New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) A day after CBI director Ranjit Sinha recused himself from the investigation and prosecution of the 2G spectrum allocation case following a Supreme Court order, Additional Director R.K. Dutta Friday took charge of the probe. Rupak Kumar Dutta, a 1981-batch IPS officer from the Karnataka cadre, is the senior-most officer […]
Washington, Nov 21 (IANS) US President Barack Obama awarded the National Medal of Science to Indian American scientist Thomas Kailath for his transformative contribution to science and technology. Kerala-born Stanford University Professor Kailath, 79, received the medal along with 18 of America’s top thinkers, discoverers, and innovators at a ceremony in the East Room of […]
Shimla, Nov 21 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken suo moto cognisance of the illicit felling of over 450 trees on the outskirts of Shimla, an official said Friday. A bench of the NGT Thursday issued notice to the state chief secretary and the principal secretary (forests) to file their reply before Jan […]
Gurgaon, Nov 21 (IANS) The Haryana government has asked for the status of the land holdings of UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Robert Vadra from four deputy commissioners (DCs) of the state including Gurgaon, Faridabad, Palwal and Mewat, an official said. Taking action on the complaint of senior IAS officer Ashok Khemka who cancelled one […]
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) An 11-year-old boy, kidnapped from Delhi, was rescued from a railway station in Jharkhand and two people were arrested with the help of the Railway Protection Force (RPF), police said Friday. Sanjay Kumar Singh and Mantu Parsad, both residents of West Bengal, were arrested from Gomoh railway station in Jharkhand […]
Glasgow, Nov 21 (IANS) Indian shuttlers Anand Pawar and Saili Rane reached the quarterfinals of their respective categories at the $50,000 Scottish Open Grand Prix here Friday. Men’s singles seventh seed Pawar defeated Dutch Erik Meijs 21-17, 21-17 in 43 minutes at the Emirates Arena. With the win the Mumbaikar extended his career record to […]
Minister for Sport and Recreation Stuart Ayres has congratulated the State’s best athletes at the annual 2014 NSW Institute of Sport (NSWIS) Awards in Sydney tonight. Minister Ayres said he is proud of the success that NSWIS athletes had enjoyed on the world stage during the year. “This year was another bumper year for sport […]
Seville, Nov 20 (IANS/EFE) The Duchess of Alba, the aristocrat with most titles in the world and one of Spain’s biggest fortunes, died Thursday in Seville at age 88 following a short illness, the city’s Mayor, Juan Ignacio Zoido, said. Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart was hospitalised last Sunday with a stomach flu, pneumonia and an irregular […]
Chandigarh, Nov 20 (IANS) Controversial sect leader Rampal and his close aides have been booked for murder. They have been blamed for the six deaths at Rampal’s Satlok Ashram near Barwala during the clashes with security forces. Haryana’s Director General of Police S.N. Vashisht told the media here Thursday: “The murder cases relate to the […]
Moscow, Nov 20 (IANS /TASS) The Russian emergencies ministry will send the eighth humanitarian aid convoy to the rebel-held regions in east Ukraine, Deputy Minister Vladimir Artamonov said Thursday. “We expect the convoy to depart Nov 26-27,” Artamonov said. During the period from Aug 23 to Nov 16, seven convoys of the Russian emergencies ministry […]