Bangalore, Aug 12 (IANS) US multinational Honeywell will soon invest Rs.1,400 crore ($228 million) to set up a new campus in this tech hub, S.R. Patil, Karnataka IT, biotech, science & technology minister, said Tuesday. “Honeywell’s investment proposal will be soon placed before the high-level committee for clearance. The new campus will be set on 5.4 […]
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday ordered framing of murder charges against former TV serial producer Suhaib Ilyasi, accused in the dowry-death of his wife in 2000. Justice Indermeet Kaur asked the trial court to add the graver charge of murder under section 302 of Indian Penal Code (IPC) against Suhaib for […]
Leh (Jammu and Kashmir), Aug 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday said his government would carry the war against corruption to its logical conclusion, which was the only way to eradicate poverty in the country. Addressing a public rally at the Polo Grounds here, Modi said corruption was destroying the edifice of the country and […]
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Scrips of auto major Tata Motors settled around 6 percent higher Tuesday a day after the company clocked a three-fold jump in its consolidated net profit for the first quarter (April-June) of 2014-15. According to Tata Motors, the growth in business was due to strong demand for new products and richer […]
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) BSP parliamentarian Satish Chandra Mishra Tuesday urged the government to take steps to ban daily TV soaps, saying they depict women in poor light. He also objected to the poster of Aamir Khan’s new film “PK”, saying it was “obscene”. “TV serials show women to be scheming all the time. It […]
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) The government Tuesday said it favoured an independent judiciary, but also wanted parliament’s sanctity to be maintained. “We all want an independent judiciary, but the sanctity of parliament is equally important, which we all appreciate,” Law and Justice Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said while moving for the consideration of the Lok […]
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) The southwest monsoon this year will be deficit, with 87 percent of average rainfall, but there is no threat of drought as the rains will pick up in August and September, Earth Sciences Minister Jitendra Singh said Tuesday. The deficit rainfall in June and July has affected overall average rainfall for […]
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) To ensure unbiased dissemination of news and views, the broadcast regulator has restricted entry of political parties and corporates in television and newspaper business. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Tuesday released the “Recommendations on the Issues relating to Media Ownership”, which propose a single independent media regulatory authority for […]
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) To ensure unbiased dissemination of news and views, the broadcast regulator has restricted entry of political parties and corporates in television and newspaper business. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Tuesday released the “Recommendations on the Issues relating to Media Ownership”, which propose a single independent media regulatory authority for […]
Gadchiroli (Maharashtra), Aug 12 (IANS) A woman hurled a slipper at Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in Chamorshi village of the state Tuesday, but missed, the politician’s aide said. The woman – identified as Shobha Mhaske – raised pro-Vidarbha slogans and hurled her slipper at Pawar. However, as she was at quite some distance from […]