Hyderabad, Veteran actor Ranganath died here on Saturday, and police said they were investigating the cause of death as they suspect he might have committed suicide. While initial reports suggested that the 66-year-old died after prolonged illness, police suspect that he could have ended his life by hanging himself at his residence. “We have found […]
Panaji, The Goa Police on Friday booked pop star Remo Fernandes on charge of verbally abusing a minor girl, who was injured by a car allegedly driven by his son on December 1. According to the first information report filed by lawyer, Aires Rodrigues, on behalf of the girl, Remo verbally abused her on December […]
Guwahati, Arunachal Pradesh Governor Jyoiti Prasad Rajkhowa on Friday said the state was facing a constitutional crisis as well as a law and order problem, and wondered what wrong he had done. “It is a constitutional crisis and law and order problem. There are a lot of problems there in Arunachal Pradesh),” Rajkhowa told the […]
New Delhi, The Delhi High Court on Friday ruled that the December 16, 2012 gang-rape “juvenile” convict, slated to be released from an observation home on December 20, cannot be kept back, leading to dismay among various sections of society with the victim’s downcast family ruing that “crime has won”. The Delhi Commission for Women […]
New Delhi, India sharply cut its growth forecast by as much as one percentage point to 7-7.5 percent for this fiscal, cautioning that challenges remain despite progress, while also sounding circumspect on meeting the fiscal deficit target of 3.9 percent of GDP. This had a telling effect on Indian stocks, pulling key indices down by […]
Shimla, Shimla, the capital of Himachal Pradesh, is being beautified through a series of restoration projects at a total expenditure of Rs.144 crore, Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh said on Thursday. The projects include restoration and renovation of two British-era Catholic churches, he said after dedicating a 100-ft-high national flag at the historic Ridge here. Of […]
Mumbai, Jet Airways on Thursday announced the resignation of its chief executive Cramer Ball, effective from February 29, 2016. “Gaurang Shetty, whole-time director, will become the acting CEO of the company,” the airline said in a statement. Shetty has over 35 years of industry experience and has been with the airline for more than 19 […]
Mumbai, Anil Ambani-led Reliance Entertainment and Steven Spielberg’s DreamWorks on Thursday announced the formation of Amblin Partners — a new film, television and digital content creation company. Participant Media led by Jeff Skoll and Entertainment One (eOne), leading US based entertainment companies, are also part of the joint venture and will work closely in the […]
New Delhi, Google will build a new campus at Hyderabad, hire more people even as it is working towards including as many people as possible to use the internet in India, Google chief executive Sundar Pichai said here on Wednesday. “In our attempt to provide internet access to people, we have decided to provide Wi-Fi […]
New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Wednesday increased by 100 percent the environment compensation charge (ECC) for the commercial vehicles entering Delhi and imposed a blanket ban on the registeration of diesel vehicles of engine capacity of 2,000 cc and above in the entire National Capital Region. The apex court bench headed by Chief Justice […]