Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 14 (IANS) Kerala Finance Minister K.M. Mani is possibly India’s longest-serving legislator having won every election to the assembly since 1965. But things turned sour for the 81-year-old minister after a corruption case was filed against him for allegedly receiving a Rs.1 crore bribe to reopen the closed bars in the state. The […]
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) In a major decision impacting inter-connected sectors of energy, education and women, Power Minister Piyush Goyal Sunday announced that a government girls’ school in Punjab would be the first in the country to introduce energy efficiency as a subject in the school curriculum. “The Government Girls Senior Secondary School, Jalandhar […]
Bhubaneswar, Dec 14 (IANS) India ended up fourth in the Hockey Champions Trophy, going down 1-2 to Australia in the bronze medal match at the Kalinga Stadium here Sunday. Eddie Ockenden (19th minute) and Matt Gohdes (52nd) scored for the world champions Australia while Lalit Upadhyay (42nd) scored the Indian goal. While the first quarter […]
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Cold wind and rain Sunday brought Delhi’s maximum temperature to 16 degrees Celsius, seven notches below the season’s average. The weather department has forecast a clear Monday but indicated rain is likely in the evening. “There will be a overcast Monday morning which will turn clear. Cold wind and rain […]
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee was Saturday admitted to the Army Hospital (Research and Referral) here after he complained of stomach pain, a doctor said. “Mukherjee was admitted to the hospital around 2.30 p.m when he complained of stomach pain,” the doctor told IANS. He said there was nothing seriously wrong with […]
Hyderabad, Dec 13 (IANS) The K.Chandrasekhar Rao ministry in Telangana will be expanded Dec 16. Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan will administer oath to the new ministers at Raj Bhavan at 11 a.m, said an official statement Saturday. Chief Minister Chandrasekhar Rao met the governor Saturday to convey his decision to expand his ministry – its first […]
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) Girish Malik’s National Award winning film “Jal” has found a place in the Oscar contenders of 2014 in two categories — Best Picture and Best Original Score. The film, which has the backdrop of water scarcity and tells the story of Bakka, a person gifted with a special ability to […]
Mumbai, Dec 13 (IANS) Actor Akshay Kumar took to micro-blogging website Twitter to unveil a glimpse of his role from his upcoming movie “Baby”. The actor also said that all the developments and scoops from the movie will reach his fans on the social networking platform first. “Starting today, I will introduce you to members […]
Kolkata, Dec 13 (IANS) Thousands of Trinamool Congress supporters Saturday blocked roads, forcibly closed shops and brought out rallies across West Bengal, protesting against the arrest of minister Madan Mitra by the CBI in connection with the Saradha chit fund scam. Mitra’s supporters had an exchange of words with police in Alipore, where he was […]
Kolkata, Dec 13 (IANS) A city court Saturday denied bail to West Bengal Transport and Sports Minister Madan Mitra – arrested in connection with the multi-crore rupee Saradha scam – and sent him to CBI custody till Dec 16. Arrested Friday by the Central Bureau of Investigation for “prima facie evidence of criminal conspiracy, cheating […]