Live news updates: ED attaches worth assets Rs 415 cr in Yes Bank-DHFL case
Live news updates: ED has provisionally attached assets worth Rs 251 crores of Sanjay Chhabria and assets worth Rs 164 crores of Avinash Bhosale, in Yes Bank- DHFL fraud case under PMLA, 2002
 "The move by AION could affect promoter Kapil Wadhawan's search for a strategic investor in the firm")
Live news updates: India on Wednesday recorded 17,135 new cases of Covid-19, taking the coronavirus tally to 44,067,144. With 47 new deaths, India's death toll has now reached 526,477. India's tally of recovered cases reached 43,403,610 with 19,823 new cured cases reported in the last 24 hours. India's active cases now stand at 137,057 after a net decline of 2,735. India on Tuesday administered 2,349,651 doses of vaccine, taking the total count of vaccination to 2,048,430,732.
US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan late on Tuesday on a trip she said was intended to express American solidarity with the Chinese-claimed island, the first such visit in 25 years and one that risks pushing relations between Washington and Beijing to a new low. Pelosi and her delegation disembarked from a US Air Force transport plan at Songshan Airport in downtown Taipei and were greeted by Taiwan's foreign minister, Joseph Wu and Sandra Oudkirk, the top US representative in Taiwan.
US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan late on Tuesday on a trip she said was intended to express American solidarity with the Chinese-claimed island, the first such visit in 25 years and one that risks pushing relations between Washington and Beijing to a new low. Pelosi and her delegation disembarked from a US Air Force transport plan at Songshan Airport in downtown Taipei and were greeted by Taiwan's foreign minister, Joseph Wu and Sandra Oudkirk, the top US representative in Taiwan.
A 35-year-old man of African origin with no recent history of foreign travel has tested positive for monkeypox in Delhi, making it the country's eighth case and the city's third, official sources said on Tuesday. The man was admitted to the Delhi government-run LNJP Hospital on Monday, they said, adding that he is in stable condition.
Former UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak is closing the gap to catch up with rival, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, in the race to 10 Downing Street, with only five points separating the two in a latest poll of the Conservative Party members on Tuesday.
2:31 PM
3 killed, 6 injured in a knife attack in China's Jianxi
Three people were killed and six others injured in a knife attack at a kindergarten in southeast China's Jianxi province, reports AFP. A "gangster wearing a cap and mask" stormed the private kindergarten in Anfu county, police said.
1:50 PM
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi visits Sri Murugha Math in Chitradurga
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi visits Sri Murugha Math in Chitradurga along with party leaders DK Shivakumar and KC Venugopal. "I've been following & reading a little about Basavanna ji for some time now. So, it's a real honour for me to be here. I'd make a request, if you can send me somebody who can teach me a little more in detail about Ishtalinga & Shivayoga, I'd probably benefit from it," he said
1:38 PM
SC to further hear on case relating to Maharashtra political crisis tomorrow
The apex court today heard detailed arguments from both Uddhav Thackeray-led camp and Eknath Shinde group in the case relating Maharashtra political crisis. The Court posted the matter for further hearing on Thursday
12:50 PM
ED raids the residence of Partha Chatterjee's associate Arpita Mukherjee
ED raids the residence of Arpita Mukherjee, associate of jailed West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee.
12:20 PM
July PMI services growth slips to 4-month low on rising inflation
The S&P Global India Services PMI decreased to 55.5 in July 2022 from 59.2 in June, and below market consensus of 58.5, pointing to the weakest expansion in the sector since March, as weaker sales growth and inflationary pressures restricted the latest upturn in business activity.
But the index has been above the 50-mark that separates growth from contraction for a year and July's reading was higher than the long-term average.
Moreover, despite sliding from an over 11-year high set in June, the relatively strong reading was underpinned by firm domestic demand.
11:33 AM
ED attaches assests worth Rs 251 cr and Rs 164 cr in Yes Bank- DHFL fraud case
ED has provisionally attached assets worth Rs 251 crores of Sanjay Chhabria and assets worth Rs 164 crores of Avinash Bhosale, in Yes Bank- DHFL fraud case under PMLA, 2002. The Enforcement Directorate said that total attachment in the case now stands at Rs 1,827 crores.
11:20 AM
Lok Sabha adjourned till noon amid Opposition uproar
Lok Sabha adjourned till noon amid sloganeering by Opposition MPs over various issues
10:54 AM
Isolation rooms for Monkeypox patients now operational in Delhi hospitals
Isolation rooms for the treatment of Monkeypox patients are now operational in Delhi's Safdarjung hospital, RML hospital and Lady Hardinge hospital, reports ANI quoting official sources
10:35 AM
Visit to Taiwan was a show of support: Nancy Pelosi
Visit to Taiwan was a show of support for the island, says US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
"Today, our delegation... came to Taiwan to make unequivocally clear we will not abandon our commitment to Taiwan and we are proud of our enduring friendship," Pelosi told President Tsai
10:06 AM
SpiceJet exploring possibility of partial stake sale, reports ANI
SpiceJet promoter Ajay Singh is exploring the possibility of a partial stake sale, reports ANI quoting sources.
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First Published: Aug 03 2022 | 7:43 AM IST