New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has directed the grounded Kingfisher Airlines to pay the outstanding salaries of three of its ex-pilots who had moved the court over non-payment of salaries. Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw disposed off the case while asking the company to pay the salaries with 10 percent interest till […]
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) BJP leader Arun Jaitley Saturday attacked Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Robert Vadra for his rise in the real estate business. Taking a swipe at Vadra in his blog, Jaitley wrote: “Congratulations to Robert Vadra. He has made it to the Wall Street Journal. The Vadra business model requires the […]
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) The BJP Saturday sought an apology from hardline Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani over his claims that two people had approached him as Narendra Modi’s emissaries, saying such remarks were mischievous and aimed at creating confusion among people. Referring to Geelani’s remarks, the Bharatiya Janata Party said Kashmir was […]
Kathmandu, April 18 (IANS) Six climbers were killed Friday in an avalanche on Mount Everest, while nine other climbers have gone missing, media reports said. Fifteen climbers were heading towards an Everest Base Camp in Solukhumbu region when the accident took place, eKantipur.com reported. The report said four bodies have been recovered from the avalanche […]
New Delhi , April 18 (IANS) Is the Gujarat model of development – one of the central themes of this year’s Lok Sabha election – a hype or a success built around concepts pioneered by Narendra Modi? Experts at a book release function agreed that the Gujarat or ‘Modi model’ was about economic freedom, innovation […]
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Social pressures shouldn’t restrict any woman to pursue a career in sports, said a former international volleyball player who believes sports has the power to empower women. “Sports can play a pivotal role in women’s empowerment. It gives identity to an individual and boosts confidence. So, the people of the […]
Raipur, April 18 (IANS) An estimated 62 percent of about 4.6 million voters in Chhattisgarh cast their votes Thursday, amid rain and Maoist threats, in three Lok Sabha constituencies – Mahasamund, Rajnandgaon and Kanker – in the second round of polling in the state. The polling was by and large peaceful barring a few incidents […]
Patna, April 18 (IANS) About 54 percent of more than 11 million electors cast their ballots in seven Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar that went to the polls Thursday. Ignoring a call by Maoists to boycott the election, people stood in the long queues in the scorching sun for several hours till the end of […]
Patna, April 18 (IANS) An FIR was Thursday lodged against Misha Bharti who is contesting from Patliputra seat in Bihar for forcibly entering a polling booth and allegedly damaging an EVM machine. A district official said an FIR was lodged against Bharti, daughter of RJD chief Lalu Prasad, on the basis of a written complaint […]
Kolkata, April 18(IANS) A fire broke out in West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s hotel room in Malda district Thursday evening but she was evacuated in time and is safe, party leaders said. “She was in the room when the fire broke…She is safe,” tweeted Trinamool national spokesperson Derek O’Brien. Banerjee, who was in Malda […]