Claiming that he had honestly tried to repay bank loans since 2016, beleaguered tycoon Vijay Mallya on Wednesday denied his offer to settle the dues was linked to the Fugitive Economic Offenders Ordinance.


Mallya denies repayment offer linked to Fugitive Ordinance


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Fake notes of Rs 100 denomination with a face value of Rs 4 lakh were seized from an apartment in this Chhattisgarh city on Wednesday and two persons arrested, police said.


Fake notes seized, 2 arrested in Chhattisgarh


The BJP on Wednesday said Vijay Mallya has had no change of heart and he was not willing to clear his loans as the law was catching up with the fugitive liquor baron.


Mallya has no change of heart, law is catching up: BJP


The row over the reinstatement of accused actor Dileep into an artistes body took a turn on Wednesday with four leading actresses, including the kidnap victim, resigning from the Association of Malayalam Movie Actors.


4 Malayalam actresses resign from AMMA over Dileep row


Police in Malaysia said on Wednesday they have seized cash amounting to $226 million and luxury items worth $273 million from former Prime Minister Najib Razak' premises in connection with the 1MDB probe.


Police seize cash, luxury items from ex-Malaysian PM Najib's premises


Gold bicuits, valued at Rs 3 crore, were seized in two separate incidents in border area of Manipur on Tuesday and two smugglers arrested, officials said.


Gold biscuits seized in Manipur, two arrested


Delhi Environment Minister Imran Hussain on Tuesday directed the Forest Department to lodge an FIR against cutting of trees despite a stay from the Delhi High Court after receiving a complaint from an environmentalist.


Delhi Environment Minister directs action against tree cutting


Maharashra Navnirman Sena (MNS) President Raj Thackeray on Tuesday attacked the ruling BJP-Shiv Sena combine for arresting Bank Of Maharashtra (BoM) Chairman and Managing Director Ravindra Marathe but taking no action against BJP chief Amit Shah and other bank officials.


Why target BoM chief, but no action against Amit Shah, asks Raj Thackeray


The Common Humanitarian Fund (CHF) has allocated $17 million to Afghans affected by drought, said the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Tuesday.


UN offers fresh fund for Afghans affected by drought


Five persons died in lightning strikes and one drowned as heavy monsoon showers left various areas of the metropolis and the southern Bengal districts waterlogged on Monday, with the weatherman warning of "heavy to very heavy rainfall" in the northern part of the state over the next five days.


Six dead, Kolkata roads waterlogged following heavy monsoon showers


A 32-storey skyscraper in Mumbai was feared to be at risk after a parking lot and driveway caved in while at least seven persons were killed as heavy rains clobbered the city and large parts of coastal Maharashtra, officials said here on Monday.


Mumbai skyscraper at risk as heavy rains clobber Maharashtra


Three persons died in lightning strikes while heavy monsoon showers left various areas of the metropolis and southern Bengal districts waterlogged on Monday, with the weatherman warning of "heavy to very heavy rainfall" in the northern part of the state over the next five days.


Three dead, Kolkata roads waterlogged following heavy monsoon showers


Vedanta Ltd on Monday said it does not have access to its copper smelter plant in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi but is working with the district administration and state pollution board to evacuate the sulphuric acid spillage there.


No access to copper smelter but working on acid spill: Vedanta


An actresses' body in Kerala was on Monday irked with the Association of Malayalam Movie Actors (AMMA) for its decision to revoke the suspension of superstar Dileep, accused of kidnapping an actress.


Actress body irked as AMMA revokes Dileep's suspension


A Bengaluru-bound Indigo flight from Kolkata returned to the NSCBI airport here on Sunday following a crack in the windshield of the aircraft, airport sources said.


Indigo flight returns to Kolkata after snag


Senior officials of 11 public sector banks (PSBs) will appear before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance on Tuesday on the issue of the banks' massive non-performing assets (NPAs), or bad loans, and increasing number of fraud cases, according to official sources here.


11 PSB chiefs to appear before Parliamentary panel


Facebook has hired a team of ex-intelligence officers, researchers and media buyers to find the worst possible things that can be done using the platform and to help the company prevent them.


Facebook forms team to spot troubles before they arise


The Congress on Saturday alleged that Finance Minister Piyush Goyal had "forced" NABARD to issue a statement "to hide the demonetisation scam by BJP President Amit Shah" and demanded that audit reports, including those of NABARD, be made public.


Goyal 'forced' NABARD to issue statement to hide demonetisation scam: Congress


The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday moved a special court to declare the now defunct Kingfisher Airlines' chief Vijay Mallya a "fugitive economic offender" and confiscate all his properties.


ED seeks fugitive offender tag for Mallya


To ensure women's safety in the national capital, their voice should figure in the transport planning process along with their participation in the transport work force while CCTVs should be installed in designated places such as bus stops, said a report.


Set up CCTVs at bus stops for women safety, suggests report


To control traffic violations, e-Challans (electronic traffic tickets) will now be issued in Haryana's Gurugram on the pattern of the same being done in Chandigarh, an official said on Friday.

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