Kolkata, Aug 29 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Friday, reposed her faith in judiciary after the Supreme Court questioned the detention of migrant workers from the state and their deportation to Bangladesh. Taking to her official social media X account, the Chief Minister said that the apex court’s recognition of West Bengal’s unique context gives hope to countless Bengali-speaking people across the country.”Today (August 29, 2025), the Supreme Court heard a PIL on the dete…

New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) In a significant development, the Special Court (PMLA) in Gurugram has issued notices to Jitender Kumar Garg, Sunil Jindal, and Praveen Kumar Kapoor, promoters of the SRS Group, under the Fugitive Economic Offender Act (FEOA), 2018. This action follows an application by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to declare the accused as fugitive economic offenders and confiscate assets worth Rs 212.73 crore.The ED initiated its investigation based on approximately 81 FIRs registe…

Mumbai, Aug 29 (IANS) Shiv Sena UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray on Friday said that Manoj Jarange-Patil and his supporters are not terrorists and the government should directly hold talks with them instead of speaking to others. Thackeray targeted Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, saying that the protestors hope that the policymakers will accept their demands, adding that the government should not let this protest escalate further. “The police have ordered th…

New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal on Friday said that India is steadily positioning itself as a global hub for arbitration with a focus on establishing a network of credible arbitral institutions.Addressing the first meeting of the India-Singapore Joint Consultative Committee (JCC), established under the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in Law and Dispute Resolution in Singapore, the Union Minister said the agreement reflects t…

New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate, Gurugram office carried out search operations on August 26-27 under the provisions of Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), 1999 at multiple locations in Delhi-NCR and Noida in connection with FEMA investigation against M/s BPTP Ltd. (formerly M/s. Business Park Town Planners Private Limited), a real estate company based in Faridabad, Haryana. The search operations were carried out at the offices of M/s BPTP Ltd. and the residences of its C…

New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) The proposed rationalisation of Goods and Service Tax (GST) Slab before Diwali this year can pull up first-time buyers in the two-wheeler (2Ws) segment, a report said on Friday.”The imminent GST cut by 10 per cent (from 28 per cent to 18 per cent) can make the 2Ws a lot more affordable and help revive demand, both for first-time buyers and even replacement cycles,” HSBC Global Investment Research said in a report.The Eighth Pay Commission will also provide support from m…

Guwahati, Aug 29 (IANS) Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said that the late Assamese leader Golap Borbora — the first-ever non-Congress chief minister of Assam — was among the many personalities sidelined by the Congress despite their towering contributions to the nation. He stressed that it was Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government which restored honour to such figures.Speaking at Golap Borbora’s birth-centenary celebrations at Srimanta Sankaradeva Kalakshetra here, Home Minister Sha…

New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) The Central government has received Rs 10,95,209 crore from April to July of the current financial year, which comprises 31.3 per cent of the corresponding budget estimates (BE) for 2025-26, according to data released by the Finance Ministry on Friday.Of this, a sum of Rs 6,61,812 crore constitutes net tax revenue to the Centre, Rs 4,03,608 crore is non-tax revenue, and Rs 29,789 crore is part of non-debt capital receipts.The Centre has transferred Rs 4,28,544 crore to s…

Ahmedabad, Aug 29 (IANS) On the occasion of National Sports Day, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, on Friday, felicitated more than 20 sportspersons and coaches for their achievements in various disciplines at a special ceremony organised by the Sports Journalists’ Association of Gujarat (SJAG) at Karnavati Club in Ahmedabad. Olympic gold medallist and Padma Shri awardee Mirabai Chanu attended the event as a guest of honour, inspiring athletes with her presence.Speaking on the occasion, CM…

Raipur, Aug 29 (IANS) A legal issue is brewing in Chhattisgarh over the recent expansion of Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai’s cabinet, which now includes 14 ministers. A public interest petition challenging the move was heard on Friday by a division bench of the High Court led by Chief Justice Ramesh Kumar Sinha and Justice Bibhu Dutt Guru.The court has asked the petitioner, Basdev Chakrabarty, to furnish details of his social work and background, etc. However, the bench has also asked the state…