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Probe against Nitin Gadkari’s firms begins
Amid allegations of dubious funding into the companies of BJP chief Nitin Gadkari, the Corporate Affairs Ministry today said it is looking into investments made in his companies995 and 1999, when Mr Gadkari was PWD minister in Maharashtra The BJP chief, who was scheduled to come back to Delhi has cancelled his visit [subscribe2]
Kingfisher crisis ends
The striking employees of Kingfisher Airlines have decided to resume work with immediate effect, KFA CEO Sanjay Aggarwal said on Thursday said3 The airline management had been struggling to convince the employees, particularly the pilots and the engineers, to accept its offer of three-month salary and return to work However, some employees were [...]
Naveen Jindal accuses Zee TV of extortion, releases video as proof
Steel tycoon Naveen Jindal today held a press conference where he shared details of why his company has accused Zee News of attempted extortion00 crore on advertising, the channel would run unfavourable stories about how his firm was allocated coal fields5 The channel alleges that Mr Jindal manhandled some of its reporters when they asked him to [...]
UP: Indefinite curfew clamped in Faizabad
In Uttar Pradesh indefinite curfew has been imposed in city Kotwali area of religious city of Faizabad after a group clash on Wednesday DG of state Police AC Sharma has already reached in the city and took over the command of law and order maintenance As per reports the administration is doing all efforts to revive and maintain the peace and [...]
Mukesh Ambani richest Indian for fifth year with wealth of $21bn: Forbes
Mukesh Ambani has retained his position as the world's richest Indian for the fifth year in a row, although his networth declined by 1 billion US Dollars but remained well above that of the second-ranked Lakshmi Mittal6 billion, making him the second richest, as per global business magazine Forbes' annual ranking of 100 wealthiest Indians, [...]
L&T, TCS among world’s 50 most innovative firms: Forbes
Five Indian companies -- Larsen &Toubro, Hindustan Unilever, Infosys, TCS and Sun Pharma -- have made to a list of the world's 50 most innovative firms, with the engineering giant L&T ranking among the top-ten2th9th, Tata Consultancy Services 29th and Sun Pharma 38th among the Indian companies In the overall list, Salesforcecom is [...]
Team Anna announces political party
Minutes before the announcement by Anna Hazare to end the ten-day-long fast by the Team Anna on Friday, Arvind Kejriwal one of the eminent team Anna member, while speaking at Jantar Mantar insisted that government does not want to bring a strong Lokpal bill While thanking Former Army Chief General retired VK Singh, Tejender Singh, Dr Bisht and [...]
Shinde to be new Leader of House in Lok Sabha
Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde will now be the Leader of the House in Lok Sabha Mr Shinde's name was nominated by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, said Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Bansal Mr Shinde replaces Pranab Mukherjee, who was last month elected to the highest constitutional post of President Mr Shinde took over as country's [...]
Ex-Army Chief Gen VK Singh joins Hazare at Jantar Mantar
The Retired Army Chief General VK Singh, on Friday, arrived at Jantar Mantar and shared dais with Anna Hazare Anna’s fast will be broken at the hands of General VK Singh, unlike his previous fasts, which were broken at the hands of the children Gen Singh arrived at the Team Anna protest venue shortly before the protesting activists are due to [...]
Former RSS chief Sudarshan found 7 hrs after he goes missing
Former RSS chief KS Sudarshan, who was reported to have gone missing in Mysore on Friday morning, has been traced-year-old former RSS leader is staying at his brother's place in Nazarabad, Mysore The RSS had also confirmed that Sudarshan was missing and police had immediately launched a hunt for him [subscribe2]
Tribunal confirms MHA declaration of SIMI as unlawful association
The Tribunal has confirmed MHA declaration of SIMI as an unlawful association, 20122 had declared SIMI an unlawful association with immediate effect for two years, under the provisions of the Unlawful Activities 967 As per provision of the said Act, a tribunal consisting of Shri Justice VKShali, a sitting Judge of Delhi High Court was [...]
1999 BMW hit-and-run case: No additional jail term for Sanjeev Nanda
Sanjeev Nanda, convicted in the BMW hit-and-run case, on Friday got a reprieve from the Supreme Court which refused to enhance the quantum of punishment of two years already undergone by him and directed him to do community service for two years0-year-sentence The Supreme Court agreed that Mr Nanda should have been convicted under a tougher [...]
15 per cent less rains expected this season
The India Meteorological Department 29 per cent deficient rains in the first two months of the four-month rain season, prompting experts to draw comparisons with drought years of 2002 or even worse in 19189 per cent while in 1918 it was 28 per cent Officials said Haryana, Punjab, Gujarat, Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada and interior Karnataka [...]
Hospitalise fasting members: Police tell Team Anna
The Delhi Police on Wednesday sent a notice to Team Anna asking it to hospitalise its fasting members Arvind Kejriwal and Gopal Rai, whose condition has been deteriorating rapidly With a team of government doctors examining the anti-corruption activists advising them repeatedly to end their indefinite fast and get hospitalised immediately in the [...]
Electricity restored fully in all regions
A day after the biggest blackout in the country, affecting half of India's population, the main distribution company on Wednesday said nearly 100 percent of the demand had been restored in all five regions of the country00 percent, said the company in a grid status report Wednesday morning6,372 MW of hydel power in the country9 states, disrupting [...]
RBI keeps rates unchanged; cuts SLR to 23%
The Reserve Bank of India 303% deficient so far this year and this could fan prices further High borrowing and raw material costs, however, have hit companies that have deferred capacity expansion plans, hurt job prospects and shaved off overall economic growth In the first three months of the current year, India's gross domestic product GDP [...]
Blast in Assam kills one soldier
At least seven people were hurt on Tuesday after a high intensity blast occurred in Gopalpara district of Assam injured, besides rendering two lakh people homeless [subscribe2]
Terror tunnel: India lodges strong protest with Pakistan
India on Tuesday lodged a strong protest with Pakistan days after unearthing a suspected terror tunnel in Jammu's Samba sector The Border Security Force BSF handed over a written complaint to the Pakistani rangers India's worst fears on terror infiltration and narcotic smuggling from Pakistan had come true when the terror tunnel was discovered [...]
Two children die, 435 people admitted to Kolkata hospital with food poisoning
Two children have died and over 400 hospitalised after eating food at an iftaar party in North 24 Parganas district, Minister of State for Health Chandrima Bhattacharya said today1-year-old boy died A medical team has been sent to Bankra, the minister said [subscribe2]
INS ‘Baaz’ – Commissioned by Admiral Nirmal Verma
INS ‘Baaz’ – Commissioned by Admiral Nirmal Verma as First Naval Air Station in Nicobar Group of Islands “INS Baaz Overlooks Strait of Malacca While Also Dominating the Six Degree Channel”: Admiral Nirmal Verma Campbell Bay, Andaman and Nicobar Islands The Naval Air Station at Campbell Bay on Great Nicobar Island, was [...]
