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Belagavi (Karnataka), April 11 The Lokayukta has discovered assets worth more than Rs 14 crore, including gold, silver, bank deposits, and properties, following raids on an Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) of the District Urban Development Department in Belagavi, officials said on Saturday...

Belagavi (Karnataka), April 11 The Lokayukta has discovered assets worth more than Rs 14 crore, including gold, silver, bank deposits, and property, following raids on an Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) of the District Urban Development Department in Belagavi, officials said on Saturday.The...

New Delhi, April 9 The Delhi High Court on Thursday upheld a trial court's order declaring UK-based arms consultant Sanjay Bhandari a "fugitive economic offender" in connection with a money laundering case."The appeal is dismissed," Justice Neena Bansal Krishna said.On July 5, 2025, the...

Bhubaneswar, April 9 A senior engineer from Odisha's Water Resources Department was arrested on Thursday after several properties, including a large building in Bhubaneswar, were found in his possession, officials said.Rajesh Chandra Mohanty, Additional Chief Engineer (Dam Safety), was taken...

Vijayawada, April 8 – A city court sent an Andhra Pradesh Endowments Department official to judicial custody on Wednesday in a case of disproportionate assets.Kalingiri Shanti, Assistant Commissioner in the endowments department, was produced before the ACB court, which ordered her to be held...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 7 Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said on Tuesday that the proposed FCRA amendment bill was "dangerous" and that the timing of introducing it, in the middle of the Kerala Assembly elections, was "absurd," as the BJP was trying to reach out to the Christian community...

Raipur, April 7 – In a swift and decisive operation against illegal gambling, the Raipur rural police arrested two individuals and seized assets worth approximately Rs 42.14 lakh, including a luxury Mercedes car, an iPhone, and cash, officials said on Tuesday.Acting on specific information...

New Delhi, April 6 – The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached immovable assets worth approximately ₹944 crore linked to M/s Piyush Colonisers Limited, its former promoters, and associated entities, in connection with an ongoing money laundering investigation, officials said on...

New Delhi, April 3 The All India Catholic Union on Friday demanded the complete withdrawal of the FCRA amendment bill and said the Christian community "cannot be fully satisfied" until it is scrapped entirely.The union said in a press statement: "Given its experience with government...

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, April 3 Authorities have busted an LPG smuggling syndicate in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district, Maharashtra, that was stealing gas from tankers and seized assets worth over Rs 1.26 crore, an official said on Friday.Acting on information, a team from the Maharashtra...

Srinagar, April 2 Police on Thursday seized a residential house worth Rs 30 lakhs in the Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act."As part of an intensified campaign against drug trafficking and with the aim of dismantling the...

Srinagar, April 2 – Police in the Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir said on Thursday that it had seized a vehicle purchased with the proceeds of drug trafficking during its ongoing anti-drug operation.A police statement released on Thursday stated, "The Baramulla Police seized a vehicle...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 30 The BJP's efforts to court Christian voters in Kerala have been set back by opposition from church leaders to the proposed amendments to the FCRA.With the assembly elections approaching, the opposition Congress and the ruling CPI(M) have seized on the issue...

Wellington, March 30 – New Zealand's largest-ever drug bust has revived focus on Baltej Singh, the nephew of Satwant Singh – one of the two bodyguards involved in the assassination of former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1984 – highlighting a complex intersection of "international...

New Delhi, March 27 The Congress on Friday demanded the revocation of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, alleging that it is being used to silence those who do not align with the BJP’s ideology, while calling it a “fascist move”.“The Foreign Contribution (Regulation)...

Ranchi, March 27 – The ED filed a chargesheet against a former SBI Branch Manager and his wife in a Special PMLA Court here in connection with a Rs 5.40 crore fraud involving the manipulation of 440 customer accounts, an official said on Friday.The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Ranchi Zonal...

Mumbai, March 27 – Residential flats, commercial shops, and office space related to the Goregaon Pearl CHS Project, valued at Rs 41.70 crore, were seized by the ED in a case involving fraud with homebuyers and other investors in Goregaon, Mumbai, an official said on Friday.The Directorate of...

Kochi, March 24 Sobi George, a stage artist, actor, and director of the Kothamangalam Kalagruham music troupe, was arrested on Tuesday in a cheque bounce case, police said.A senior police officer said that George was arrested based on a warrant issued against him by a court here in two cheque...

Jaipur, March 23 – In a major crackdown under "Operation Trinetra," the Pratapgarh Police, led by Superintendent of Police B. Aditya, seized over 762 kg of illicit doda-chura (poppy husk) following a dramatic encounter with smugglers. The consignment is estimated to be worth over Rs 1.14 crore...

New Delhi, March 23 – The ED has recovered assets worth nearly $5.6 billion, including those related to corruption cases, with a significant portion achieved in the past couple of years, Rahul Navin, director of the ED, said on Monday.Delivering the welcome address at the 12th Steering...