BR Mani appointed National Museum’s DG
New Delhi: Noted archaeologist BR Mani, who had supervised the excavation work in the disputed Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid site in Ayodhya in 2003, was on Monday appointed as Director General of National Museum. The Appointments Committee of Cabinet has approved Mani’s appointment to the post for three years or till attaining the age of 70 years, an order issued by the DoPT said.
Panama papers: SC seeks reply from Centre, RBI
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre and RBI to file their response in four weeks on a plea seeking CBI enquiry against Indian offshore bank account holders named in the Panama papers. A bench comprising Justices Dipak Misra and UU lalit, granted four weeks time to the parties to file the affidavit after the Centre told the court that investigation is in progress and it was looking into the allegations.
Cong MP raises pak ‘war’ rants in lS
New Delhi: Congress MP in the lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Monday raised the issue of reported “war” rants by Pakistan-based Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed and “interference” by China in the Kashmir affairs and demanded a response from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “Hum Parliament mein baithe hue hain, aur (JuD chief) Hafiz bhai aur (Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz) Sharif bhai, bhai-bhai ban kar jung karne ki dhamki de rehe hai, aur Narendra bhai chuppi sadhe huye hain,” he said in the House.
70 tigers die this year, RS told
New Delhi: Ahead of the Global Tiger Day on July 29, the Government on Monday said that more than 70 cases of tiger deaths, including 21 incidents of poaching have been reported across the country this year. The 21 cases of confirmed poaching include seizure, seven cases of natural deaths and other causes while 45 cases are under scrutiny. This was stated by the Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave in a written reply in the RS.
TMC MP: Mamata is like ‘Goddess Saraswati’
New Delhi: For Trinamool Congress MP Idris Ali, his party supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is like ‘Goddess Saraswati’ and ‘Mother Teresa’. Ali equated Mamata to Goddess Saraswati and Mother Teresa in the lok Sabha while speaking about issues of West Bengal and his constituency Basirhat.