New Delhi, 10/5: Members of a right-wing group on Tuesday recited the Hanuman Chalisa outside the Qutub Minar complex and staged a protest demanding that the iconic monument here be renamed ‘Vishnu Stambha’. At least 30 demonstrators have been detained and taken to a police station, from where they will be released later, a…
New Delhi, 10/5: Payments startup BharatPe said on Tuesday its board had recommended several measures, following a corporate governance review, including termination of several employees and vendors and filing criminal cases against them for misconduct. According to a PTI report, the company has also initiated necessary action against ‘a former founder’ to claw back…
Mumbai, 10/5: In a sad piece of news, Veteran santoor player and music composer Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma passed away here on Tuesday morning following a heart attack, family sources said. He was 84. Sharma, one of India’s most well known classical musicians, was due to perform in Bhopal next week. He was also…
Chandigarh, 10/5: After a rocket-fuelled grenade exploded at the Mohali Intelligence headquarters on Monday evening, a few suspects have been taken into custody for further interrogation on Tuesday. The DGP apprised Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann of the custody, news agency ANI reported quoting the Punjab CMO.
Colombo, 10/5:Sri Lanka’s former prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa is facing calls for his arrest from Opposition politicians for inciting violence against peaceful anti-government protesters that claimed at least eight lives, left over 200 people injured and saw arson attacks on the homes of several politicians. Mahinda Rajapaksa, 76, resigned as Sri Lankan Prime Minister…
Kolkata, 10/5: There is speculation that Dona Ganguly, the President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India and wife of former Team India captain Sourav Ganguly, may become a member of the Rajya Sabha nominated by the President. This round of speculation has started after Union Home Minister Amit Shah had dinner at…
Mumbai, 9/5: Foreign institutional investors have on the whole steered clear of India’s biggest share sale, deeming it too expensive given currency risks and the global market backdrop. Foreign institutional funds have put in orders for merely 8% of the shares set aside for all institutional buyers.
Bhubaneswar, 9/5: Healthcare is a top priority of my government and we are consistently making efforts to provide affordable quality health services to the people. Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik said this today while inaugurating the Orientation Programme for the newly recruited doctors and paramedics for Employees State Insurance (ESI) Hospitals and Dispensaries in…
Brajarajnagar, 9/5: In a major developmet, Congress names Kishore Chandra Patel as Congress candidate for by-poll of Brajaragnagar. Kishore Patel was former speaker and minister.
Colombo, 5/9: Amid ongoing protests, Mahinda Rajapaksa has tendered resignation as Sri Lankan Prime Minister on Monday, according to local media. Sri Lanka is currently in the throes of unprecedented economic turmoil since its independence from Britain in 1948. The crisis is caused in part by a lack of foreign currency, which…
