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CBI Books Yes Bank Founder, Wife For Taking Rs 307 Crore Bribe

New Delhi: The CBI has booked Yes Bank founder Rana Kapoor for allegedly obtaining Rs 307 crore bribe in the purchase of a Lutyen’s zone bungalow from a realty firm to go easy on around Rs 1,900 crore bank loans to the seller’s group companies, officials said on Friday. Besides Kapoor, the CBI ha
Coronavirus: India fights back, 7 more patients cured of Covid-19
Even as India reported one more case of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) on Saturday morning, taking the total number of people infected with the viral disease to 83, seven more people have been cured of the disease and discharged from various hospitals across India. The total number of patients wh
21 stranded passengers from Italy arrive in Kerala
Kochi: Twenty one passengers, who were stranded in coronavirus-hit Italy, were brought here on Saturday following which they were shifted to Aluva hospital for investigation, airport sources said. Several Indian passengers have been stuck in the European nation, despite having confirmed tickets.
Scindia files nomination for Rajya Sabha elections

Bhopal: Former Union minister and BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia on Friday filed his nomination here for the March 26 Rajya Sabha elections. From the Madhya Pradesh BJP office, Scindia reached the state Assembly secretariat around 2 pm and submitted his papers to the returning officer, Vidhan Sa
Coronavirus update: IPL 2020 postponed till April 15
The rise in the number of coronavirus cases has prompted Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to postpone IPL 2020. As a precautionary measure against the COVID-19 infection, the BCCI postponed the tournament till April 15. The Twenty20 cricket tournament was scheduled to commence on March 2
Speaker issues notices to 22 rebel MLAs, seeks reply by Friday

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Assembly Speaker N P Prajapati has issued notices to 22 Congress MLAs who have resigned, asking them to appear before him by Friday and clarify whether they have quit voluntarily or under pressure, a legislature official said on Thursday. The BJP, meanwhile, has said it wil
Jyotiraditya Scindia joins BJP in presence of Nadda

New Delhi: A day after announcing his resignation from the Congress, Jyotiraditya Scindia joined the BJP on Wednesday in presence of the ruling party's president JP Nadda. According to sources, the BJP is likely to name him as one of its candidates for the Rajya Sabha polls in Madhya Pradesh and
Suspension of 7 Congress members in Lok Sabha revoked

New Delhi: Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed a motion to revoke the suspension of seven Congress members with immediate effect. The seven Congress members-- Gaurav Gogoi, T N Prathapan, Dean Kuriakose, R Unnithan, Manickam Tagore, Benny Behanan and Gurjeet Singh Aujla were suspended on Marc
BJP’s resort politics continues: 19 Congress MLAs from MP traced to Nandi Hills

Bengaluru: While 19 Congress MLAs from Madhya Pradesh have taken shelter in Bengaluru city, the party high command is hardly getting any support from its Karnataka unit find their whereabouts. While 17 MLAs, including six ministers landed on Monday evening, two of the four MLAs, who had come down
‘Name-shame’ posters: UP govt yet to decide on moving SC against Allahabad HC order

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday said it was yet to decide whether to approach the Supreme Court against the Allahabad High Court’s order to immediately remove the posters of those accused of vandalism during protests against the amended citizenship law. The posters, bearing photo
Three-year old child tests positive for coronavirus in Kerala
Kochi: Athree-year old child has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, officials said here on Monday. The child and its parents who had reached the Cochin International Airport Limited at 6 am on March 7 from Italy were subjected to thermal screening at the universal surveillance system establi
Allahabad High Court orders removal of anti-CAA protesters' posters

Allahabad: The Allahabad High Court on Monday directed the Lucknow administration to remove posters of those accused of vandalism during anti-CAA protests in December. The bench of Chief Justice Govind Mathur and Justice Ramesh Sinha directed the district magistrate and the Lucknow police commiss
Shocked that Malayalam channels ban step taken ‘without’ I&B minister’s knowledge: NBA

New Delhi: The News Broadcasters Association has said it was “shocked” that the decision to ban two Malayalam news channels was taken “without the knowledge” of Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar, and demanded an inquiry into how this happened. In a statement, NBA president R
Coronavirus: India records 5 more confirmed cases of deadly COVID-19, takes total to 39

NEW DELHI : India on Sunday recorded five more cases of deadly coronavirus (also known as COVID-19), taking the total number of confirmed cases to 39. Five more people from Kerala, three with recent travel history to Italy, have tested positive for coronavirus following which the state has been p
PhonePe services hit as partner Yes Bank collapses

After banking partner Yes Bank was put under restriction by the Reserve Bank of India on Thursday evening, payments firm PhonePe suffered an outage. PhonePe users were unable to pay using the platform. The platform acknowledged the outage and said that the services were temporarily unavailable bu
Coronavirus cases in India rise to 31 as Delhi man tests positive
New Delhi: A Delhi man with a travel history to Thailand and Malaysia has tested positive for coronavirus, taking the total number of confirmed cases in India to 31, health ministry officials said on Friday. The latest case is the third in Delhi. “One suspected COVID19 case has been confirmed
Seven Congress MPs suspended from Lok Sabha for disrupting proceedings
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday suspended 7 Congress MPs -- Gaurav Gogoi, TN Prathapan, Manickam Tagore, Gurjeet Singh Aujla, Benny Behanan, Rajmohan Unnithan and Adv. Dean Kuriakose for disrupting the proceedings of the House for the rest of the Budget Session. The motion was passed by a
Expelled AAP corporator Tahir Hussain, accused in IB staffer's murder, arrested

New Delhi: Expelled Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Councillor Tahir Hussain, who was absconding in connection with the murder case of Intelligence Bureau (IB) staffer Ankit Sharma, was arrested on Thursday after the court rejected his surrender application. Hussain had on Tuesday moved a Delhi court for a