ED questions Farooq Abdullah in money laundering case
The ED probe is based on an FIR registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation in 2015 alleging a scam involving ₹38 crore.
V. Ranganath appointed interim CEO of Café Coffee Day
Mr. Ranganath is the non-executive independent director of the firm. In a statement filed to the NSE and BSE, the company also said Nitin Bagmane has been appointed as the interim COO. | Not easy to do business in India, say entrepreneurs
Unnao rape case: Supreme Court takes cognisance of survivor’s letter to CJI on threats
The letter has come to light almost two days after a truck collided with her car , causing serious injuries to her and her lawyer.
Cabinet nod for increasing number of Supreme Court judges to 34
At present, the Supreme Court is working with its full sanctioned strength of 31.
Women’s safety in using cabs: Supreme Court asks government to hear out petitioner
A Bench led by Justice S.A. Bobde asked petitioner Nipun Saxena, a law student, to make his representation before the Union Ministry of Transport. The court asked the government to hear him out in the interest of security of women.
Data story: 17th Lok Sabha has the highest proportion of women
Despite the share of women legislators in the Lok Sabha peaking at 14.39%, India is still worse than 140 countries in the representation of women in Parliament. The global average for the share of women parliamentarians stood at 24.6%.
Ram Madhav accuses NC, PDP of creating hysteria in Kashmir
“[PDP president Mehbooba Mufti] is using such language like barood seay kehlan [playing with explosives] was to keep herself politically relevant. To protect their slipping political base, fear is being created among people. We’ve to take forward work going on in J&K, Assembly polls have to be conducted,” he said.
Amarnath yatra suspended till August 4
The IMD has forecast heavy rainfall in Jammu and Kashmir over the next few days.
Bengaluru best student city in India; London tops global rankings
Tokyo and Melbourne complete top three in list of 120 cities; Mumbai (85), Delhi (113) and Chennai (115) are the other Indian cities in the list.
32 killed as roadside bomb hits bus in Afghanistan
The attack came a day after the U.N. mission in Afghanistan released a report saying that most civilian deaths in the first half of the year were caused by Afghan forces and their international allies.
Anshuman Gaekwad on India coach selection: We will be neutral, won’t take anyone’s opinion
The Kapil Dev-led Cricket Advisory Committee which also has Shantha Rangaswamy as the third member, will conduct interviews as the deadline for filing the applications for the head coach and support staff got over on Tuesday.
