Written by Ritu Sarin | New Delhi | Updated: November 19, 2020 7:06:50 am During questioning on August 18, 2019, Saxena described how, following the arrest of his wife Shivani Saxena by the DE in July 2017, he had discussions with Ratul Puri “about the need to transfer ownership of …
Read More »New rooms, heated tents for troops in LAC as harsh winter approaches
New Delhi | Updated: November 19, 2020 7:04:36 am India has around 50,000 troops in the region to reflect the Chinese deployment. At such altitude, the weather is an additional challenge for troops to remain ready for combat. As the six-month military standoff in Ladakh heads into winter and soldiers …
Read More »JNU January 5 violence: police are fined
Written by Mahender Singh Manral | New Delhi | Updated: November 19, 2020 7:12:18 am View of the razed Sabarmati hostel of Jawaharlal Nehru University. (Express Photography: Tashi Tobgyal) An inquiry committee of the Delhi police formed to “investigate the sequence of events” and the “negligence on the part of …
Read More »Explanation of the Lakshmi Vilas bank moratorium
Written by George Mathew, Sunny Verma | Mumbai, New Delhi | Updated: November 19, 2020 8:01:05 am A Lakshmi Vilas Bank ATM in Mumbai on Wednesday. (Express photo: Narendra Vaskar) After the bankruptcies of IL&FS, Punjab & Maharashtra Cooperative Bank and DHFL, and the rescue of Yes Bank, the decision …
Read More »What is RCEP and why has India chosen not to join it?
Written by Prabha Raghavan | New Delhi | Updated: November 18, 2020 12:11:13 pm Container boxes are seen at the Yangshan Deepwater Port, part of the Shanghai Free Trade Zone, in Shanghai, China, on September 24, 2016. (Reuters photo: Aly Song) On Sunday, 15 countries solidified their participation in the …
Read More »SC criticizes Center’s affidavit on Tablighi Jamaat report: ‘Silent content on TV’
Written by Kaunain Sheriff M, Krishn Kaushik | New Delhi | November 18, 2020 5:16:04 am “We want to know what is the mechanism to treat this content on television. If there is no regulatory mechanism, then one is created, ”said the bank, which is also made up of judges …
Read More »Sasikala pays a fine of 10 million rupees, release expected; TN CM says AIADMK will be away from her
By: PTI | Chennai | November 18, 2020 8:25:28 pm VK Sasikala. (Archive) A fine of more than 10 million rupees imposed on the late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa’s assistant VK Sasikala in a disproportionate assets case was deposited in a Bengaluru court on Wednesday and his release is expected …
Read More »Explained: Why Akhilesh Yadav won’t risk any alliances by 2022
Written by Maulshree Seth, edited by Explained Desk | Lucknow | Updated: November 18, 2020 8:17:29 pm Samajwadi Party Chairman Akhilesh Yadav made it clear that for the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, his party would not enter into any alliance with any major parties and would unite only with …
Read More »Indian Army establishes habitat facilities for troops deployed in eastern Ladakh amid China’s dispute
By: PTI | Leh | Updated: November 18, 2020 6:35:06 pm Porta cabins. (Photo source: special arrangement) Since the border confrontation with China in eastern Ladakh shows no signs of immediate resolution, the Indian army has created modern habitats with all the necessary facilities for thousands of troops deployed in …
Read More »Explained: Where is BJP located in Tamil Nadu?
Written by Arun Janardhanan | Chennai | Updated: November 18, 2020 5:32:35 pm A file photo of Amit Shah in Chennai in 2018 (PTI). Tamil Nadu goes to the polls in about six months. BJP Top Leader and Union Interior Minister Amit Shah plans to visit the state this weekend …
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