Darbar Move: Offices close in Jammu
Jammu, April 29 (IANS) All top offices of the Jammu and Kashmir government closed in this winter capital on Friday to move to Srinagar, the summer capital, for the next six months. The Civil Secretariat…
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Lok Sabha compliments ISRO for satellite launch
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The Lok Sabha on Friday complimented scientists of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for the successful launch of the seventh navigation satellite, which will lead to the country getting…
Netaji files: Morarji Desai had raised questions on death
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Former Indian prime minister Morarji Desai had raised questions about the death of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in 1977, the newly released declassified files pertaining to Netaji revealed on Friday….
Coal case: HC notice to CBI on JIPL directors’ plea
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to the CBI on appeals of two directors of Jharkhand Ispat Pvt. Ltd., challenging their conviction and four year jail sentence in…
Court frames charges charges in coal block case against Jindal Group
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) A court here on Friday framed charges in coal block case allegedly involving Jindal Group firms. Special Judge Bharat Parashar framed various charges dealing with with criminal conspiracy, cheating and…
Amit Shah again targets Sonia Gandhi over Agusta deal
Kolkata: BJP chief Amit Shah . (Photo: Kuntal Chakrabarty/IANS) New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) BJP chief Amit Shah on Friday renewed attack on Congress president Sonia Gandhi over the AgustaWestland VIP chopper deal, asking on…
BJP MP demands complaint redressal mechanism
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) In an embarrassing situation for the government, a ruling party member on Friday sought a mechanism for redressal of public grievances of parliamentarians, saying their concerns were not being properly…
CBI court extends Noida ex-chief engineer’s custody
Ghaziabad, April 29 (IANS) A CBI special court here on Friday extended judicial custody of Noida’s former chief engineer Yadav Singh and his associate Ramendra Singh till June 3 in a case of alleged abuse…
100 percent indigenisation in defence not feasible: Parrikar
Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Friday said 100 percent indigenisation in defence production will not be “feasible”, and achieving 70 percent self-sufficiency…
DRT pulls up Diageo for delaying Mallya severance package details
Bengaluru, April 29 (IANS) The Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT) on Friday questioned liquor major Diageo for not yet submitting the specifics of $75 million severance package committed to embattled businessman Vijay Mallya. “In my earlier…
Bailey bridge collapses in Manipur, no one hurt
Imphal, April 29 (IANS) A bailey bridge being constructed in Imphal West district of Manipur collapsed on Thursday night, but no one was hurt, officials said on Friday. The bridge was meant to connect the…
Bihar court denies bail to seven held for drinking
Patna, April 29 (IANS) A Bihar court on Friday refused bail to seven businessmen arrested on the charge of consuming alcohol in a posh hotel here despite the liquor ban in the state, a government…
No incursion by China, just transgressions: Parrikar
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) There was no incursion by Chinese troops into Indian territory, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar told the Lok Sabha on Friday. In a written…
Will finalise cooperation in railways with US officials: Prabhu
Kolkata: Union Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu arrives at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Airport in Kolkata, on Jan 7, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Friday said he will…
Crude bombs found in Kolkata
Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) At least 10 crude bombs were found in the city on Friday, a day ahead of the crucial fifth phase of West Bengal assembly polls involving 53 constituencies across Kolkata, South…
Make CAG accountable to parliament: Public Accounts Committee
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has in a special report submitted to Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan recommended that parliament be made a party to the appointment of the Comptroller…
AAP to launch anti-drugs campaign in Delhi, Punjab
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is all set to launch an anti-drugs campaign, primarily in Delhi and Punjab, a party source said on Friday. The campaign, “Ek Nasha”, comes at…
Swamy gives privilege notice against Azad on AgustaWestland scam
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Friday submitted a breach of privilege notice in the Rajya Sabha against Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad for “lying” that the UPA government had blacklisted…
Demolish Adarsh Society building, rules Bombay High Court
Mumbai, April 29 (IANS) Sending a strong signal against corruption, the Bombay High Court on Friday upheld a 2011 order of the Ministry of Environment, and asked the Centre to demolish the controversial 31-storeyed Adarsh…
Two Goa engineering students arrested for drugs possession
Panaji, April 29 (IANS) Anti-Narcotics sleuths in Goa arrested two students for possessing narcotic substances at a state-run engineering college, police said on Friday. The two students have been identified as Arun Rathod, a first…