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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Kochi Zonal office has conducted search operations under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 at 9 locations across Kerala, Karnataka and Goa on 14- 03-2024, 15-03-2024 and 16-03-2024 in the case of Muhammed Hafiz and others. During the course of Search, Gold Jewellery weighing 1672.8 Grams, Indian currency worth Rs. 12.5 Lakh, 7 mobile phones and various incriminating documents were seized. Further, Freezing Order for the balances/FDs worth Rs. 4.4 Crore lying in the bank accounts of the accused was also issued during the course of Search. ED…

New Delhi: As a developing country that is also the world’s most populated, India needs to prioritise its own citizens, the Centre has told the Supreme Court, asserting that the illegal migration of and stay and Rohingya refugees have serious ramifications for national security. The affidavit filed yesterday was in response to a petition seeking a direction to the Centre to release Rohingya refugees put in detention for alleged violation of the Foreigners Act. The Rohingya refugees, most of them Muslims, have fled ethnic violence in Buddhist-majority Myanmar and entered India, Bangladesh and other countries illegally. The Rohingya refugees are…

New Delhi: In a significant order weeks before the elections, the Supreme Court has once again refused to order a stay on the law to appoint election commissioners, stating that doing so at this stage would be “creating chaos”. While making the observations, the court also noted that there are no allegations against the newly appointed election commissioners, Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, who were picked after changes were made to the selection panel under the new law. The bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta said, “You can’t say the Election Commission is under the thumb of…

MUMBAI: The index of mineral production of mining and quarrying sector for the month of JANUARY, 2024 (Base: 2011-12=100) at 144.1 is 5.9 % higher as compared to the level in the month of JANUARY, 2023. As per the provisional statistics of Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM), the cumulative growth for the period APRIL- JANUARY, 2023-24 over the corresponding period of previous year is 8.3 %percent. Production level of important minerals in JANUARY, 2024 were: Coal 998 lakh tonne, Lignite 41 lakh tonne, Natural gas (utilized) 3073 million cu. m., Petroleum (crude) 25 lakh tonne, Bauxite 2426 thousand tonne, Chromite…

Mumbai: India needs to grow at 8 per cent on sustained basis to create sufficient jobs to reduce poverty and inequality, India’s executive director at International Monetary Fund (IMF) Krishnamurthy Venkata Subramanian said on Wednesday. India’s economy grew by better-than-expected 8.4 per cent in the final three months of 2023 – the fastest pace in one-and-half years. “We should be impatient even if we grow at 7 per cent. We should be looking to grow at 8 per cent and above, as the country needs to create a lot of infrastructure,” Subramanian said, addressing an event organised by OMI Foundation.…

New Delhi: India will lead the world in artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday, asserting that the AI leadership should remain in the Indian hands. Addressing the ‘Startup Mahakumbh’ event, the prime minister lauded the country’s startup ecosystem and encouraged entrepreneurs to create Indian solutions for global applications. “We are in a new era of AI technology, and the world acknowledges that India will have an upper hand in AI. It is now our priority to ensure that we do not let go of this opportunity,” he said. Modi said initiatives like the National Quantum…

Panaji: Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) on Wednesday expressed its displeasure over the “delay” by Congress in declaring INDIA bloc candidates for two Lok Sabha seats in the coastal state. The INDIA bloc had decided that Congress would field candidates in North Goa and South Goa constituencies. NCP (SP) Goa unit chief Jose Philip D’Souza said all members of the INDIA alliance met in Goa on March 6 at a meeting chaired by Congress’ Goa desk incharge Manikrao Thakre. “It was decided to set up a coordination committee within two days but till now there is no news about it.…