BJP worker killed, seven injured in clash with BJD supporters; Odisha CM Naveen expresses grief
Berhampur: A BJP worker was killed and seven others were injured in a clash between supporters of the ruling BJD and the saffron party in Odisha's Ganjam district, police said Thursday. The incident took place in Sri Krushna Saranapur village in Khallikote police station area Wednesday night over putting up...
Read moreSupreme Court on Kejriwal case: No exception made in granting interim bail, critical analysis of verdict welcome
New Delhi: The Supreme Court said Thursday that it has not made any exception for Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in granting him interim bail for campaigning in the Lok Sabha polls and "critical analysis of the judgment is welcome". A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta refused to consider claims and counters of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Kejriwal's lawyer on statements made related to the interim bail...
Read moreSupreme Court says ED can’t arrest PMLA-accused after special court takes cognisance
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday held that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) cannot arrest an accused under Section 19 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) after a special court has taken cognisance of the complaint of money laundering. A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan said when an accused appears before a court in pursuance of a summons, the agency will have to apply to the...
Read moreSecurity team foils infiltration bid on LoC, kills 2 terrorists in J&K’s Tangdhar sector
Srinagar: An infiltration bid was foiled Thursday by the Army on the Line of Control (LoC) in the Tangdhar sector of J&K’s Kupwara district, said officials, adding that two terrorists have been killed. Officials said that the Army engaged a group of terrorists in sustained gunfire after they made an attempt to sneak into this side of the LoC in the sector. “Two intruding terrorists have been hit in this operation,...
Read moreGovt slashes windfall tax on domestic crude to Rs 5,700/tonne
New Delhi: The government has slashed windfall tax on domestically produced crude oil to Rs 5,700 per tonne, from Rs 8,400 per tonne, with effect from Thursday. The tax is levied in the form of Special Additional Excise Duty (SAED). The SAED on the export of diesel, petrol and jet fuel or ATF, has been retained at 'nil'. The new rates are effective from May 16, an official notification said. India...
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Supreme Court on Kejriwal case: No exception made in granting interim bail, critical analysis of verdict welcome
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Supreme Court says ED can’t arrest PMLA-accused after special court takes cognisance
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday held that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) cannot arrest an accused under Section 19 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) after a special court has taken cognisance of the complaint of money laundering. A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan said when an accused appears before a...
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Security team foils infiltration bid on LoC, kills 2 terrorists in J&K’s Tangdhar sector
Srinagar: An infiltration bid was foiled Thursday by the Army on the Line of Control (LoC) in the Tangdhar sector of J&K’s Kupwara district, said officials, adding that two terrorists have been killed. Officials said that the Army engaged a group of terrorists in sustained gunfire after they made an attempt to sneak into this side of...
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Govt slashes windfall tax on domestic crude to Rs 5,700/tonne
New Delhi: The government has slashed windfall tax on domestically produced crude oil to Rs 5,700 per tonne, from Rs 8,400 per tonne, with effect from Thursday. The tax is levied in the form of Special Additional Excise Duty (SAED). The SAED on the export of diesel, petrol and jet fuel or ATF, has been retained at...
BJP worker killed, seven injured in clash with BJD supporters; Odisha CM Naveen expresses grief
Berhampur: A BJP worker was killed and seven others were injured in a clash between supporters of the ruling BJD and the saffron party in Odisha's Ganjam district, police said Thursday. The incident took place in Sri Krushna Saranapur village in Khallikote police station area Wednesday night over putting up posters for poll campaigning. The deceased has...