Raghav Ohri

First in ET: Belgian Police arrests fugitive diamond merchant Mehul Choksi and key accused in $2 billion PNB scam Arrest made at the behest of CBI. Choksi still behind bars in a Belgian jail. Will push for bail on health grounds. shorturl.at/KZaaC @EconomicTimes

Problem with EC's Bihar SIR is its top-down approach. It's at odds with EC:s facilitator image, where voter is star, not a petitioner In 2023 EC used smart non-intrusive tech to clean rolls, resulting first time in a 18 lakh drop. My clmn #StateofPlay m.economictimes.com/opinion/et-com…

Why the Pakistan question is not so different from the Iran one when it comes to n-weapons... India & Israel drawing closer as battlelines harden...making mil supply lines congruent to political lines of support. My column #StateofPlay m.economictimes.com/opinion/et-com…

* As a 5-star field marshal, Asim Munir has ensured Pak army interlocutors with civilian govt are serving offrs & junior to him. * Has placed his OTS offrs for first time as CGS & Corps Cdr Rawalpindi (key to coup plans) * Pedigreed PMA offrs sidelined. m.economictimes.com/news/politics-…

Shikhopur land case: Robert Vadra received Rs 58 crores of proceeds of crime via two channels. Officials of Town & country planning in their testimonies allege that pressure was exerted from higher authorities to accelerate the process: ED shorturl.at/lA3Vw @ETPolitics

In a July 10, 2019, reply to Parliament on possible ‘foreign nationals’ on electoral rolls, Law ministry cited EC to state :- “no such case has come to its notice during 2016, 2017 and 2019". 3 cases in 2018- one each in W.Bengal, Telangana & Gujarat m.economictimes.com/news/politics-…

Land for jobs scandal: RJD MP Prem Chand Gupta "abettor" and "active participant" in the conspiracy. Confidential Vigilance files of Railway Board recovered from Gupta’s residence: CBI tells Court shorturl.at/stDdt @ETPolitics

Land for jobs scandal: In it's case against Lalu and kin, CBI has relied on statements of two approvers who have deposed that they were allegedly pressurised by Lalu Prasad Yadav to give jobs to select candidates finalized by Lalu's office. shorturl.at/IfgDX @ETPolitics

A TRAI-like model is a good starting point for an independent Atomic Energy Regulatory Board as both India & US work on laws for n-power expansion. India specifically named 'partner' country in US Bill that's made it past Senate Foreign Relations Panel. m.economictimes.com/news/india/mom…

1st in ET Centre readies major changes to nuclear laws in upcoming Parliament session On the table- proposals to allow Pvt sector across 4-5 key areas-from mining of atomic minerals to fuel fabrication -all currently tightly held by the govt m.economictimes.com/industry/energ… @ETPolitics

Delhi-fication of @AAPPunjab -- After the defeat in Delhi Assembly elections, the Punjab focus of @AamAadmiParty is leading to a chasm in the party. Read exclusively in @ETPolitics how @msisodia and @SatyendarJain have emerged as the new power centres and are occupying sarkari…

ET interview: Home Minister Amit Shah speaks on the Pahalgam attack, the crisis in Manipur, China and PM Modi's governance philosophy. Says geopolitical turbulence is not a hurdle for India. @pranabsamanta @rahultripathi m.economictimes.com/news/india/ami…

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Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah speaks on issues ranging from the challenges of running a Union Territory to the Pahalgam attack, relations with the Union government, and the INDIA bloc. Excerpts from his talk at the ET Roundtable: m.economictimes.com/news/politics-…

11 years after bifurcation, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana will formally sign on dotted line to divide assets in Delhi, including Andhra Bhawan on 1 Ashoka Road. Read exclusively in @ETPolitics m.economictimes.com/news/india/tel… #AndhraPradesh #Telangana #RevanthReddy #chandrababu

Slew of EU’s Green Rules coming within a year- ranging from those packaging of products to export of coffee, import of scrap India working on series of Policy Shifts as rules on deforestation, waste shipment, packaging come in Detailing @ETPolitics m.economictimes.com/news/economy/f…

ET Roundtable: Everything comes with an expiry date, says CM Omar Abdullah on patience over statehood for J&K. Speaks his mind on the Pahalgam terror attack, INDIA bloc, EVMs and more. m.economictimes.com/news/politics-…

MGF Chairman Shravan Gupta sentenced to ten years by an Abu Dhabi Court on charges of fraud, siphoning of funds. Gupta is also a co-accused in VVIP chopper scandal. shorturl.at/groJa @ETPolitics

Andhra Pradesh chief minister @ncbn pitches for defence industrial corridor -- India's third after UP and Tamil Nadu. Naidu seeks moving AMCA and LCA production to AP. Read exclusive details in @ETPolitics on 5 proposed hubs across 23,000 acres in AP m.economictimes.com/news/defence/n……

Amid nuclear liability amendments talk, Op Sindoor indigenisation imperative 👇🏼 India-Russia aiming at close collab & production line - Nuclear to cyber defence Niti team headed to St Petersburg next month Detailing with @DipanjanET @ETPolitics m.economictimes.com/news/india/ind…

A key question raised in the JPC queries- forwarded to ECI by the Law ministry- is centred on expenditure involved in simultaneous elections and whether it can help cut costs. Much of the response is set to be centred on the EVM-VVPAT combine.