The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is set to charge promoters of the GVK Group of companies for alleged money laundering, sources told Business Standard after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) accused them of alleged irregularities to the tune of Rs 705 crore in running the Mumbai airport.

Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL) is a joint venture between GVK, state-run Airport Authority of India (AAI) and foreign entities. AAI entered into an agreement with the two others for upgradation and maintenance of the Mumbai airport.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been invited Ayodhya to inaugurate the construction work at the Ram Mandir site. The president of Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, Mahant Nritya Gopal Das, on Wednesday said that he had written to Modi, requesting him to visit the sacred city.

We have written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to visit Ayodhya and inaugurate the construction activities of Ram temple. Pooja and other rituals have been ongoing for three months at the site, said Mahant Das.

The Crime Branch of Criminal Investigation Department (CB-CID) on Wednesday arrested three more cops in connection with the alleged custodial deaths of a father-son duo at a Tamil Nadu police station.

Sub Inspector Balakrishnan and constables Muthuraj and Murugan were arrested by the investigation agency on charges of murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code.

The Haryana government on Wednesday stated that all educational institutions will remain closed for students in the state till July 31 in line with the Unlock 2.0 guidelines issued by the Centre.

Schools, colleges, and universities in the state will remain closed for students until the end of July.

Indra Mani Pandey has been appointed as the next Indian envoy to UN bodies and other international organisations in Geneva. A sensitive post, he will represent India in more than 25 important organisation of the United Nations in Geneva including World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).

He will have an important task at hand, given the calls are growing for reforms at the WHO due to its failure to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.

The United States on Wednesday welcomed the Indian government's decision to ban 59 Chinese apps, including TikTok and WeChat, saying that the move will boost the country's sovereignty and national security.

Addressing the State Department press conference, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said, We welcome India's ban on certain mobile apps. India's clean app approach will boost India's sovereignty and boost integrity and national security.

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi has been asked to vacate her Lodhi Estate bungalow after living there for the past 23 years. The Central Government on Wednesday cancelled government accommodation allotted to her and asked her to vacate the house within one month.

A notice regarding this was issued to the Congress General Secretary by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. The decision was taken as she is not an SPG protectee now.

Hero MotoCorp, India's largest two-wheeler maker, on Wednesday reported that the company sold 4,50,744 units in June 2020, four times the numbers it recorded in May this year.

The figures, however, saw a 26.88% dip last month as compared to the same period of last year.

European aircraft manufacturer Airbus says it plans to shed 15,000 jobs over the next year, mostly in Europe, as it struggles with the financial hit of the coronavirus pandemic.

With air traffic not expected to recover to pre-Covid levels before 2023 and potentially as late as 2025, Airbus now needs to take additional measures, the company said in a statement.

Facebook has removed a network of accounts, Groups and Pages related to a US-based anti-government network called Boogaloo.

Calling it a violent organization, the social network said it has banned the network from its platform and will remove content praising, supporting or representing it.

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