Ratul Puri & Deepak Puri has been booked by CBI in a bank fraud case to the tune of 787.25 Cr. The agency also carried out searches in the official premises of Moser Baer Solar Limited premises in Delhi and Noida. Punjab National Bank had filed a case against the firm which led Enforcement Directorate(ED) to arrest Ratul Puri last year. He was however granted bail in August 2019.
Citing the recently-launched price monitoring app by the Consumer Affairs Department, the Centre on February 28 revealed that wholesale and retail prices of 22 essential commodities have improved significantly. Reportedly, the January 2021-… read-more
TAGS: Essential Commodities, Buffer Stock, Consumer Affairs, Onion
The Punjab cabinet, by amending the Punjab Excise Act, 2014 has initiated death penalty provision for those selling spurious liquor in the state. Amending various sections, the act makes culprit liable for death penalty or life imprisonment… read-more
TAGS: Punjab, Liquor, Punjab Excise Act, life imprisonment, Death Penalty
Reports revealed that Chinese hackers’ groups attempted to attack the Telangana State Load Dispatch Centre to cause the October 2020 power outage. However, upon receiving alert, the situation was quickly averted by the officials. Reportedly, the… read-more
TAGS: Chinese Hackers, Telangana Power Outage, TS Transco, TS Genco, CERT-In, Central Electricity Authority
India and the Philippines have signed an agreement to facilitate government-to-government deals on military equipment. The Philippines Defence Secretary Delfin Lorenzana stated the deal includes the potential supply of BrahMos cruise missiles but… read-more
TAGS: BrahMos, Philippines, Missile, India, Defense Ministry
The Container Corporation of India has ordered Braithwaite and Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) to manufacture 1,000 containers each, to eliminate dependency on foreign countries. Currently, incapable of manufacturing containers, India mainly… read-more
TAGS: Container Corporation of India, BHEL, Braithwaite, Container, China, Aatmanirbhar Bharat
Farmer Jagir Singh (90), who died on December 31, has been called for an investigation by Delhi Police's Crime Branch regarding the Republic Day violence. As per the deceased's son, Jagir Singh was bedridden for the past year and never… read-more
TAGS: Delhi Police, Crime Branch, Bharatiya Kisan Union, Buta Singh Burgill, Republic Day Violence