Delhi AQI continues to remain in ‘severe’ category with marginal dip in pollution levels

According to data, stubble burning in neighbouring states, particularly Punjab and Haryana, accounted for 38 per cent of the air pollution in Delhi on Wednesday. It is likely to be 27 per cent on Thursday and 12 per cent on Friday. Delhi Air Quality Index (AQI) continues to remain in the ‘severe’ category with a slight dip as per the Central Pollution Control Board. The city’s Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 420 at 8 am on Thursday, compared to 426 at 4 pm on Wednesday. A local resident, Mahavir…

Delhi liquor policy scam: Is AAP to be made accused? Supreme Court clarifies

In a jolt to Delhi’s ruling party, senior AAP leader Sanjay Singh, was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with its money laundering probe linked to the Delhi Excise policy case.  The Supreme Court had asked the Enforcement Directorate why the “party is still not made an accused in this case”?  The Enforcement Directorate has alleged that Aam Aadmi Party’s Sanjay Singh was involved in formulating the excise policy.  According to ED, apart from Dinesh Arora, there are many other people who have taken Sanjay Singh’s name. All those…

Income Tax Department conducts searches in Delhi, Punjab and West Bengal

The Income Tax Department carried out a search and seizure operation on 18.09.2021 on a leading business house of India involved in manufacture of textile and filament yarn having corporate offices in Delhi, Punjab and Kolkata. During the course of the search operation, many incriminating documents, loose sheets, diaries, digital evidences etc have been recovered which indicate involvement of the group in routing of unaccounted funds back in its Indian entities, possession of foreign bank accounts unreported to the Department. Substantial evidence of transactions outside the books of accounts, cash…