Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has announced that Hrithik Roshan-starrer “Super 30”, based on the life of educationist Anand Kumar, who runs the Super 30 programme for IIT-JEE aspirants from poor families, has been declared tax-free in the state. Making the announcement on Twitter on Thursday, Gehlot wrote: “‘Super 30’, based on the real story […]
“Sasural Simar Ka” actor Shivlekh Singh was killed in a car crash here on Thursday, police said. He was 14. Shivlekh and his parents were travelling from Bilaspur to Raipur when their car crashed into a truck on the outskirts of the Chhattisgarh capital. Police In-charge of Dharsiwa police station Narendra Banchhor told IANS: “The […]
Private-lender Yes Bank hit its lowest level in 52 weeks after it fell as much as 15 per cent on the BSE on Thursday. Investors distanced themselves from Yes Bank counter after the bank reported a 91 per cent fall in its profit at Rs 113.76 crore, down from Rs 1,260.36 in the comparable period […]
The founder of Saravana Bhavan chain of South Indian restaurant P. Rajagopal, who surrendered last week to serve a life term for a murder committed decades back, died here on Thursday morning in a private hospital, police said. The 71-year-old, dubbed the “Dosa king”, was shifted to a private hospital here on Tuesday on the […]
At least two people were killed and five others injured after a four-storey building collapsed here, officials said, adding that 12 other families were still trapped in the debris. The Kesarbai Building in south Mumbai’s Dongri area collapsed at around 11.30 a.m. However, Mumbai Building Repairs and Reconstruction Board (MBRRB) Chairman Vinod Ghosalkar said at […]
Navjot Singh Sidhu cannot pick and choose ministries as generals cannot refuse work given to them, said Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday speaking about the resignation row hitting his government. Saying he has not seen the content of Sidhu’s resignation letter, the Chief Minister said that “there should be some discipline”. Amarinder Singh, […]
The Allahabad High Court on Monday held that the marriage of Sakshi Misra, daughter of BJP MLA Rajesh Misra, and Ajitesh Kumar was ‘valid’. The court directed the state government to provide adequate police protection to the couple. According to the couple’s lawyer, Sakshi and her husband Ajitesh Kumar were attacked by some persons, wearing […]
Two government-run arms makers have thrown open their firing ranges for use by private companies to test their equipment in a first-of-its-kind initiative under the “Make in India” programme. The firing ranges at Ordnance Factory Trichy in Tamil Nadu and the Rifle Factory Ishapore in West Bengal have made the “We are open” move to […]
Expressing serious concern over ongoing illegal trade of forest resources, Assam Forest Minister Parimal Shuklabaidya on Tuesday set a 15 day deadline for officers to end the corrupt practice and put in place a system to plug the revenue loss. The Minister’s warnings came days after he made some sudden night patrols on the areas […]
After banks, the government may capitalise public sector general insurers this year to improve their finances and get them ready for the next wave of restructuring. Sources in the Finance Ministry said that management consultancy firm Ernst & Young (EY) has been shortlisted to advise on restructuring of three general insurers and based on its […]