ACB raids on three officers
Illegal assets worth crores unearthed
Bengaluru, July 18: ACB sleuths conducted raids on the houses and offices of three government officers in the state on Tuesday and unearthed illegal assets disproportionate to their known sources of income worth crores and recovered the documents.
The ACB sleuths raided the office of Handlooms and Textiles department joint director B Vijay Kumar Nirali at Railway Parallel Road and on his house and found that the officer has two houses, four sites including two sites measuring 5 gunta each in Mangaluru and Bengaluru, 276 gram gold, 3700 gram silver, two cars, two bikes, Rs 10.59 cash and household articles worth Rs 20 lakh.
When the ACB raided on the house of Handlooms and Textiles department deputy director Gangaiah, the anti-corruption agency found one house, four sites, 4.36 acre agriculture land, 0.5 acre industrial land, 220 gm gold, 670 gm silver, one car, one bike, Rs 64,000 cash, and household articles worth Rs 15 lakh.
In the same way, the ACB officers also found one house, 6 acres of agriculture land in Koppal taluk, 585 gm gold, 2.5 kg silver, two cars, Rs 2.53 lakh cash and household articles worth Rs 3 lakh were found in the house of Chikmagaluru ACF KN Rangaswamy.
The ACB sleuths conducted raids on the houses and offices of the three officers in eight places simultaneously on July 17. Investigation and verification of documents is going on, sources said.
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US rules out use of nuclear weapons against Iran
Washington DC: The White House has reportedly ruled out the use of nuclear weapons against Iran, even as uncertainty continues over ongoing peace negotiations and a deadline set by US President Donald Trump approaches.
Issues bout a possible escalation had increased after US Vice President JD Vance said that the United States has “tools in our toolkit that we so far haven’t decided to use” in dealing with Iran.
His remarks came amid rising tensions and ahead of a deadline linked to peace efforts.
The situation has attracted attention as Trump warned Iran that its “whole civilization will die tonight tonight” if an agreement is not reached by Tuesday at 8 pm.
This statement led to speculation about the possibility of extreme military measures, including a nuclear strike.
Following Vance’s comments, the White House issued a clarification distancing itself from such interpretations. In a post on X, it said, "Literally nothing @VP said here 'implies' this, you absolute buffoons." In a later statement, it added that “only the president knows” what action will be taken regarding Iran.
Literally nothing @VP said here "implies" this, you absolute buffoons https://t.co/7JU3wXMaWX
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) April 7, 2026
