Edited by Swati Bhasin | Wednesday October 16, 2019, Delhi
A three-member team of the Enforcement Directorate questioned former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram this morning for nearly an hour in the INX Media case, a day after a special court agreed to the agency's request for his custodial interrogation. The 74-year-old leader has been in Tihar jail since September 5 in the money laundering case.
BJP leader Mukul Roy has said that the West Bengal government should apologise to Governor Jagdeep Dhankar after the latter was allegedly "insulted" at a Durga Puja carnival in Kolkata in which Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was also present.
India is behind its neighbours Nepal, Pakistan and Bangladesh in a list of 117 countries that tracks hunger and malnutrition, according to a report released by two international non-profits that work for humanitarian aid.
Isolated places over coastal Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal are likely to receive heavy rainfall today, according to Indian Meteorological Department (IMD).
It is important for India to keep fiscal deficit in check, even though its revenue projections look optimistic, Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund or IMF Gita Gopinath has said.
Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday October 16, 2019, Charkhi Dadri, Haryana
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, targeting the Congress over its stand on Article 370 and the Rafale deal while campaigning on Tuesday for the October 21 Haryana election, accused its leaders of bad-mouthing India and showing "negativity" on everything that brings joy to the people of the country. He also appeared to take a swipe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's recent trip abroad.
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has called a meeting of all pracharaks from October 31 to November 4, 2019, in Haridwar. RSS leaders Mohan Bhagwat, Bhaiyyaji Joshi, Dattatreya Hosabale and Krishna Gopal will be present at the meeting which is held once in five years.
Edited by Swati Bhasin | Wednesday October 16, 2019
In the politically-sensitive Ram Janmbhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute, daily hearings are likely to end today, Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said on Tuesday. Today is the 40th day of daily hearings in the Ayodhya dispute case.
Edited by Debanish Achom | Wednesday October 16, 2019, Srinagar
Three terrorists were shot dead by security forces in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district this morning. A soldier was injured, sources said.
Edited by Prionka Jha | Wednesday October 16, 2019, NEW DELHI
Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials reach Tihar Jail to interrogate Congress leader P Chidambaram. On Tuesday, a special court had allowed 3 ED officials to interrogate Mr Chidambaram in INX media money laundering case.
Daily hearings in the politically sensitive Ram Janmbhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute in Ayodhya will end today at 5 pm, Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi said today."We will rise by 5 pm. Enough is enough," Chief Justice Gogoi said after a lawyer asked the court for more time for arguments.
Uttar Pradesh Police on Tuesday terminated the services of 25,000 home guards of the police department in the state. The Home Guard Minister Chetan Chauhan clarified that no official letter had been received from the Home Department in this regard. He also said that no one will be removed from their jobs.
