Chandigarh, Dec 1 (IANS) The controversy over the death of sect guru Ashutosh is likely to get over with the Punjab and Haryana High Court Monday directing the Punjab government to perform his last rites within 15 days. Ashutosh, who headed the Divya Jyoti Jagriti Sansthan (DJJS) sect with its headquarters at Nurmahal near Jalandhar, […]
Mangaluru (Karnataka), Dec 1 (IANS) In a sudden move, United Breweries (UB) group chairman Vijay Mallya Monday resigned from the board of Mangalore Chemicals and Fertilizers Ltd (MCF). In a regulatory filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the company said Mallya had resigned as director with immediate effect, without assigning any reason. The company’s […]
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) A fire broke out Monday evening at the cotton market in Delhi’s Sadar Bazar, fire department officials said. There was no report of any casualty. The fire broke out on the first floor of a three-storey building that houses cloth and cotton shops. At least five shops were gutted in […]
Baghdad, Dec 1 (IANS) A total of 67 people, including 15 border guards, were killed in clashes with Islamic State (IS) militants across Iraq Monday, as the Iraqi forces recaptured seven villages in the country’s east, security sources said. In the western province of Anbar, 15 border guards were killed and five others injured when […]
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) Supporting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement that special efforts would be made to promote tourism in northeast India, Culture and Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma Monday said promoting tourism will be an effective tool in containing extremism in the country. The minister said the northeast has great potential to be developed […]
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar agreed to find a solution to the long-standing water-sharing issue with Delhi after Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu at a meeting Monday urged Khattar and Delhi Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung to resolve the matter. “We shall very shortly take a positive decision in […]
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) The BJP Monday dismissed the protests of Trinamool Congress parliamentarians over the recovery of a diary concerning the Sahara Group that allegedly mentions BJP chief Amit Shah’s name, saying the ruling party in West Bengal was “rattled” by the response to Shah’s Sunday rally in Kolkata. Parliamentary Affairs Minister M. […]
Chennai, Dec 1 (IANS) City based United Economic Forum (UEF), which has the focus of promoting entrepreneurship amongst backward communities including minorities, Monday signed agreements with Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) and GK Industrial Park. “We have signed memorandums of understanding (MoU) with IOB and GK Industrial Park. Our project cell will vet a project and […]
NSW consumers will have the best motor vehicle safety standards and protection in the country, following the introduction of new laws for the industry starting today, NSW Fair Trading Minister, Matthew Mason-Cox said. “NSW consumers will be able to make more informed decisions about who to do business with through a “name and shame” register, […]
High profile criminal barrister Laurence Levy SC has been appointed a judge of the District Court of Western Australia. Attorney General Michael Mischin said the appointment would fill the vacancy left by the promotion of Justice Jeremy Curthoys to the Supreme Court. Mr Mischin said Mr Levy had specialised in the area of criminal law […]