New Delhi : Acting swiftly on the Enforcement Directorate’s demand, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday suspended the diplomatic passport of liquor baron Vijay Mallya, who failed to appear before the investigating authority under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), which is “tantamount to wilful non-compliance to legal process”. Besides suspending his […]
London : The police officials raided the Mossack Fonseca law firm in Panama city ‘without incident or interference’ and revealed how the world’s wealthy and powerful used offshore companies to stash assets. The Panama Papers, centered on a huge cache of documents pilfered digitally from the Mossack Fonseca, had repercussions around the world, reports The […]
Thimphu (Bhutan) : The Duke and Duchess flew to to Bhutan on Thursday. On arrival at Paro airport, The Duke and Duchess will immediately get a sense of the beauty of this mountainous country. They will be welcomed by senior state representatives before departing for a scenic drive to the capital city of Thimphu. In […]
Islamabad, Apr. 14 : Pakistan’s former permanent representative at the United Nations in Geneva and envoy at the Conference on Disarmament, Zamir Akram, has said that “chances of India gaining entry into Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), were virtually nil”, and appeared convinced of this despite New Delhi having the support of the United States. Ambassador […]
Guwahati (Assam), Apr.14 : At least two people have lost their lives and more than 70 have been injured in Assam after an earthquake measuring 6.8 at the Richter scale rocked eastern and north eastern parts of the country last evening.An earthquake, which hit Myanmar, triggered tremors in parts of Kolkata, Guwahati, Patna, Bhubaneswar and, […]