Treasure trove seized from ex-Malaysia PM worth up to $273 million

Treasure trove seized from ex-Malaysia PM worth up to $273 million

Kuala Lumpur, June 27 : A vast trove of items seized in raids on properties linked to Malaysia’s scandal-mired former leader, including cash, jewellery and luxury handbags, are worth up to $273 million, police said on Wednesday.The searches, part of investigations into scandal-hit sovereign wealth fund 1MDB, netted 12,000 pieces of jewellery, bags containing almost […]

Sukhoi aircraft crashes near Nashik; both pilots eject safely

Sukhoi aircraft crashes near Nashik; both pilots eject safely

Nashik, June 27 : A Sukhoi aircraft, awaiting induction in the Indian Air Force, crashed near here on Wednesday morning, police said. There were no casualties, police said, adding that both the pilots ejected safely before the plane hit ground. The under-production Sukhoi Su-30MKI twinjet multirole air superiority fighter of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) crashed in a […]

HRD proposes Draft Act to replace UGC

HRD proposes Draft Act to replace UGC

New Delhi, June 27 : The government on Wednesday proposed the draft of a new Act with which it seeks to replace the University Grants Commission (UGC) — the principal funding body for universities. Announcing the draft of the Act which is likely to repeal the University Grants Commission Act, 1956, Union Human Resource Development […]

Suicide: Farmers protest, want accused arrested

Suicide: Farmers protest, want accused arrested

Bathinda : Activists of the BKU Ekta Ugrahan laid siege to Rampura police station for the second time on Monday, seeking the arrest of the third accused in a case of abetment of suicide. The farmer, Gursewak Singh, had committed suicide at Lehra Dhurkot village on June 3. In his note, he had named Amarjeet […]