Chennai : The Madras High Court’s Madurai Bench on Friday ordered the Tamil Nadu government to state the reasons, by June 6, for the May 22 police firing in Thoothukudi which left 13 persons dead. The court’s order came as it heard a petition demanding registration of murder cases against senior police and other government […]
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CBI summons AirAsia CEO to join probe by June 6
New Delhi : The CBI has asked Malaysia-based AirAsia Group CEO Tony Fernandes to appear before it by June 6 to face queries relating to alleged bribery to get FDI rules tweaked. The Central Bureau of Investigation has alleged that bribe was paid to obtain a licence to operate international flights by the joint venture […]
Mistry refutes charges over AirAsia India woes
Mumbai : Former Tata Sons Chairman Cyrus Mistry on Thursday denied “malicious and defamatory allegations” levelled against him over AirAsia India woes. “It is well documented that R. Venkataraman was intimately involved in the affairs of AirAsia India right from its inception. He has had many roles including that of Executive Assistant to Ratan Tata […]
Cousin, four others held for teenager’s kidnapping, murder
New Delhi : Five persons have been arrested on charge of kidnapping a 17-year-old cousin of one of them for a ransom of Rs one crore and killing him, police said on Thursday. The accused — including the teenager’s cousin Pankaj — told police that they had thrown the victim in Muradnagar canal after giving […]
Woman held for thrashing mother-in-law in Kolkata as video goes viral
Kolkata : A middle-aged woman was arrested on charge of assaulting her septuagenarian mother-in-law after a quarrel over plucking of flowers without her permission, Kolkata Police said on Thursday. The arrest was made after a video clipping of the crime went viral on the social media on Tuesday night. “Swapna Paul of Boral Uttarpara in South […]
40 government services at doorstep for Delhiites soon
New Delhi : Delhiites will be able to access around 40 government services, ranging from getting a water connection to caste certificate, at their doorsteps by the end of July, an official said on Thursday. The Delhi government had in November announced the plan, which would save time and countless trips to government offices for […]
India successfully test-fires SFDR propulsion based missile
New Delhi : Making a breakthrough in missile technology, India successfully carried out the flight test of Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) propulsion based missile, the Defence Ministry said on Thursday. The technology demonstrator flight test was conducted from the Launch Centre-III of Integrated Test Range at Chandipur in Odisha. “The flight test met all […]
CBI books MP’s PA, others for illegally exchanging banned notes
New Delhi/Bengaluru : The CBI on Thursday said that it has registered a case against a Corporation Bank Chief Manager and a Personal Assistant of a Parliamentarian in Karnataka in connection with illegal exchange of demonetised notes. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had registered a case against bank official B. Prakash and lawmaker D.K. […]
Tabassum Hasan is first Muslim MP from UP in 16th Lok Sabha
New Delhi : Tabassum Hasan, who opened the Rashtriya Lok Dal account in the 16th Lok Sabha on Thursday by defeating BJP’s Mriganka Singh in Kairana, is also the first Muslim MP from Uttar Pradesh among the present members of the House. Hasan, who had support of the Congress, the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan […]
Rahul stresses need for united opposition for 2019
New Delhi : Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said there were “valuable lessons” to be learnt from the results of the bypolls across the country, in a reference to the need for a united opposition for the 2019 general elections. “Congratulations to all the winners in the by polls, across India. Valuable lessons to […]