New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) The row over religious conversion continued in parliament Monday, with the Rajya Sabha being stalled again, while the Congress staged a walkout in the Lok Sabha. In the Rajya Sabha, which saw the whole of last week being washed out except for half of Friday, the disruptions continued. In the […]
Mumbai, Dec 22 (IANS) Jet Airways Monday said here it has concluded a five-year syndicated loan agreement of $150 million from a consortium of four Middle East banks. The syndicate loan – offered by a group of lenders or syndicate who work together to provide funds for a single borrower – has been sanctioned by […]
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Twenty-six malnourished stray dogs that were confined to a house in the capital were rescued by Delhi Police, officials said Monday. Police registered a case and launched a hunt to nab the house owner, identified as Gokul Nair. The 32-year-old Nair, who works with a multinational company, had a habit […]
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) The health ministry is intensifying the drugs treatment programme on the evidence of United Nations’s Methadone Maintenance Treatment (MMT) Programme, an official said Friday. “MMT is currently available at United Nation Office on Drugs and Control-supported five model centers across the country like civil hospital in Kapurthala and Bathinda in […]
Bhubaneswar, Dec 19 (IANS) The CBI Friday arrested a top Odisha Police officer for his alleged links with the Artha Tatwa Group, a chit fund company operating in the state. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested deputy superintendent of police Pramod Panda on charges of conspiracy and gaining financial benefits. “In Orissa chit fund […]
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) There is no proposal to reduce the age of central government employees from 60 years to 58 years, the government announced Thursday. “Attention of the government has been drawn to some news items appearing in a section of the press regarding proposal of the central government to reduce the retirement […]
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi was Thursday admitted to the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital here for an infection in the lower respiratory tract. Her condition was stable, a hospital official said. “Sonia Gandhi was today (Thursday) admitted to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital around 5 p.m. She has an infection in the […]
Chandigarh, Dec 18 (IANS) Authorities in Chandigarh Thursday evening started culling of all birds in and around the city’s famous Sukhna lake after a dead goose was confirmed with the H5N1 (avian influenza or bird flu) virus. “On communication received from the central government, culling of all birds in the vicinity of Sukhna lake — […]
Jammu, Dec 18 (IANS) As many as 478 complaints of violation of the model code of conduct have been received by the Election Commission since the beginning of the five-phase Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections, a poll panel official said. Also 92 incidents of violence relating to the poll campaign were reported from different parts […]
Kolkata, Dec 18 (IANS) Nearly three months after Jadavpur University erupted in protests over a police crackdown on agitating students, yet another showdown looms large with many students set to boycott the convocation even though West Bengal Governor and university chancellor K.N. Tripathi has warned against it. The Jadavpur University Teachers’ Association (JUTA) along with […]