Former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly Thursday denied joining politics, following an offer by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to contest the Lok Sabha polls. Ganguly, who visited Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the state secretariat regarding a school project of his, said he was better off on the playground. “No, no, not at all, […]
The Delhi High Court Thursday restrained the media from further publishing or telecasting allegations of sexual harassment against former Supreme Court judge Swatanter Kumar by a former law intern. The media was directed to limit reporting to court orders only. Justice Manmohan, in an interim order, also restrained the telecast or printing of offending contents […]
The NDMC, the smallest of three civic agencies in the capital, has signed a pact with Transparency International India to maintain high standards of integrity. NDMC chairman Jalaj Shrivastava said he was confident that the New Delhi Municipal Council “will set an example for other municipal bodies in India by adopting the guidelines and ethical […]
Delhi’s ruling AAP Thursday battled its first major crisis after disgruntled legislator Vinod Kumar Binny threatened to fast against the new government of Arvind Kejriwal. “I will start an agitation Jan 27 at Jantar Mantar if the government does not fulfil the promises made to the people of Delhi,” Binny told the media. He accused […]
Olympic medal-winning boxer M.C. Mary Kom Thursday said she had also faced a sex attack when she was 18, but managed to overpower the assaulter. The boxer expressed concern over women’s safety in India and urged them to go for physical training to fend off attackers. “I would urge them to have some kind of […]
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday condoled the death of noted actress Suchitra Sen, who he said had “carved a special niche” in the hearts of millions of Indians with her “graceful cinematic” performances. “Ms. Sen had carved a special niche in the hearts of millions of Indians through her graceful cinematic presence. Ms. Sen’s versatility […]
A benchmark index of Indian equities markets was trading 129.50 points or 0.61 percent down in the pre-noon trade Friday. Selling pressure was seen in the banking index (bankex) and the IT and capital goods sectors. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the S&P Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 21,236.65 points, was trading […]
A leading casino operator in Goa has said the government’s proposed ban on local people from entering casinos is “discriminatory” and would hit the state’s hospitality industry. In a representation to Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar sent Thursday, Shrinivas Nayak, director of Casino Pride, which operates a string of casinos in the state, also said […]
With the American Embassy School in New Delhi under the scanner for alleged violation of India’s tax and visa laws, the US sought to sidetrack the issue by suggesting that it was not run by the embassy. Asked to comment on a New York Times report Thursday that female spouses of couples intending to teach […]
Union Minister Shashi Tharoor and his wife Sunanda Pushkar Thursday issued a joint statement saying they are distressed by an “unseemly controversy” over some “unauthorised tweets” posted from their Twitter accounts and that both are “happily married and intend to remain that way”. In a statement, they said that “distorted accounts” of comments “allegedly made […]