Madan Mitra visits CBI office
Kolkata, Sep 16 (IANS) Trinamool Congress leader and former West Bengal minister Madan Mitra, a Saradha scam accused now out on bail, on Friday visited the CBI office at Salt Lake as per the court’s…
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Akhilesh restores Shivpal’s portfolios, brings back Prajapati in cabinet
Lucknow, Sep 16 (IANS) All the portfolios withdrawn from senior Samajwadi Party leader Shivpal Singh Yadav earlier this week were given back to him on Friday, after days of a bitter power struggle between him…
Dabhol power plant to be split into power, gas companies
Mumbai, Sep 16 (IANS) The Maharashtra government on Friday granted approval for the demerger of Ratnagiri Gas & Power Pvt Ltd (RGPPL) into two separate companies for viability and prevent it from being declared as…
Patient wheeled across TN border for liver transplant
Bengaluru, Sep 16 (IANS) A 55-year-old diabetic patient from here was taken across the tense inter-state border in a wheelchair during the night to Salem in Tamil Nadu for an emergency liver transplant, which saved…
Declare chikungunya, dengue national health emergency: Congress
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) The Congress party on Friday demanded that the outburst of vector-borne diseases chikungunya and dengue be declared as “national health emergency” following the death of 32 persons in the national…
Shivpal may get back portfolios, Prajapati returns to cabinet
Lucknow, Sep 16 (IANS) Patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav appeared to have worked out a truce in the warring Samajwadi Party on Friday amid signs that his disgruntled brother Shivpal Yadav could get back the plum…
Congress loses Arunachal again after mass exodus of MLAs
Itanagar, Sep 16 (IANS) The Congress suffered a major blow after it lost the Arunachal Pradesh government again on Friday when Chief Minister Pema Khandu and all its MLAs but one defected to the Peoples’…
Sacked AAP minister’s life under threat, says lawyer; wife denies
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) A lawyer claiming to represent sacked Delhi minister Sandeep Kumar on Friday moved an application in court claiming a threat to the latter’s life in Tihar Jail but Kumar’s wife…
One dead, 3 injured in Delhi road accident
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) A 28-year-old man died while three others were seriously injured in a road accident here when their speeding car rammed into a stationary truck, police said on Friday. According to…
Government targeted despite hard work: AAP
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) AAP leader Dilip Pandey on Friday alleged that some people are targeting the Delhi government despite its hard work in the treatment of dengue and chikungunya patients and sparing the…
Akhilesh yet to learn a lot, says uncle Shivpal
Lucknow, Sep 16 (IANS) Senior Samajwadi Party leader Shivpal Singh Yadav on Friday said though Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and his nephew Akhilesh Yadav holds the highest post in the state, he has still a…
Beauty brand KIKO opens flagship store in India
Noida, Sep 16 (IANS) Italian beauty brand KIKO MILANO has opened its first store here. The beauty brand store, that will open its doors for customers on Saturday, is located on the ground floor in…
Quota for faculty members at IIMs on anvil: Javadekar
Ahmedabad, Sep 16 (IANS) The Union Human Resources Development Ministry is considering introducing reservation for faculty positions at Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs). Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar told reporters here on Friday that the…
HC dismisses international publishers’ plea against DU’s photocopy shop
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed a plea by three international publishers against the sale of photocopied pages of their books by a shop called Rameshwari Photocopy Service in…
BJP promotes mobile app ahead of PM visit to Gujarat
Ahmedabad, Sep 16 (IANS) With Prime Minister Narendra Modi set for a two-day visit to Gujarat from Friday evening, the ruling BJP leadership is busy promoting a mobile app to enable supporters to connect with…
SC extends Sahara chief’s parole by one week
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Continuing the relief already granted to Sahara group chief Subrata Roy, the Supreme Court on Friday extended, by one week, his parole till September 23. The extension of parole also…
Nanoparticles from cataract lens waste for safer drug delivery
Kolkata, Sep 16 (IANS) Scientists at the Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur have crafted nanoparticles from discarded cataract-affected lens, a development they claim could aid in safe, targeted drug delivery. The innovative nano-carriers designed by Swagata…
BRICS nations unite to save environment
Panaji, Sep 16 (IANS) The Environment Ministers of BRICS nations on Friday agreed on a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and announced the setting up of a joint working group to institutionalise their mutual cooperation on…
SC stays NGT order mandating green clearance for Metro, rail projects
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday stayed a National Green Tribunal (NGT) order mandating environmental clearance for all Metro and other rail projects prior to their launch. A bench of Chief…
Curfew reimposed in Rajouri town after clashes break out
Jammu, Sep 16 (IANS) Curfew was reimposed on Friday in Rajouri town of Jammu region after clashes erupted again during the curfew relaxation period. “Curfew has been reimposed in Rajouri town after miscreants resorted to…