As the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday conducted searches at multiple premises linked to Karti Chidambaram, his father and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram slammed the agency and said that it had no jurisdiction to carry out the raids. “They (ED officials) searched and found nothing but since they had to justify themselves they took …
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January 13, 2018The Enforcement Directorate (ED) today conducted searches at multiple premises linked to Karti Chidambaram, the son of Congress leader P Chidambaram, in connection with its money laundering probe in the Aircel- Maxis case. Official sources said the raids are being conducted in Delhi and Chennai since early morning. The central probe agency, on December 1 …
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January 13, 2018Five suspected criminals were arrested following an encounter with police near Dwarka Mor Metro station in southwest Delhi on Tuesday, a spokesperson said. The gang members opened fire when a joint team of Delhi Police and Punjab Police intercepted the gang near the Metro station. “Several rounds were fired, but no one was injured. Five …
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November 21, 2017A woman was allegedly abducted by her friend’s husband and was gangraped in captivity by abductor’s friends in village Ugrahu of Saharanpur. Two of the five accused have been arrested by the police, while raids are being conducted to nab others. The victim was intoxicated by the accused and later dumped near Bhagwanpur of Gagalheri …
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September 20, 2017Income Tax (IT) department officials on Thursday continued raids at the residences of Karnataka Power Minister DK Shivakumar here. According to IT officials, the raids were conducted in four places, including Safdarjung Enclave and R.K. Puram. The officials also searched the residence of the Shivakumar's personal assistant. On Wednesday, raids were carried out at 39 places …
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August 3, 2017The Rajya Sabha was on Wednesday adjourned for the day soon after it met post lunch as Congress members shouted slogans against the government and some of the treasury benches members too shouted counter-slogans. "Now, honourable members, I am not able to conduct. I am not able to proceed. The opposition side shouting slogans, the …
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August 2, 2017The Rajya Sabha was on Wednesday adjourned for the day soon after it met post lunch as Congress members shouted slogans against the government and some of the treasury benches members too shouted counter-slogans. "Now, honourable members, I am not able to conduct. I am not able to proceed. The opposition side shouting slogans, the …
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August 2, 2017At least 40 militants were killed in military raids on terrorist hideouts in North Sinai province of Egypt, the army said on Tuesday. "Egyptian security forces killed 40 highly dangerous militants in ground and air raids in North Sinai cities of Arish, Rafah and Sheikh Zuweid," Xinhua news agency quoted an army spokesperson as saying in …
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July 25, 2017It seemed as if only the BJP and its coalition partners were clean and all others tainted, senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal said on Saturday, questioning CBI and ED raids against opposition leaders. Sibal deflected a question on the investigating agency raiding RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and his family, saying he did not have the …
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July 8, 2017There were no raids on NDTV with the CBI not entering any office of the channel, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu said on Wednesday while dimissing allegations that the searches were an infringement on press freedom. The Central Bureau of Investigation's raids on the properties of NDTV founder Prannoy Roy on June 5 …
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June 7, 2017Income Tax Department officials on Friday raided Tamil Nadu Health Minister C Vijayabaskar's residence here and premises of his associates, official said. Raids were also underway at actor Sarathkumar's house, the senior IT official said on condition of anonymity. The raids were being conducted in at least 20 places here and 11 other places in the rest of …
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April 7, 2017