Three killed in car blast in Punjab ahead of polls
Chandigarh, Jan 31 (IANS) Days before polling in the Punjab assembly elections, at least three persons were killed in a powerful blast in a car close to a rally of a Congress candidate near the…
January 2017
Gujarat BJP youth wing chief faces rotten eggs, ink attacks
Surat, Jan 31 (IANS) Gujarat BJP youth wing president Ritwij Patel on Tuesday faced rotten eggs, water pouches and ink thrown at him by a mob of Patel youngsters when he took out a rally…
Murdered Infosys staffer’s father alleges harassment by senior
Pune, Jan 31 (IANS) The father of K. Rasila Raju, the Infosys software engineer, who was murdered at her office by a security guard, on Thursday alleged his daughter was facing constant harassment fromy a…
ED officer alleges ‘larger conspiracy’ to eject him from Rose Valley probe
Kolkata, Jan 31 (IANS) ED officer Manoj Kumar, who is facing allegations of closeness to the wife of scam-accused Rose Valley Chit Fund owner Gautam Kundu, Tuesday termed the accusations as part of a “larger…
Senior citizen dies trying to break up fight, two held
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) An old man died while trying to break up a fight between his son and a few neighbours over a property dispute, police said here on Tuesday, adding that two…
Three killed in car blast in Punjab ahead of polls
Chandigarh, Jan 31 (IANS) At least three persons were killed in a powerful blast in a car near a rally of a Congress candidate near Punjab’s Bathinda city on Tuesday evening, police said. The incident…
SRK visits Golden Temple with Sidhwani, son AbRam
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan on Tuesday visited the Golden Temple here with his younger son AbRam and “Raees” producer Ritesh Sidhwani to seek blessings after the success of their…
Congress for discussion on demonetisation, other issues
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) The Congress on Tuesday demanded a discussion on various issues in the current Budget session of Parliament, including demonetisation, militant activities on the international border in Jammu and Kashmir and…
Italy’s former rail boss jailed over 2009 disaster
Lucca (Italy), Jan 31 (IANS/AKI) An Italian court on Tuesday jailed former Italian railways chief Mauro Moretti over an explosion that killed 29 people when a freight train derailed in the Tuscan coastal city of…
Minor fire in Parliament, no one injured
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) A minor fire broke out in the Parliament complex here on Tuesday night due to a short circuit in a computer and was doused in about half an hour, a…
Anti-mafia police hold 86 in Naples drugs bust
Naples (Italy), Jan 31 (IANS/AKI) Police arrested 86 people in the southern city of Naples on Tuesday in a major operation against the local mafia or Camorra’s drug-trafficking and drug dealing rackets. Police said the…
‘Centre may not earn much changing capital gain tax regime’
Chennai, Jan 31 (IANS) The central government may not earn much by changing the capital gains tax rates on equities and investment in equities cannot be equated with investments in real estate and others, said…
EC bars top Punjab cop from assembly seat being contested by wife
Chandigarh, Jan 31 (IANS) The Election Commission on Tuesday ordered that senior Punjab Police officer Mohammad Mustafa would not be allowed to enter the Malerkotla assembly constituency, from where his wife, Razia Sultana, is contesting…
BJP slightly ahead of SP-Congress in UP: Survey
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh is likely to witness a close race with the BJP and its allies expected to get 180-191 seats and the Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance 168-178 seats, a poll survey…
Three killed in car blast in Punjab town
Chandigarh, Jan 31 (IANS) At least three persons were reportedly killed in a powerful blast in a car near a rally of a Congress candidate near Punjab’s Bathinda city on Tuesday evening, police said. The…
Congress uses Economic Survey ‘stick’ to attack government
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) While maintaining President Pranab Mukherjee’s address was not his personal one but prepared by the government, the Congress on Tuesday hit out at the Narendra Modi government, saying it has…
Three killed in car blast in Punjab town
Chandigarh, Jan 31 (IANS) At least three persons were reportedly killed in a powerful blast in a car near a rally of a Congress candidate near Punjab’s Bathinda city on Tuesday evening, police said. At…
Ex-minister Akhilesh Das rejoins Congress
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Former Union minister Akhilesh Das, who had joined the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), on Tuesday rejoined the Congress ahead of the assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh. Das was Minister of…
JNU student faints during hunger strike
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) A JNU student, on hunger strike for the last one week, was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) after he collapsed during a slogan shouting duel…
CISF to switchover to cashless fuel procurement from Wednesday
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) The CISF on Tuesday initiated ‘Fleet Management System’ – the first-ever cashless mode of fuel procurement by any Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs)- in collaboration with the IOCL to save…