Arvind Gunasekar

Raghuram Rajan, Esther Duflo In Tamil Nadu Economic Council

India News | Reported by Arvind Gunasekar, J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Monday June 21, 2021

Tamil Nadu government has constituted a five-member economic advisory council - which includes Nobel Prize-winning economist Esther Duflo and former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan - to guide Chief Minister MK Stalin in managing state economy

"They Won't Be Able To Threaten Us With Jail:" Student-Activists Released

India News | Reported by Arvind Gunasekar, Edited by Debanish Achom | Friday June 18, 2021

Student-activists Natasha Narwal, Devangana Kalita and Asif Iqbal Tanha walked out of Delhi's Tihar jail yesterday, hours after a court ordered their immediate release. They were arrested for alleged conspiracy in the north-east Delhi riots case.

Delhi Police Plea Against Bail For 3 Activists In Supreme Court Tomorrow

India News | Reported by Arvind Gunasekar, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Thursday June 17, 2021

The Supreme Court will on Friday hear a Delhi Police plea against the High Court decision to grant bail for activists Natasha Narwal, Devangana Kalita and Asif Iqbal Tanha, who were arrested in May last year over alleged links to the Delhi riots.

On Delhi Activists' Bail, Dramatic Back-And-Forth In Court

India News | Reported by Arvind Gunasekar, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Wednesday June 16, 2021

A day after the Delhi High Court allowed their bail, student-activists Natasha Narwal, Devangana Kalita and Asif Iqbal Tanha remain in jail, with Delhi Police claiming procedural delays in verifying sureties and addresses

Anyone 18+ Can Walk In For CoWin Registration, Vaccination: Government

India News | Reported by Arvind Gunasekar, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Tuesday June 15, 2021

Anyone over the age of 18 can walk in to the nearest vaccination centre to get registered on the CoWIN digital platform and be inoculated against COVID-19, the Union Health Ministry said in a notification issued Tuesday afternoon.

Centre, CBI Prep For Legal Battle In Dominica In Mehul Choksi Case

India News | Reported by Arvind Gunasekar, Edited by Stela Dey | Saturday June 12, 2021

The government and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) have sought to join fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi's case in the Dominica High Court, sources said today.

Private Hospitals Got 1.29 Crore Vaccine Doses In May, Only 22 Lakh Used, Data Shows

India News | Reported by Arvind Gunasekar, Sreenivasan Jain | Saturday June 12, 2021

At a time when vaccine shortage is being reported across the country, government data has shown that only 17 per cent of doses were utilised in private hospitals last month, leaving them with massive unused stock.

Mehul Choksi Denied Bail By Dominica Court: "He's A Flight Risk"

India News | Reported by Arvind Gunasekar, Neeta Sharma, Edited by Arun Nair | Saturday June 12, 2021

Mehul Choksi, the fugitive jeweller wanted in India in for allegedly swindling ₹ 13,500 crore from Punjab National Bank, has been denied bail by the high court in Dominica on the grounds that he is a flight risk, news agency ANI reported on Saturday.

Yogi Adityanath's One-Hour Meet With PM Modi Amid Talk Of UP Changes

India News | Reported by Arvind Gunasekar | Friday June 11, 2021

Amid tumult in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is atPrime Minister Narendra Modi's residence in Delhifor a key meeting as murmurs grow against him in the party and his government's handling of the pandemic.

Rs 52-Crore Fraud At Union Bank, CBI Probes Delhi Firm

India News | Written by Arvind Gunasekar | Friday June 11, 2021

The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a case against a Delhi-based firm and its directors for a bank fraud to the tune of Rs 52 crore. Officials in the agency said the accused fled the country in 2019.

Musician TM Krishna Moves Madras High Court Against New Digital Rules

India News | Written by Arvind Gunasekar | Thursday June 10, 2021

Carnatic vocalist TM Krishna has moved the Madras High Court challenging the centre's new digital media rules - the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules of 2021 - as "unconstitutional"

Delhi High Court Refuses To Stay Film On Sushant Rajput's Death

India News | Reported by Arvind Gunasekar, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Thursday June 10, 2021

The Delhi High Court has refused to stay the release of a movie - 'Nyay: The Justice' - based on the life of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, who died by suicide at his Mumbai residence in June last year

CBI Raids Avantha Group Founder Gautam Thapar In Rs 466 Crore Fraud Case

India News | Written by Arvind Gunasekar | Wednesday June 9, 2021

The Central Bureau of Investigation today filed a case against billionaire Gautam Thapar, founder of the Avantha Group, and others for allegedly defrauding Yes Bank to the tune of Rs 466 crore.

Now, Sponsored Vaccination For Poor With Centre's "Lok Kalyan" Voucher

India News | Reported by Akshay Kumar Dongare, Arvind Gunasekar, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday June 9, 2021

The Centre is planning to start non-transferable Electronic Vouchers so anyone can help economically weaker sections get vaccinated at private hospitals, where one needs to pay.

PM Modi Cleared Covid Vaccination Revamp In Principle On June 1: Sources

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Akhilesh Sharma, Arvind Gunasekar, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Tuesday June 8, 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi cleared the big change in the Centre's Covid vaccination policy "in principle" on June 1 and the groundwork, too, began that day, government sources said on Monday.