INDIA
CBI raids premises of Crompton Greaves in bank fraud case
A CBI official related to probe told IANS, "Agency sleuths are carrying out searches at the premises of Crompton Greaves in Mumbai and Delhi in connection with a bank fraud case based on the complaint of the bank." The CBI also carried out searches at 14 locations including at Delhi NCR, Lucknow, Secunderabad and Kolkata which has led to the recovery of incriminating documents and digital evidence.
Govt asks social media companies to delete fake accounts within 24hrs of notice
The move has come as part of the new IT Rules that came into force recently. The need to remove fake accounts has been linked to the misuse and privacy violations of other individuals. Fake social media accounts that impersonate celebrities, business, politicians or any other known personalities by using their pictures would be removed within 24 hours of complaint.
Petrol price on a roll, consumers spared big hike in diesel
Fuel prices increased again across the country on Thursday, adding more misery for the common man already grappling with rising food prices amid shrinking income. But in the latest round of fuel price hike, oil marketing companies have spared diesel users from a big spike while maintaining regular increase in the retail price of petrol.
India reports over 54K new Covid cases in 24 hours
India crossed the mark of over three crore caseload of Covid on Wednesday. This is the seventh consecutive day in the last two months when the toll has been below the 2,000-mark. The overall tally of Covid-19 cases in the country now stands at 3,00,82,778. India has become the second country after the US to record more than three crore cases of Covid. India added one crore cases in the last 50 days.
Praveen Sinha appointed as Special Director of CBI
"The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has appointed Praveen Sinha as the Special Director of CBI for a tenure up to his superannuation on April 30, 2022, from the date of assumption of charge, or until further orders, whichever is earlier," the Department of Personnel and Training said. The post of Special Director is the second senior-most position in the CBI after the Director. The post was vacant for the last three years.
Nagaland Governor RN Ravi criticises NSCN-IM over 'tax collection'
The NSCN-IM in a statement on Wednesday night said that it is highly unbecoming of the Governor of Nagaland desperately trying to "criminalize the Naga political movement by questioning the taxation right of the NSCN". "Surprisingly, this comes after more than 23 years of Indo-Naga political dialogue," the statement said.
Bring back atmosphere of trust in GST Council, Amit Mitra to FM
In a three-page letter to Sitharaman, Mitra alleged that the GST Council meetings have become "acrimonious, vexing and almost toxic with the erosion of the mutual trust that had held fast between states and the Centre" since the Council's inception.
Hizbul terrorist killed in Kashmir encounter refused to surrender
Based on a specific input regarding the presence of terrorists in the orchards of the Shirmal area in Shopian, a joint cordon and search operation was launched by the police, the army and the CRPF, the police said. "During the operation, the terrorists were given an opportunity to surrender, but they fired indiscriminately upon the joint search party, which was retaliated leading to an encounter," the police said.
Jairam Ramesh rejects reports of raising PM-CARES in standing committee meet
Chairman of the committee Ramesh said in a tweet, "This is completely, totally, absolutely FALSE. PM-CARES was not mentioned even once in 150 minutes of today's Standing Committee meeting. Report news. Don't peddle LIES." His statement came after reports that he raised the issue of PM-CARES fund in the meeting.
Delhi reports 111 new Covid cases, 16 lakh fully vaccinated
With seven more deaths reported in the last 24 hours, Delhi's total death due to Covid rose to 24,940. During the same time period, 702 people recovered from the disease, taking the national capital's total recoveries to 14,06,629 till date. Delhi presently has 1,791 active cases, of which 522 are under home isolation.
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