Patna, 20/2: In a bizarre incident an inmate of Bihar’s Gopalganj district jail reportedly swallowed a mobile phone during checking out of fear being caught by prison officers, an official said on Monday. Qaishar Ali, the prisoner, swallowed the phone on Saturday during inspection. The matter, however, came to light on Sunday after Ali developed…
Mumbai, 19/2: Saurashtra thrashed Bengal by nine wickets at the Eden Gardens on Sunday to lift their second Ranji Trophy in three seasons. Leading from the front, skipper and left-arm pacer Jaydev Unadkat took 6/85 and effected the run out of Shahbaz Ahmed that triggered a batting collapse as Bengal lost their last six wickets…
Mumbai, 19/2: The Shiv Sena vs Shiv Sena battle over party’s name and bow-and-arrow election symbol is set to land in the Supreme Court with both sides planning to move the apex court, which is already hearing a bunch of petitions regarding the split in the saffron party. This is perhaps the worst-ever crisis that…
Mumbai, 18/2: Standing on an open roof car under scorching Sun outside the Matoshree bunglow amid sloganeering, Uddhav Thackeray sounded aggressive and asked his cadres to prepare for polls even as he lashed out at the BJP and Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. “On the eve of Maha Shivratri, the Shiv-dhanush has been…
Mumbai, 17/2: The Election Commission on Friday ordered that the Eknath Shinde faction of Shiv Sena will get the official name of Shiv Sena and the bow-arrow symbol of the Balasaheb Thackeray-founded party, amid an ongoing tussle between the Shinde faction and the Uddhav Thackeray faction over these rights. Following the rebellion spearheaded by Eknath…
Mumbai, 17/2: Former India batsman Shiv Sundar Das will be the new interim chairman of the selection committee after Chetan Sharma resigned. Sharma who was in an embarrassing situation following a TV Sting operation sent his resignation letter to the BCCI Secretary Jay Shah. BCCI has also accepted the same. However, a senior BCCI official…
Mumbai, 17/2: Hindustan Unilever Limited on Friday announced that its leading laundry detergent brand, Surf Excel has crossed the $1 billion turnover mark. With this, Surf Excel becomes one of the few brands in the entire consumer packaged goods sector in India to achieve this distinction. Purpose-driven marketing, on-trend innovations and superior product quality…
New Delhi, 14/2:Billionaire Anil Agarwal-owned Vedanta Resources, the parent of Indian resources giant Vedanta Ltd, said on Wednesday that it has cut its net debt by $2 billion (Rs 16,573.20 crore) in the last 11 months. The company has completed half of its $4-billion (Rs 33,146.40 crore) debt reduction commitment ahead of plans, it…
Kashmir, 14/2: The proactive approach of security forces in the aftermath of the 2019 Pulwama terror attack has led to a huge improvement in the situation in Kashmir, a senior CRPF official said on the fourth anniversary of the strike that killed 40 personnel of the paramilitary force. In the attack by Pakistan-sponsored terrorists…
New Delhi, 14/2: A day after dramatic scenes in the Parliament, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that his party has ‘nothing to hide or be afraid of’ on the Adani issue. Opposition parties have been accusing the saffron party and the Narendra Modi-led government of favouring the Adani Group of companies, which…
