Mumbai, March 23 Participants from the fields of art, craft, science and technology in India will showcase new and emerging concepts at the ‘Innovation Festival’ in Mumbai, a statement from NCSM said on Monday. The three-day long event begins on March 27 at the Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai, a National Council of Science Museums (NCSM) […]
Mumbai, March 23 Thousands of people, including butchers, students and political leaders, will walk together in a march here on Tuesday to protest the ban on beef in Maharashtra, an activist said on Monday. “The livelihood of over a million people directly or indirectly engaged in the beef trade and allied industry has been adversely […]
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the central government, the CBI and Essar on a PIL seeking a court-monitored probe into the politician-bureaucrat-corporate nexus exposed in email leaks that showed a company allegedly granted gifts and favours to ministers and bureaucrats for promoting its business. A bench of Justice T.S. Thakur, Justice Kurian […]
Just days after Shashi Kapoor turned 77, news emerged on Monday that Bollywood’s evergreen charmer will be conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke award. Congratulations poured in for the actor, whose now frail frame, wrinkled face and silver locks fail to erase the image of his good looks and smile off his fans’ memory. Best known for […]
New Delhi, March 22 Makers of REX Brand school shoes, DEIEM India, on Sunday said they have entered into an agreement with Reliance Retail to market their products at outlets of the Reliance Industries subsidiary. “REX brand school shoes, has signed an MOU with Reliance Retail Ltd., a subsidiary company of Reliance Industries Ltd., through […]
New Delhi, March 22 In a move to help banks deal with defaulting corporate borrowers, markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Sunday eased norms for lenders to convert their debt into equity in distressed listed companies. The move would also pave the way for bankers to have a larger say in […]
Attari (Punjab), March 22 (IANS) Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday that this was not the right time for the withdrawal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Jammu and Kashmir. The remark came following two latest incidents of fidayeen (suicide squads) attacking a police station and an army establishment in the […]
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Listed companies have to disclose board decisions within 30 minutes, while all other material information would need to be made public within 24 hours, Sebi said on Sunday warning of strong penal action for non-compliance. The Sebi board at its meeting here approved changes in its proposed Sebi (Listing Obligations […]
Bengaluru, March 22 (IANS) The Karnataka High Court on Sunday evening stayed the tabling of the CID’s interim report on the mysterious death of IAS officer D.K. Ravi by the state government in the legislature on Monday till the inquiry was completed. At a special hearing at his residence here, Justice Adbul Nazeer directed the […]
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Telling farmers that “lies” were being spread about the new land acquisition bill, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asserted that the proposed law was in farmers’ interest as it will improve infrastructure, employment, output and incomes in rural areas. Reaching out to farmers in his “Mann Ki Baat” programme […]