Assam: 70 families shifted after blast, gas leak at ONGC rig DIBRUGARH: A massive explosion followed by an uncontrolled gas leak at a rig under Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)’s Rudrasagar oilfield in Assam’s Sivasagar prompted the evacuation of 70 families to a relief camp at Bongaon, as authorities struggled to contain the crisis…
Amid a sharp spike in global crude prices following Israel’s airstrike on Iran, Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri said Friday that India has adequate energy supplies for the coming months and continues to navigate global energy volatility through a well-calibrated strategy.Taking to social media platform X (formerly Twitter), the minister…
Ahmedabad plane crash (Photo: PTI) AHMEDABAD: Twenty-four-year-old Pinal Mistry from Anand was not supposed to be taking the ill-fated Air India flight. A change in her travel plan five days ago made her a victim.Pinal moved to England a year ago after completing her hotel management studies and ran an online business. Her father, Suresh…
The CBI arrested Pratik Tanpure from Kalyan who allegedly supplied pre-activated SIM cards to cyber fraudsters and allowed his bank accounts to launder money. The CBI stated that the case involved a well-orchestrated fraud in which unsuspecting individuals were deceived via a fraudulent mobile application and WhatsApp groups. The perpetrators lured innocent investors by promising…
BENGALURU: The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Ahmedabad has admitted two separate insolvency petitions filed by Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (Ireda) against Gensol Engineering (GEL) and its subsidiary Gensol EV Lease (GEVL), initiating corporate insolvency resolution processes (CIRP) against both companies.In the case of Gensol Engineering, the tribunal admitted Ireda’s petition for defaulted dues…
Bathinda: After large excess rains in North India in the month of May, the month of June has begun on an intensely hot note, with large parts reeling under a severe heatwave. While heatwave spells before the monsoon are not unusual, the scale and severity of this year’s conditions once again bring global warming into…
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has launched a probe into possible tax evasion and laundering of unaccounted income through investments in virtual digital assets (VDAs), including high-risk VDA transactions and cryptocurrencies, sources in the government said on Thursday.The tax authority is currently verifying individuals and entities engaged in high-risk VDA transactions who appear…
Mumbai: A sessions court on Thursday permitted the return of a bus, wet leased by BEST and involved in the Kurla bus accident in Dec last year, to the contractor. The contractor, who moved the court seeking the return of his vehicle, will have to furnish an indemnity bond of Rs 1.25 crore. “Considering the…
BENGALURU: The family of late investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala has fully exited its stake in Nazara Technologies through open market transactions on Friday..According to stock exchange disclosures, Rekha Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, executor to the estate of late Rakesh Jhunjunwala, sold 27.2 lakh shares, worth Rs 333.8 crore, through bulk deals in the open market executed on both…
Police with accused and recovered cash and jewellery Yamunanagar: Acting on precise intelligence inputs, the Crime Investigation Agency (CIA)-1 team of Yamunanagar Police arrested a man accused of stealing cash and jewellery from the historical Gurdwara Sahib Patshahi Nauvin in the village of Jhiverheri of the Yamunanagar district. The arrest was announced by DSP Rajesh…
