Cash crunch will ease soon, RBI Governor tells PAC
New Delhi: Reserve Bank of India Governor Urjit Patel on Friday told the Public Accounts Committee that the cash crunch in the country post the November 8 demonetisation drive will normalise with the passage of time. Sources said the central banking...
Air India puts 57 ‘overweight’ crew members on ground duty
File Pic New Delhi: Cracking the whip on its over-weight cabin staff, the government-owned Air India has temporarily taken off 57 crew members from flying and put them on ground duty. These cabin crew members, including air hostesses, have been told...
SC defers hearing on postponing of budget to Jan 23
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday deferred till January 23 the hearing on a plea seeking postponement of the Union Budget presentation ahead of assembly polls in five states. The apex court had on January 6 refused an urgent hearing...
Akhilesh Yadav’s list of 191 Samajwadi Party candidates includes uncle Shivpal Yadav
New Delhi: Estranged uncle Shivpal Yadav has made Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's first list of 191 Samajwadi Party candidates, but several other close associates of his father Mulayam Singh Yadav have been left out. The candidates were announced today ahead...
‘Sairat’ stars Archie and Parsha team up again as brand Ambassadors for E.C.
"Did you understand what I said? Or shall I explain in English?" This was leading lady 'Archie's' (Rinku Rajguru) most favorite dialogue in Marathi block buster film Sairat. Well, she, along with her 'hero' Parsha (Akash Thosar) is going to be...
Bombay HC not happy with probe in Dabholkar and Pansare murder cases
Mumbai: The Bombay high court today said that it is not happy with probe in Narendra Dabholkar and Govind Pansare murder cases. The Central Bureau of Investigation has submitted ballistic report from Ahmedabad forensic lab to the HC in sealed cover. Both...
SC postpones Jallikattu order on Centre’s request
The Supreme Court has accepted Centre's plea to not deliver its judgment on Jallikattu for a week. Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi mentioned before CJI Jagdish Singh Khehar that Jallikattu judgement should be deferred till next week as Union and state governments...
Stalin, Kanimozhi among DMK leaders held for staging rail roko
Chennai: Scores of DMK workers, including the party's working secretary M K Stalin, were today detained for staging rail roko on the Jallikattu issue, even as protesters stayed put at Marina beach in Chennai and elsewhere in Tamil Nadu notwithstanding...
Samsung to disclose cause of Galaxy Note 7 fire on Jan 23
Samsung Electronics said today it will announce on January 23 the reason why its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones overheated and caught fire. The announcement will be livestreamed in Chinese, English and Korean on its websites. Koh Dong-jin, Samsung's mobile president, will...
Pune executive kills wife for oversharing on social media, hangs himself
Pune: Furious over a social media post, a techie in Pune allegedly strangled his wife and then hung himself at their home on Tuesday. Rakesh Gangurde, 34, left a suicide note in which he reportedly said he was upset with his...
Uddhav mum on tie-up with BJP for Mumbai civic polls
Mumbai: Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday made a slew of announcements which his party intends to implement if voted to power in the BMC, but maintained silence over alliance with the BJP in the upcoming civic polls. "Talks of...
Tamil Makkal movement spreading like wildfire across the globe
New Delhi: Reciprocating to the spontaneous feeling of outrage being expressed by Tamilians all across the globe, internationally acclaimed Musician A.R. Rehman has tweeted his decision to observe a fast tomorrow in support of "the spirit of Tamilnadu" as he...
No objection if bail granted to Sadhvi Pragya: NIA tells HC
The National Investigation Agency, probing the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case, on Thursday told the Bombay high court that it has no objection if the HC grants bail to accused Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur. Additional Solicitor General Anil Singh, appearing for...
LCA Tejas to be the new attraction at R-Day parade this year
New Delhi: India's indigenous Light Combat Aircraft Tejas and indigenous helicopters Rudra and HAL Dhruv would be flying over Rajpath this Republic Day. This will the first time that Tejas will take part in the parade. The Indian Air Force has begun...
Rs 71 cr in cash, liquor worth Rs 7.7 cr recovered in UP
Representational Pic Uttar Pradesh: The Election Commission-appointed surveillance and expenditure monitoring teams have recovered over Rs 80.44 crore in cash, including Rs 71.32 crore from Uttar Pradesh alone, and liquor and drugs worth over Rs 8 crore and Rs 6.45...
TN lawyers to boycott courts in support of Jallikattu
Chennai: The Madras high court Advocates Association today announced boycott of the courts tomorrow in support of state wide protests demanding a lifting ban on Jallikattu. President of the Association G Mohanakrishnan, however, made it clear that the boycott was not...
Wait, good will happen on Jallikattu, OPS says after meeting Modi
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government will soon take steps along with the Centre on how to enable Jallikattu, Chief Minister O Panneerselvam said after his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "You will soon see steps. Wait, good will happen,"...
DRT allows bankers to start recovering Rs 6204 cr debt from Mallya
New Delhi: The Debt Recovery Tribunal allows bankers to start proceedings to recover Rs 6,203 cr debt from beleaguered businessman Vijay Mallya. The decision came following the State Bank of India-led consortium's application plea against...
BJP worker hacked to death in Kannur, hartal called in town
Representational Pic Kerala: A Bharatiya Janata Party worker was hacked to death in Kannur district of Kerala on Wednesday night. 52-year old Mullapram Ezhuthan Santhosh was murdered when he was alone in his house. The BJP alleged that the Communist Party...
Manmohan Singh, former P.M., former RBI Governor and forever a gentleman, comes to Urjit Patel’s aid!
Manmohan Singh showed his mettle again today and how he is so different than the present ruling lot. The present RBI Governor, Urjit Patel appeared before the Parliamentary panel today to answer questions on demonetization. When Urjit Patel testified for a...
BJP’s Sangeet Som begins UP campaign with divisive politics again!
Sangeet Som, BJP’s firebrand MLA and an accused in the Muzaffarnagar riots case is at it again allege politicians of rival parties. Doing what he, and many in the ruling party do well, that is dividing people along communal lines...
