New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate on Friday questioned Delhi-based lawyer Rohit Tandon who allegedly converted over Rs 2 crore of demonetised money into new currency notes with the help of hawala trader…
Jaipur, Dec 23 (IANS) Gujarat Patidar leader Hardik Patel on Friday claimed that he was “arrested” here, but Jaipur city police denied it, saying he was only “escorted”. Patel earlier tweeted he was arrested on…
Ahmedabad, Dec 23 (IANS) Kumar Mangalam Birla, head of the leading industrial conglomerate Birla Group, on Friday declined comment on allegations that his group had paid Rs 25 crore to Prime Minister Narendra Modi when…
Hyderabad, Dec 23 (IANS) President Pranab MukherjeeAon Friday said India was on the cusp of a leap towards a higher economic growth trajectory. Addressing the centenary celebrations of the Federation of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh…
Kolkata, Dec 23 (IANS) The Income Tax Department on Friday seized old currency notes worth Rs 3.86 crore after raiding a city-based businessman’s office, an official said. “After getting information from our sources, we raided…
Jaipur, Dec 23 (IANS) Riding on an unbeaten 126-run seventh-wicket stand between Chirag Gandhi and Rush Kalaria, Gujarat ended the opening day of their Ranji Trophy cricket quarter-final match on 197/6 at the Sawai Mansingh…
Washington, Dec 23 (IANS) A large number of guests from Christian and other communities joined Christmas celebrations at the Indian Embassy here Thursday. Welcoming the guests, including representatives from business, administration, professionals and media, Indian…
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) The government on Friday introduced a host of changes to ease the rules for applying for an Indian passport, including expansion of the basket of documents needed to be submitted…
Bengaluru, Dec 23 (IANS) State-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) has set up a 3.5-megawatt solar energy project to power its airport facility in the eastern suburb of this tech hub, said the defence behemoth on…
Kolkata, Dec 23 (IANS) Golfer Rashid Khan’s sensational eight-under 64 in the second round catapulted him to the top spot along with Thailand’s Pariya Junhasavasdikul at the McLeod Russel Tour Championship here on Friday. Delhi’s…
Panaji, Dec 23 (IANS) A few days after the Aam Aadmi Party named him as its chief ministerial candidate in Goa, former bureaucrat Elvis Gomes has been summoned by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of the…
Vadodara, Dec 23 (IANS) Jharkhand spinner Shahbaz Nadeem claimed a five-wicket haul as Haryana posted 251/7 in their first innings on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy quarter-final at the Moti Bagh Stadium here…
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) With more than 100 centres in India, the Kumon Institute of Education – a private educational hub that traces its roots to its Japanese parent and which helps students to…
Mumbai, Dec 23 (IANS) Industrialist Nusli Wadia, an Independent Director of Tata Chemicals, on Friday made an impassioned appeal to the company’s shareholders to vote with their “conscience” during the firm’s extra-ordinary general meeting (EGM)….
Kolkata, Dec 23 (IANS) Actor-turned-BJP leader and Rajya Sabha member Roopa Ganguly was admitted to a private city hospital with a “small brain haematoma” on Friday, doctors said. The hospital said she is under observation…
Jaipur, Dec 23 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday lashed out against the Narendra Modi government on demonetisation and termed it a “big scam”. “People are facing problems, troubles and hardships due to…
Panaji, Dec 23 (IANS) Ahead of Christmas, the AAP in Goa on Friday played Santa Claus of sorts, promising increased government doles and virtually doubled financial benefits for a cross section of the electorate should…
Kolkata, Dec 23 (IANS) A man allegedly killed his wife and daughter before committing suicide in West Bengal’s Burdwan district on Friday, police said. “Bodies of Sajal Baran Nag, 62, and his wife and younger…
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has put a complete ban on open burning of waste including at landfill sites and declared a fine of Rs 25,000 on waste burning in…
Mumbai: Model Myrra during a photoshoot for Christmas in Mumbai, on Dec 22, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai: Model Myrra during a photoshoot for Christmas in Mumbai, on Dec 22, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai: Model Myrra…