New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Former telecom minister A. Raja and DMK MP Kanimozhi were Friday charge sheeted together with 17 others by the Enforcement Directorate over money laundering in the 2G spectrum allocation case, a day after the Lok Sabha elections in Tamil Nadu. The Enforcement Directorate filed the charge sheet before the Central […]
The Gandhi family is in this battle with its back to the wall. A burst of energy at this late stage shows a sense of purpose, and deep anxiety. They are fighting for their sheer survival. There is a tragedy in the making – both personal as well as national, on an epic scale. The […]
Warangal (Andhra Pradesh), April 25 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi again targeted TRS chief K. Chandrasekhara Rao for betraying the Congress and said his only aim is to become the chief minister of Telangana. Addressing an election meeting at Madikonda in Warangal district Friday, he said the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) leader had gone […]
Bhubaneswar, April 25 (IANS) Repolling at nine polling stations in Odisha recorded an average of 79 percent turnout Friday, the state’s Joint Chief Electoral Officer Jyoti Prakash Dash said. The repoll was ordered by the Election Commission at six polling stations in Cuttack district, two in Keonjhar district and one in Kendrapara district after voting […]
Gurgaon, April 25 (IANS) A state team of forensic experts Friday reconstructed the accident scene and collected evidences from the spot in Sector 47 after a driver of the city bus was booked for running over a doctor and his small daughter Monday. A four-member team of experts from the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL), Madhuban, […]
Panaji, April 25 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar Friday said he did not remember the part of BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi’s speech where he favoured auctioning natural resources of the state. Despite Modi’s endorsement of auctioning as the best possible mode for harvesting national resources, Parrikar, who is considered close to the […]
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) The Election Commission Friday warned Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav against violating the model code of conduct while campaigning for the general election. The commission had issued a notice to Mulayam Singh April 18 seeking an explanation about his remarks on regularization of appointments of Siksha Mitra (teachers) in […]
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Multinational GE Energy Financial Services Friday announced its investment funding of Welspun Renewables Energy’s 151 MW solar photovoltaic power project in India. “GE Energy Financial Services is making its investment in a solar power project in India, funding $24 million for a 151 MW solar photovoltaic power project at Neemuch […]
Shimla, April 25 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh High Court Friday refused to grant any interim relief to former director general of police I.D. Bhandari, accused of getting tapped the phones of politicians and government officials during the previous BJP regime. A division bench of Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice D.C. Chaudhary refused to grant suspension […]
Jammu/New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Pakistani troops opened unprovoked firing at Indian positions along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district Friday, a defence spokesman said. Pakistan later offered to hold a flag meeting between border commanders to defuse tensions. “Pakistan Army started unprovoked firing at our positions using small arms […]