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Hindustan Times
9 minutes ago
- Hindustan Times
Two days before retirement, Daya Nayak promoted to ACP
MUMBAI: Senior police inspector Daya Nayak, who gained recognition as an 'encounter specialist' in the 1990s, was promoted to assistant commissioner of police on Tuesday, two days before his retirement. Nayak, who heads Unit 9 of the Mumbai crime branch, is scheduled to retire on July 31. Two days before retirement, Daya Nayak promoted to ACP Along with Nayak, senior inspectors Jeevan Kharat, Deepak Dalvi, and Pandurang Pawar, who are also set to retire on Thursday, were promoted too. Nayak, who joined the force in 1995 as an officer at the Juhu police station, gained recognition for gunning down several gangsters in police encounters. He has shot around 87 gangsters, including criminals linked to the likes of Dawood Ibrahim, Arun Gawli, Amar Naik and Chhota Rajan. His career has inspired Bollywood films such as Ab Tak Chhappan and Department. In 2006, Nayak was suspended after the Anti-Corruption Bureau arrested him following allegations by former journalist Ketan Tirodkar that he owned assets disproportionate to his known source of income. He was reinstated in the police force in 2012, after the Supreme Court quashed all the charges against him. Nayak was more recently involved in investigating high-profile cases such as the firing outside actor Salman Khan's house, the killing of Nationalist Congress Party leader Baba Siddique, and the attack on actor Saif Ali Khan. He was also part of the team that solved the Antilia bomb scare case and the subsequent murder of businessman Mansukh Hiren in 2021.
Sky News AU
2 hours ago
- Politics
- Sky News AU
America's AUKUS review outcome delayed until later this year
The Department of Defence in the United States has released a statement via social media on an update on the AUKUS review America is currently conducting. 'The Department anticipates completing the review in the fall,' the statement read. 'Its purpose will be to provide the President and his senior leadership team with a fact-based, rigorous assessment of the initiative.'
The Hill
7 hours ago
- Politics
- The Hill
Bove vote dogged by new whistleblower complaints
Senate Democrats are seeking clarification about whether there is an ongoing investigation into Justice Department official Emil Bove after three different whistleblowers came forward with information ahead of his confirmation vote for a lifetime appointment to the bench. The request from Sens. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) comes as a third whistleblower filed a complaint against Bove, alleging the nominee misled the Senate Judiciary Committee. Bove, previously one of Trump's personal defense lawyers, serves in the No. 3 role at the Justice Department and has been nominated to sit on the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals. After clearing an initial procedural hurdle, a vote on his nomination could come as soon as Tuesday night. Schiff and Booker ask the Justice Department's Office of Inspector General to confirm for lawmakers whether they have ignited an investigation into Bove. 'As the Senate approaches a final vote this week on Mr. Bove's nomination to serve as United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit, it is imperative that Senators exercise their constitutional duty of advice and consent with full knowledge of Mr. Bove's actions,' they wrote. 'We therefore request that you clarify for Senators whether your office is undertaking any investigations of or related to Mr. Bove. In the event these whistleblower complaints and other reports have not already prompted investigations by your office, we urge you to undertake a thorough review of these disclosures and allegations.' They argue the three different whistleblower complaints 'paint a picture that Mr. Bove likely violated laws and Department regulations, and abused his authority while acting as one of the Department's most senior officials.' According to The Washington Post, a third whistleblower has forwarded new allegations about Bove's role in ending the prosecution of New York Mayor Eric Adams (D) on bribery charges. Prosecutors who worked the case refused to drop the charges and sign onto the dismissal notice, prompting a wave of resignations. Bove said during his confirmation hearing that the Trump administration needed Adams's cooperation on immigration matters, prompting cries from Democrats that the move was a clear quid pro quo. 'Policy reasons made it appropriate to drop the charges,' Bove said at the time. He has already been accused by whistleblower Erez Reuveni of suggesting the Justice Department defy any court orders blocking the Trump administration from deporting migrants to a foreign prison under the Alien Enemies Act, saying DOJ might have to tell the courts 'f–k you.' A second whistleblower has stepped forward with information they say corroborates Reuveni's allegations. A judge has since begun a probe into whether the Justice Department defied his order to halt or turn around flights carrying Venezuelan men deported under the Alien Enemies Act, finding probable cause to hold the Trump administration in criminal contempt for willfully disobeying his order to immediately halt deportations. Bove has said he could not recall whether he used the expletive but said during his confirmation hearing that he 'certainly conveyed the importance of the upcoming operation.' Details are scarce on the third whistleblower complaint. 'A new whistleblower, whose disclosures have not been publicized, has strong evidence that Emil Bove was not truthful to the Senate Judiciary Committee during his confirmation hearing for his nomination to serve on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals,' Peter Carr, a spokesman for Justice Connection said in a statement. The group, a DOJ alumni group that assists whistleblowers, was asked to release a statement on the whistleblower's behalf. 'The whistleblower has tried to share this information with Republican senators for weeks and they have not provided any response. We urge the senators to hear from this whistleblower before the final vote on his nomination.' The Justice Department did not respond to a request for comment. GOP members have not stopped by Booker's office to review the documents provided by the latest whistleblower, the Post reported. Committee members asked Bove questions on a number of topics. Beyond whether he encouraged defiance of court orders, he was also asked about leading the effort to fire prosecutors who worked on Jan. 6 cases and collecting a list of FBI agents who worked on investigations into rioters. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) backed Bove out of the committee, saying that while he will not confirm those who condoned Jan. 6, he did not feel the nominee had condoned the riots. Bove advanced after an initial round of voting where Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) were the only GOP members to vote against him. Democrats previously demanded a hearing with Reuveni, but the panel's Republicans blocked it. 'Another whistleblower has come forward with evidence that raises serious concerns with Emil Bove's misconduct,' Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee said. 'This is another damning indictment of a man who should never be a federal judge—and Senate Republicans will bear full responsibility for the consequences if they rubber stamp Mr. Bove's nomination.'
The Hindu
7 hours ago
- Business
- The Hindu
MA&UD approves 11 projects to enhance urban liveability
The Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MA&UD) Department has approved eleven projects in urban local bodies across the State as part of its focus on implementing revenue-generating infrastructure through financing mechanisms such as Public-Private Partnership (PPP), Hybrid Annuity Model (HAM), and Viability Gap Funding (VGF). MA&UD Principal Secretary S. Suresh Kumar, at a meeting at the Secretariat on Tuesday (July 29, 2025) reviewed a portfolio of 30 revenue-generating projects across the State, which focus on enhancing urban liveability and sustainability. The projects include development of waste to energy facility in Kurnool, Kadapa, Nellore and Kakinada-Rajahmundry, construction of a modern bus stand in Chittoor. Also, for Visakhapatnam, monetisation of land at Rushikonda and ropeway to Kailasagiri, have been approved, according to a release from the department on Tuesday. In addition to the above, the government intends to take up urban infrastructure initiatives such as development of city roads in Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada under the Hybrid Annuity Model (HAM) for enhanced traffic management, road safety, and seamless urban transport. According to the release, a slew of tourism-friendly urban development projects under Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region Development Authority (VMRDA) are also being launched. The Principal Secretary said that these projects are designed to address critical infrastructure gaps and to attract private investment, generate employment, and improve the quality of urban life. He added that the emphasis on PPP and hybrid financing models ensures optimal risk-sharing and better outcomes for public service delivery. Commissioner and Director of Municipal Administration, representatives from the Finance Department, Andhra Pradesh Urban Infrastructure Asset Management Limited (APUIAML), and Municipal Commissioners took part in the meeting.
Forbes
12 hours ago
- Business
- Forbes
Student Loan Interest Jumps This Week For 7.7 Million Borrowers
UNITED STATES - MAY 21: Education Secretary Linda McMahon testifies during the House Appropriations ... More Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies hearing on the Department of Education's budget in Rayburn building on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. McMahon announced in July that the department would resume charging interest on student loans covered by the SAVE plan forbearance. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) Millions of federal student loan borrowers will see their interest rates jump this week as the Trump administration moves forward to end benefits for borrowers enrolled in the SAVE plan. For more than a year, nearly eight million borrowers who had enrolled in the SAVE plan have remained in a forced administrative forbearance due to a lawsuit brought by a coalition of Republican-led states. The involuntary forbearance, which has suspended monthly payments and set interest rates to zero since last summer, was put into effect after a federal appeals court issued an injunction blocking SAVE while the legal challenge proceeded. But following the Trump administration's announcement earlier this month that interest accrual will resume during the SAVE plan forbearance, millions of borrowers will see their rates jump from zero percent to the interest rates established by their loan promissory note, which could be anywhere from around five percent to more than eight percent. The Department of Education characterized the move as necessary 'to bring fiscal responsibility to the federal student loan portfolio" in a statement issued earlier this month. The student loan interest rate hike will go into effect on Friday, August 1. Here's what borrowers need to know. Department Of Education Blames Court Ruling For Student Loan Interest Resumption The Trump administration suggested that the resumption of interest for SAVE plan borrowers was the result of another recent court ruling in the ongoing litigation over the future of the program. 'The Department will take this action to comply with a federal court injunction that has blocked implementation of the SAVE Plan, including the Department's action to put SAVE borrowers in a zero percent interest rate status,' said the department in its prior statement. 'The Department had the authority under the SAVE plan to prevent borrowers from going into negative amortization, which is the authority the Department relied on to put borrowers in zero percent interest rate status. Outside of that regulatory provision in SAVE (which is enjoined), the Department lacks the authority to put borrowers into a zero percent interest rate status.' However, critics of the move argued that nothing in the recent rulings associated with the SAVE plan litigation requires that the department start charging interest again. And no court has ordered the department to do so. 'No court has ordered the Department to resume charging interest to borrowers in the SAVE forbearance,' said the Student Borrower Protection Center in an analysis after the department's announcement. 'On February 18, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit upheld the District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri's preliminary injunction temporarily blocking the SAVE plan itself, and instructed the lower court to widen the injunction in accordance with its analysis. Nowhere in the 8th Circuit's opinion or order is there any discussion of the legality of the Department's temporary, interest-free SAVE forbearance.' Student Loan Payments For SAVE Plan Will Remain Paused For Now While interest will start accruing again on August 1 for federal student loans that are in the involuntary SAVE plan forbearance, borrowers still won't have to make payments, at least for the time being. 'Under this general forbearance, you don't have to make your monthly payments on your student loans,' says updated Department of Education guidance. But, 'interest does accrue, starting Aug. 1, 2025.' The time spent in the forbearance still won't count toward student loan forgiveness under income-driven repayment plans or Public Service Loan Forgiveness. That has been the case since last year, and that won't change once interest starts accruing again. The SBPC argued that even though payments aren't due, borrowers in the SAVE plan forbearance will still pay a price for the department's decisions to restart interest, as their overall balances increase over time. 'Nearly 8 million people will be charged $27 billion in interest charges each year,' said the SBPC in its analysis. 'Borrowers from working class families will bear the brunt of these costs. We estimate that over 40% of the borrowers who would be forced to pay interest while in forbearance make under 225% of the federal poverty line.' The SBPC also found that the lowest income borrowers will be charged more than $3,000 per year in interest as a result of the department's decision. Student Loan Borrowers In SAVE Plan Will Eventually Need To Switch While those in the SAVE plan forbearance don't yet need to make payments on their student loans, even as interest starts accruing again, these borrowers will eventually need to switch plans, as SAVE will not be returning. Earlier this month, President Trump signed the 'Big, Beautiful Bill,' reconciliation legislation that passed Congress on a party-line vote. The bill repeals SAVE, as well as the PAYE and ICR plans, by July 1, 2028. Prior to that date, borrowers will need to switch to a different repayment plan. For those borrowers who want to continue making payments based on their income, their only choices would be Income-Based Repayment, or IBR, which is the only current IDR option preserved by the bill; or, they will need to select the Repayment Assistance Plan, a new IDR program that the bill directs the Department of Education to create. While RAP retains some of the key benefits of the SAVE plan, such as a subsidy designed to prevent student loan balances from ballooning over time due to interest accrual, many borrowers will have higher monthly payments under RAP than they would have had under SAVE. And borrowers will have to make payments for far longer under RAP (in some cases, for an 10 additional years) before they can qualify for student loan forgiveness. So far, the Department of Education has not provided SAVE plan borrowers with concrete information on when they will need to select a different repayment plan. While the 'Big, Beautiful Bill' indicates that SAVE would be officially repealed by July 1, 2028, most observers expect the department to force borrowers to switch repayment plans much sooner than that, particularly if a federal court winds up striking down the program entirely. Options For Student Loan Borrowers Student loan borrowers in the SAVE plan forbearance who are concerned about the resumption of interest accrual have a menu of imperfect options. They can remain in the SAVE plan forbearance even while interest accrues, given that payments still aren't due. But that means that their student loan balances will start increasing again, which could increase their monthly payments once the forbearance ends if they opt out of income-driven repayment altogether. Alternatively, borrowers can make voluntary payments while in the SAVE plan forbearance to cut down on the interest accrual. But voluntary payments made while their student loans are in a forbearance status would still not count toward student loan forgiveness under both IDR and PSLF. Another option is changing to a different repayment plan, which the Department of Education is encouraging borrowers to do. 'The Department urges all borrowers in the SAVE Plan to quickly transition to a legally compliant repayment plan – such as the Income-Based Repayment Plan,' said Secretary of Education Linda McMahon in a statement earlier in July. "Borrowers in SAVE cannot access important loan benefits and cannot make progress toward loan discharge programs authorized by Congress.' However, the department has also paused student loan forgiveness under the IBR plan, and has provided no timeline on when loan forgiveness processing will resume. Meanwhile, the department is contending with a massive backlog of more than 1.5 million IDR applications. The department has indicated that borrowers who apply online to switch IDR plans and utilize the IRS data retrieval tool to import their income information into the online application can expect faster processing, notwithstanding the backlog.
