Samir Kumar

A Delhi court ordered corruption and criminal conspiracy charges against two CBI officials, including a DSP, for allegedly compromising investigations for monetary gain. The court discharged a CBI inspector and a private company due to insufficient evidence, noting a weak prosecution case lacking direct witness testimony or recovery of bribe money.

A 16-year-old poacher was fatally shot by an accomplice while hunting in Kandhamal district. The incident occurred Saturday night in Tikabali forest, with the deceased identified as Bibhuti Kahara. Two other adult poachers fled the scene and are now the subject of a police manhunt.

Amazon has appointed Samir Kumar as the new Country Manager for India from October 1. A company veteran since 1999, Kumar succeeds Manish Tiwary who resigned to pursue other opportunities. In addition to his new role, Kumar will continue overseeing Amazon's consumer businesses in the Middle East, South Africa, and Turkey.

Amid increasing incidents of hooch deaths in the state, industry minister Samir Kumar Mahaseth has kicked up a new controversy by suggesting the youths to raise their immunity power through sporting activities so that they would be able to "tolerate" spurious liquor. He said spurious liquor being smuggled across the state after enforcement of total prohibition has led to "slow poisoning of the people".

The income tax (I-T) sleuths on Thursday raided multiple locations linked to a relative of state industry minister Samir Kumar Mahaseth in Patna in a suspected case of tax evasion. The team also visited the Boring Road residence of the minister here and stayed there for long. However, the minister, an RJD MLA, said the IT sleuths had come to his house to inquire about one of his relatives.

Three days after CM Nitish Kumar urged industry leaders to invest in diverse sectors in the state while assuring them full cooperation from the Grand Alliance government, state’s industries minister Samir Kumar Mahaseth on Sunday said his priority is to set up maximum number of export-oriented industrial units to generate more employment opportunities.

Airlines like IndiGo, Air India, and SpiceJet are opposing the government's mandate for free seat selection, warning it could inflate airfares. The Federation of Indian Airlines argues this move will force carriers to recoup lost revenue, ultimately burdening all passengers. They emphasize that ancillary revenues are crucial for offsetting rising operational costs in a competitive market.

Two persons, one of them an employee of Dahej-based Welspun Limited, have been arrested for allegedly planting guns in the car of the company's general manager Samir Kumar Rajput.

Police here on Sunday arrested a person from Cuttack on charges of duping job aspirants of lakhs of rupees by promising them jobs in a leading bank.

Jamshedpur Lok Sabha constituency, a General category seat in Jharkhand, had elections on May 25, 2024. Vidhyut Baran Mahato from BJP and Samir Kumar Mohanty from JMM were key candidates.

Samir Kumar is poised to take over as Amazon's India head following Manish Tiwary's resignation after eight years. Currently vice-president, international consumer based in Seattle, Kumar has been with Amazon for over two decades. This leadership change occurs as competition intensifies from firms like Meesho and Flipkart in the Indian market.