New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) A court here awarded life sentence to a man for committing a double murder in 2013. Judge Kamini Lau said that no remission will be granted to the convict Govind, 25, till he undergoes an actual sentence of 25 years. Govind was slapped with a fine of Rs.2 lakh to […]
Chandigarh, Dec 16 (IANS) Calling for the union government’s intervention in securing Punjab’s 553-km long international border with Pakistan against drugs smuggling, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Tuesday said that the peace train and bus service between India and Pakistan was being used for sending consignments of narcotics. “In recent times, the use of […]
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Markets regulator, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has found 32 companies to be operating unauthorised investment schemes in the garb of real-estate business, parliament was told Tuesday. “During the last three years and current year, SEBI has found that 32 companies were operating CIS (Collective Investment Schemes) under […]
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) A number of events, including a symbolic bus ride, were held in the capital Tuesday to remember the victim of the horrific gang rape on a bus two years ago, as the participants stressed the need for safety and security for women. One factor was underlined by many people that […]
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Former Delhi law minister Somnath Bharti Tuesday moved the Delhi High Court against the NHRC decision asking the city government to pay Rs.25,000 each to the African women “victims of racial prejudice and unlawful acts” whose homes the AAP leader had allegedly barged into during a controversial midnight campaign. Justice […]
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Education campaigner and Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai Tuesday condemned the attack on school children in Pakistan as a “senseless and cold-blooded act of terror”. “I am heartbroken by this senseless and cold-blooded act of terror in Peshawar. I condemn these atrocious and cowardly acts, and stand united with the government […]
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) The central government Tuesday agreed to Karnataka’s proposal to rename its 12 cities, including state capital Bangalore which will now be officially known as Bengaluru. With the home ministry giving its official go-ahead to the proposal, Karnataka’s port city Mangalore has been renamed Mangalaru. Minister of State for Home Affairs […]
Chennai, Dec 16 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Tuesday arrested United Bank of India general manager Pranab Kumar Roy for fraudulent loan sanction. In a statement issued here, the CBI said Roy as the general manager at the bank’s southern regional office, abused his official position to sanction a working capital loan of […]
Kolkata, Dec 15 (IANS) West Bengal has been selected for “Krishi Karman Award” for the year 2013-14 by the central government as the best performing state in coarse cereals production, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said Monday. “I am happy to share with you that our West Bengal has been selected for “Krishi Karman Award” for […]
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Monday said it would provide free water and fifty percent reduction in electricity bill to every household if voted to power. During the third phase of the Delhi Dialogue at south Delhi’s Sangam Vihar, AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal said water and electricity are the main […]