Karti Chidambaram sent to one day CBI remand
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Karti Chidambaram, son of former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, was on Wednesday remanded to a day’s CBI custody in the INX Media case in which he was arrested in Chennai…
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India, Israel to fight terrorism together
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) India and Israel on Wednesday agreed to jointly fight against non-state actors and modernise the police forces. At a two-day meeting of the Joint Steering Committee on Homeland and Public…
Karti arrest: Maharashtra Congress flays Centre
Mumbai, Feb 28 (IANS) The Maharashtra Congress and the party’s Mumbai city unit on Wednesday flayed the arrest of former Union Minister P. Chidambaram’s son Karti Chidambaram, calling it “political vendetta” and said the Centre…
Gurugram school murder: Bus conductor acquitted
Gurugram, Feb 28 (IANS) A special court here on Wednesday acquitted 44-year-old Ashok Kumar, the bus conductor of a private school where a Class 2 student was murdered in September last year. Kumar was arrested…
Mhadei water: Amit Shah sold out Goa’s interests, says Congress
Panaji, Feb 28 (IANS) BJP national president Amit Shah has sold out the interests of Goa and Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar by openly siding with poll-bound Karnataka over the Mhadei water dispute, state Congress president…
BREAKING NEWS: Karti Chidambaram sent to one day CBI custody
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Death toll in Egypt’s train accident rises to 15
Cairo, Feb 28 (IANS) At least 15 people were killed and 40 injured on Wednesday in a collision between two trains in Beheira province, north of the capital Cairo, the Egyptian Health Ministry said in…
Fiscal deficit at 114% of full year target as GDP, Core Data show upswing
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Its double cheer for Indian government ahead of Holi on Wednesday as the GDP and Eight Core Industries (ECI) data showed signs of economic recovery but fiscal deficit data played…
Economy on the right track, reforms showing results: Bibek Debroy
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council Chairman Bibek Debroy on Wednesday said the economy is on the right track and the current expansion in the growth rate suggests that the reforms…
Taliban kidnap 25 people, kill 5 in Afghanistan
Kabul, Feb 28 (IANS) The Taliban have kidnapped 25 bus and car passengers, killed five police officers and injured six more on a highway connecting the southern Urozgan and Kandahar provinces of Afghanistan, an official…
State honours for Sridevi’s funeral as lakhs gather to bid farewell
Mumbai, Feb 28 (IANS) Lakhs of people joined film stars and celebrities to bid adieu on Wednesday to the first lady superstar of India Sridevi, who was cremated here with state honours amidst outpouring of…
Manufacturing sector pushes India’s Q3 GDP to over 7%
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) A pick-up in the country’s manufacturing, construction and agriculture sectors accelerated India’s third quarter 2017-18 GDP growth to 7.2 per cent from a rise of 6.5 per cent achieved in…
Fiscal deficit at 113% of full year target as GDP, Core Date show upswing
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Its double cheer for Indian government ahead of Holi on Wednesday as the GDP and Eight Core Industries (ECI) data showed signs of economic recovery but fiscal deficit data played…
No vendetta against Karti: Ravi Shankar Prasad
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) The government on Wednesday rejected Congress party’s allegation of vendetta in the arrest of Karti Chidambaram and said that the law is taking its course. “The law is taking its…
‘Assault’ on CS: Baijal asks Kejriwal to reach out to officials
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Delhi Lt Governor Anil Baijal on Wednesday said he had urged Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to reach out to government employees to resolve the impasse after an alleged attack on…
Ban on generators, power plants lifted as Delhi air improves
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) The Supreme Court-appointed environment body EPCA on Wednesday acknowledged improvement in Delhi’s air and allowed the operation of diesel generator sets and coal-based power plants, banned here since five months….
ED arrests Subhiksha retail promoter in bank fraud case
Chennai, Feb 28 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday arrested R. Subramanian, the promoter of retail chain Subhiksha, in an alleged bank fraud case, an official said. A case has been filed against the…
Manmohan Singh heads drafting committee for Congress plenary
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday constituted a 46-member Drafting Committee headed by former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for the party’s March 16-18 plenary here. He also constituted an Organising…
Afghanistan offers Taliban political recognition, peace talks
Kabul, Feb 28 (IANS) Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani outlined a new peace map on Wednesday during an international meeting, which is aimed at finding negotiated settlement to the country’s lingering crisis. “The Afghan government…
After IT, ED likely to probe Nirav Modi’s sister
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) A week after the Income Tax Department evinced interest in a firm linked to Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud accused Nirav Modi’s sister in Singapore, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is…