A Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) here has awarded a compensation of over Rs.41 lakh to family members of an MTNL employee, who was killed in a road accident in 2009. “I hold that petitioner (kin of the deceased) succeeded in proving that Dec 10, 2009, an accident had taken place due to the rash […]
Mumbai’s landscape, never dull, harvested a rich crop of festivals Tuesday. Its skies were dotted with kites marking Makar Sankranti, Punjabis danced around the Lohri fires, south Indians churned up Pongal dishes, north-east Indians celebrated Bhogali Bihu, and Muslims celebrated Eid Milad-un-Nabi, the birthday of Prophet Mohammed. Maharashtrian families were seen distributing the traditional sweetmeat, […]
The Thai government is able to control the present situation and a string of measures would be rolled out to ensure tourist safety and normal flight operations, Deputy Prime Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul said Tuesday. Protestors, who were demanding that no elections be held until major political reforms are implemented, launched the Bangkok shutdown operations Monday […]
Rahul Gandhi behaved like a “joker” during his visit in the state Monday and such a person is being projected as the prime ministerial candidate by the Congress, a CPI-M leader said here Tuesday. Communist Party of India-Marxist state leader Pinarayi Vijayan said: “His candidature as the Congress’s PM candidate is more or less finalised […]
Four Indian-origin men have been jailed in Britain for printing and circulating 1.2 million pounds of counterfeit currency. Amrit Karra, 45, and his brother Prem Karra, 43, both from Walsall, a town in the West Midlands and their brothers-in-law Rajiv Kumar, 40, of West Bromwich, and Yash Mahey, 44, of Handsworth in Birmingham, were convicted […]
Makar Sankranti, the harvest festival, was celebrated Tuesday across Andhra Pradesh with traditional fervour and gaiety. The countryside wore a festive look with decoration of houses, kite-flying, cockfights, bullfights and other rural sports. ‘Haridasus’ and ‘Basvannas’ the uniquely attired alm-seekers with ornately decorated ox were seen making rounds of the villages to seek alms. The […]
More than 10 lakh people have enrolled as Aam Aadmi Party members till now since the party launched its free membership helpline number four days ago, senior AAP member Gopal Rai said here Tuesday. Speaking to media, he said people in large numbers have joined the party through the membership helpline number by giving a […]
Amid indications that he may be appointed the party’s prime ministerial candidate at the AICC meeting Friday, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi has said that he will discharge future responsibilities given to him by the party with sincerity. In an interview to Dainik Bhaskar newspaper published Tuesday, Rahul Gandhi said the Congress should return to power […]
Over 90 touts were arrested in the last three days near government o Add New ffices in Bihar’s twelve districts during special drive to check corrupt practices, police said Tuesday. Bihar Police chief Abhyanand said the “operation dalal” was launched against middlemen, who are part of rampant corruption in government offices in the state. Police […]
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Tuesday defended Law Minister Somanth Bharti asserting that his cabinet colleague did not tamper with evidence. According to media report Bharti and his client Pawan Kumar are facing prosecution on corruption charges – after the CBI accused them of influencing a prosecution’s witness by speaking to him on phone and […]