CMRL Money Laundering Case: ED Conducts Searches at 8 Kerala Sites.

Dhruv Rathee’s disputed YouTube video on Hindu scriptures has been blocked in India following an order linked to the Centre’s Grievance Appellate Committee, Google told the Delhi High Court. The video remains accessible outside India, prompting a plea seeking its removal worldwide. The controversy centres on Rathee’s March 21 video, which discussed dietary references involving Hindu deities and drew allegations of derogatory and inflammatory content. The court proceedings are continuing, while Google has yet to decide whether the video should be removed globally.

Dhruv Rathee’s Controversial Hindu Deities Video Blocked in India, Global Ban Bid Follows 

Google has informed the Delhi High Court that it blocked a YouTube video by Dhruv Rathee on Hindu scriptures in India, following an order from the Union government, and is yet to decide whether to take it down globally.

Delhi High Court again heard the Dhruv Rathee video case after Google informed the court that the controversial YouTube video has been withheld in India. Google’s counsel told Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma on Tuesday that the restriction was imposed based on an order passed by the Centre’s Grievance Appellate Committee on the disputed video.

The video remains accessible outside India. Advocate Amita Sachdeva has sought its removal worldwide, saying if people can still access it through technical means, the ban is not effective. Sachdeva’s petition is in relation to a video uploaded by Dhruv Rathee on YouTube on March 21 captioned “Can Hindus Eat BEEF? Kerala Story 2 Exposed”.

In the video, Rathee talked about dietary references in Hindu scriptures and said that texts mention deities including Ram and Krishna eating meat and drinking alcohol. Court-related reports said Sachdeva had alleged that the video was derogatory, inflammatory, and communally sensitive, which led to legal objections to the claims.

The Drugs-Free Mumbai campaign is set to become a major public awareness theme during this year’s Ganeshotsav celebrations, with Maharashtra Minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha urging mandals to participate actively. He has called for themed pandals, tableaux, cultural programmes and anti-drug pledges to engage communities and young people. The initiative, being implemented under the guidance of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, was discussed at a coordination meeting with more than 70 mandals and representatives of civic, police, traffic, and emergency agencies.

Drugs-Free Mumbai Campaign to Take Centre Stage During Ganeshotsav, Says Minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha

Cabinet Minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha has urged Ganeshotsav mandals across the Malabar Hill Assembly constituency to promote the Drugs Free Mumbai campaign through festival decorations, cultural programmes, and public awareness initiatives while strengthening civic coordination.

The Drugs Free Mumbai campaign will become a key public awareness theme during this year’s Ganeshotsav celebrations in Mumbai, with Cabinet Minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha appealing to Ganeshotsav mandals to actively support the initiative. Speaking at a coordination meeting, Lodha said the festival’s widespread social reach provides an ideal platform for educating citizens, particularly young people, about the dangers of drug abuse. The initiative is being implemented under the guidance of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.

Lodha encouraged every Ganeshotsav mandal in the Malabar Hill Assembly constituency to design pandals, tableaux, and cultural programmes around the Drugs Free Mumbai theme. He said public Ganeshotsav has historically played an important role in social reform and awareness campaigns. According to Lodha, encouraging devotees to take a pledge against drugs during the festival would help strengthen community participation while inspiring the younger generation to reject substance abuse.

Malabar Hill Ganeshotsav Coordination Meeting Focuses on Festival Management

The Gautam Adani case has ended in a US federal court after Judge Nicholas Garaufis granted the Justice Department’s request to dismiss criminal charges against the Indian billionaire. The allegations had involved suspected bribery linked to renewable energy projects and claims concerning US investors. While the dismissal ends the proceedings, the judge strongly questioned the Justice Department’s decision-making process, calling the handling unusual and noting that prosecutors involved in the investigation were not consulted before the dismissal request was pursued.

Gautam Adani Case Dismissed, But US Judge Questions How Charges Were Dropped 

A US federal judge has dismissed criminal charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, ending a high-profile bribery and fraud case that included allegations of payments connected to renewable energy projects.

A US judge has thrown out criminal charges against Gautam Adani, chairman of the Adani Group and one of India’s richest businessmen, in a major legal case.

The case had centered on allegations that Adani and others paid bribes to Indian officials to win renewable energy projects and misled US investors. Adani and companies associated with his business group have consistently denied any wrongdoing, and the dismissal comes after a request from the US Justice Department.

US District Judge Nicholas Garaufis granted a request by the Justice Department to end criminal proceedings against Adani on Monday. But the 47-page order sharply questioned the way the Justice Department sought to dismiss the charges against the Indian billionaire.

The Jharkhand exam scandal has widened after the Enforcement Directorate opened a money laundering investigation into alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations, including the JSSC-CGL case. The ED action follows a CID FIR, complaints and chargesheets, and could examine financial transactions connected to the allegations. Meanwhile, student protests continue, with demands for a CBI probe, cancellation of certain examinations and reforms to recruitment bodies. The Jharkhand CID has also arrested former JPSC chairperson L Khiangte as its investigation into alleged examination irregularities expands.

Jharkhand Exam Scandal Deepens as ED Opens Money Laundering Probe

The Enforcement Directorate has started an investigation into the alleged irregularities in the recruitment examinations in Jharkhand, including the JSSC-CGL case, after taking cognizance of a CID FIR, complaints, and chargesheets.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has registered a money laundering case in connection with alleged irregularities in a series of recruitment examinations in Jharkhand, including the JSSC-CGL examination, officials said on Monday. The probe is after the agency took cognizance of a Jharkhand Police CID FIR and other complaints and chargesheets on alleged irregularities, officials said.

The ED is probing the matter under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act or PMLA, which may widen the scope of the probe beyond the conduct of examinations. Officials said the agency could collect more evidence, summon those involved in the cases and investigate financial transactions linked to the alleged irregularities.

This comes in the wake of ongoing protests by students in Jharkhand over alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations, with the demonstrations continuing for 16 straight days across the state. Students are demanding a CBI inquiry into alleged irregularities in the JSSC-CGL examination conducted by Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission.