President Pranab Mukherjee signs ordinance empowering RBI to act directly a...
President Pranab Mukherjee has approved an ordinance to amend the Banking Regulation Act, empowering the Reserve Bank of India to act directly against top loan defaulters. With the promulgation of the Banking Regulation (Amendment) Ordinance by the President, which empowers the Reserve Bank of... read more »
Kerala SSLC results out, 95.98% candidates eligible for higher studies
Close to 96 per cent students who appeared for the SSLC examinations for the year have been declared eligible for higher studies. The results were announced by education minister C Raveendranath here on Friday. A total of 4,55,453 students had appeared for the school final examination held in March... read more »
Pak International Airlines to suspend Mumbai-Karachi flight from May 11
MUMBAI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), which operates a weekly flight between Mumbai and Karachi, will suspend its service from May 11. The national flag carrier of Pakistan operates the flight on every Thursday. “Pakistan International Airlines, in a communication to authorities... read more »
Delhi gang rape case: Finally Nirbhaya Got Justice: SC confirms death for f...
A juvenile involved in the crime was released some time back while another convict committed suicide in the Tihar Jail. “She was an object for their enjoyment… for their gross, sadistic pleasures… for the devilish manner in which they played with her dignity and identity.” These... read more »
Pakistan to hang Peshawar school massacre plotters
ISLAMABAD: Six militants who plotted and aided Pakistan’s worst ever terrorist attack at a Peshawar school are set to be hanged after Army Chief General Raheel Sharif confirmed their... read more »
In another symbol of thawing ties, Kerry to raise U.S. flag at restored Havana embassy
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry travels to Cuba on Friday to raise the U.S. flag at the recently restored American embassy in Havana, another symbolic step in the thawing of relations... read more »
OROP: Former servicemen resist eviction from Jantar Mantar in Delhi
A group of ex-servicemen demanding ‘One Rank One Pension’ today resisted eviction from the protest site at Jantar Mantar here by Delhi Police and NDMC which were trying to clear the... read more »
Detaining Yogendra Yadav has shown brutal, dishonest face of Delhi Police: AAP
Condemning the crackdown on Yogendra Yadav by Delhi Police, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Delhi Dialogue Commission (DDC) vice-chairman Ashish Khetan on Tuesday said the act has shown... read more »
Despite protests, Japan switches on first nuclear reactor since F...
TOKYO — Japan switched on a nuclear reactor Tuesday on the southern island of Kyushu, marking a first, tentative return to nuclear energy following the catastrophic meltdowns at Fukushima four... read more »
