Ten Indian fishermen were on Tuesday arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy when they were fishing near Katchatheevu, a fisheries department official said. They were arrested on charges of crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line, Assistant Director of Fisheries, Kulanjinathan, said. The fishermen, belonging to Thangachimadam near here, were taken to Kankesanthurai along with their boat, he said.
» Read moreThe Enforcement Directorate on Monday attached assets worth Rs 18.37 crore of Islamic Research Foundation and others in connection with its money laundering probe against controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik. The agency issued a provisional order under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) attaching mutual funds worth about Rs 9.41 crore and five bank accounts containing deposits worth Rs […]
» Read moreThe Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led combination in Manipur won the confidence vote in the State Legislative Assembly with a voice vote on Monday. Prior to the floor test, BJP legislator, Yumnam Khemchand Singh was elected as the Speaker of the House. After election of the Speaker, the N. Biren Singh government won the confidence vote through a voice vote. […]
» Read moreThe Union cabinet has approved four bills to implement a planned Goods and Services Tax (GST) bills, an official said on Monday, paving the way for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to implement the landmark tax reform from July. The four bills are likely to be taken up by the parliament this week, and a separate state GST bill in state […]
» Read moreAn Army jawan allegedly committed suicide in Trimulgherry area here in the wee hours today, police said. Sandesh R. (34), a native of Uttar Pradesh, was working with the Army Supply Corps. He allegedly hanged himself to a tree near his barrack at around 2 a.m., Inspector, Trimulgherry police station, R. Satyanarayanaraju said. As per preliminary investigation, the jawan resorted […]
» Read moreThe BJP on Saturday named Yogi Adityanath as the next chief minister of Uttar Pradesh. State unit chief Keshav Prasad Maurya and Lucknow mayor Dinesh Sharma were nominated as deputy chief ministers. At a meeting in the state capital Lucknow, BJP legislators elected Adityanath after a close race among several chief ministerial candidates. He will take oath as UP chief […]
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