Vyapam whistle-blower wins court battle against Madhya Pradesh government
Madhya Pradesh: State withdraws transfers The transfers of Dr Anand Rai, one of the main whistleblowers in the Vyapam cash-for-jobs scam, and his wife Gauri, by the health department have been cancelled, the Madhya Pradesh government on Friday assured the state high court. The couple will be... read more »
Enforcement Directorate registers money laundering case against firm allege...
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has registered a money laundering case arising out of a land grab case at Bikaner in Rajasthan involving a firm allegedly linked to Robert Vadra, son-in-law of Congress President Sonia Gandhi. According to ED, a criminal case has been registered under the Prevention... read more »
AAP leader Phoolka quits party to focus on anti-Sikh riot cases
Senior advocate HS Phoolka announced on Saturday that he was quitting all posts of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) but clarified that he would remain a member of the rookie party. Addressing a press conference in Chandigarh, Phoolka said that he had decided to part ways with active politics by stepping... read more »
Centre needs to tread cautiously on Netaji files: Venkaiah
The Centre will take a decision on declassification of files related to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose only after studying its impact on India’s relations with other countries, Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said here on Saturday. “The West Bengal government has made public certain confidential... read more »
North Korean troops ordered onto war footing by Kim Jong-un
Korea Central News Agency has issued a lengthy rant about South Korean “puppet war maniacs,” Julian Ryall in Tokyo writes. The statement warns the South Korean military to act... read more »
Rupee Falls to Nearly Two-Year Low of 65.90/Dollar
The Indian rupee fell to 65.90/dollar on Friday amid fears of a currency war after China’s depreciation of its yuan. This is lowest value of the rupee since September 6, 2013, when it... read more »
Bangkok bomb: Thai TV apologises for bomb re-enactment
The re-enactment on Thursday evening sparked outrage among Thais at the shrine and online. Executives at Nation TV have since acknowledged it was insensitive and disrespectful to the... read more »
Sri Lanka: Ranil Wickremesinghe takes office as new Prime Minister
Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s new Prime Minister on Friday as the island nation’s two major political parties signed an agreement to work together in the new... read more »
India ‘advises’ Pakistani NSA Aziz not to meet Hurriy...
India has advised Pakistani NSA Sartaj Aziz not to meet separatist Hurriyat leaders before talks with his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval, raising a question mark about the meeting of the NSAs... read more »
