A benchmark index of Indian equities markets plunged by 105.31 points or 0.51 percent in the pre-noon trade Monday. Selling pressure was seen in the metal, banking index (bankex) and auto sectors, while some good buying was observed in the healthcare sector. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the S&P Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which […]
A couple in their 30s stripped in front of Rashtrapati Bhavan after they were denied entry to the president’s house, police said Monday. The couple went to the main gate of Rashtrapati Bhavan and demanded to meet President Pranab Mukherjee. When the security personnel at the entry asked for the reason, they failed to say […]
An AAP lawmaker alleged Monday he had been approached by BJP leaders, including Narendra Modi, in an attempt to buy him off for Rs.20 crore. Madan Lal, MLA from Kasturba Nagar, claimed that he had been first approached Dec 7, a day before the Delhi assembly election results were announced. However, Madan Lal said he […]
The Delhi High Court Monday sought a report from the centre, the Delhi government and the police on the death here last week of an 18-year-old college student of Arunachal Pradesh. A division bench of Chief Justice N.V. Ramana and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw took suo moto cognisance of the incident and issued notice returnable […]
Justice R.M. Lodha of the Supreme Court Monday mocked at media reports that he was among the three senior judges short-listed for the post of country’s first Lokpal under the Lokpal and Lokayukta Act. “I have not even demitted office. They have named me in the race for Lokpal,” Justice Lodha said in court here […]
The much-awaited second generation (2G) spectrum or airwave auction for the 900 MHz and 1,800 MHz bands began Monday. Eight telecom service providers – Reliance Communications, Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone, Telewings, Aircel, Tata Teleservices and Idea Cellular – are participating in the bid. The total spectrum on offer is 46 MHz in 900 MHz […]
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Monday that his government had substantially, if not fully, redeemed its pledge to promote science and technology as the key driver of India’s development. Inaugurating the 101st session of the Indian Science Congress at Jammu University here Monday, the prime minister said: “I am delighted to be part of the […]
The much-anticipated Mumbai Monorail – India’s first – was inaugurated here Saturday, with Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and several media persons climbing aboard for the inaugural ride. The 8.93-km-long Monorail, running between Chembur and Wadala in the east-south direction, comprising the first phase, will be open to the public from […]
Amid efforts to repair frayed India-US relations after a major diplomatic row over the arrest of Devyani Khobragade on charges of visa fraud, US prosecutors have challenged the Indian diplomat’s claims of immunity. Khobragade is not immune from prosecution on charges of visa fraud and making false statements, Indian-American US prosecutor Preet Bharara’s office argued […]