Mumbai, ,25/3: In a significant development, the Maharashtra Legislature has referred the breach of privilege notice to journalist-politician Sanjay Raut over his “chor-mandal” remark to Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar, the chairperson of Rajya Sabha.     Raut, a close aide of former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray and a four-term Rajya Sabha member, described the…

Cuttack, 25/3:  Today is the birth anniversary of one of the most revered women leaders of the state Shailabala Das. I pay my heartiest tributes to her on this occasion. In an era, when women were in a deeply marginalized condition, Shailabal Das, the daughter of Utkal Gourav Madhusudan Das, was in the forefront of…

Mississippi, 25/4: At least 19 people were killed when a tornado and severe storms swept through the US state of Mississippi late Friday, authorities told ABC News. Search and rescue operations were underway in Sharkey and Humphreys counties, about 70 miles (110 kilometers) north of state capital Jackson, the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency said, according…

New Delhi, 25/4: Olympian shooter Manu Bhaker clinched the 25m pistol bronze medal in the ISSF Pistol/Rifle World Cup to take India’s medal tally to seven, including a gold, here on Saturday.     Bhaker, the multiple World Cup medal winner, had shot 290 in the precision round on Friday and entered day 2 of…

Kashmir, 25/3: Tightening the noose around its employees further, Jammu and Kashmir administration on Friday issued a circular barring its staff from criticising the government, its actions and policies on social media or in the public.     According to a set of rules and guidelines, a government employee can neither criticise nor discuss any…

New Delhi, 25/3:”My name is not savarkar, it is gandhi and gandhi never offers apology,” said a defiant rahul gandhi after a journalist asked him if it would be easier had rahul paid heed to bjp’s demands for an apology over his remarks in uk. Rahul Gandhi while addressing a press conference at AICC headquarters…

Bangalore, 25/3: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 13.71-km Whitefield (Kadugodi)-KR Pura metro line in eastern Bengaluru on Saturday.     Modi reached the terminal station — Whitefield (Kadugodi) — around 1 pm and walked around the premises. He then bought a ticket and boarded a train to the Sadaramangala (Satya Sai Hospital) metro station,…

Mumbai, 25/3: Reliance Industries Ltd has appointed Srikanth Venkatachari as chief financial officer effective June 1, according a late evening release by the company.     He takes over from Alok Agarwal, who has been CFO since 2005, and will now assume the role of senior advisor to Reliance Chairman Mukesh Ambani.     Venkatachari…

Ahmedabad, 25/3: Gujarat police are conducting raids across 17 jails in the state to check if any illegal activities are taking place there and also to ensure that the inmates are getting facilities they are entitled to as per the law, a top official said.     As many as 1,700 police personnel, including officers,…