A benchmark index of Indian equities markets fell 101 points in closing trade Tuesday after metal and banking stocks dipped. Selling pressure was seen in banking, metal and IT sectors while marginal buying was observed in healthcare scrips. The 30-scrip S&P Sensex of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 21,115 points, closed at […]
The Common Admission Test (CAT) results were declared Tuesday, an official here said. “The CAT results will be available for access until Dec 31, 2014 on the CAT website and the candidates are advised to retain a printed copy of their score card,” said CAT convenor Rohit Kapoor. CAT 2013 was conducted in 76 test […]
The Supreme Court Monday directed the central government to file before it the report of Justice (retd.) M.B.Shah on illegal mining in Odisha and Jharkhand by Jan 27. The green bench of Justice A.K. Patnaik, Justice S.S.Nijjar and Justice Fakkir Mohamed Ibrahim Kalifulla sought copies of Justice Shah’s report on illegal mining be placed before […]
Polio eradication in India has been possible only because of unwavering political will at the highest levels, adequate financial resources and technological innovations, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said Monday after India completed three years without any polio case. Azad said the role of the millions of volunteers and vaccinators was also important to make […]
The Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government Monday said it will not allow foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail, reversing the previous Sheila Dikshit regime’s policy. In a letter to the department of industrial policy and promotion (DIPP), the Delhi government asked the central government to remove Delhi from the list of the states that have […]
rapA 21-year-old Mumbai-based man who raped a teenaged girl from Goa he had got in touch on Facebook has been arrested and booked, a Goa Police spokesperson said. “A police team is in Mumbai to take custody of both – the victim and the accused,” the spokesperson said. The 17-year-old girl had travelled to Mumbai […]
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Monday assured the parents of the 16-year-old girl who was gang-raped and set ablaze in West Bengal that they will be rehabilitated and a government job provided to her father in Bihar. “Nitish Kumar assured us to arrange for our rehabilitation in Bihar and would provide me a job in […]
Biennial elections for 55 Rajya Sabha seats, including seven from Maharashtra, will be held Feb 7, the Election Commission announced Monday. As per the schedule, the results shall be announced the same day. The elections will be held for the seats falling vacant between April 2-14 this year. Besides Maharashtra, the elections will be held […]
Pakistan’s Commerce Minister Khurram Dastagir Khan is visiting India Jan 16-18 for a SAARC business event and would meet Commerce Minister Anand Sharma for bilateral talks. Ahead of their meeting on the sidelines of the 5th South Asian Business Leaders Conclave (SBLC), the commerce secretaries of the two sides would be meeting. Pakistan had requested […]
The union law ministry can now proceed with processing of 12 names recommended by the Madras High Court for elevation as its judges as the Supreme Court Monday vacated the high court’s status quo order. A bench of Justice B.S. Chauhan and Justice J. Chelameswar, while staying the high court order, also issued notice on […]