Bihar polls to be held between Oct 12 and Nov 5, results on Nov 8
The Bihar assembly elections will be conducted in five phases between October 12 and November 5, the Election Commission announced on Wednesday, setting the stage for a tough contest between the BJP and an alliance of the JD-U and RJD that has the backing of the Congress. The counting of votes will... read more »
Yemen air strike: 13 out of 20 Indian crew members safe, 7 missing, MEA say...
NEW DELHI: The Ministry of External Affairs on Wednesday said that reports about killing of 20 Indians in a Saudi-led alliance in air strikes on fuel smugglers at a Yemeni port on Tuesday are untrue. “Out of 20 crew members, 13 are alive and 7 are reported to be missing,” Vikas Swarup,... read more »
Rakesh Maria May Not Retain Charge of Sheena Bora Probe: Sources
NEW DELHI: Rakesh Maria, who was removed as Mumbai’s police commissioner on Tuesday, is unlikely to retain charge of the Sheena Bora murder investigation despite the Maharashtra government yesterday saying he would, say sources. Sources say Mr Maria, who has taken over as Director General of... read more »
Rakesh Maria ‘not thinking of resigning’
A day after he was shunted out of the post of Mumbai Police Commissioner, senior IPS officer Rakesh Maria on Wednesday said he was not contemplating quitting. “I am not thinking of resigning. Reports saying so are not true,” Mr. Maria told PTI this morning. There was speculation after Mr.... read more »
Dr Kotnis’ sister Manorama passes away in Mumbai
Manorama Kotnis, sister of Dr. Dwarkanath Kotnis, an Indian surgeon who laid down his life in China while treating Chinese troops fighting the Japanese Army, passed away in Mumbai on early... read more »
Himachal CM launches e-district portal to mark Digital India Week
Himachal Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Thursday said the Digital India programme envisages bringing all basic services directly to the public through the use of Information Technology... read more »
HC stays St Stephen prof’s arrest till Aug 17
The Delhi High Court on Friday stayed the arrest of St Stephen’s college professor Satish Kumar, who has been accused of molesting a PhD student, till August 17. Justice Indermeet... read more »
Nation ‘won’t tolerate negative politics’
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday backed former law minister Dr. H.R. Bhardwaj’s criticism of the Congress High Command and said that this has exposed the negative politics... read more »
Reliance Communications rallies after multiple block deals
Shares of Reliance Communications have moved higher by 8% to Rs 62.95, bouncing back 11% from intra-day low on the BSE after multiple block deals were executed in the counter. At 1208 hours, around... read more »
