Mallya remains United Breweries chairman
Bengaluru, Sep 7 (IANS) Beleaguered liquor baron Vijay Mallya will continue to be the chairman of United Breweries Ltd (UBL) though he is out of India since March and has not presided over board meetings,…
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SC won’t quash FIR against Dadlani, asks him to approach HC
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to entertain a plea by Bollywood music composer Vishal Dadlani to quash an FIR against him for criticising Jain monk Tarun Sagar who addressed…
Gurgaon police collects Rs 76.6 lakh from traffic violators in 20 days
Gurgaon, Sep 7 (IANS) Gurgaon traffic police have collected nearly Rs 76.6 lakh from motorists in the last 20 days — an average of almost Rs 400,000 a day — for violating traffic rules, police…
Mamata urges German investors to invest in Bengal
Munich, Sep 7 (IANS) Projecting West Bengal as a preferred destination for investment, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday urged German investors to put their trust in her state. Addressing an interactive session attended by…
ICC shelves two-tier Test system; shifts focus to bilateral ties
Dubai, Sep 7 (IANS) Under pressure from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and a few other boards, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has on Wednesday decided to shelve the proposed two-tier…
Did not take Hurriyat leader’s refusal to meet as insult: Yechury
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Communist Party of India Marxist (CPI-M) leader Sitaram Yechury said on Wednesday that he did not take Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani’s refusal to meet him and others as…
Railways to introduce flexi fare pricing
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Indian Railways on Wednesday said that it will introduce flexi fare pricing in its Rajdhani, Duranto and Shatabdi trains from September 9. “The base fares will increase by 10 per…
Petition against Pokeman for hurting religious sentiments
Ahmedabad, Sep 7 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday issued notices to the Centre, the state Government and Niantic Inc, the San Francisco-based developer of controversial mobile phone game Pokemon Go, following a petition…
Dabholkar murder: CBI chargesheet names conspirator, killers
Pune, Sep 7 (IANS) In a major development in the murder case of rationalist Narendra Dabholkar, the CBI on Wednesday named a right-wing medico as the alleged prime conspirator. The CBI has claimed that the…
Pakistan ‘rejects’ Indian complaint of ‘discourtesy’ to envoy
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) The Pakistan High Commissioner’s office here on Wednesday “rejected” the Indian External Affairs Ministry’s complaint of “discourtesy” shown to the Indian envoy in Islamabad. A press official in the Pakistan…
Virbhadra case: Court takes congnisance of chargesheet against LIC agent
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) A Delhi court on Wednesday took cognisance of an ED chargesheet against LIC agent Anand Chauhan in a disproportionate assets case against Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, observing it…
Rahul takes dig at government over Mallya issue
Gorakhpur, Sep 7 (IANS) Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday hit back at the rival parties that took dig at his ‘khaat chaupal’ in Deoria a day earlier and raked up the Vijay Mallya case…
India’s domestic passenger traffic up 26.2% in July: IATA
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) India’s domestic passenger traffic grew by 26.2 per cent in July, a global airlines’ association said on Wednesday. “China and India are booming while more mature markets are stuck in…
Now drive without documents, courtesy DigiLocker
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Now, no need to carry around physical copies of the Vehicle Registration Certificate or the Driving Licence — it can all be stored digitally – courtesy the DigiLocker, a secured…
Railways to introduce flexi fare pricing
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Indian Railways on Wednesday said that it will introduce flexi fare pricing in its Rajdhani, Duranto and Shatabdi trains from September 9. “The base fares will increase by 10 per…
Congress, CPI-M want talks on Kashmir with all stakeholders
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) The opposition Congress and CPI-M on Wednesday maintained that any talk on the Kashmir issue should include all concerned, including separatists. Interacting with media after an all-party meeting here, Congress…
Dabholkar murder: CBI chargesheet names conspirator, killers
Pune, Sep 7 (IANS) In a major development in the murder case of rationalist Narendra Dabholkar three years ago, the CBI on Wednesday named a right-wing medico as the alleged prime conspirator. The CBI has…
Profit booking subdues equity markets
Mumbai, Sep 7 (IANS) Profit booking and caution on the eve of the ECB (European Central Bank) meet subdued the Indian equity markets on Wednesday, as both the key indices closed on a flat note…
Upload FIRs on official web site in 24 hours, SC says
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed that all FIRs involving cognizable offences must be uploaded on state police web sites within 24 hours of their registration. The court, however, exempted…
Advani renominated Lok Sabha Ethics Committee chair
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) BJP veteran L.K. Advani has been renominated the chairman of the Ethics Committee of the Lok Sabha by Speaker Sumitra Mahajan. According to official sources, BJP member Arjun Ram Meghwal,…