New Delhi, 28/4: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration is weighing the political costs of replacing India’s religion-based marriage and inheritance laws with a uniform civil code ahead of national elections in 2024, according to people involved in the plan, a move that risks alienating a broad spectrum of voters. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party…
Mumbai, 27/4: Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut has claimed that independent parliamentarian Navneet Rana received a loan of Rs 80 lakh from film financier and builder Yusuf Lakdawala, who was arrested in a money laundering case by the Enforcement Directorate, and sought a probe into it by the central agency. Talking to reporters on Wednesday,…
Mumbai, 27/4: Actor Deepika Padukone will be a part of the competition jury at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, the organisers said. French actor Vincent Lindon will be heading the jury at the 75th edition of the coveted festival, which will run from May 17-28, the official Twitter account of the festival announced…
Mumbai, 27/4:Ahead of the Rs 21,000-crore IPO, the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) fixed the price band at Rs 902-949 per share. The issue will open on May 4, the company announced on Wednesday. LIC IPO is right sized, given the constraints in the market. It will not crowd out capital and monetary supply…
TamilNadu, 27/3:In a tragic incident, at least 11 persons, including three minors, were electrocuted after a temple chariot came in contact with a high-voltage power line in Kalimedu village in Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu in the early hours of Wednesday. As many as 12 persons suffered injuries out of which four are…
Myanmar, 27/4:A court in military-ruled Myanmar sentenced deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to five years in jail on Wednesday after finding her guilty in the first of 11 corruption cases against her, according to a source with knowledge of proceedings. The Nobel laureate, who led Myanmar for five years before being forced from power…
Bangalore, 26/4:Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday said that the state is witnessing a “slight” rise in Covid-19 cases, but there is “nothing to panic”. “The state is witnessing a slight rise in Covid cases. But there is no need to panic. Precautionary measures would be taken in border areas to control the…
New Delhi, 26/4: Insurance giant LIC has fixed the price band at Rs 902-949 per share for the Rs 21,000 crore public offer that is likely to open on May 4, sources said. Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) would offer a Rs 60 discount for policyholders and Rs 40 for retail investors and employees….
New Delhi, 26/4: Hitting out at the Congress leadership over an incident of gang rape and murder in Rajasthan, Union minister Anurag Thakur on Tuesday wondered whether Congress president Sonia Gandhi and party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra have gone on a long holiday. “Atrocities on children, women are on the rise in…
Bhubaneswar, 26/4: In a major development based on searches conducted on properties of Sri Babuli Charan Padhihari, GRS, Injana GP (Formerly Kalarahanga GP), Bhubaneswar, he was found in possession of disproportionate assets including 59 plots in prime area of Bhubaneswar & Cuttack, which he could not account for satisfactorily, Bhubaneswar Vigilance P.S. case No.9 dt.26.04.2022…
