Sensex plunges over 900 points in early trade as Ukraine crisis simmers

New Delhi, 22/2: Domestic equity gauges Sensex and Nifty logged their fifth straight session of fall on Tuesday as participants remained cautious over lingering geopolitical tensions in eastern Europe.     Tracking deep losses in other Asian bourses, the BSE Sensex dived over 900 points in the opening session. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty slipped…

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Left parties slam PM Modi, compare new parliament building inauguration to coronation of monarch

New Delhi, 28/5: The Left parties on Sunday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, comparing the inauguration of the new parliament building by him with the coronation of a monarch and relegating the people of the country to “subjects (‘praja’)”.     Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the new parliament building here on Sunday…

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National Mediation Conference Highlights Crucial Role Of Mediation In Dispute Resolution

The 2nd National Mediation Conference continued its deliberations on the theme “Mediation: Challenges and Way Forward” with Interactive Session-I on the second day. The session was chaired by Justice Surya Kant, Judge, Supreme Court of India, and co-chaired by Justice Vipul M. Pancholi and Justice M.M. Shrivastava. The session focused on four key areas: mediation…

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Rameshwaram Cafe owner, wife and another booked for selling harmful food, criminal conspiracy

Bengaluru, 1/12: Bengaluru police have booked Rameshwaram Cafe owner Raghavendra Rao, his wife Divya Raghavendra Rao and senior executive Sumanth Lakshminarayan for selling noxious food, giving false information, criminal conspiracy and other offences on a complaint filed by a builder. On Monday, the Bangalore International Airport police issued notices to the three to appear for…

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Vigilance unearths properties of Assistant Engineer including 13 high value plots

Bhubaneswar: The Vigilance sleuths during the raid on the multiple assets of Raja Kishore Jena, Assistant Engineer (AE), R&B Division- III unearthed 13 high value plots and several properties at key locations in Bhubaneswar. Ongoing house searches linked to Asst. Engineer and his family have revealed multiple assets, including properties, and other valuables, as detailed below:…

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Trump Names Harmeet Dhillon, Critic Of India, Supporter Of Farmers’ Protest, As Top Civil Rights Official

New York: President-elect Donald Trump has named Republican Party activist Harmeet Dhillon, who is a supporter of the farmers’ protest in India and raised aallegations of “Indian death squads”, to be the assistant attorney general for civil rights.“In her new role at the DOJ (Department of Justice), Harmeet will be a tireless defender of our Constitutional…

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Encounter between security forces and terrorists in Poonch

Poonch,14/12:  An encounter is going on between security forces and terrorists in the Surankote sector of Poonch located in Jammu and Kashmir. According to preliminary information, a joint team of Army, CRPF and Police started the operation of siege and search operation. Security forces had received input that some suspicious people were hiding in the…

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China blasts US over response to Chinese balloon incursion

Beijing, 16/2: China’s ceremonial parliament has accused American lawmakers of trampling on the sovereignty of other nations after the US passed a measure condemning a suspected Chinese spy balloon’s intrusion into US airspace.     The statement issued on Thursday by the National People’s Congress’s Foreign Affairs Committee repeated Beijing’s insistence that the balloon was…

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3 die after consuming hazardous drink in Gujarat, police investigation underway

Kheda: In a tragic incident as many as three people died in Gujarat after allegedly consuming a hazardous drink. The police has started and investigation in this matter. According to reports, on investigation of the three deaths SP Rajesh Gadhiya told ANI, “We received information about the suspicious death of three people and we immediately reached…

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BJP set to sweep Hindi heartland, Congress seeks solace in Telangana

New Delhi, 3/12: Six months after its rout in Karnataka elections, the Bhartiya Janata Party on Sunday appears to be pulling off a spectacular comeback to sweep Congress out of power in the three heartland states by successfully defending its government in Madhya Pradesh.and wresting back power from the Congress in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. The…

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