Sensex, Nifty touch record highs again

Sensex, Nifty touch record highs again

Mumbai, April 2 (IANS) For the eighth straight day, a benchmark index of Indian equities markets touched a record high, closing 105 points up. Wednesday’s new high surpassed the 22,485.77 points mark reached the previous day. The new intra-day high touched by the 30-scrip S&P Sensex of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) came after the Election […]

Sonia has Rs.85k in cash, no car

Sonia has Rs.85k in cash, no car

Rae Bareli, April 2 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi neither has a car of her own nor does she have enough cash. And she has to repay a loan of Rs.9 lakh too. This and more has been revealed in her affidavit filed before the returning officer of Rae Bareli where she filed her papers Wednesday […]

Kerala is India’s ‘best green destination’

Kerala is India’s ‘best green destination’

Thiruvananthapuram, April 2 Kerala has bagged the “Best Green Destination” prize at India’s Best Awards for 2013, officials said Wednesday. Kerala also picked up the “Best Indian State” prize at the awards presented by the Travel + Leisure South Asia magazine for the world’s top tourism and travel destinations and services. The awards were presented by […]

Modi urges people to elect over 300 NDA MPs

Modi urges people to elect over 300 NDA MPs

Bareilly/Rewa/Beohari/Jabalpur, April 1 (IANS) Stepping up his offensive against the Congress, BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Tuesday said that it faced “certain defeat” in the Lok Sabha poll and urged people to elect over 300 MPs of NDA to form a strong government. He also urged the Election Commission to probe the “delay” in clearance […]

Tax helpline in Odisha to curb black money in polls

Tax helpline in Odisha to curb black money in polls

Bhubaneswar, April 1 (IANS) The Odisha unit of the income tax department Tuesday said it has launched a helpline and a round-the-clock control room in the state to check use of black money in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Anyone can dial toll free number 1800-345-6114 to report movement of illegal cash. A control room and […]

Teenager killed in accident, three injured

Teenager killed in accident, three injured

New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) A 16-year-old boy was killed while three others were injured when the motorbike he was riding with a friend collided with another motorcycle here Tuesday, police said. The accident took place around 12.30 p.m. in Bawana area of west Delhi. Sabar died on the spot while his 18-year-old friend Sanki, along […]

Elderly woman, son found dead in Delhi home

Elderly woman, son found dead in Delhi home

New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) A 60-year-old woman and her middle-aged son were found dead under mysterious circumstances in their home here Tuesday, police said. Phoolwati and her 35-year-old son Sunil were found dead at their house in Inderpuri area of west Delhi around 4 p.m. A police official said that prima facie it appears that […]

Himachal ex-MLA booked for sexual assault

Himachal ex-MLA booked for sexual assault

Shimla, April 1 (IANS) A former BJP legislator in Himachal Pradesh was Tuesday booked on a complaint by a woman who alleged that she was sexually assaulted by him two years ago. In her complaint, the woman said she was sexually exploited in March 2012 by the accused Baldev Sharma, who was then a sitting legislator […]

Himachal Police officer killed in accident

Himachal Police officer killed in accident

Shimla, April 1 (IANS) A Himachal Police officer was killed in a road accident here Tuesday evening, an official said. Superintendent of Police Chandrashekhar Pandit was killed on the spot when his vehicle skidded off the road and rolled down the hills on the outskirts of Shimla, police said. At the time of accident, Pandit was […]

Stop ad featuring Hema Malini, Congress urges poll panel

Stop ad featuring Hema Malini, Congress urges poll panel

New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) The Congress Tuesday urged Election Commission to stop telecast of a commercial advertisement featuring actress Hema Malini, the BJP candidate from Mathura, for a water company, saying that it was violation of the model code of conduct. K.C.Mittal, secretary of Congress’ legal and human rights department, wrote to Chief Election Commissioner […]