‘Bomb’ boat crew didn’t look like fishermen: Coast Guard
Gandhinagar – Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on Saturday said suspicions were raised about the identity of crew of the explosives-laden boat intercepted by them, as they did not resemble fishermen from their dressing style and carried no nets. ICG said they followed the standard operating procedure... read more »
Jammu and Kashmir : Heavy firing on BSF posts in Hiranagar sector, one woma...
Jammu – One woman was killed and six injured in the fresh firing by Pakistan Rangers on BSF posts in Jammu and Kashmir’s Hiranagar sector on Saturday afternoon. The fresh round of firing took place after three Pakistan Rangers soldiers were killed in a strong retaliation from India. The... read more »
SoftBank’s $650 million injection to value Snapdeal at $2 billion
SoftBank Corp is set to invest up to $650 million in Snapdeal in a deal that could see it become the largest shareholder with a nearly 35% stake in India’s second-biggest online retailer and is expected to be solemnised in the last week of October when the Japanese mobile and internet... read more »
Modi replaces top finance mandarin Mayaram in first major shakeup
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has transferred the top civil servant at the finance ministry, replacing him with a top official from Rajasthan, the state that has pushed dramatic free market reforms in recent months. Arvind Mayaram’s transfer was part of the first major shuffle of top civil... read more »
SpiceJet Extends Rs. 1,999 Monsoon Offer Pan-India
Budget carrier SpiceJet today extended its special monsoon fare offer with a starting ticket price of Rs. 1,999 (all inclusive) pan-India, a day after the newly-launched AirAsia India... read more »
Narendra Modi Government Takes Steps To Control Inflation
New Delhi – The new government led by Narendra Modi on Tuesday imposed export restrictions on certain farm commodities and ordered a crackdown on hoarding to control rising food... read more »
BJP Leader Yashwant Sinha Agrees to Bail, Will Leave Jail Soon
Hazaribagh – Senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha will be released this evening from jail in Jharkhand, the result of his agreeing to pay bail, a move he had resisted for several... read more »
Lady Gaga’s plagiarism suit dismissed
A plagiarism lawsuit against pop star Lady Gaga has been dismissed. U.S. District Judge Marvin E Aspen ruled that the 28-year-old star’s hit song ‘Judas’ did not feature samples of... read more »
40 Indians missing in Iraq, kidnapping feared
Indian officials in Baghdad lost contact with about 40 Indian construction workers in Mosul, and fear many of them have been kidnapped, sources confirm. The group of workers, some from Punjab were... read more »
