CAT 2013 results declared

The Common Admission Test (CAT) results were declared Tuesday, an official here said. “The CAT results will be available for access until Dec 31, 2014 on the CAT website and the candidates are advised to retain a printed copy of their score card,” said CAT convenor Rohit Kapoor. CAT 2013 was conducted in 76 test […]

India completes three polio-free years

Polio eradication in India has been possible only because of unwavering political will at the highest levels, adequate financial resources and technological innovations, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said Monday after India completed three years without any polio case. Azad said the role of the millions of volunteers and vaccinators was also important to make […]

Delhi government to reverse FDI in multi-brand retail

The Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government Monday said it will not allow foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail, reversing the previous Sheila Dikshit regime’s policy. In a letter to the department of industrial policy and promotion (DIPP), the Delhi government asked the central government to remove Delhi from the list of the states that have […]

Mumbai man held for raping minor Facebook friend

rapA 21-year-old Mumbai-based man who raped a teenaged girl from Goa he had got in touch on Facebook has been arrested and booked, a Goa Police spokesperson said. “A police team is in Mumbai to take custody of both – the victim and the accused,” the spokesperson said. The 17-year-old girl had travelled to Mumbai […]

Elections for 55 Rajya Sabha seats Feb 7

 Biennial elections for 55 Rajya Sabha seats, including seven from Maharashtra, will be held Feb 7, the Election Commission announced Monday. As per the schedule, the results shall be announced the same day. The elections will be held for the seats falling vacant between April 2-14 this year. Besides Maharashtra, the elections will be held […]

India, Pakistan commerce ministers to meet this week

Pakistan’s Commerce Minister Khurram Dastagir Khan is visiting India Jan 16-18 for a SAARC business event and would meet Commerce Minister Anand Sharma for bilateral talks. Ahead of their meeting on the sidelines of the 5th South Asian Business Leaders Conclave (SBLC), the commerce secretaries of the two sides would be meeting. Pakistan had requested […]

SC stays Madras High Court order on judges appointment

The union law ministry can now proceed with processing of 12 names recommended by the Madras High Court for elevation as its judges as the Supreme Court Monday vacated the high court’s status quo order. A bench of Justice B.S. Chauhan and Justice J. Chelameswar, while staying the high court order, also issued notice on […]

Hindu activists disrupt AAP press meet

Around 20 Hindu activists Monday disrupted a press conference of AAP leader Prashant Bhushan here, protesting against his remarks on Jammu and Kashmir. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader had come with members of the Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) to the Indian Women’s Press Corps (IWPC). As the conference began, a young man identifying himself […]