It has come to our notice that some notices are being sent to people in the name of the IFSO (Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations) unit of Delhi police to cheat people. These notices are being sent on mail IDs which are easily available in the public domain. These are fake notices and no such notices have been issued by IFSO
– DCP IFSO Prashant Gautam
INDIA alliance meeting will be held in Mumbai on August 31 and September 1. We held a meeting today at Matoshree to organise it successfully and decided the agenda for it. The aim of the (INDIA) meeting is to oust the Modi govt from the centre
– Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patole
The first thing is that whenever one writes a column, every column always carries the caveat that this column reflects the author’s personal views. It does not reflect the views of the organization that the individual is associated with. Unfortunately, in this particular case, one has ascribed these views, to the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister. Whenever the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister comes out with views in the public domain, it puts them on the website and tweets it from the handle. In this particular case, nothing of the sort had happened. This is not the first time that I have written on such an issue. I’ve written on such an issue in the past also articulating similar kinds of views
– On his recent article, Bibek Debroy, Chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to PM
To say that they are new candidates is totally baseless. It’s true that none of them had contested the 2018 elections, but still, these 21 faces are part of the corruption and misrule of 15 years. If BJP thinks that through these faces they can distract people from their misrule, it wouldn’t happen
– Chhattisgarh Congress Communication Cell Chief Sushil Anand Shukla on BJP released the first list for Chhattisgarh assembly elections
Our priority is to open the blocked roads. Earlier CM Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu released Rs 110 crore to open blocked roads, yesterday Rs 30 crore was released to open the roads and Rs 30 crore was released for the purchase of machinery and Rs 10 crore released for national highways
– Naresh Chauhan, Principal Advisor (Media) to Himachal Pradesh CM
This digital revolution is bringing down the cost of data probably to the lowest in the world today. This fast expansion throughout the country where 900 million people have the internet connection today. I would say, at the risk of going wrong by a small percentage, that almost every home in the country will have a television set either on their smartphone, or a small set at their home
– Union minister Piyush Goyal
09:00 PM
NCPCR chief writes to DG of West Bengal Police to probe Jadavpur University student death case
Jadavpur University student death case: National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) chief Priyank Kanoongo writes to Manoj Malviya, DG of West Bengal Police to initiate necessary action and inquiry into the incident and to submit an action taken report to the commission within 7 days.
I am bowling normally, and I am not holding back. I am also enjoying (my bowling) and I had multiple net sessions. There is no restriction and I am looking forward to the games coming up
– India pacer Jasprit Bumrah ahead of T20I series against Ireland
08:26 PM
Senior Congress leader and former Union minister Anand Sharma today urged the Centre to immediately release an interim relief package for calamity-hit Himachal Pradesh, saying partisan politics has no place in such a situation
He also requested the Supreme Court to take urgent note of the matter and the NGT to intervene and review the guidelines, mandatory parameters and technology for all future projects cleared in the state.
06:34 PM
FM: Mutual recognition agreements should be fully leveraged
Also, the FTA with the UK, which is being negotiated by the commerce ministry, will have a lot of scope for Indian chartered accountants to benefit from.
06:29 PM
FM: There are newer areas that chartered accountants need to familiarize themselves with
Whether it’s carbon auditing and ESG auditing, etc. CAs need to work on them.
Many people have lost their lives and infrastructure has been damaged in Himachal Pradesh (due to rainfall, landslides). It is unfortunate that some parties, especially Congress, are doing politics on this. I appeal to them to stop politics and work together in this hour of crisis. The central government is providing all possible assistance. I will visit Himachal Pradesh on August 20-21 and meet the affected people
– Union Minister Anurag Thakur
05:41 PM
Cash for Jobs Scam: ED investigation uncovers incriminating evidence against Senthil Balaji, establishes the nexus and modus operandi for scam
Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has filed Prosecution Complaint before Special Court, Chennai, against V Senthil Balaji, the then Transport Minister, Tamil Nadu on 12/08/2023 for committing the offense of money laundering emanating from the ‘Cash for Jobs Scam’ in Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation and Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai). The Hon’ble Special Court, Chennai, has taken cognizance of the Prosecution Complaint filed by ED on 16.08.2023. ED initiated a money laundering investigation on the basis of three FIRs registered by the Central Crime Branch (CCB), Chennai in the ‘Cash for Jobs Scam’ wherein 3 chargesheets have been filed arraying V. Senthil Balaji as the main accused. In this case, Hon’ble Supreme Court by order dated 16.05.2023, had directed Tamil Nadu State Police to further investigate and file a supplementary chargesheet within 2 months; and allowed ED to proceed with its investigation lifting the stay on investigation vide Hon’ble Madras High Court order dated 01.09.2022. ED investigation revealed that V Senthil Balaji, the then Transport Minister, by abusing his official capacity, along with his brother RV Ashok Kumar, and his personal assistants B Shanmugam & M Karthikeyan, entered into a criminal conspiracy with the then Managing Directors of State Transport Undertakings (STUs) and other officers of transport corporations and obtained illegal gratification from candidates to recruit them as drivers, conductors, Junior Tradesmen, Junior Assistants, Junior Engineer and Assistant Engineer in the transport corporations. During the ED investigation, the bank statement analysis revealed that there were huge cash deposits in the bank accounts of accused V Senthil Balaji and his wife S Meghala. Further, ED has collected incriminating evidence indicating the utilisation of proceeds of crime and establishing the nexus and modus operandi of ‘Cash for Jobs Scam’. During the course of the investigation, V Senthil Balaji was confronted with the incriminating evidence but he failed to rebut the same and offer any plausible explanation, instead, he remained non-cooperative and evasive during the investigation proceedings.
05:25 PM
Ship from Ukraine port nears Turkey despite Russian blockade
A civilian cargo vessel sailing from Ukraine in defiance of a Russian blockade was hugging the coast of Bulgaria on Thursday on its way to Turkey, marine traffic monitors said.The Hong Kong-flagged Joseph Schulte left the Ukrainian port of Odesa on Wednesday morning — the first vessel to sail since Russia attacked another ship in the Black Sea over the weekend. A German company that co-owns the container vessel said it would “probably” reach its destination in Istanbul later Thursday.
04:55 PM
India G20: Four-day Youth 20 summit begins in Varanasi
The four-day Youth 20 summit 2023 under the framework of India’s G20 Presidency, started in Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi on Thursday. The Y20 Summit will be graced by Anurag Singh Thakur, Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports and Nisith Pramanik, Union Minister of State (MoS) for Youth Affairs and Sports and the chief minister Yogi Adityanath. Around 150 delegates from G20 countries, guest countries and international organizations converged to discuss the five identified themes of Y20 including Future of Work: Industry 4.0, Innovation and 21st Century Skills, Peacebuilding and Reconciliation: Ushering in an Era of No War, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction: Making Sustainability a Way of Life, Shared Future: Youth in Democracy and Governance, Health, Wellbeing and Sports: Agenda for Youth.
04:25 PM
NCLT has issued notice and given two weeks to Go First RP to reply
Settlement talks between Go First and Delhivery have failed. Resolution professional given two weeks time to file reply to notice.
04:13 PM
BJP announces first list of candidates for Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh polls
In a first, the BJP today announced first lists of candidates for Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh Assembly polls, even before the announcement of elections. The party has announced 21 candidates for the 90-member Chhattisgarh Assembly and 39 for Madhya Pradesh, which has 230 seats. Polls in the two states are due later this year.
