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CBI files FIR against NewsClick, editor Puryakastha for forex breach

The CBI registered an FIR against NewsClick and its founder Prabir Purkayastha for alleged violation of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act and carried out searches at the office and......

CBI charges journo, ex-Navy commander with violating OSA

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday filed a chargesheet against freelance journalist Vivek Raghuvanshi and former Navy commander Ashish Pathak for the alleged clandestine procurement......

Top Tibetan leader defends Dalai Lama over video row

A top political leader of the Central Tibetan Administration in India Thursday said the Tibetan people were hurt by the insinuations made over a recent viral video linked with the Dalai Lama and a......

SC turns down bar assn's plea for plot of land, asks it to approach admin side

Observing that issues pertaining to the change of land use should be addressed on the administrative side, the Supreme Court on Thursday rejected the Supreme Court Bar Association's plea to allot......

The Man Who Fought Al-Qaeda, Taliban

Ahmed Shah Massoud's assassination, 9/11 and the defeat and ejection of the Taliban suggested a break in Afghanistan's history, but the events of August 2021 and the Taliban's return shows how......

Share of NRIs, overseas investors in mutual fund assets declining

The share of non-resident Indians (NRIs) and overseas investors in Indian mutual funds has been declining over time, despite adding half-a-trillion rupees to holdings over the last five years.......

ITC Q3 net profit rises 23% to Rs 5,070 crore

ITC Ltd on Friday reported a 23.09 per cent increase in consolidated net profit at Rs 5,070.09 crore for the third quarter ended December 2022, helped by growth momentum across its operating......

India to receive record remittances but experts worry CAD will still widen

Of $90 billion remittances that India is expected to receive in 2022, only $27.4 billion has come in the first half of the year. Photograph: Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters India is likely to......

Banks, trade bodies urged to push cross-border rupee trade

Reserve Bank and the finance ministry on Wednesday asked top management of banks and representative of trade bodies to push exports and import transactions in rupee. Photograph: PTI Photo It was......

Sri Lankan crisis: Indian orthodox tea gets a boost

It’s a busy season for Indian producers of orthodox tea. Photograph: Rupak De Choudhuri/Reuters As Sri Lanka, the world’s largest supplier of orthodox tea, struggles with its worst......

Tokyo 2020 logo satire pulled after furore

A media association has withdrawn its coronavirus-themed parody of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics logo after the local organising committee called it offensive and a violation of copyright. The Foreign......

BCCI profit dips Rs 55 crore to Rs 111 crore

The surplus of income over expenditure was Rs 111.83 crore as against Rs 166.87 crore in the earlier year. IMAGE: Cheerleaders perform during the IPL. Photograph: BCCI. The BCCI made a surplus of......

Dhoni, Raina, Bravo missing at Jadeja's wedding reception

The Gujarat Lions team members and supporting staff came wearing orange turbans to the reception.Haresh Pandya reports from Rajkot. IMAGE: Ravindra Jadeja on his way to the wedding ceremony in......

FIFA scandal: Banks did not do enough, says global agency

Activists from advocacy group Avaaz demonstrate near the Hallenstadion, in Zurich. Photograph: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters A global group of government anti-money-laundering agencies said that financial......

BCCI blames Modi for FEMA violations in IPL

Under fire over allegations of foreign exchange violations in IPL, BCCI's top officials o Wednesday blamed sacked Commissioner Lalit Modi for "mistakes" as they told a Parliamentary panel that they......

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