Actor Boman Irani Wednesday denied that he and his son Danesh were involved in a Rs.425 crore scam allegedly led by a multi-level marketing firm QNet, saying he only attended a function organised by the company and that his son’s earnings during that period were taxed. “My involvement with the company is merely based on […]
The attack on the Aam Aadmi Party office shows the frustration of the BJP and Sangh Parivar who feel threatened by the party’s rise, AAP leader Prashant Bhushan said Wednesday. “The attack on our office and its supporters shows the tremendous frustration of the BJP and the Sangh Parivar over the rise of the AAP,” […]
India will continue with the policy of allowing 100 per cent foreign investment in existing pharmaceutical firms, the government said Wednesday. In a Press Note, the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry also said that the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) will decide on the contentious non-compete […]
After five consecutive days of losses, a benchmark index of Indian equities markets ended Wednesday’s trade in the positive zone — up 36 points or 0.17 percent. Healthy buying was observed in healthcare, automobile and metal stocks while selling pressure bogged down capital goods, consumer durables and realty company’s scrips. The 30-scrip S&P Sensex of […]
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Wednesday expressed surprise at the Uttar Pradesh legislators’ decision to go on a study visit to European countries during the harsh winter season. Omar Abdullah wrote on his Twitter handle Wednesday: “Clearly no one told the UP (Uttar Pradesh) legislators that you don’t head to countries like UK, […]
French is their mother tongue and they have been born and lived for four generations far away from India, but a thirst to know more about the land where their forefathers came from draws them to India regularly. Armoudom Lena, an orthodontist from Reunion Islan, is heading the Indian delegation at the 12th Pravasi Bharatiya […]
The US has been told that commercial activities being undertaken from inside the American embassy premises in Delhi should be stopped by Jan 16, sources said. Cranking pressure on the US over the handcuffing and strip-search of its diplomat Devyani Khobragade, all US diplomatic vehicles flouting rules will also attract penalties. According to government sources, […]
The use of digital tools in political campaigning and the active participation of youth in politics are enriching India’s democracy, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Wednesday. “Recent developments point to the greater enrichment of our democracy, which is becoming more participative and interactive, with people using both traditional methods and new digital tools to mobilise […]
Violence against women, wife battery, honour killings and even foeticide among the Indian diaspora in Canada are a cause of worry, say Indo-Canadian delegates at a diaspora meet here. They added that they strive to help the Indian immigrants get assimilated into the mainstream. Molly Banerjei, a businesswoman from Toronto, told IANS: “Domestic violence is […]
A group of experts announced Tuesday the discovery of a mathematics document 2,200 years old, the most ancient ever found in this country. It consists of inscriptions on bamboo sheets from the Warring States period between 475-221 B.C., which explain methods of multiplying numbers lower than 100 as well as certain fractions, historian Li Xueqin, […]