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ED raids 10 locations in 3 states including Samajwadi Party’s Vinay Tiwari’s residence

In a money laundering investigation related to an alleged bank fraud, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) searched ten locations on Friday in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Haryana, including Vinay Shankar Tiwari, the leader of the Samajwadi Party.

In an investigation into alleged bank fraud involving Gangotri Enterprises Limited, the federal agency’s Lucknow zone in Uttar Pradesh is carrying out a search operation by Section 17 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

The company works on government contracts, toll plaza operations, and road building. Ajit Pandey, Rita Tiwari, and Vinay Shankar Tiwari are the group’s principal promoters.

Rahul Gandhi gets a shock from Jharkhand High Court in the matter of statement on BJP President, petition to end the case rejected

A major blow has been dealt to former Congress President Rahul Gandhi by the Jharkhand High Court. His request to have the case about his 2018 statement against the BJP President dismissed by the court has been denied.

In this instance, Rahul Gandhi had received a summons from the civil court. Rahul Gandhi had petitioned the High Court to terminate the matter following receipt of the summons from the civil court.

In fact, in 2018, Rahul Gandhi made a statement criticizing Amit Shah, the president of the BJP at the time. There was a case pending in Ranchi’s lower court in this regard. Rahul Gandhi filed a petition in the Ranchi High Court to terminate the matter upon receipt of the summons from the civil court. However, Rahul Gandhi’s case was denied by the Ranchi High Court.

ISRO successfully places INSAT-3DS weather satellite in geosynchronous orbit, expected to reach IOT location on February 28

The weather satellite has already entered its intended geosynchronous orbit, according to an announcement made by ISRO on a series of scheduled Liquid Apogee Motor (LAM) firings on board the INSAT-3DS spacecraft. On February 28, 2024, the spacecraft is anticipated to arrive at the In Orbit Testing (IOT) location.

Before the spacecraft can start operating, commissioning tasks include turning on the sensors and instruments, assessing how well they work in microgravity conditions, and calibrating the observations.

The Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), which has completely supported the program, expects that the upgraded weather satellite INSAT-3DS will improve forecasts throughout its departments.

On February 17, 2024, at 17:35 hours, INSAT-3DS was launched on a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) rocket from the second launch pad at India’s spaceport in Sriharikota. After being launched into a geosynchronous transfer orbit, the satellite was propelled to the desired regime using onboard propulsion. Following launch, the ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) carried out a sequence of maneuvers in which the satellite’s laser was fired.

ED issues look out notice against founder and CEO of Byju Raveendran

ANI sources have revealed that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued a Look-Out Circular (LOC) from the Bureau of Immigration (BOI) against Byju Raveendran, founder and CEO of an embattled edtech company.

Earlier this month, the central agency requested that BOI issue a new LOC to ensure that Raveendran stays in the nation.

Speaker of the Bihar Legislative Council Devesh Chandra Thakur forms an investigation committee for KK Pathak

Bihar: Speaker of the Bihar Legislative Council Devesh Chandra Thakur forms an investigation committee for KK Pathak, who was the State Education Department’s additional chief secretary at the time.

After watching the footage of Pathak in the Speaker’s chamber, a committee consisting of five to six members will decide what steps to take next.

Rajnath Singh will be on a cluster tour of Odisha On February 22, will address a public meeting

Tomorrow, on 22nd February, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will be on a cluster tour in Odisha. He will address Karyakarta Sammelans at Nabarangapur and Berhampur and a public meeting at Mayurbhanj.

Snow clearance operation underway from Ranga Baltal to Sonamarg by Border Roads Organisation (BRO)

Snow clearance operation underway from Ranga Baltal to Sonamarg by Border Roads Organisation (BRO) in Jammu & Kashmir.

PM Modi reaches Jammu, launches several development projects worth more than Rs 32,000 crore

PM Modi in Jammu: Today, February 20, PM Narendra Modi arrived in Jammu, where he inaugurated and laid the foundations for multiple projects. 32 thousand crore rupee projects have been announced by him. This covers the transportation, railroad, aviation, and educational sectors.

PM Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for many development projects valued over Rs 32,000 crore in Jammu, according to news agency ANI. Numerous industries are involved in these initiatives, including civic infrastructure, transportation, health, education, aviation, and petroleum. A lot of people are complimenting PM Modi following this news.

PM Modi unveiled 19 projects from the Ministry of Education, 2 skill-development projects, and 78 projects under the Pradhan Mantri Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan after arriving in Jammu. The construction of AIIMS in Jammu has also been announced in conjunction with this.

PM Modi will give appointment orders to roughly 1500 recently hired Jammu and Kashmir government employees during his event. Under the ‘Developed India Developed Jammu’ campaign, PM Modi will also engage with the recipients of other government programs.

Maharashtra government’s announcement on Maratha reservation, bill to give 10 percent reservation approved

Maratha Reservation: The Maharashtra government has started granting the Maratha community a ten percent reservation. A coalition government of Eknath Shinde, Shiv Sena-BJP, and NCP (Ajit group) is in place here. This morning, the Maratha Reservation Bill was approved by the Cabinet.

The government has promised that the Other Backward Classes (OBC) reservation will remain unaffected and that the quota will be awarded to Marathas. Reservations have long been a demand of the Maratha community. The Maharashtra administration has called the assembly into a one-day special session. The Assembly may approve this bill in the evening.

Following the Mandal Commission, which Maratha leader Anna Saheb Patil established, the demand for the Maratha reservation arose for the first time in 1980. The Maharashtra Legislature has called a special session today to address the Maratha community’s requests for reservations and other matters.

Big order of Supreme Court in Sandeshkhali case, SC notice to Lok Sabha Secretariat, stop on action of Privilege Committee

Sandeshkhali Case: The Parliamentary Ethics Committee’s appeal about the Sandeshkhali case has been challenged by the West Bengal government in the Supreme Court. The Privileges Committee’s action was halted by the Supreme Court. Additionally, he sent a notice to the Secretariat of the Lok Sabha.

Senior advocate Kapil Sibal reportedly brought up in the Supreme Court the West Bengal government’s appeal against the Parliamentary Ethics Committee’s notice about the Sandeshkhali incident in that state. This was reported by news agency ANI. Speaking on behalf of the petitioner, senior attorney Kapil Sibal stated that political activity cannot be included in privilege.

During the hearing of the Bengal government’s plea, the Supreme Court halted the Lok Sabha Privileges Committee’s action against some officials, including the West Bengal Chief Secretary and the DGP. After four weeks, there will be another hearing on this matter.

Let us inform you that prominent officials, including the Chief Secretary of West Bengal, have received notices from the Parliament’s Ethics Committee. Based on Lok Sabha MP Sukant Majumdar’s complaint, a notice of breach of privilege was issued. Majumdar has lodged a complaint alleging that the matter was not allowed to go to Sandeshkhali.

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