Nita Ambani joins Reliance Industries’ board
Mumbai – Nita Ambani, wife of Reliance IndustriesBSE -1.63 % chairman Mukesh Ambani, was inducted on the board of the company at the company’s 40th Annual General Meeting. “We are delighted to welcome her (Nita Ambani) to the board of Reliance Industries as an accomplished... read more »
Kidnapped in Iraq : ‘The Call Was Cut Off, Now His Phone Keeps Ringin...
Chandigarh – Dharmender called his family in Punjab on Sunday to tell them he had been kidnapped in Iraq. The short, rushed conversation was cut off abruptly. “Now his mobile phone keeps ringing but no one answers it,” says his father, Rajkumar. Dharmender is among some 40... read more »
Chhattisgarh Governor Shekhar Dutt resigns
Chhattisgarh Governor Shekhar Dutt has sent his resignation to President Pranab Mukharjee on Wednesday night. “Shri Shekhar Dutt has put in his paper to the president of India,” said Mr.Aman Singh, the secretary, Public Relations, Chhattisgarh in a one line statement issued to the media. Mr.... read more »
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Petition Challenging New Army Chief’s Ap...
New Delhi – The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that challenges the appointment of Lieutenant General Dalbir Singh Suhag as the Indian Army’s new chief. Lieutenant General Suhag is scheduled to take over as army commander on August 1, after General Bikram Singh retires. But... read more »
Korea ferry accused get court-appointed lawyer
The captain and two crew of a South Korean ferry that sank last week have a state appointed attorney to represent them as they face charges of negligence relating to the deaths of hundreds... read more »
Arvind Kejriwal beats Narendra Modi to win TIME magazine’s online poll
Indian politician Arvind Kejriwal has won the readers’ poll for the 2014 TIME 100, TIME’s annual list of people who influenced the world this past year for better or worse. As the... read more »
U.S. seeks arrest of Congress MP
The U.S. on Wednesday approached India for the arrest of Congress Rajya Sabha member K.V. P. Ramachandra Rao, who has been indicted by a U.S. Federal Jury on charges of receiving bribes of... read more »
Regional parties will back Congress
Regional leaders like Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa and her West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee will prefer to go with a Congress-supported government and not with BJP leader... read more »
In Tamil Nadu, a daddy, lady and Modi in final election speeches
Chennai – References to “daddy” and a “lady” in political speeches added a twist of humour to the final round of campaigning in Tamil Nadu, where polling for the... read more »
