BJP may edge out NCP in Pune civic polls
Pune, Feb 23 (IANS) In what could be a huge setback to the Pawar family, the Bharatiya Janata Party raced towards victory in Pune Municipal Corporation elections by notching comfortable leads in 65 of the…
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Pul’s wife withdraws letter to CJI
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Dangwimsai Pul, wife of the late Arunachal Chief Minister Kalikho Pul, on Thursday withdrew her letter to Chief Justice of India J.S. Khehar, saying the Supreme Court has no business…
Transparent system to ensure quality diet for troopers: BSF
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) The BSF on Thursday told Delhi High Court that a “very transparent system” was in place to ensure quality diet for the troopers since their “health and safety” was a…
Protests against ABVP, police after Ramjas violence
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Hundreds of students on Thursday protested outside the Delhi Police headquarters on Thursday, a day after clashes between student groups left several injured at the Ramjas College. The demonstration was…
Shiv Sena leads in battle for Mumbai
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IANS) The ruling Shiv Sena appeared all set to retain control over the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), India’s biggest and richest civic body, election officials said on Thursday. The Bharatiya Janata Party…
Ajay Singh named Congress opposition leader in MP
Bhopal, Feb 23 (IANS) The Congress on Thursday named Ajay Singh as Leader of Opposition in the Madhya Pradesh state Assembly. Former union minister Singh is the son of late veteran Congress leader Arjun Singh….
Mumbai Congress chief offers to quit
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IANS) Mumbai Congress President Sanjay Nirupam on Thursday said he was ready resign from his post following the party’s poor showing in the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) election. Asked by IANS if…
MobiKwik to invest Rs 300 cr to treble user base
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Domestic mobile wallet major MobiKwik on Thursday announced it will invest Rs 300 crore to treble its user base from the current 50 million to 150 million in 2017. The…
DUJ condemns attacks on media, students
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) The Delhi Union of Journalists (DUJ) on Thursday expressed anger and anguish over the attacks on journalists, teachers and students in Delhi University. “There were several assaults (on Wednesday) on…
Three soldiers, woman killed in Kashmir attack
Srinagar, Feb 23 (IANS) Three soldiers and a woman were killed in a militant attack in a south Kashmir village on Thursday, police said. Two officers, a Lt. Colonel and a Major, and three more…
Ramjas violence example of state-backed intolerance: CPI-M
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Describing the violence outside Ramjas College here as an example of “state machinery backed violent intolerance”, the CPI-M on Thursday demanded action against ABVP activists involved in the assault as…
Public Cloud services market to grow 18% in 2017: Gartner
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IANS) Global public Cloud services market is projected to grow 18 per cent in 2017 to hit $246.8 billion, up from $209.2 billion in 2016, market research firm Gartner said on Thursday….
Have become political football: Mallya
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya on Thursday said he has become a “political football” between two major political parties in India. Mallya, now in the UK, faces money laundering and…
Tackling pollution, investing in renewables will help India’s economy: UNEP chief Erik Solheim
By Vishal Gulati New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) India has some of the most polluted cities in the world. It also needs to create jobs. So it is not rocket science to figure out that…
Hundreds of thousands vote in Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow, Feb 23 (IANS) Hundreds of thousands of people on Thursday voted across 53 constituencies in the fourth phase of assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, officials said. After a slow start, voting picked up in…
Google doodle celebrates discovery of seven exoplanets
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Google on Thursday celebrated with a doodle NASA’s announcement of the discovery of seven Earth-size planets around a single nearby star — believed to be the best target yet for…
Sharp slump in fruit-vegetable exports prompts long-term remedies
By Saurabh Katkurwar New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) A sharp, 18 per cent slump in the exports of fruit and vegetables alone in the past two years — largely due to a stringent green norm…
JNU trashes as ridiculous students’ ‘work 2 days’ offer
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Thursday trashed as “ridiculous” the agitating students’ offer to “allow” the authorities to resume work in the administrative block for two days with a…
Bharti Airtel to buy out Telenor India
New Delhi/Mumbai, Feb 23 (IANS) India’s largest telecom service provider Bharti Airtel on Thursday announced that it has inked a definitive agreement to acquire Telenor (India). According to the telecom major, it has entered into…
Shiv Sena notches early leads in BMC polls
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IANS) The Shiv Sena notched early leads in 30 wards while the BJP was leading in 20 wards as counting of votes cast in the elections to the 227-seat BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation,…