Twitter is buzzing with breaking news and news alerts from India and rest of the world. Here is the coverage of all breaking alerts and latest updates from the micro-blogging site on one page:
Breaking News of February 17:
06:26 pm: The Court sent them under 14 days police custody. Manoj Kharat was just a clerk and typed letter under pressure from Gokulnath Shetty. He has no role in the case, we'll file bail application: Kudrat Sheikh, lawyer of Manoj Kharat on PNB fraud case (ANI)
06:18 pm: Total exposure of both Nirav Modi group and Mehul Choksi group through loans 130.6 billion rupees, and 45.6 billion rupees through corporate guarantees: Income Tax dept probe (Reuters)
06:17 pm: Indian banks could take a ‘hit’ of more than 200 billion rupees from PNB fraud case, says Income Tax department (Reuters)
06:16 pm: Special CBI Court sends all three PNB officials in police custody till March 3, in the PNB fraud case (ANI)
06:15 pm: Trump national security adviser says FBI indictments show Russian meddling in US election is beyond dispute (The Associated Press)
06:14 pm: If we sign any contract, we will adhere to it with our life. If US violates this agreement, you will see that America will regret its decision. Not only US administration, but also US people would voice their opposition immediately and will object to the violators: Hassan Rouhani (ANI)
06:13 pm: Our destiny was in the hands of US for a long period of time. They would decide for our economy, our culture. Even we didn't have an educational channel on TV. All military centers were in total control of the US: Iran President Hassan Rouhani in Delhi (ANI)
06:11 pm: ED conducts further searches at 21 locations across India in Nirav Modi case, seizes diamonds, gold, precious stones/ metals and jewellery worth Rs 25 crore (Book Value). Total seizure till now is Rs 5674 Crore (ANI)
05:59 pm: Congress Plenary Session to take place from 16-18 March in Delhi (ANI)
05:56 pm:
05:55 pm: This Rs 22,000 Crore scam cannot have been done without a high level protection. It must have been known by the people in government beforehand otherwise it is not possible. PM will have to come forward and answer questions: Rahul Gandhi PNB fraud case (ANI) Click Here To Read More
05:50 pm: Why India with a population of 1 billion and 300 million doesn't enjoy veto rights and why does the US have veto rights? Five countries who had atomic bombs were given the right of veto: Iran President Hassan Rouhani in Delhi (ANI)
05:39 pm: Russia's foreign minister Sergei Lavrov calls US election meddling accusations 'blabber' (AFP)
05:37 pm: I intend to file a civil and defamation case against the Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and her colleagues who are spreading the defamatory allegations, I also intend to take action against the sections of media who are spreading the same: Abhishek Singhvi (ANI)
05:36 pm: BJP is spreading a false, defamatory, distasteful news through its Defence Minister and others. What the Defence Minister said is false. Neither I, nor my wife or my children have any relation with Mehul Choksi or Nirav Modi: Abhishek Singhvi, Congress (ANI)
04:55 pm: A total of 985 students have been expelled so far and 25 people have been caught writing exam in place of some other candidate in Bihar Board Intermediate examination (ANI)
04:52 pm: Goa CM Manohar Parrikar is under monitoring for his inflamed pancreas at Lilavati Hospital, Mumbai and has not been advised any surgery. He will be attending the assembly session which is scheduled to begin from 19th February (ANI)
04:45 pm:
04:42 pm: Pope reactivates lapsed sex abuse advisory commission, names new members amid scandal over his handling of cases (The Associated Press)
