INDIA
ED slaps Rs 51.72 cr penalty on Amnesty India, Rs 10 cr on Aakar Patel
The ED had initiated investigation under FEMA on the basis of information that Amnesty International, UK, had been remitting huge amount of foreign contributions through its Indian entities (non-FCRA companies) following the FDI route, in order to evade the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) to expand its NGO activities in India, despite the denial of prior registration or permission to the Amnesty International India Foundation Trust (AIIFT) and other trusts under FCRA by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
World lost a great visionary, I lost a dear friend: Modi remembers Abe
Remembering Abe, Modi wrote in a blog that he first met Abe in 2007, during his visit to Japan as the Chief Minister of Gujarat and right from that first meeting their friendship went beyond the trappings of office and the shackles of official protocol. Modi further noted that he will always be indebted for his warmth and wisdom, grace and generosity, friendship and guidance, and I will miss him dearly.
VHP, Bajrang Dal start helpline for Hindus
Hindus have been urged to lodge complaints with local district administration/police authorities if they get any 'threatening' messages or calls over social media posts. The VHP spokesman said, "We are with the Hindu community and for this we have released a helpline no. (9198942004) in 18 districts of Kashi Prant to assist them if they want to lodge complaints with police and district authorities regarding threat perception."
13 killed in Amarnath cloudburst tragedy, three dozen missing
J&K DGP Dilbag Singh said 13 pilgrims were killed in the cloudburst that hit the area around 5.30 p.m. At least three langars (community kitchens) and 25 Yatri tents were washed away in flash floods caused by the cloudburst. Aources said that around three dozen people are missing in this tragedy and efforts are on to locate them.
'No putting up of tweets', Supreme Court grants 5-day interim bail to Zubair
A vacation bench comprising Justices Indira Banerjee and J.K. Maheshwari said the relief is subject to the condition that he will not move out of the jurisdiction of the Delhi court (which is dealing with a separate FIR), and the petitioner will not put up any tweets. The bench added that Zubair shall not tamper with electronic evidence.
Modi shocked by attack on 'dear friend' Shinzo Abe
Taking to Twitter, Modi said: "Deeply distressed by the attack on my dear friend Abe Shinzo. Our thoughts and prayers are with him, his family, and the people of Japan." Abe, who was Japan's longest-serving Prime Minister, collapsed after he was shot at while addressing an election rally in Nara city on Friday, state media said in a report, adding that the police have arrested a 41-year-old suspect.
India logs 18,815 new Covid cases, 38 deaths
During the same period, 38 fatalities took the nationwide death toll to 5,25,343. Meanwhile, the active caseload has also risen to 1,22,335 cases, accounting for 0.28 per cent of the total positive cases. The recovery of 15,899 patients in the last 24 hours took the cumulative tally to 4,29,37,876. Consequently, the recovery rate stands at 98.51 per cent.
Jaishankar calls for early resolution of outstanding issues at LAC
The two Ministers met on the sidelines of the two-day G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting (FMM) currently underway in Bali. In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs said that while recalling the disengagement achieved in some friction areas, Jaishankar "reiterated the need to sustain the momentum to complete disengagement from all the remaining areas to restore peace and tranquility in the border areas".
Jaishankar, Chinese FM discuss border situation
The two Ministers met on the sidelines of the two-day G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting (FMM) currently underway in Bali. In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs said that while recalling the disengagement achieved in some friction areas, Jaishankar "reiterated the need to sustain the momentum to complete disengagement from all the remaining areas to restore peace and tranquility in the border areas".
India logs 18,930 new Covid-19 cases, 35 deaths
The active caseload increased to 1,19,457, accounting for 0.27 per cent of the country's total positive cases. The recovery of 14,650 patients in the last 24 hours took the cumulative tally to 4,29,21,977. Consequently, India's recovery rate stands at 98.52 per cent. The daily positivity rate also marginally increased to 4.32 per cent, while the weekly positivity rate stood at 3.86 per cent.
Don't Miss
Advertisement