Veena is under scanner in money-laundering probe into Kerala-based mining company Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited and a now-defunct consultancy firm, Exalogic Solutions, owned by her.
Agency official's complaint alleges 'unlawful assembly' of 300 people, armed with 'weapons like sticks, stones and bricks', with the group allegedly violently attacking the complainant.
Absence of FIR no hindrance, immunity under Income Tax Act not effective, says court as it dismisses petition by Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited to clear way for ED probe.
Pinarayi Vijayan cultivated the image of Captain—a stern, no-nonsense leader. Satheesan’ssmiling, laid-back demeanour is a change Malayalis are welcoming wholeheartedly.
The Left’s loss reflects discontent over centralisation of power under Pinarayi Vijayan and allegations that the party was using ‘soft Hindutva’ to retain its traditional vote base.
Even if the party faces no electoral impact due to its strong organisational machinery, the presence of rebels reflects a deeper problem in how it currently handles internal issues.
The manifesto outlined a 60-point programme with 950 proposals that aim to lift 5 lakh families out of poverty, expand infrastructure and increase jobs in the state.
In a seminal work, former military officers Lt. Gen. D.S. Hooda & Lt. Col. Pavithran Rajan put forth a framework to approach cognitive warfare, called Socio-Technical-Cognitive Battlespace.
India, China and Russia share more contradictions than congruence. Each has a different worldview, as also a different adversary. The rude fact is that BRICS is the most irrelevant of all such groupings.
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