अवैध धन पुर्तगाल भेजा गया है, जहां पाकिस्तान के शीर्ष अधिकारी प्रॉपर्टी खरीद रहे हैं और नागरिकता या रेजिडेंसी प्राप्त कर…
Bangladesh’s Jamaat-e-Islami on Saturday held its first-ever solo grand rally in Dhaka, drawing tens of thousands of supporters from across the country amid a changed political landscape following the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League government last year. The rally was chaired by the party’s Ameer or chief, Shafiqur Rahman, who said that…
Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami (ANI) Under the leadership of chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, prompt action is being ensured in cases of misconduct by government personnel. In line with this, the chairman of Uttarakhand peyjal nigam, Shailesh Bagauli, has suspended Sujeet Kumar Vikas, in-charge chief engineer (Kumaon), whose substantive post is superintending engineer, Uttarakhand…
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Snchez is battling the most serious political crisis of his seven-year tenure, following a corruption scandal that has rocked his Socialist party. In response, the party announced a major leadership shake-up on Saturday and introduced a new code of conduct banning members from paying for sex. The scandal intensified earlier this…
US President Donald Trump once again lashed out at Israeli prosecutors over the ongoing corruption trial of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, warning that it could undermine sensitive negotiations with both Hamas and Iran. In a post on Truth Social, Trump strongly defended Netanyahu and criticised the legal proceedings as politically motivated and damaging to regional…
Goa CM Pramod Sawant dropped controversial art and culture minister Govind Gaude Goa CM Pramod Sawant dropped controversial art and culture minister Govind Gaude from his cabinet on Wednesday. Sawant had decided nearly three weeks ago to drop Gaude after the minister made serious allegations of corruption in the tribal welfare department, which is under…