Narendra Modi launches scooter scheme for women in TN
Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Chennai on Saturday to inaugurate the Tamil Nadu government’s scooter scheme for women. Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami had announced that scooters will be distributed to 1 lakh women at a subsidised rate on former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa’s birth anniversary on February 24.
Diamond trader Mehul Choksi asks his employees to find other jobs
Diamond trader Mehul Choksi has sent a letter to his employees in India, asking them to look for other avenues of employment in the light of the ongoing controversy surrounding him and his nephew, Nirav Modi.
PNB fraud: ED attaches Nirav Modi group property worth ₹523 crore
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday attached 21 properties, including a penthouse and a farmhouse, of Nirav Modi and his group worth over ₹523 crore in fresh action against the beleaguered jeweller in the alleged ₹11,400-crore fraud in the PNB .
The CBI booked recently a Delhi-based jewellery exporter and directors of two firms on the charge of cheating the Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC) of ₹389.85 crore in connivance with some bank officials and some shady financial institutions six months after the bank lodged a complaint.
Trial in rape case against Tarun Tejpal from March 15-17
The trial in the rape case against Tehelka magazine founder-editor Tarun Tejpal has been postponed to March 15, 16 and 17 by a court in Mapusa in North Goa. Earlier, the court was supposed to hear the case from February 26 to March 1 . The postponement was made following a request from Tejpal regarding a change in lawyer, said Special Public Prosecutor Francisco Tavora.
Modi launches Rs 1000-cr development schemes for Daman & Diu
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, February 24, 2018 launched development schemes worth Rs 1,000 crore for Daman and Diu, and also inaugurated a flight connecting Ahmedabad to coastal town of Diu.
ICC to present Test Championship mace to Kohli
The International Cricket Council ( ICC) will present the ICC Test Championship mace to India captain Virat Kohli at the Newlands Stadium in Cape Town after the end of the third and final T20 International against South Africa on Saturday.
38 killed in Mogadishu car bombings
Two car bombings killed 38 people in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Friday, the city's main ambulance service told AFP on Saturday. Shabaab Islamist militant group claims the attacks in a statement posted online, saying it was targeting the government and security services.
Arun Jaitley slams regulators for failing to detect PNB fraud
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday slammed regulators for failing to detect the ₹11,400-crore fraud in the Punjab National Bank (PNB) for seven long years, saying unlike politicians, regulators in the Indian system are unaccountable.
Fix accountability within 60 days in bank frauds case, says Congress
Demanding a thorough probe by the RBI into the alleged ₹ 11,400-crore PNB fraud, the Congress on Saturday said the Prime Minister should assure the nation that accountability of the finance ministry, the Reserve Bank of India, and the management of defaulting banks would be fixed within 60 days.
