SC bars seeking votes over religion, ruling hailed
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that seeking votes on the basis of religion, race, caste or language of a candidate or a rival or of the voters is illegal….
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Court to hear defamation case against Kejriwal
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) A court here on Monday posted for January 6 a defamation case filed by Rajya Sabha MP Subhash Chandra against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sumit Dass…
Haryana overpower Mumbai in PWL
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) Haryana Hammers enjoyed an excellent start to their campaign with a comprehensive 5-2 victory over defending champions Mumbai Maharathis in the inaugural match of the second edition of the Pro…
Masimo unveils two medical devices in Bengaluru
Bengaluru, Jan 2 (IANS) US-based non-invasive technology major Masimo on Monday unveiled two medical devices for patient monitoring. “Our non-invasive patient monitoring devices help clinicians get the best results,” said the California-based manufacturer’s founder and…
‘Fascist’ attacks to intensify on Trinamool: Mukul Roy
Kolkata, Jan 2 (IANS) Trinamool Congress Vice President Mukul Roy on Monday said “fascist” attacks on his party will increase in the coming days due to its protest against the Narendra Modi government’s demonetisation move….
President stresses on modernisation of defence forces
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday stressed on the need for modernising the defence forces as a group of probationers of the Indian Defence Accounts Service called on him. The probationers…
France’s De Soultrait wins 1st stage of Dakar Rally in motorcycle category
Resistencia (Paraguay), Jan 2 (IANS) France’s Xavier De Soultrait of team Yamaha won the first stage of the Dakar Rally in the motorcycle category with a time of 28:20 minutes on the course in Paraguay…
Khattar to go to 50 villages never visted by any minister, officer
Chandigarh, Jan 2 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar announced on Monday that he will visit 50 such villages in the state where neither any minister or officer of the level of Sub Divisional…
Banks take cue from SBI to cut rates
Kolkata, Jan 2 (IANS) With a bulk infusion of fresh liquidity arising out from demonetisation, banks, both public and private, on Monday slashed their lending rates, leading to home loan rates falling to their lowest…
Sisodia tells officials to submit weekly progress report
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Monday directed the department secretaries to submit a weekly progress report of important projects to the minister concerned, the Chief Minister and the…
Bengaluru to host ‘Pravasi Bharatiya Divas’ from January 7
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs on Monday announced that the annual overseas Indians’ gathering — “Pravasi Bharatiya Divas” — will be held from January 7-9 in Bengaluru. Prime Minister Narendra…
Kerala Vigilance orders quick verification of charges against woman minister
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 2 (IANS) Kerala’s Vigilance and Anti Corruption Bureau (VACB) on Monday ordered a quick verification against state Fisheries and Cashew Minister J.Mercykutty Amma following an allegation of corruption over the import of raw…
Levying service charge will affect restaurant employees: NRAI
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) The decision of the Department of Consumer Affairs to make levy of service charge optional or discretionary will affect around 8.5 million employees associated with the food service industry, said…
Largest open air theatre fest begins in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, Jan 2 (IANS) The ‘reign of King Kansa’ started with the beginning of Dhanu Yatra, said to be the world’s largest open air theatre festival, in Odisha’s Bargarh district on Monday. The 11-day festival…
Not filing complaint against anybody: Sunil Grover
Mumbai, Jan 2 (IANS) Popular comedian Sunil Grover said on Monday he is not filing a complaint against anybody and all reports related to it are ‘fake’. Sunil, who is playing the lead role in…
Pankaj Advani to lead show in Kolkata snooker meet
Kolkata, Jan 2 (IANS) Ace cueist Pankaj Advani will spearhead a star-studded line-up at the third Kolkata Open National Invitation Snooker Championship starting at the Bengal Rowing Club on Tuesday. Organised by the West Bengal…
Sela wins in Chennai Open
Chennai, Jan 2 (IANS) Israel’s Dudi Sela beat Bosnia-Herzegovina’s Damir Dzumhur 6-2, 6-2 in the men’s singles first round of the Chennai Open tennis tournament here on Monday. The 96th rank Sela was dominant from…
Small savings interest rates retained for January-March quarter
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) Interest rates on small savings schemes like PPF and Kisan Vikas Patra have been kept unchanged for the fourth quarter ending March, the government announced, even as banks, flush with…
Some Delhi-NCR ATMs giving cash, but most are still cash-starved
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) Automated Teller Machines, or ATMs, across Delhi are yet to regain their operations level at par with the pre-demonetisation days. While some of them were found dispensing cash on Monday,…
Mamata calls for industrial peace in ‘bad situation’ from demonetisation
Haldia (West Bengal), Jan 2 (IANS) Slamming Prime Minister Narendra Modi again on the currency ban, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday called for “industrial peace” for creating more employment opportunity when demonetisation…