Delhi court sends Satyendar Jain to ED custody till June 9 in money laundering case
New Delhi: Delhi’s health minister Satyendar Jain was on Tuesday sent to Enforcement Directorate’s custody till June 9 in a money laundering case by a court here which noted that his interrogation was required to unearth the alleged larger conspiracy. The ED had on Monday arrested the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader under the criminal sections […]
No entry for BJP in 2024 Lok Sabha polls – Mamata ; Saffron party hits back
Purulia (WB): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday called for defeating the saffron camp in the 2024 general election and said BJP’s politics of hate and violence will find “no entry” across the country. Dubbing the BJP-led government at the Centre as “adulterated”, she accused it of mismanaging the country’s economy through decisions […]
Govt raises premium for flagship insurance schemes PMJJBY, PMSBY
New Delhi: The government on Tuesday raised the premium for its flagship insurance schemes — Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) and Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY) in order to make them economically viable. The premium rate of PMJJBY has been revised upward to Rs 1.25 per day, translating into an increase from […]
India’s GDP expands by 4.1% in Q4, 8.7% in FY’22
New Delhi: India’s economy grew by 4.1 per cent in the January-March quarter of 2021-22, pushing the annual growth rate to 8.7 per cent on account of better performance by manufacturing, mining and construction sectors, official data showed on Tuesday. In the previous fiscal 2020-21, the economy had contracted by 6.6 per cent as the […]
EU bans imports of most Russian oil
Brussels: In the most significant effort yet to punish Russia for its war in Ukraine, the European Union agreed to ban the overwhelming majority of Russian oil imports after tense negotiations that exposed the cracks in European unity. From the moment Russia invaded on Feb. 24, the West has sought to hit Moscow’s lucrative energy […]
Eurozone inflation hits record 8.1% amid rising energy costs
London: Eurozone inflation hit a record 8.1% in May amid surging energy and food costs fueled in part by Russia’s war in Ukraine. Annual inflation in the 19 countries that use the euro currency soared past the previous record of 7.4% reached in March and April, according to the latest numbers published Tuesday by the […]
Denmark holds referendum on EU defence amid Ukraine war
Copenhagen: Historically skeptical about European Union efforts to deepen cooperation, Danish voters on Wednesday will choose whether to abandon the country’s decision three decades ago to opt out of the bloc’s common defence policy. The Danish referendum comes as the latest example of European countries seeking closer defence links with allies in response to Russia’s […]
CRPF trooper commits ‘suicide’ in Budgam
Budgam: A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper allegedly died by suicide at Humahama in Budgam, officials said. They said that, the deceased identified as HC/GD Gulshan Rai of RTC Humama, was found hanging on Tuesday morning. “The trooper was brought to Composite hospital BSF Humhama were doctors declared him brought dead,” they said. The […]
Female teacher shot dead in Kulgam
Kulgam: A teacher from Samba was shot dead by suspected militants at Gopalpora area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam on Tuesday morning. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that militants fired upon a lady teacher at High School Gopalpora Kulgam, leaving her severely wounded. She was immediately shifted to district hospital Kulgam where […]
Panthers Party supremo Prof Bhim Singh passes away at 81
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party supremo Prof Bhim passed away on Tuesday. Singh, who was also a prominent lawyer, activist, and author, was unwell for quite some time. He was subsequently admitted to GMC hospital where he breathed his last. He was 81. Cross section of people and political organisations have expressed condolence […]
