ISRO launches 20 satellites in a single mission
Sriharikota: Indian Space Research Organisation's trusted workhorse PSLV-C34 lifted-off with 20 satellites at 9.26 am from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota. In its 36th flight, the PSLV-C34 will launch the 727.5 kg Cartosat-2 series satellite for earth observation and...
Sanjay Valvani, accused of insider trading found dead
Brooklyn: Sanjay Valvani, the Visium Asset Management partner charged with insider trading last week, was found dead in an apparent suicide at his Brooklyn home. New York City police were called to his home on Monday night, where they found a...
Pakistan High Commission invites separatists for Iftar
File Pic New Delhi/Nagpur: Separatist leaders from Jammu and Kashmir, including Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, have been invited by the Pakistan High Commission for the annual Iftar party in New Delhi on June 25. Most of the...
Ragged nursing student critical, forced to drink toilet cleaner
File Pic Karnataka/Nagpur: A female nursing student from Kerala who was subjected to cruel ragging in a nursing college at Gulberga in Karnataka has been hospitalised in a serious condition. The student was forced to drink cleaning fluid. She has been...
JD (U) corners PM Modi, says ‘masters of event management’ branding yoga
Patna/Nagpur: The Janata Dal (United) on Tuesday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is indulging in unwarranted politics in the name of yoga and dubbed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders to be 'masters of event management'. JD (U) leader Sanjay...
NCW gives Salman 7 days to apologise for rape comment
New Delhi/Nagpur: Lalitha Kumaramangalam, National Commission for Women chief, told some news agency that the commission has Salman Khan a letter asking why he made the remark. This is very sad. Just because he is Salman Khan doesn't mean he...
Income Tax Department to Block PAN, LPG Subsidy of Defaulters
Representational Pic New Delhi/Nagpur: In order to cripple and check the activities of wilful tax defaulters, the Income Tax department has decided to "block" Permanent Account Number (PAN) of such entities, get their LPG subsidy cancelled and take measures to...
I’m not a chappal to be worn and thrown, says sacked K’taka Cong MLA
Karnataka/Nagpur: Smarting over his removal as a minister, Kannada mega-star MH Ambareesh offered this message to his party, the Congress, today: "I am not a chappal (Slipper) that can be worn and then thrown away," he told media. Ambareesh, 63, was...
Delhi: Rape victim kills self
New Delhi: A 21-year-old woman, who was allegedly raped by a friend on the pretext of marriage, allegedly committed suicide at her residence in east Delhi's Harsh Vihar area, police said today. The woman was allegedly being pressurised to agree to...
Embrace Yoga as part of daily life: PM Modi, leads Yoga Day celebrations in Chandigarh
Chandigarh: Earlir in the morning, calling on the world to embrace Yoga as a discipline in everyday life, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted that the ancient Indian art was the most selfless of its kind, as it did not discriminate,...
Govt relaxes FDI norms, allows 100% in Aviation and Defence sectors
File Pic New Delhi/Nagpur: In a strategic move, the Government eased Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) norms for nine sectors, including Defence, Food Products, Civil Aviation, Pharmaceuticals, Broadcasting, Retail Trade, suggesting a plucky drive to push reforms. The latest move comes two...
Rajasthan Minister Gulab Chand Kataria In Trouble For ‘S****’ Manmohan Singh Remarks
Jaipur/Nagpur: Rajasthan's home minister Gulab Chand Kataria has been attacked by the Congress for using foul language against former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at a meeting on Sunday. First he regretted that the pejorative escaped him in a flow. Today he clarified...
Sheena Bora case: Indrani’s driver Shyamvar Rai made approver
Mumbai: A Mumbai court on Monday made Sheena Bora murder case prime accused Indrani Mukerjea's former driver Shyamvar Rai an approver. Rai, whose arrest last year led the police to unearth Sheenas murder, had on May 11 told a special CBI...
Supreme Court refuses to stay culling of nilgai, wild boar, monkey
SONY DSC NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay Centre's notification allowing culling of nilgai , wild boar in Bihar, monkey in Himachal Pradesh. It also declined to stay killing of wild boar in Uttrakhand. A bench headed...
Saffron or green or red, will accept what is good for nation: HRD MoS Katheria clarifies
New Delhi: Union minister Ram S Katheria, who triggered a row on Saturday when he was heard saying that 'bhagwakaran' (saffronisation) or 'sanghwad' is good for the country and is bound to happen, on Monday said his remarks had been...
Rajan’s exit: Sensex dips; Rupee tumbles
File Pic Mumbai/Nagpur: The surprise announcement of Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan to not seek a second term seemed to have rattled both the equity and forex markets today with the Sensex shedding 163 points in early trade while the...
Former BJP MP Chetan Chauhan named NIFT chief
New Delhi/Nagpur: Former BJP MP Chetan Chauhan, who had played Test cricket for India, has been appointed as the Chairman of the prestigious National Institute of Fashion Technology, prompting sharp reaction from the Aam Aadmi Party. Delhi Chief Minister and AAP...
No threat to polio-free status of India: WHO
File Pic New Delhi/Nagpur: Amidst concerns over resurfacing of polio cases in India, the World Health Organisation on Saturday said there is "no threat" to the polio-free status of all South East Asian region countries, including India, and the detection...
No second term says, RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan
File Pic Mumbai/Nagpur: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan said on Saturday he will leave the central bank when his term ends on September 4 and plans to return to academia. Raghuram Rajan, a former chief economist at the...
More power to them, says proud PM on induction of women fighter pilots
New Delhi/Nagpur: As three women were inducted as into IAF as fighter pilots today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed it as a "matter of immense pride and joy". "It is a matter of immense pride & joy to see the first...
Jisha murder case: Police to conduct identification parade of accused
File Pic Ernakulam/Nagpur: The court of Ernakulam chief judicial magistrate has granted permission to the police to conduct an identification parade of accused in the Jisha rape-murder case. Kerala DGP Loknath Behera today said the legal matters pertaining to the case...
