Probe allegations against ‘PM-blessed’ Adani Group

CHILD MARRIAGE ARRESTS CAUSING

HAVOC IN LIVES: HC

Guwahati: Assam’s massive crackdown on child marriages has invited piercing questions from the Gauhati High Court, which has red-flagged the inclusion of charges under the tough law to protect children from sexual crimes. Over 3,000 people allegedly linked with child marriages have been taken into custody, and lodged in temporary jails, sparking protests by women who decried the arrest of sole breadwinners of their families.

EXCISE POLICY CASE: BUSINESSMAN SENT TO JUDICIAL CUSTODY FOR 14 DAYS

New Delhi (ANI): The Rouse Avenue Court on Wednesday sent businessman Gautam Malhotra, son of former Shiromani Akali Dal MLA Deep Malhotra, to judicial custody for 14 days in the Delhi Excise Policy case. Special Judge MK Nagpal decided to send Gautam Malhotra to Judicial Custody till March 1. The court also sought ED reply on a plea moved by Gautam Malhotra seeking ‘grounds of arrest’. ED also moved an application in Court seeking the expunging of certain remarks made by the court while granting interim bail to businessman Sharath P Reddy.

Cctv Shows Nikki Outside Home Hours Before Sahil Picked Her Up

New Delhi: As police continues to unearth shocking details in Najafgarh murder case, a CCTV footage has emerged of victim Nikki Yadav hours before she was killed by her live-in partner and her body was stuffed into a refrigerator. Nikki was reportedly captured for the last time on a CCTV camera installed in her building where she can be seen taking the stairs to her home where she used to live with the accused Sahil Gehlot. Gehlot, a resident of Mitraon village in Delhi, allegedly killed Nikki and stuffed her body in a refrigerator at his dhaba.

New Delhi (PTI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said media is the fourth pillar of democracy and suppressing its voice is akin to suppressing the voice of the public. His comments came a day after the Income Tax department carried out a survey operation at British Broadcasting Corporation’s (BBC) offices in Delhi and Mumbai. The operation was conducted as part of an investigation into alleged tax evasion, according to officials.

“Media is the fourth pillar of democracy and an attack on its freedom is similar to suppressing the voice of public. Whosoever speaks against the BJP, these people deploy CBI, ED & I-T behind him,” Kejriwal tweeted. “Does BJP want to crush the country’s democratic system and institutions & turn the entire country into its slave?” he added.

Uttarakhand Assembly session to be held from March 13 to 18

Dehradun (ANI): Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami, chaired a cabinet meeting with ministers, wherein it was decided that the session of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly will be held from March 13-18. It was decided that the Assembly session will be held in Bharadisain in Gairsain, informed a government statement.

Uttarakhand Cm Dhami Attends State Cabinet Meeting In Dehradun

Dehradun (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday attended the state cabinet meeting in Dehradun. Earlier on February 14, Chief Minister Dhami reviewed the development works and programmes of all the departments at the Vikas Bhavan Auditorium of Pauri district. He instructed officials to complete the work keeping in mind transparency, speed and foresight. He directed the forest department to pay compensation to humans and livestock in case of wildlife attack through the suo moto process so that the affected people do not have to run unnecessarily.

Delhi Excise Policy Scam: CBI questions Jain in Tihar

New Delhi: Delhi excise policy scam case: The CBI interrogated Delhi minister Satyendar Jain in Tihar Jail in connection with the Delhi excise policy scam, his lawyer said today (February 15). The counsel said the investigation agency had moved an application before Special Judge MK Nagpal on February 10 in this regard, and the same was allowed.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) quizzed the politician on Monday (February 13) following the court order, advocate Mohd

Irshad said. Jain is currently lodged in Tihar jail in connection with a money laundering case registered by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). He, however, is not an accused in the excise scam case.

New Delhi (PTI): Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has written to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

Governor Shaktikanta Das and Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch and sought an investigation into allegations of financial irregularities and stock manipulation against the Adani Group. In his letter to Das posted on Twitter on Wednesday, Ramesh urged the central bank to ensure that the Adani Group’s “excessive debt exposure” does not destabilise the coun-

Indian visa centre in Sri Lanka closes after security incident

Colombo: The visa processing centre of the Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka has been closed temporarily due to a security incident reported, the mission saidon Wednesday.

As per source, an alleged break-in took place at the visa centre, prompting the Indian High Commission to close the visa processing operation. “Due to a security incident reported last night, visa application centre, in Colombo would remain closed until further notice,” as per statement.

“All applicants are requested to reschedule their appointments with IVS Pvt. Ltd accordingly,” it said.

try’s banking system. He also alleged in a tweet that the conglomerate has the blessings of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Ramesh called on the RBI to look into two aspects – what is the true Adani Group exposure of the Indian banking system and what are the explicit and implicit guarantees that the Adani Group has been given that it will be bailed out by Indian banks if foreign funding dries up.

India-SA ink MoU for ‘disability sector’ co-op

New Delhi (ANI): The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the signing of the memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the India and Republic of South Africa for cooperation in the ‘disability sector’.

The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment said that the bilateral MoU would encourage cooperation between the Depart- ment of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, the Government of India and South Africa through joint initiatives in the disability sector. “Specific proposals for cooperation between the two countries, as mutually agreed upon, will be taken up for implementation during the period of validity of the Memorandum of Understanding,” the ministry said.