Truong My Lan, a Vietnamese real estate tycoon, was sentenced to death by a court in Ho Chi Minh City, in connection with the country's biggest fraud case, according to state media. Lan (67), who was arrested in 2022, is the chair of the real estate company Van Thinh Phat. She is accused of committing fraud worth $12 billion, which is nearly 3 per cent of the country's 2022 GDP.
Odisha CM and BJD chief Naveen Patnaik has announced the fourth list of 9 candidates for the Odisha Assembly Elections and one candidate for the Lok Sabha Elections.
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday warned Pakistan over cross-border terrorism and said India is ready to help the neighbouring country, if they feel 'incapable’ in dealing with the menace of terrorism.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said under the strong BJP-led government at the Centre, the country's security forces are eliminating terrorists on their home turf. Addressing an election rally in Uttarakhand, PM Modi said the echoes of 'Phir Ek Baar Modi Sarkar' (Modi government once again) were being heard across the country as people have seen the benefits of a stable government.
Israel air, ground and naval forces struck Hamas sites in central Gaza on Wednesday night, the Israel Defense Forces said on Thursday. Before the entrance of troops to the area, aircraft struck Hamas infrastructure above and below ground.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested BRS leader K Kavitha in connection with the Delhi excise policy case. This comes two days after the CBI informed a Delhi court that it had questioned Kavitha in Tihar Central Jail. She was under judicial custody in Tihar in a money laundering case being probed by the ED. Kavitha was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case linked to the alleged excise policy scam on March 15.
Another important defection occurred in the political colosseum as former Congress spokesperson Rohan Gupta switched allegiance to the BJP on Thursday. Gupta resigned on March 22 from the Congress party after withdrawing his candidature from the Ahmedabad East Lok Sabha constituency.
Elon Musk-owned social media platform X (formerly Twitter) hit a technical snag as several users experienced difficulties accessing the site.
Muslims are celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr with religious fervour and devotion, with large prayer gatherings organised in mosques and open grounds across the country. People, including children, thronged mosques to offer prayers in the morning on Thursday.
South Korea Prime Minister Han Duck-soo offered to resign Thursday after the conservative ruling party suffered a crushing defeat in parliamentary elections 2024.
Amid the war on Hamas across the border in Gaza, Indian students studying in Israel expressed gratitude towards the Indian embassy and authorities in New Delhi for ensuring their safe return in the wake of the horrific terror attacks of October 7, last year, targeting the southern kibbutzes with co-ordinated strikes from the land, sea and air.
New Delhi, April 11: Eid-ul-Fitr, marking the conclusion of the fasting month of Ramadan, is being observed nationwide today, except in Kerala, Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh. After the crescent moon was spotted in Kerala on Tuesday, Eid celebrations in the state were held on April 10.
In Kerala and Ladakh, Eid was celebrated on Wednesday, while the rest of the country will celebrate today, April 11th. Eid Mubarak 2024 Wishes: PM Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi and Other Politicians Extend Eid-ul-Fitr Greetings.
Meanwhile Jammu and Kashmir’s Grand Mufti said the consultative committee headed by him received enough evidence from various parts of Jammu and Kashmir about the sighting of the Shawwal crescent. PM Modi on Newsweek: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Becomes First PM To Feature on Newsweek Cover After Former PM Indira Gandhi.
Imam Mufti Mukarram Ahmad of Delhi's Fatehpuri Masjid informed PTI that the Ruet-e-Hilal Committee of the mosque reached out to various locations and received reports indicating that the moon had not been sighted. Nevertheless, Eid was celebrated in Kerala, Leh, and Kargil on Wednesday.
Meanwhile Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday likened his government's work in the past 10 years to an appetizer and said the “main course” is yet to be served.
PM Modi denounced the opposition's allegations regarding the endangerment of democracy and the Constitution if he were to return to power.
“They used to do the same even when Atal Bihari Vajpayee was in power. This means that they don't have a new idea. Wasn't the democracy in danger when the Emergency was imposed?” he questioned.
In another news, Prime Minister Narendra Modi became the first prime minister of India to feature on the cover of Newsweek after Indira Gandhi. Former prime minister Indira Gandhi featured on the cover of Newsweek's April 1966 issue.
The New York-based magazine has interviewed PM Modi who addressed Newsweek's written questions and followed up with a 90-minute conversation.
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