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US President Donald Trump on Saturday signed an executive order meant to declare a national emergency and safeguard Venezuelan oil revenue held in US accounts, taking another step to control future sales of Venezuelan oil.The executive order effectively blocked the oil revenue from the Latin American country’s creditors and prevented its seizure to satisfy debts…
KOLKATA: Aftershocks of the showdown between Enforcement Directorate (ED) and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee over raids on Trinamool-linked political consultancy I-PAC jolted Calcutta high court Friday, prompting Justice Suvra Ghosh to postpone hearing petitions filed by either side till Jan 14 on grounds of “enormous disturbance and commotion” in the courtroom.The judge, seemingly annoyed…
Diya Kumari with mother Padmini Devi. The row involves land in what used to be ‘Hathroi village’ in official records JAIPUR: Supreme Court has reopened proceedings in a Rs 400-crore land dispute between Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) and the family of former royal and deputy CM Diya Kumari, setting aside a Rajasthan high court order…
In a significant legal development, a Delhi court has officially charged RJD chief Lalu Prasad, along with his family and 41 others, in connection with the railway land-for-jobs scandal. The ruling NDA coalition, comprising the BJP and JD(U), has ramped up its criticism, labeling the actions of Lalu’s family as a ‘criminal enterprise. PATNA: The…
Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu’s lawyer refutes a $1.7 billion bond order in his divorce case, calling it invalid and made a year ago on an emergency application. The lawyer claims the judge was misled, stating Vembu offered 50% of his ZCPL shares, which his wife refused. A report recently said that a US court has…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its decision on a plea filed by Allahabad high court judge Justice Yashwant Varma, challenging the validity of a parliamentary committee probing corruption charges against him. The case relates to the recovery of a large sum of cash from his official residence last year.The apex body has…
INDORE: The sub-divisional magistrate of MP’s Dewas district was suspended on Sunday for alleged misconduct and indiscipline within hours of him granting permission to Congress for a public protest against what the official order acknowledges as an “indecent comment” by minister Kailash Vijayvargiya while responding to “14 water-contamination deaths” in Indore.Ujjain divisional commissioner Asheesh Singh’s…
Madras HC upholds order of single bench to light deepam at the deepathoon atop Thiruparankundram hill MADURAI: Madras High Court on Tuesday upheld the order passed by the single Judge (Justice G R Swaminathan), directing the Subramaniya Swamy temple management to light Karthigai deepam at the deepathoon (stone pillar) on one of the peaks of…
In a surprising turn of events, officials have now confirmed that the recent alterations to Aditya Dhar’s film ‘Dhurandhar’, which include muted dialogues, were entirely the choice of the filmmakers. These modifications were implemented in accordance with the Cinematograph Act, rather than due to any government intervention. Read on to know more. Aditya Dhar‘s ‘Dhurandhar’…
GHAZIABAD: The latest flashpoint in a bitter family feud was the decision of former Indian Air Force officer Yogesh Kumar to sell his house. “Kumar had asked both his sons to vacate the house,” said Loni ACP Siddharth Gautam, setting off a chain of events that ended in his murder the day after Christmas.Police have…
