The ED does not necessarily require a predicate offence — an FIR registered for any scheduled offence by any enforcement agency — to initiate a probe under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). While vacating a stay on the ED probe against Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited (CMRL), a public listed company of Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation, the Kerala High Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition of CMRL on the grounds that ED’s money laundering probe i

BJP launched Friday a poster campaign targeting Omar Abdullah while he is reportedly on a private visit to London, describing the J&K chief minister as “missing” and seeking “information about his whereabouts”. The posters were shared on J&K BJP’s official social media handles and circulated on WhatsApp. The posters say the “missing person holds the office of CM” and has not been seen for 10 days. Omar’s National Conference (NC) dismissed the campaign as something unworthy o

India on Friday successfully test-fired short-range ballistic missile ‘Agni-1’ from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, Odisha, on Friday. The launch validated all operational and technical parameters. The test was carried out under the aegis of the Strategic Forces Command, a statement from the defence ministry said. Learn More