Mumbai : The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Thursday it has imposed a penalty of Rs 58.9 crore on ICICI Bank for non-compliance of its directions on direct sale of securities. The bank clarified its position saying its held-to maturity (HTM) sales happened “due to a genuine misunderstanding on the timing of the […]
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After Karnataka fiasco, faith in EC’s ‘neutrality’ vanishes: Shiv Sena
Mumbai : Ruling NDA ally Shiv Sena on Thursday questioned the “neutral or unbiased” functioning of the Election Commission after the Karnataka Assembly elections date allegedly leaked out before the official announcement. “It was felt the ECI would remain neutral or unbiased. The country had already lost faith in ECI following the Electronic Voting Machines […]
Beaten up by police for holding peaceful march: Hazare’s supporter
New Delhi : Anna Hazare’s supporter Sushil Bhatt has claimed that he was beaten up by police for holding a peaceful candlelight march at Connaught Place here. Bhatt, who is a core committee member of Team Anna, on Wednesday night said that he was dragged by a Deputy Police Commissioner (DCP) during the march and […]
Aircraft suffers tyre burst while landing at Hyderabad Airport
Hyderabad : Over 70 passengers on board an Indigo aircraft from Tirupati had a narrow escape while one of its tyres burst while landing at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport here on Wednesday night, the airline said. “The 72 passengers plus 1 infant and 4 crew are safe. All passengers of flight 6E 7117 have disembarked […]
Two Afghans held for raping Kazakh woman
New Delhi : Two Afghanistan nationals were arrested after a woman from Kazakhstan accused them of raping her in south Delhi, police said on Wednesday. Accused Jamshed Khan, 34, and Zarmal Khan, 40 are residents of Ballimaran in old Delhi and deal in dry fruits and readymade garments. “Five years ago, the woman married a […]
Tension in Bengal after Ram Navami violence, BJP hits out at Mamata government
Kolkata : Tension prevailed over parts of Raniganj and adjoining areas in West Bengal’s Paschim Burdwan district on Wednesday following clashes over Ram Navami rallies, even as the state government rushed a crack police team including senior officiers to prevent any breach of peace, sources said. “We are maintaining a tight vigil. So far things […]
Congress complains to EC on Shah’s poll code ‘violation’
Bengaluru : Karnataka’s ruling Congress on Wednesday complained to the Election Commission against the BJP President Amit Shah’s alleged violation of the election code by terming Chief Minister Siddaramaiah “anti-Hindu” on Monday. “We have brought to the notice of the poll panel and the state’s chief electoral officer that Shah had violated the poll code […]
Rahul Dravid to bat for high voting in Karnataka assembly polls
Bengaluru : Former Indian cricket captain and sports icon, Rahul Dravid will urge the people of Karnataka to vote in the state assembly elections on May 12 through awareness campaigns by the Election Commission, in a bid to ensure a high turnout, an official said. “Through 30-second long video messages that will be telecast on […]
AAP slams Modi government on CBSE paper leak
New Delhi : Delhi’s ruling Aam Aadmi Party on Wednesday slammed the Narendra Modi-led Central government for the leakage of various examination papers in the country and the announcement of Karnataka poll dates before the Election Commission. Raining the issue of the paper leak in the Delhi Assembly, AAP’s Alka Lamba said: “The Prime Minister […]
Woman co-pilot of crashed ICG chopper dead, funeral in Haryana on Thursday
Mumbai : The injured woman co-pilot of an Indian Coast Guard helicopter which had crash-landed in Maharashtra’s Raigad on March 10, has succumbed to her severe head injuries, an official said here on Wednesday. The body of Assistant Commandant Penny Chaudhary is being sent to her home in Haryana’s Karnal where the last rites will […]