Patna, Jan 7 (IANS) Four rebel JD-U legislators Wednesday filed a petition in the Patna High Court challenging assembly Speaker Uday Narayan Choudhary’s decision to terminate their membership. The development came a day after the high court quashed the speaker’s decision to terminate membership of four other Janata Dal-United (JD-U) rebel MLAs for anti-party activities. […]
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday said it will hear Feb 11 the appeal by real estate giant DLF, challenging the imposition of Rs.630 crore penalty by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) for allegedly exploiting its dominant position to the disadvantage of its customers in three apartment projects in Gurgaon. The […]
Bhubaneswar, Jan 5 (IANS) Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Monday launched the sale of subsidised five-kg cooking gas cylinders under Free Trade LPG Scheme, benefiting Below Poverty Line (BPL) families and others. He also launched a new scheme providing concession of Rs.1,600 to BPL families on new gas connections in the country. The move is […]
Patna, Jan 5 (IANS) The family of two brothers arrested for the rape of a 22-year-old Japanese tourist in Bihar say they are innocent. A joint police team of West Bengal and Bihar raided Taro village in Gaya and arrested Sajid Khan, 32, and Jawed Khan, 25. Both were taken to Kolkata on transit remand. […]
Tikamgarh (Madhya Pradesh), Jan 5 (IANS) Two police officials were killed in a firing incident Monday in Madhya Pradesh’s Tikamgarh district. Police suspect the incident took place when the Prithvipur police station’s chief Pramod Chaturvedi shot dead a junior officer T.S. Malik and the killed himself. The incident came to light after shots were heard […]
New Delhi Jan 5 (IANS) A court Monday took cognizance of the charge sheet filed against a driver of the Uber taxi company who has been accused of raping a 27-year-old woman executive here Dec 5. Metropolitan Magistrate Ajay Kumar Malik took cognizance of the charge sheet and transferred the case to sessions court, posting […]
Panaji, Jan 5 (IANS) The Narendra Modi-led government has been in power for only six months and should be given “some more days” to usher in reservation for women in parliament and legislative assemblies, BJP Mahila Morcha national president Vijaya Rahatkar said Monday. When asked about the steps being taken by the BJP women’s wing […]
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) An estimated five lakh employees in the coal industry will begin a five-day nationwide strike Tuesday to denounce moves towards commercial mining of the fuel. A senior union leader warned that the strike may hit power supply in the country. Coal workers and unions across the country are bitterly opposed […]
Kolkata, Jan 5 (IANS) The youth who slapped Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee, the nephew of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, was arrested Monday on various charges including attempt to murder. The youth, Debasish Acharya, a resident of Tamluk in East Midnapore district, is now under treatment in Tamluk Hospital in serious condition after […]
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Home Minister Rajnath Singh Monday took stock of the country’s internal security at a high-level meeting here. The meeting, termed a “routine meet” by a home ministry official, assumes significance against the backdrop of heavy firing on the international border with Pakistan and the ‘terror boat’ incident in Indian waters. […]