The opposition Lok Sabha members from Punjab have criticised the Union Budget as being discriminatory to the state. Congress' first-time MP and its chief in Punjab, Amrinder Singh Raja Warring alleged that the Union Budget discriminated against Punjab which needs to be stopped.
A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court here on Tuesday sentenced Faijul Sk who was identified as the key accused in a case related to fake Indian currency notes (FICN) in West Bengal's Malda district to five years of rigorous imprisonment (RI). Faijul, a resident of Gopalganj area of Malda, has also been fined Rs 5,000, the NIA said, adding that failure to submit the amount will attract an additional three months of RI.
Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Tuesday criticised the Union Budget for 2024-25, presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, for neglecting the concerns of the women, poor, and farmers. He said that Punjab's interests have been completely disregarded in the Budget.
Congress General Secretary and former Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot said that the Union Budget 2024-25, presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Parliament on Tuesday, mentioned the schemes of many states but did not make any announcement for Rajasthan's ERCP and Yamuna Link schemes, "which is a deception with the people of the state".
The arrests were made during the investigation into a digital fraud case registered on June 29 at Cyber Crime Police Station on a complaint by an elderly victim who lost Rs 5.40 crore.
The fraud involved the partial withdrawal of funds from bank accounts and their subsequent conversion into USDT.
A well-known travel influencer with nearly 2,69,000 followers on Instagram, Aanvi was on an outing with seven friends at the Kumbhe waterfall in Mangao in Maharashtra's Raigad district. According to reports, she was making a reel of the scenic surroundings when she slipped headlong into the gorge.
