US-Iran war CJP protest in Delhi US-Saudi nuclear deal Commonwealth Games 2026 Wildfires in Europe

Judicial custody of Kushwaha, 8 others extended in NRHM scam

All the accused were brought from Dasna district jail to the court and were produced before the special CBI judge AK Singh yesterday.

FP Archives|May 16, 2012, 20:49:23 IST

Ghaziabad: A special CBI court has extended by 14 days the judicial custody of former Uttar Pradesh health minister Babu Singh Kushwaha and eight others, arrested for their alleged roles in the multi-crore NRHM scam.All the accused were brought from Dasna district jail to the court and were produced before the special CBI judge AK Singh yesterday.They will now be produced on 29 May.[caption id="attachment_311548" align="alignleft" width="380" caption="ibnlive"][/caption]Besides Kushwaha, UP MLC R P Jaiswal, project manager design UP jal nigam B N Srivastva, resident engineer jal nigam B Ram Yadav, accountant jal nigam JK Singh, managing director jal nigam PK Jain and three others Naresh Grover, RK Singh and K Singh were produced before the court.Three more accused in the scam, medicines suppliers Saurabh and Vivek Jain from Moradabad and managing director UP state industrial corporation Abhay Vajpayee will appear in court on 28 May as Vajpayee did not appear on Monday in court after getting bail from court.He was the first accused to get bail from court on 19th of last month.PTI

China has dominated Myanmar’s rare earth mines — now India eyes deal to harness country’s critical minerals

India is deepening rare earth cooperation with Myanmar as New Delhi seeks alternative sources of critical minerals dominated by China, including dysprosium and terbium used in EVs, defence systems and clean energy technologies

6 min read

CJP protest in Delhi: New videos of stone pelting, violence emerge as police, agitators trade charges

Fresh videos of violence that broke out during the Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) protest in Delhi have surfaced, with the police releasing footage showing alleged stone pelting, vandalism and attacks on security personnel

3 min read

'From make in India to launch from India': Skyroot COO on why Vikram-1 could change India’s space sector

Skyroot Aerospace’s successful Vikram-1 mission marks a major milestone for India’s private space sector, as the country seeks to shift from “Make in India” to “Launch from India” and compete in the global commercial satellite launch market

8 min read

Choke terror funding, keep international shipping lanes safe: Jaishankar at Asean Regional Forum

Jaishankar's remarks came against the backdrop of recent terror attacks targeting India and growing threats to commercial shipping amid conflicts in West Asia and Europe

2 min read

PM Modi announces fast-track courts for paper leak cases; CJP responds ‘Dharmendra Pradhan must go’

Amid protests demanding accountability for the leak of medical entrance test Neet and other irregularities in the education system, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced that the government has decided to set up fast-track courts to ensure swift and stringent punishment for those involved in paper leaks.