New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday roped in Saffronart, a leading international auction house, for auctioning seized assets of fugitive Nirav Modi. A live auction in Mumbai on February 27 will take place, followed by an online auction on Saffronart’s platform on March 3 and 4. Collectively, the two auctions will feature 15 artworks by […]
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Zomato acquires UberEats India for nearly Rs 2,500 crore
New Delhi: Zomato on Tuesday announced that it has acquired Uber’s Food Delivery Business in India in an all-stock deal and Uber will have 9.99 per cent stake in the Deepinder Goyal-led food delivery platform. According to sources close to the deal, it is in the range of over $350 million or nearly Rs 2,500 […]
Govt to decriminalise Income Tax Act, PMLA
New Delhi/Chennai: The NDA government is moving to decriminalise the Income Tax Act and the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) as part of steps towards restoring business confidence. These are among the steps being taken to catapult the country to a $5 trillion economy, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said. In her address on the […]
10 FIRs registered against AAP ahead of Delhi polls
New Delhi: Election Commission teams have registered 10 FIRs against the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) ahead of the Delhi Assembly elections slated to be held on February 8. The state poll panel also seized Rs 1.14 crore on Sunday. According to an official statement from the office of Chief Electoral Officer of Delhi, “184 cases […]
Mosque turns venue for Hindu wedding, netizens shower praise
New Delhi: An unusual story of a wedding is doing the rounds on internet in which a couple tied the knot at a mosque in Alappuzha district in Kerala on Sunday as per Hindu rituals. The news came out after the Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan took to Twitter to congratulate and appreciate the couple […]
Arvind Kejriwal misses deadline for filing nomination
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday held a roadshow with his wife and his two children in tow along with Aam Aadmi Party leaders and supporters, but could not file his nomination papers during the day as planned due to delay. Kejriwal will now file his nomination on Tuesday — the last […]
3 terrorists killed in encounter in Kashmir’s Shopian
Srinagar: Three militants of the proscribed terrorist outfit Hizbul Mujahideen were gunned down by security forces in an encounter in Shopian district on Monday, Jammu and Kashmir police and Army said. Addressing a press conference in Srinagar, J&K DGP Dilbagh Singh said the three militants Waseem Ahmad Wani, Adil Sheikh and Jehangir were involved in the […]
ED arrests Robert Vadra’s close aide in foreign assets case
New Delhi: In more troubles for Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Robert Vadra, who is being probed for laundering money in overseas’ assets case by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), the central probe agency has arrested an NRI businessman C.C. Thampi, officials said on Monday. An ED official told IANS, “Thampi was arrested from New Delhi […]
Bengaluru ODI: Betting racket busted in Delhi, 11 held
New Delhi: The Delhi Police Crime Branch has busted a betting racket and arrested 11 people from the spot who had placed bets on the third and final ODI between India and Australia played at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. According to Additional Commissioner Police Crime Branch A.K. Singla, 70 mobile phones and seven […]
Petrol, diesel prices cut further on Monday
New Delhi: Fuel prices were further cut on fifth consecutive day across all major cities on Monday. The price of petrol was cut by 10-12 paise and that of diesel by 19-20 paise on Monday bringing relief to the consumers. The petrol now costs Rs 74.98 a litre in Delhi, Rs 80.58 a litre […]