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Raj Kundra had earlier been arrested by the Mumbai Crime Branch in July 2021 under sections of the Indian Penal Code and Information Technology Act. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday conducted searches at the residences of multiple individuals, including businessman Raj Kundra, husband of Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty. Around 15 locations in Mumbai and Uttar Pradesh were being searched. The search operations are reportedly linked to a money-laundering investigation about the allegations surrounding the production and distribution of pornographic content through mobile applications. The ED’s inquiry stems from a case initiated by the Mumbai police against Kundra in 2021…

The Maharashtra assembly election results were declared on Nov 23, but the ruling BJP-led Mahayuti alliance has yet to finalise its choice for the top post. Amid suspense over the Mahayuti alliance’s CM pick, Maharashtra caretaker chief minister Eknath Shinde cancelled his appointments on Friday, Shiv Sena spokesperson Manisha Kayande confirmed. Eknath Shinde is travelling to his native village in Satara district. The development comes a day after leaders of the three political parties in the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance – Shiv Sena’s Eknath Shinde, BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis and NCP’s Ajit Pawar – met Union home minister Amit Shah and BJP…

Priyanka Gandhi won the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat with a margin of 4,10,931 votes in the recently concluded round of bypolls.Following her MP brother Rahul Gandhi’s footsteps, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra took oath as Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha on Thursday while carrying a copy of the Indian Constitution. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is often seen carrying a red-coloured copy of the Indian Constitution during his rallies as part of what he calls is a movement to “protect the Constitution” from the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led central government. The Congress general secretary set rolling her electoral debut…

Shrikant Shinde, son of Eknath Shinde, said his father was setting an example of following the “alliance dharma” by setting aside personal ambition. Maharashtra caretaker CM Eknath Shinde’s son Shrikant said he is proud of his father for setting an example of following the “alliance dharma” by setting aside personal ambition. The remarks come after the Shiv Sena supremo agreed to step aside from the state’s top post if Prime Minister Narendra Modi and NDA leader Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) decides so. In a post on microblogging platform X on Wednesday night, Shrikant Shinde said his father has an unbreakable…

According to government data, 680 hoax calls were received in October, with the highest being made to IndiGo (197 hoax calls) followed by Air India (191). As many as 1,143 hoax bomb threats were made to domestic airlines between August 2022 and November 13, of which 994 were received this year itself, government data revealed. In a response to MP Kartikeya Sharma in Parliament, the minister of state (MoS) for civil aviation Murlidhar Mohol on Wednesday said, “As many as 27 hoax bomb threat calls were received between August and December 2022. The number increased to 122 in 2023, while…

A new petition in Bangladesh calls for a ban on ISKCON, accusing the group of being a “radical organisation” that threatens national security. The Dhaka high court on Thursday declined to issue a suo motu order “to ban ISKCON’s activities in Bangladesh”, after being informed that the government had already taken necessary actions. Supreme Court lawyer Md Monir Uddin had submitted newspaper reports on ISKCON’s activities and requested the court to impose a ban and enforce Section 144 in Chattogram, Rangpur, and Dinajpur. The court then asked the attorney general to report the government’s actions concerning the ISKCON. On Thursday,…

The call regarding a blast was received from Prashant Vihar 11.48 AM on Thursday, reports citing Delhi Fire Services said. An explosion was reported from Prashant Vihar of Delhi’s Rohini on Thursday morning, over a month after a blast had tigered panic in the same area. The incident took place near the boundary wall of a park, a Reuters report said, adding that police were investigating a “white powder” that was found scattered in the area. The call regarding a blast was received from Prashant Vihar 11.48 AM on Thursday, Delhi Fire Service said. Fire tenders were at rushed to…

The Bangladesh Police arrested ISKCON monk Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari. The incident has heightened tensions. The arrest of Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, an International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) monk, and escalating attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh have drawn sharp reactions from Indian leaders, who have called for immediate intervention by the Narendra Modi government and international bodies. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee said on Thursday that her government stands with the Centre on this issue, as reported by news agency ANI. Addressing the issue in the legislative assembly, Mamata Banerjee said, “We do not want any religion to…

Jasprit Bumrah, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Virat Kohli made movements in the ICC Test rankings. Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah – the heroes of India’s win over Australia in Perth were rewarded handsomely for their show, with all three showing remarkable improvements in the ICC Test rankings. Bumrah, the stand-in captain under whom India hammered Australia by a whopping 295 runs, has reclaimed the No. 1 ranking for bowlers, while Kohli has entered back the Top 20, taking the 13th position. Young opener Jaiswal, meanwhile, has climbed to the second spot, pushing Joe Root for the top crown Jaiswal,…

Delhi Capitals co-owner Parth Jindal had a sharp message to other IPL franchises: “I will give KL Rahul the love and respect that he deserves”. Parth Jindal, co-owner of the Delhi Capitals, welcomed new purchase KL Rahul with open arms and vowed to treat the experienced India batter with ‘love and respect’. Rahul had a controversial exit from his previous franchise Lucknow Super Giants. The post-match scenes from the last IPL – which captured LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka publicly having an outburst on his captain, Rahul – were indications of cracks forming between the two. They even met at a…