New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) The national capital on Tuesday saw a rise in mercury, with the maximum temperature recorded at 30 degrees Celsius — four notches above the season’s average, the India Meteorological Department…
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) The ongoing Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case took a turn for the worse on Tuesday as the bank reported an additional Rs 1,300 crore unauthorised transactions, taking the estimated…
Beirut, Feb 27 (IANS) The morning calm that prevailed in a rebel-held enclave near Damascus as a Russian-backed ceasefire came into force on Tuesday following days of relentless bombardment by the Syrian government has been…
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Revenue collections under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) fell marginally in January by Rs 385 crore to Rs 86,318 crore. The collections had picked up in December to touch…
New Delhi/Mumbai, Feb 27 (IANS) The CBI on Tuesday said it has questioned former Punjab National Bank Managing Director Usha Ananthasubramanian and ICICI Bank Executive Director N.S. Kanan in connection with its over Rs 12,600…
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) The airfares for the Haj pilgrims this year have been slashed and a Saudi airline has been roped in to carry passengers, besides Air India, at the instance of the…
Kohima/New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) As many as 75 per cent of the total 11.70 lakh voters exercised their franchise in Nagaland Assembly elections on Tuesday, with hundreds still awaiting their turn to cast their…
Islamabad, Feb 27 (IANS) Pakistan on Tuesday summoned Indian Deputy High Commissioner J.P. Singh to condemn “unprovoked ceasefire violations” by India along the Line of Control in which, it said, a civilian had lost his…
Shillong/New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) As many as 67 per cent of the 18.9 lakh voters on Tuesday exercised their franchise in the elections to 60-member Meghalaya Assembly, with hundreds still lined up to cast…
Mumbai, Feb 27 (IANS) Ending all speculations, the body of well-known Bollywood actress Sridevi Kapoor is expected to reach Mumbai late on Tuesday night, 72 hours after her death in Dubai on Saturday. According to…
Mumbai, Feb 27 (IANS) An expected rise in the estimated quantum of fraud at Punjab National Bank pulled the key indices of the Indian equity market lower on Tuesday. According to market observers, the key…
Mumbai, Feb 27 (IANS) It may be seen as a classic case of shutting the door after the horse has bolted, but the multi-crore fraud hit Punjab National Bank appointed A.K.Pradhan as Group Chief Risk…
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) In a move to encourage digital payment of electricity bills on time, BSES on Tuesday announced a cashback scheme under which consumers stand to benefit by up to Rs 4,000…
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) In the wake of the Rs 12,600 crore fraud on state-run Punjab National Bank (PNB) by accused diamantaire Nirav Modi and his uncle Mehul Choksi, the government on Tuesday set…
Canberra, Feb 27 (IANS) One of Australia’s most senior police officers has stepped down after he was linked to “shocking” racist and obscene online posts made under an online pseudonym. Victoria state’s Assistant Commissioner Brett…
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) In the wake of the Rs 12,600 crore fraud on state-run Punjab National Bank (PNB) by accused diamantaire Nirav Modi and his uncle Mehul Choksi, the government on Tuesday set…
Mumbai, Feb 27 (IANS) Three much-awaited railway foot overbridges (FOBs), constructed by the Indian Army in less than three months, were inaugurated for public use on the Mumbai suburban section of the Indian Railways on…
Kohima, Feb 27 (IANS) Over 68 per cent of the total 11.70 lakh voters exercised their franchise in Nagaland Assembly elections by the end of voting hours on Tuesday even as hundreds were still awaiting…
Washington, Feb 27 (IANS) Firestar Diamond Inc, the US company of Indian billionaire diamond trader who is embroiled in India’s biggest-ever bank fraud, has filed for bankruptcy in a New York court, under chapter 11….
New Delhi/Mumbai, Feb 27 (IANS) The CBI on Tuesday said it has questioned former Punjab National Bank Managing Director Usha Anant Subramanian and ICICI Bank Executive Director N.S. Kanan in connection with its Rs 12,636…