Former finance minister P Chidambaram on Thursday offered in the Supreme Court to remain in CBI's custody till September 2 in the INX Media corruption case. Chidambaram, who was arrested on August 21, is in the CBI custody till Friday and will be produced before the concerned trial court on expiry of his remand.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rainfall over Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Madhya Pradesh on Friday. The weather forecasting agency has also predicted heavy downpour in Andaman & Nicobar Islands and East Rajasthan.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday conducted searches at five locations based on warrants issued by a special NIA court, Ernakulam, it said in a release. The suspects were being questioned about their association with the arrested persons and their involvement in the conspiracy aimed at furthering the objectives of the Islamic State, NIA said.
Top opposition figures, including Congress's Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, NCP patriarch Sharad Pawar and Le...
