I-T raids at ex-minister Deshmukh’s premises

Nagpur: The Income Tax Department on Saturday continued its searches at properties and institutes linked to former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh in a tax evasion case. pti

Coffee Act to be simplified for ease of doing biz

new delhi: The government will relook at the Coffee Act to make it suitable as per the present needs of the sector and facilitate its growth, the Commerce Ministry said on Saturday. pti

Moily, Arundhathi get Sahitya Akademi Award

new delhi: Politician-writer M Veerappa Moily and poet Arundhathi Subramaniam were among 20 authors who received the Sahitya Akademi Award at a ceremony here on Saturday. pti

Dawood aide held in case involving Param Bir

Thane: Tarique Parveen, an alleged aide of fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim, was arrested by the police in an extortion case where IPS officer Param Bir Singh is one of the accused. pti