CBI detains Corportae Affairs DG Bansal
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)on Saturday apprehended Director General Corporate Affairs B K Bansal (an additional secretary ranked officer in Ministry of Corporate Affairs) in connection with an alleged bribery case of Rs 9 lakh. Bansal along with a private person Vishwadeep Bansal were nabbed from a hotel while bribe was allegedly being exchanged for showing favours to a private firm, agency sources said. The sources said the duo have been detained and may be formally arrested in due course. Rs 54 lakh was recovered during searches at six locations in connection with the case. Bansal, Senior Administrative Grade officer of Indian Corporate law Service (IClS) was promoted to the post of Director General of Corporate Affairs (DGCA) last year.
pained over book controversy: Alva
New Delhi: Veteran Congress leader Margaret Alva on Saturday said she was "pained" to see attempts to create "controversies" over her book ‘Courage and Commitment', asserting she has not attacked party chief Sonia Gandhi in it. "The book is simply the story of my life - from 1942 to 2014 detailing its trials and triumphs. It was meant to show how a woman, a minority, from a small town middle class family grew up and survived in the turbulent politics of her times, without the backing of money power or business lobbies," Alva said in a statement. Alva said she has not "attacked" the Congress president in the book "for whom I have the greatest respect and affection, or the Congress Party for which I have worked for over 45 years."
prakash Javadekar to felicitate students
New Delhi: Human Resources Development (HRD) Minister Prakash Javadekar will on Sunday felicitate a group of students who despite coming from under-privileged background scored high marks and secured admission in top Delhi colleges. According to a HRD Ministry spokesman, the event is aimed at sending the message that the HRD Minister's focus is on supporting all sections in the pursuit of quality education. Soon after taking charge of the HRD Ministry earlier this month, Javadekar had honoured his teachers.
Rotary Club conducts Installation Ceremony
New Delhi: Rotary Club of Mayur Vihar last week conducted Installation Ceremony for electing Rotarian CA Indra Dev Narayan as the President of the club. The ceremony witnessed the presence of Sharat Jain, District Governor as the Chief Guest; N K Bhargava, Chairman- Installation; Ashish Agarwal, Master of Ceremony- Installation; Secretary CA Vijay Kumar, CA Rajneesh Gupta, Treasurer and Usha, mother of Indra Dev Narayan among others.