Khaleda Zia’s exiled son named BNP chief
Dhaka, Feb 9 (IANS) The Vice President of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has taken over as the party’s chairman after his mother and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia was was sentenced to five years…
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Procedure after judge Loya’s death violated criminal code, SC told
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday was told that the procedure followed by police in the wake of Special CBI Judge B.H. Loya’s death and the circumstances surrounding it was in…
Delhi HC seeks response on illegal poultry slaughtering
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday asked the Delhi government and others to file a response on a plea seeking a ban on illegal slaughter of poultry birds in the…
Three Punjab teachers suspended for Dalit student’s rape
Chandigarh, Feb 9 (IANS) The Punjab Education Department on Friday suspended a government school Principal and two teachers on charge of moral turpitude after the rape of a Dalit girl student by two of them…
Android Messages to let users text from the web: Report
San Francisco, Feb 9 (IANS) Google is planning to introduce a web interface for its SMS application “Android Messages” that would let users pair their smartphones with a computer for all of their texting needs….
BPCL’s Q3 standalone net falls 5.6%
Mumbai, Feb 9 (IANS) Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) on Friday reported a 5.64 per cent fall in its standalone net profit to Rs 2,143.74 crore in the third quarter (Q3) of 2017-18. The company had…
NASA’s 3-D printable tools could test blood samples on ISS
Washington, Feb 9 (IANS) To enable astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) to analyse biological samples without sending them back to Earth, NASA researchers, including one of Indian-origin, are developing 3-D printable tools that…
Global cues pull equities lower; banks stocks slump
Mumbai, Feb 9 (IANS) Indian equities on Friday plunged into the negative territory amid a global sell-off, with the key indices — the BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50 — shedding over 400 points and 100…
Jet to start second Bengaluru-Singapore flight
Bengaluru, Feb 9 (IANS) Leading Indian private carrier Jet Airways on Friday said it would operate a second flight daily on Bengaluru-Singapure route from March 15 to meet the growing demand for the service. “Jet…
Delhi begins process to provide health cards
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The Delhi government on Friday initiated a process to provide health cards to all the city’s residents for free medical services. The city government had invited Expression of Interest (EoI)…
Vintage T-55 tank presented to UP varsity
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) A vintage T-55 tank was gifted to Mohammad Ali Jauhar University in Uttar Pradesh’s Rampur by the Indian Army to “motivate” students, an official statement said on Friday. The tank…
Five CPI-M workers, 2 policemen hurt in Tripura
Agartala, Feb 9 (IANS) In the first incident of pre-poll violence in Tripura, some rival activists on Friday attacked supporters of a candidate of the ruling CPI-M in Takarjala, injuring five Left members and two…
Direct tax collections up 19%
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Direct tax collections in the current fiscal, up to January, have risen to Rs 6.95 lakh crore, which is up 19.3 per cent over the same period last year, the…
Kerala HC quashes FIR against Chandy, others in ‘land grab’ case
Kochi, Feb 9 (IANS) The Kerala High Court on Friday quashed an FIR registered last year by the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau against former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, a top official and others in an…
SBI posts net loss of Rs 2,416 crore in Q3
Mumbai, Feb 9 (IANS) India’s largest bank, State Bank of India (SBI), on Friday said it closed the third quarter of the current fiscal with a net loss of Rs 2,416.37 crore. In a regulatory…
John Abraham’s ‘Dhoom’ act at Auto Expo
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) “Dhoom” star John Abraham, also known for his fondness for bikes, made a chic entry on a two-wheeler at the ongoing Auto Expo on Friday. John arrived on a bike…
Decoded: Why you feel hungrier after weight loss
London, Feb 9 (IANS) Ever wondered why it is so difficult to maintain a healthy weight after substantial weight loss? Hunger hormone ghrelin which tricks the bodies into thinking that it needs to eat more,…
India can cater to global processed food market: Minister
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) With increasing output from the agriculture sector leading to a rise in food processing activities, India will be able to cater to the international markets by exporting more processed foods,…
Woman slits one-year-old daughter’s throat, arrested
Dhar, Feb 9 (IANS) A woman has been arrested for allegedly killing her one-year-old daughter by slitting her throat with a sharp weapon for constantly crying in a village in Madhya Pradesh, police said on…
Was assessment done before proposing Master Plan amendments, asks SC
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Delhi government and the DDA whether they had conducted any Environment Impact Assessment before proposing amendments to Master Plan 2021 to protect traders…