The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested two more persons in connection with the Rs 25 lakh Paradip Port Trust (PPT) bribery case, sources said on Saturday. The CBI had arrested PPT chief mechanical engineer Saroj Kumar Das and three others on Friday after conducting raids at several places in the … Read more
The Enforcement Directorate officials on Sunday seized Rs 11.50 lakh unaccounted cash from the residence of Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut, sources said. Earlier in the day, the ED officials detained Raut in connection with the Patra Chawl land scam case after hours of conducting raids at his residence. ED sleuths … Read more
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday announced a reward of Rs 30 lakh for weightlifter Sanket Sargar, who won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham. The 21-year-old from Sangli district won the silver medal in the men’s 55 kg category on Saturday. As per a statement … Read more
Country’s electronic goods exports surged about 42 per cent to nearly Rs 1.17 lakh crore in the last fiscal, government informed Parliament today. The country has witnessed a huge jump in both manufacturing and exports of electronic goods in the last five years, Minister of state for electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said in a … Read more
NEW DELHI: With midcap and smallcap indices down up to about 30 per cent from their peaks, Max Life Insurance’s chief investment officer (CIO) Mihir Vora says the end of extreme overvaluation is providing fertile ground for good stock pickers in the broader market. “The situation is much better than what it was four-five months … Read more
Led by private sector capital expenditure, new project investments rose 23.7 per cent to Rs 3.64 lakh crore in the June quarter compared to the year-ago period, according to a report. However, the amount is 38.5 per cent lower compared to the fourth quarter of the last financial year. In the last quarter of FY22, … Read more
Bharova, Khalo and Shanatra villages in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bhaderwah, which were once considered poverty-stricken due to recurring drought, have made a mark in the horticulture sector by growing exotic Italian pears with a yearly production of about 1.5 metric tonnes. Unlike other places in the hilly Chenab valley … Read more
Indians can now receive up to Rs 10 lakh in a year from relatives living abroad without informing the authorities. The limit earlier was Rs 1 lakh. The Union Home Ministry has amended certain rules related to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) on Friday. In a notification, the … Read more
State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and the petroleum ministry will pay a total compensation of Rs 30 lakh to each of the families of the four people who died in a helicopter crash in the Arabian Sea earlier this week. “ONGC & @PetroleumMin have announced ex-gratia payment of Rs 15 … Read more
The government Friday said 122.69 lakh houses have so far been sanctioned under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) as the initiative celebrated the seventh anniversary. In a statement, the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry said that more than 1 crore houses have been grounded and over 61 … Read more