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No action on corrupt officials, firms in IACCS tenders graft case

With the CBI now filing an FIR in the case, after intervention from the PMO, officials are hoping that the agency will now start an inquiry into the corruption.

'BRIBE WAS PAID TO GET PENALTY WAIVED IN DELHI CCTV PROJECT'

‘Rs 7 crore was arranged to be paid to Satyendra Jain for condoning penalty of Rs 16 crore imposed on BEL’.

FOREIGN UNIVERSITIES WILL HAVE CONSIDERABLE AUTONOMY IN INDIA: UGC CHAIRMAN

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has allowed foreign universities to set up campuses in India for the first time ever. This promise was a prominent part of the National Education Policy 2020.

Shadowy hands behind unrest against Asia's largest diamond mine

Troubled by a medley of activists, the Aditya Birla group may have developed second thoughts over a big diamond project in Madhya Pradesh. And no one knows why the protests are happening, or what exactly the demands are of those protesting against the mining.

SANJAY BHANDARI'S EXTRADITION WILL EXPOSE 'IRREGULARITIES' IN AIR COMMAND SCAM

Arms deals involving defence government public sector undertakings that were brokered by arms dealer and middleman Sanjay Bhandari between 2009 and 2010, are likely to come on the radar of investigative agencies once Bhandari is extradited to India from London.

AVATAR SEQUEL PASSES $1 BILLION AT GLOBAL BOX OFFICE

LOS ANGELES: Breaking the records at the box office, Avatar: the Way of Water has passed the $1 billion mark globally in just 14 days.

DISNEY+TO RELEASE STAN LEE DOCUMENTARY IN 2023

NEW YORK:: Disney+ is developing a documentary on Late Marvel Comics icon Stan Lee which will be released in 2023. The streaming platform announced the news on what would have been Lee's 100th birthday.

ROYALS REMAIN 'UNITED' AFTER HARRY, MEGHAN'S DOCUMENTARY

LONDON: After the release of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s documentary, a barrage of speculations were around the corner that the royal family members are facing some family issues with each other. But despite the explosive docuseries, the British royal family is standing as one and continues to be ‘united’.

IT'S AMAZING TO LEARN THAT TAGORE'S WORK WAS FIRST TRANSLATED IN 1913 IN CUBA: SANJOY K. ROY

In this interview, Sanjoy K. Roy talks about the key attractions at the upcoming JLF, the festival’s journey, what goes behind organizing the festival every year, while touching upon its growing global popularity.

THE RISE AND RISE OF PUTIN'S CHEF

A new generation of hard-liners is emerging, surpassing even Putin's old guard in their aggression. Of these, the most prominent is Yevgeny Prigozhin.

Former Pope Benedict XVI passes away at 95

Former Pope Benedict passed away at his Vatican residence on Saturday aged 95. “With sorrow, I inform you that the Pope Emeritus, Benedict XVI, passed away on Saturday at 9:34 in the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in the Vatican.

Joe Biden offers condolences on demise of PM Modi's mother

United States President Joe Biden on Saturday condoled the death of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mother Heeraben Modi.

N.Korea fires 3 short-range ballistic missiles, claims S. Korea

North Korea test-fired three short-range ballistic missiles toward the Sea of Japan on Saturday, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported.

11.6 MN AFGHAN FEMALES ARE NOT GETTING VITAL AID

As many as 11.6 million women and girls are no longer receiving vital assistance in Afghanistan, the US envoy to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield said on Saturday in the wake of the Taliban’s decision to ban women from contributing to humanitarian aid efforts in the country.

India can gift a 'just' market under PM Modi's G-20 leadership

Considering India’s dominance in various sectors, it’s time India starts claiming its past glory back under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he takes over the Presidency of G-20 nations.

Will 2023 mark the beginning of the age of the general counsel?

As we enter the year 2023, and Karanjawala & Co. looks forward to becoming 40 years of age (my wife, Manik and I began the Firm on the 1st of February 1983), I think this is an opportune moment to look back on the legal landscape over the last 40 odd years to see what are the changes that have occurred therein.

2022: The year that was

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s internal and external image goes up by the month.

Vietnam is central to India's Act East policy

As PM Modi said during his visit to Vietnam in 2014, the latter had been in the forefront of India’s engagement in the region.

Congress bid to resolve Pilot-Gehlot feud

Party’s new state in-charge Sukhjinder Randhawa met Pilot at his residence, which appeared to be an unusual move.

Bharat Jodo Yatra to enter Punjab on 11 January

The Yatra is on rest from 25 December to 2 January. From 3 January, Congress will again resume the Yatra from Delhi.

AGENCIES STUCK IN AGUSTA CASE, MICHEL MAY GET BAIL

Probe agencies are still struggling to present a watertight case against him.

RAHUL'S YATRA FAILS TO HAVE AN IMPACT ON GROUND

However, the yatra may have helped Rahul leave behind his ‘pappu’ image for now.

'Over-speeding is the biggest killer on Indian roads'

Over-speeding by car drivers continues to be the largest killer on Indian roads where more than 69% of the total fatalities recorded on roads have been due to overspeeding.

DELHI BJP EYES MCD ZONE PRESIDENT POLLS

Sources in the party said that the BJP is keeping an eye on seven zones out of a total of 12 zones.

Pak Army is using TTP threat to get US aid

The cooperation between Islamabad and Washington in the field of tackling terrorism is now reaching a level, which was visible post the 9/11 attack.

BEL OFFICIALS, WHO EXPOSED GRAFT, STRUGGLE TO REMOVE TERMINATION TAINT

The corruption rampant in government offices, especially in matters related to defence pre-2014, did not even leave a matter of national and strategic importance like Integrated Air Command and Control Systems (IACCS) untouched. This alleged corruption was executed by some officials of Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), a Government of India undertaking, under the Ministry of Defence.

INDIA LOOKING AT FTAS TO ACHIEVE $5 TRILLION ECONOMY

‘There is a lot of focus on ensuring that agreements aren’t delayed by red tape; PMO is directly monitoring the work’.

TWITTER CEO MUSK ORDERS TO REMOVE SUICIDE PREVENTION FEATURE

WASHINGTON: In another change in the micrologging site, Twitter CEO Elon Musk has ordered to remove suicide prevention feature that promoted suicide prevention hotlines and other safety resources to users looking up certain content as quoted by the Reuters.

UK'S SUN APOLOGISES FOR JEREMY CLARKSON'S MEGHAN COLUMN

LONDON: Britain’s Sun newspaper has apologised for British television presenter Jeremy Clarkson’s column stating that “he hated” the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle.

The technique of torture

It seems that it has become a trend. I baulk as I just wrote “trend’’, and so wait for the ink to dry before moving on. Trend to hurl acid on the face of a woman, a girl, who perhaps, has not responded to the displays of affection or advances, overtures of the man, boy who then thinks the only answer to being spurned is buy acid by the gallons and seek “revenge’’.