Ahmedabad, The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday asked the government to explain the grounds on which sedition charges were slapped on Patel community leader Hardik Patel. Even as the court’s observation came, three of his supporters were whisked away by the Crime Branch from outside the court premises on similar charges. The sedition charge on […]
Mumbai, Receding Chinese markets, diminishing hopes of a European stimulus package and heightened chances of a US rate hike subdued Indian equities markets on Wednesday. The negative global cues coupled with caution over the ongoing results season spooked investors leading to a barometer index of the Indian equities markets provisionally closing 34 points down at […]
Ahmedabad, The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday debunked a government ordinance to postpone local body elections by three months. Chief Justice Jayant Patel and Justice J.V. Anjaria also criticized the State Election Commission for toeing the government line that the law and order situation in Gujarat was not conducive for free and fair polls. The […]
Amid small and big communal flashpoints, Hindu-Muslim harmony in Uttar Pradesh, widely called the “Ganga-Jamuna tehzeeb“, is still alive in the country’s most populous state. It may be difficult to believe but a leading Muslim cleric recited Hindu ‘shlokas’ (hymns) during the ongoing Moharram here. And Muslims came out in large numbers in Allahabad to […]
The Indian telecom watchdog’s decision to penalise mobile phone service providers for call drops is fraught with glitches as it ignores issues like technical hurdles in assigning reasons, poor spectrum policy and obstacles in roll-out of towers, analysts maintain. On the face of it, Rs.1 penalty per call drop, limited to a cap of three […]
A family court in this Rajasthan capital has annulled the child marriage of a girl who was facing a fine and ostracisation by a khap or caste panchayat. The girl, Santa Devi Meghwal, was married at the age of 11 months. Now 20, she is in the third year “It is a major victory for […]
Kingston, India’s Priyanka Khurana Goyal has been crowned as Mrs. Earth 2015. Priyanka, who won the Mrs. India, Queen of Substance 2015 title in February, was crowned as Mrs. Earth 2015 at a ceremonyd at Grand Palladium Jamaica Resort & Spa on October 18. The pageant hosted contestants, from 20 countries, who participated in various […]
Chandigarh, The Punjab Police on Tuesday said it has arrested two brothers for allegedly involvement in the desecration of Guru Granth Sahib and revealed they were getting instructions from people in Australia. Additional Director General of Police I.P.S. Sahota told media that two brothers, Jaswinder Singh and Rupinder Singh, were arrested for the main case […]
Bengaluru, Without spelling out any specific time-frame, Nestle India on Tuesday said the production of Maggi noodles would be resumed as soon as possible. Sources, however, said the instant noodles would be available in the market within four to five months. “Restarting the manufacturing process and bringing Maggi noodles to the consumers requires alignment with […]
New Delhi, President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday hoped that Durga Puja “strengthen the moral foundations of our society and turn us away from all that divides and destroys”. “May Goddess Durga guide us on to the path of justice, truth and wisdom. Let us pray to the universal mother to instill in us a spirit […]