The central government informed the Delhi High Court Wednesday that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has not responded to questions on its source of funds. A division bench of Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice Jayant Nath asked the petitioner, advocate M.L. Sharma, to include the AAP as a respondent and posted the case for Feb […]
Congress president Sonia Gandhi Wednesday said minorities should feel “safe” and hoped that the Prevention of Communal Violence Bill will be passed soon. “The cabinet has approved the Prevention of Communal Violence Bill. I hope it is passed in parliament soon,” she said at the launch of the National Waqf Development Corporation Limited (NAWADCO) here. […]
The mother of a three-year-old Indian-origin boy, whose body was recovered two days after his disappearance from Scotland’s capital Edinburgh earlier this month, has appeared in court for a second time on charges of murder and attempting to defeat the ends of justice. Mikaeel Kular went missing from his home in Edinburgh Jan 15 and […]
India must press Colombo to allow an independent international probe into the alleged war crimes committed during the Sri Lankan civil war, Amnesty International said Wednesday. Sri Lanka’s Northern Provincial Council Jan 27 passed a resolution calling for an international investigation into alleged war crimes, Amnesty said. Elections for the Northern Provincial Council were held […]
The country’s largest private lender ICICI Bank Wednesday said its net profit increased by 12.53 percent to Rs.2,532.21 crore in the third quarter of the current financial year. The bank posted a net profit of Rs.2,532.21 crore for the quarter ended Dec 31, 2013, as compared to Rs.2,250.24 crore recorded in the same quarter of […]
National Conference (NC) leader Farooq Abdullah Wednesday said his son and Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah will take the final decision on ties with the Congress party. Asked if the NC would continue it’s alliance with the UPA in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, Abdullah said: “We will do what Omar suggests. We […]
laneThe government Wednesday approved creation of 75 posts for technical staff at the aviation regulator to look after safety, training and certification responsibilities. The civil aviation ministry said the 75 posts were created in the flight standards directorate (FSD), an arm of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) which will comprise of chief flight […]
pakPakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Wednesday announced the formation of a four-member team to hold negotiations with the Pakistani Taliban. Addressing a session of the national assembly, Sharif accepted the invitation of the Taliban to hold a dialogue and said the government wanted to give peace another chance, Dawn online reported. Sharif said Interior Minister […]
An Indian family in Saudi Arabia, which could not return to India during the amnesty period granted by the country’s authorities to illegal expatriates last year, has finally been repatriated. Members of Zahid Hussain’s family, hailing from India’s Maharashtra state, have been deported and have reached home, the Arab News reported Wednesday. Zahid, however, was […]
Mere compliance with rules or carrying out welfare initiatives for the staff does not fall in the ambit of corporate social responsibility (CSR), a senior functionary said here Wednesday. Under the new Companies Act, CSR will become mandatory for companies with profit of Rs.5 crore and more, said Bhaskar Chatterjee, director general and chief executive […]