New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) A CBI court here Monday granted time till May 5 to the accused in the 2G spectrum allocation case to reply over 1,700 questions running into 824 pages. The accused include former union minister A. Raja and DMK MP Kanimozhi. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) special court Judge O.P. Saini […]
Hyderabad, April 21 (IANS) Three leading industrialists, who are in the fray for Lok Sabha elections for the first time in Andhra Pradesh, have family assets of over Rs.500 crore each, overtaking many businessmen-politicians who are seeking re-election. Jayadev Galla, vice-president and managing director of the Amara Raja Group, is the richest of them all […]
Hardoi (Uttar Pradesh), April 21 (IANS) BJP leader Narendra Modi Monday said that if he comes to power, he will free the country of criminals by sending all offenders to prison. “I have decided that after May 16, once the election result is declared and the new government is formed, I will examine the affidavits […]
Lucknow, April 21 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi will campaign for party candidates Monday in his most extensive single-day programme by addressing rallies in Hardoi, Etah, Hathras, Firozabad and Mathura. BJP leaders said among others, Modi will be campaigning for Bollywood actress and party candidate from Mathura Hema Malini. Modi will […]
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) It was a pleasant Monday morning in Delhi as the minimum temperature settled five notches below average at 18.6 degrees Celsius. The Met Office has forecast a clear day. “The sky will remain clear with the maximum temperature likely to hover around 34 degrees Celsius,” said an India Meteorological Department […]
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) With a growing number of books written by young Indian authors now made into successful movies and the increasing number of publishing houses eager to offer a break to budding writers, young authors in India can now live their dreams, said Nikhil Chandwani, the first Indian to win the UK […]
Chennai, April 21 (IANS) In a multi-cornered election contest in Tamil Nadu, the campaign strategy of various formations is based on national versus local issues. AIADMK general secretary and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa with prime ministerial ambitions talks largely about national issues, while her opponents talk about the local – bijli (electricity), sadak (road) […]
Patna, April 21 (IANS) Maoist guerrillas blew up a state-run school in Bihar’s Jamui district early Monday, police said. Over 200 students will now not be able to attend school. Jamui Superintendent of Police Jitendra Rana said a group of armed Maoists used “cylinder bombs” to blast the Bojhayat middle school building. “For Maoists, schools […]
Bhubaneswar, April 21 (IANS) An order prohibiting the gathering of people was lifted Monday from most parts of Odisha’s Kendrapada district where one person was killed and several injured in post-poll violence Friday, an official said. “We have lifted the prohibitory orders from most of the places as the situation is back to normal. However […]
Bhubaneswar, April 21 (IANS) At least five people have died due to sunstroke in Odisha this summer, an official said Monday. Two people died in the coastal district of Cuttack, one on March 23 and another on April 14, an official of the state revenue department told IANS. The districts of Boudh, Puri and Sambalpur […]