New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Two labourers died while three others were injured on Thursday after a wall of an aluminium factory collapsed in east Delhi, police said. The incident occurred around noon when a worker informed the local police that five labourers engaged in repair work were buried under[Read More…]
Kandy, April 4 (IANS) At a time when workload management of the players are keenly monitored ahead of the World Cup, Sri Lanka’s veteran pacer Lasith Malinga, in a rare incident, played two matches inside 12 hours — a T20 game in India and a domestic 50-over match in Sri[Read More…]
By Quaid Najmi Mumbai, April 4 (IANS) The beleaguered Videocon Group has admitted to stupendous outstandings to various lenders – public and private – amounting to over Rs 90,000 crore, making it perhaps the biggest corporate bankruptcy case in Indian banking history, official sources said on Thursday. The company, however,[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) The Congress on Thursday said that the Narendra Modi government is killing the public sector enterprises one after another to benefit Prime Ministers “capitalist friends”. “The suit-boot-loot Modi government bails out select crony companies but has left the largest public sector telecom company Bharat Sanchar[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Since 2014, the political landscape of India has changed and now it’s important to know not just the politics but also the ideology behind it, said journalist and former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Ashutosh, here on Thursday. He was speaking at the release of[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) The Election Commission (EC) on Thursday said that it has asked the Maharashtra Chief Electoral Officer to register a case against Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh (BBM) chief Prakash Ambedkar for threatening to “throw the EC into jail” for banning any reference to the Pulwama terror attack[Read More…]
Kolkata, April 4 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court on Thursday ordered Rujira Naroola, Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee’s wife, to present herself before the Customs authority on April 8 as per its summons, but restrained the Central government department from taking any coercive action against her. Abhishek Banerjee is a[Read More…]
By Baidurjo Bhose New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) It was a new day, but the Delhi Capitals batsmen put up another disappointing show at the Feroz Shah Kotla here against Sunrisers Hyderabad in their Indian Premier League game on Thursday. Put in to bat, DC put on 129/8 in their[Read More…]
Allahabad, April 4 (IANS) In a decision reminiscent of the colonial era, the Registrar General of Allahabad High Court issued a circular on Tuesday directing all officers that whenever they spot a judge passing through within the premises, they should stop and pay their respect. The circular said it has[Read More…]
Bengaluru, April 4 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested two Income Tax (I-T) officials in an alleged Rs 14 lakh bribery case and recovered Rs 1.65 crore in cash from them, the premier probe agency said here on Thursday. “The I-T officers were arrested in Koramangala in[Read More…]
New Delhi/Mumbai, April 4 (IANS) Financially challenged passenger carrier Jet Airways now operates a fleet of 26 aircraft, a senior official said on Thursday. Civil Aviation Secretary Pradeep Singh Kharola told reporters in New Delhi that with its current fleet size, the airline fulfils the norms for operating international operations.[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Telecom majors Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio are set for another face-off, this time in the entertainment segment as both the companies plan to offer bids for stake in the Zee Entertainment Enterprises, sources privy to the development said. Bharti Airtel has already initiated the[Read More…]
New Delhi/Bhopal, April 4 (IANS) The Congress on Thursday released its second list of candidates for 12 seats in Madhya Pradesh, fielding Chief Minister Kamal Nath’s son Nakul Nath from Chhindwara. Kamal Nath, who is a nine-time MP from Chhindwara, became the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh after the Congress[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is likely to release its election manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls on April 7, the same date when it had released its manifesto in 2014, sources said on Thursday. The sources said all the prominent BJP leaders, including Prime[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia here on Thursday said the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government was not against private schools or the 7th Pay Commission for their teachers, but against extortion of money from parents in the name of fees. Sisodia’s reaction came after[Read More…]
Kolkata, April 4 (IANS) City football giants East Bengal on Thursday extended Brandon Vanlalremdika’s contract for two years. “Quess East Bengal FC is pleased to announce the renewal of contract with Brandon Vanlalremdika for the next two seasons,” the club said in a statement. “I feel honoured and it’s privilege[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Agri chemicals company Indofil Industries has acquired majority stake in Italy-based crop protection and plant nutrients company Agrowin Biosciences, a statement from Indofil said. The companies, however, did not disclose the amount of money involved in the deal. Indofil Industries is headquartered in Mumbai and[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) An analysis of monetary policy rates prevailing during the UPA-II and the NDA governments shows that the RBI under the former was more conservative in rate cuts while the present government has been flexible in its attempt to push growth. The UPA-II is seen to[Read More…]
Gurugram, April 4 (IANS) Ahead of the parliamentary elections, the police have seized contraband goods and liquor worth around Rs 2 crore in March, an official said on Thursday. The police seized 166 kg marijuana, 7 kg charas, 120 gram smack, 1.8 kg methadone (de-addiction drug) worth over Rs 1[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) The SP-BSP-RLD gathbandhan (alliance) is likely to get a large chunk of Lok Sabha seats at the cost of the BJP in the coming Lok Sabha elections, but the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is far ahead of the RJD-led alliance in Bihar, a survey[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Reacting to BJP veteran L.K. Advani’s blog, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the party’s founder member has perfectly summed up the true essence of the Bharatiya Janata Party. “Advani ji perfectly sums up the true essence of BJP, most notably the guiding[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi’s decision to contest the Lok Sabha election from Wayanad in Kerala exposes the “ideological and political disarray” in the party leadership, the CPI-M has said. “The Wayanad decision speaks much about the present state of ideological and political disarray in the[Read More…]
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday questioned businessman Ratul Puri for over seven hours in the national capital in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal scam, the agency said. The questioning began at the probe agency’s MTNL building office after Puri arrived there after[Read More…]
Raipur, April 4 (IANS) In a major attack ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, four Border Security Force (BSF) personnel, including an Assistant Sub-Inspector, were killed and two others wounded on Thursday in a gun battle with Maoists in Chhattisgarh. The troopers were on a routine area domination patrol duty[Read More…]
Mumbai, April 4 (IANS) Actor Saif Ali Khan who starred in a film called “Chef” and is a foodie finds the food truck concept quite exciting. “I think the food truck is a good idea for foodies,” Saif told the media on Thursday as he launched ‘Marriott On Wheels’ at[Read More…]
