Saradha Chit fund scam: Kunal sent to police custody
Suspended Trinamool Congress MP Kunal Ghosh, who was arrested on November 23 in Saradha Group chit fund scam, was on Friday sent to police custody for four days in a fresh case of cheating by a local court. Mr. Ghosh was remanded to four days police custody by Purba Kundu, ACJM of Chandangar... read more »
Hyderabad police book Salman for insulting religion
Hyderabad – Police here Friday booked actor Salman Khan for hurting religious sentiment of Muslims in a TV reality show hosted by him on Colors channel. A case against Salman and producers of the show “Bigg Boss” for insulting a religion was booked under section 295 of the Indian... read more »
Sensex gains 371 points, oil and gas stocks rally
Mumbai – A benchmark index of Indian equities markets end! ed Friday’s trade 371.10 points, or 1.79 percent up. The bullish sentiment in the market was seen a day after the government allowed Reliance Industries to charge higher prices for gas from April. The gains came a day after the... read more »
Rs 15,000 crore spent on development this fiscal: Mamata
Kolkata – The West Bengal government has spent Rs.15,000 crore on development so far this fiscal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said here Friday. Interacting with reporters after holding a review meeting of the work done by her ministers, Banerjee said West Bengal was the only state in India... read more »
Oscar Pistorius’ girlfriend’s murder case cop quits
Johannesburg – The head of police who took charge of the crime scene after Paralympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius shot dead his model girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, has resigned. Several... read more »
Gritty` Villas-Boas says `will not quit` following `humbling` Liverpool loss
London – Andre Villas-Boas admitted that he is fighting to save his job after Sunday’s humiliating 5-0 defeat at home to Liverpool but insisted that he will not resign as... read more »
Kerry extends US-Afghan security deal deadline
Johannesburg – United States Secretary John Kerry has apparently extended the deadline for the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) with Afghanistan by saying that it could even be... read more »
Pope Francis says he’s no Marxist, but defends critique of Capitalism
London – Pope Francis has rejected accusations from right-wing Americans that his teaching is Marxist. The Pope however defended his criticisms of the capitalist system, urging more... read more »
Regular exercise allows `healthy overeating` during Christmas hol...
Washington – As the Christmas season approaches, people tend to eat more and consume more calories than they actually burn, thus bringing detrimental health impacts, but a new study has... read more »
