Noida, Aug 27 (IANS) The Noida police have arrested an RTI activist who was presumed dead in a car-blaze here May 2, police here said Wednesday. The “dead” RTI activist was arrested from Bangalore along with his girlfriend Tuesday. The police said May 2 when a car caught fire on the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway, RTI activist […]
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Paving the way for the return of suspended Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Lalit Modi to India, the Delhi High Court Wednesday ordered the restoration of his passport. A division bench of Justice B.D. Ahmed and Justice Vibhu Bakhru allowed Modi’s plea challenging the revocation of his passport. The regional passport […]
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) The Mukul Mudgal committee Wednesday met police investigators from Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai in the Tamil Nadu capital before submitting what could be an interim report to the Supreme Court on the spot fixing and betting scandal that hit the 2013 Indian Premier League (IPL). Justice (retd.) Mukul Mudgal told IANS […]
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) A working group that includes legislators, local representatives and police officers should be constituted to better address the grievances of the people of Delhi, the BJP state unit said Wednesday. A delegation of the party consisting of legislators and led by Delhi party chief Satish Upadhyay met city police commissioner B.S. […]
Ranchi, Aug 27 (IANS) National shooter Tara Shahdeo, allegedly tortured to convert to Islam by a Muslim who married her by posing as a Hindu, has demanded a CBI probe into the episode. “We demand a CBI probe. Ranjeet alias Rakibul is playing his cards and everything is taking place as per his plan. The issue […]
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Takehiko Nakao, president of the Manila-based Asian Development Bank (ADB) Wednesday assured Prime Minister Narendra Modi his development finance institution’s support to help India grow faster and assured some $7-9 billion credit to the country over the next three years. “India has great potential to grow faster and ADB will be […]
Kolkata, Aug 27 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s Singapore visit to tap investment has spurred dialogues between industry captains and the south-east Asian nation, which the state government will “crystallize” into viable ventures soon, a minister said here Wednesday. In a follow-up meeting between industry captains and Banerjee during the day, as many as […]
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) The national capital saw yet another hot and sunny day Wednesday, as the maximum temperature settled five notches above average at 38.2 degrees Celsius. There will be no rain Thursday too, the Met Office said. “Tomorrow (Thursday) will be partly cloudy and some parts of the city may experience dust storms […]
Jammu,Aug 25, (IANS) The Pakistan Rangers used mortars and other long range weapons to target Indian positions on the international border in Jammu and Samba districts during the night, triggering migration of residents from several villages, police said. A senior police officer said the Pakistan Rangers targeted the Border Security Force (BSF) posts in both Jammu […]
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Lahore Lions continued their winning spree, registering their third consecutive win by defeating Punjab Thunder 64-44 in the 12th match of the Wave World Kabaddi League 2014 at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium here Sunday. While Lahore Lions have won all the three matches in the league, Punjab Thunder have […]