Death toll of Indians in Haj stampede rises to 45
Saudi authorities have put the total death toll from the stampede during Haj to 769, while the number of injured stands at 934. The number of Indians killed in a stampede at the Haj rose to 45 on Monday as authorities identified 10 more bodies among the victims of the worst tragedy in 25 years to... read more »
SC rejects Somanath Bharti’s bail plea, asks him to surrender today
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the bail plea of AAP MLA Somnath Bharti, accused of attempt to murder and dowry harassment by his estranged wife, and asked him to surrender by evening. The former Delhi law minister has been evading arrest with the Delhi Police saying he was behaving like a... read more »
Ganpati Visarjan: Over 50,000 idols immersed in Mumbai
A peaceful ‘visarjan’ of Lord Ganesha idols marked the end to the ten-day long festival Monday as lakhs of devotees bid adieu to the elephant-headed deity, including the famous ‘Lalbaugcha Raja’ idol. The immersion process which started since early hours Sunday culminated this morning with... read more »
Jayalalithaa announces Amma mobile phones for women groups
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Monday announced Amma mobile phone scheme for women self-help groups in her state. Jayalalithaa’s government plans to spend Rs 15 crore to buy 20,000 Amma mobile phones with special software in Tamil for trainers of the women self-help groups. Amma... read more »
38 injured as Mangalore Express derails near Villuppuram
At least 38 passengers, including 25 women, were injured when Train No. 16859 Chennai Egmore-Mangalore Central Express derailed near Poovanur railway station in Tiruchi Division around 2... read more »
Can make really good butter chicken: ‘World’s strongest man’ Mark Henry
NEW DELHI: To say that Mark Henry is a ‘big guy’ hardly does justice to his enormous stature, both literally and figuratively. The 6 feet 5 inches tall former WWE World... read more »
Virat Kohli claims top rank in ICC T20I rankings
There was some more good news in the offing for India’s Test captain Virat Kohli as he was declared the No 1 ranked batsmen in T20 Internationals according to ICC’s latest rankings.... read more »
Ratan Tata invests undisclosed amount in startup Holachef
Chairman emeritus of Tata Sons Ratan Tata has made a personal investment of an undisclosed amount in the online marketplace for chefs Holachef. Launched in September 2014 by Saurabh Saxena... read more »
In Major Move, Small Oil and Gas Fields to be Auctioned to Privat...
In a hefty economic reform, the government has announced that it will, for the first time, auction 69 small and marginal oil and gas fields surrendered by state-run explorers like ONGC. The... read more »
