Category: India

Governor has to decide TN CM issue by tomorrow, else case can be filed: Subramanian Swamy5 min ago

Chennai, Feb 12 : A day after calling on Tamil Nadu Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao, BJP leader Subramanian Swamy today said the former has to decide on the issue of government formation by tomorrow else a court case “can be filed charging abatement of horse trading”. “The TN Guv must decide CM issue by tomorrow otherwise a WP under Art 32 of the Constitution can be filed charging abatement of horse trading,” he said in a tweet.

Four militants, 2 army men killed in Kulgam encounter3 min ago

Kulgam , Feb 12 In a pre-dawn swoop, security forces today gunned down four Hizbul Mujahideen militants in an encounter in a village in south Kashmir that also left two army men and a civilian dead. Three army personnel, including an officer, were injured in the operation and airlifted to Army’s 92 base hospital in Srinagar.

India vs Bangladesh Live Score

India were not able to bowl out Bangladesh in the first innings on the third as Bangladesh were propelled by a score of 322 for 6 after a brilliant innings by Shakib Al Hasan and later followed by unbeaten fifties from Mushfiqur Rahim and Mehedi Hasan. Indian pacer Umesh Yadav was on top of his game and picked up a couple of wickets and then Ishant Sharma , R Ashwin and Jadeja chipped in with a wicket each before Mushfiqur and Mehedi struck an unbeaten 87-run stand to take Bangladesh to stumps.

West Bengal: Ex-minister sacked as college council chief

Former state minister Abdul Karim Chowdhury was, on Friday, sacked as president of the governing body of North Dinajpur’s Islampur College and chairpersonship of the North Bengal Development Council. The action comes days after violence in the college, between rival factions of the Trinamool Chhatra Prarishad – the students’ wing of the Trinamool Congress .

SEBI growing according to needs of Indian economy: Jaitley

New Delhi , Feb. 11 : Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, in a meeting with the Securities and Exchange Board of India today, revealed that the growth of the Board is in accordance with the need of the hour. Addressing the meeting here, Jaitley said that a number of initiatives have been discussed, with reference to the Budget announcement.

Shakib, Rahim, Hasan lead Bangladesh fightback

Hyderabad, Feb 11 – Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim and Mehedi Hasan Miraz shone with the bat as Bangladesh recovered from early setbacks to post 322/6 in their first innings at the end of the third day of their one-off cricket Test against India at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium here on Saturday. Bangladesh now trail India’s mammoth first innings total of 687/6 declared by 365 runs.

50.4% voting in Ghaziabad till

Ghaziabad, Feb 11 – Ghaziabad district witnessed 50.4 per cent voter turnout in five assembly constituencies till 3.00 p.m. on Friday in the first phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls. In Loni assembly constituency, 51.6 per cent votes were cast while Muradnagar constituency witnessed 51.29 per cent voter turnout.

India tests nuclear interceptor missile

New Delhi, Feb 11 – The Defence Research and Development Organisation on Saturday successfully test fired a Prithvi Defence Vehicle interceptor missile designed to intercept and destroy hostile ballistic missiles in space even before they enter the Earth’s atmosphere. This further enhances India’s capability of dealing with a nuclear attack threat.

Modi faces biggest election test since 2014 landslide victory

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves towards the crowd as he leaves after attending the Republic Day parade in New Delhi, India January 26, 2017. Photo: REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces his biggest electoral test since coming to power when the battleground state of Uttar Pradesh, which he swept three years ago, holds an election starting on Saturday.

American woman visits all 196 countries in record time

American Cassie De Pecol has become the first documented woman to visit all 196 countries in the world and she did so at record speed. De Pecol, 27, managed to get around all 196 sovereign nations in 18 months and 26 days – less than half the time it took the previous Guinness World Record holder, says a CNN report.

Indian IT companies worried over Trump’s new visa plans

Indian experts say concerns are mounting that India’s software industry will take a hit as the United States looks at tightening visa rules for skilled foreign workers. This AFP photo taken on March 3, 2012 shows Indian labourers walk past the Meenakshi technology park at HITECH City , or Cyberabad, a major technology township at the centre of the information technology industry in Hyderabad.

Livid Sarfraz Nawaz castigates PCB post PSL match-fixing row2 min ago

Former fast bowler Sarfraz Nawaz has lashed out at the Pakistan Cricket Board after cricketers Sharjeel Khan and Khalid Latif were found involved in a fresh match-fixing scandal. Blaming the PCB for the same, the 68-year-old insisted that such kind of incidents could not be avoided in Pakistan cricket until the board keeps the tainted players around.

UP polls 2017: Akhilesh Yadav-Rahul Gandhi promise free smartphones,…

New Delhi: In a bid to make their alliance more stronger, Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday released the Common Minimum Programme of their ‘gathbandhan’ in Lucknow. Addressing the second joint press conference, the duo released a joint list of ten commitments to the people of Uttar Pradesh which includes free smartphones, skill development, better connectivity, infrastructural development, women empowerment and homes for the poor.

Himachal Pradesh CM Virbhadra Singh’s relative killed; all poll…

New Delhi : In yet another horrifying incident, the son of Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh’s brother-in-law Akansh Sen, died in the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research , Chandigarh after battling for life for nearly 36 hours. Akansh, who was the nephew of former MP Pratibha Singh, wife of Virbhadra Singh was left critically injured after two youths from Punjab hit him early on Thursday from BMW car in Chandigarh’s upscale Sector 9. The car driver did not stop the vehicle and crushed the victim’s head under its wheels.

Civic polls: Many councillors lose seats post delimitation0 min ago

New Delhi, Feb 11 : Wards of many senior councillors in the three municipal corporations in Delhi have come under the reserved categories after delimitation, upstaging their plans to contest the civic body polls from their home turf. Malviya Nagar ward in South Delhi Municipal Corporation , represented by former Delhi BJP president Satish Upadhyay, has been reserved for women candidates.

BJP wins three MLC seats in UP0 min ago

Uttar Pradesh, [India], Feb. 11 : In the ongoing Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party has won all three MLC seats in Kanpur, Gorakhpur and Bareilly. The voting began earlier today and around 12 percent voting was recorded in the first phase of Uttar Pradesh elections till 9 a.m. With elaborate security arrangements being made to ensure smooth polling, the state will vote for 839 candidates at 26,823 polling stations today.

Uttar Pradesh polls 2017: Candidate goes missing, driver says he fled without paying for hired car

A Rashtriya Congress candidate, contesting from Moradabad Sadar, has allegedly gone missing under “mysterious circumstances” while canvassing on Thursday afternoon, his driver alleged. While police did not lodge a missing case, Dinesh Kumar, the owner-cum-driver of the SUV used by candidate Radhey Shyam for campaigning, lodged a complaint of criminal breach of trust with the police, alleging the man escaped without paying his vehicle fare.

Punjab: Fearing hung House, parties woo Independents

INDEPENDENTS, WHO contested this Assembly election in Punjab, are the cynosure of all parties ahead of the results on March 11. Parties are leaving no stone unturned to woo the strong Independents as fears of a hung Assembly loomed large over the parties as the election was a fiercely fought triangular contest. While all parties have officially claimed that they would get absolute majority, their leaders are either on the job to woo Independents or trying to keep them in good humour.

Pune civic polls: Rumblings turn into strident shouts as sidelined BJP leaders fume

On Thursday, when the Chief Minister arrived in Pimpri to launch BJP’s campaign, Durge sat on a hunger strike in protest against a ticket being denied to him in Sambhajinagar. THE BJP, which is hoping to capture the Pawar bastion of Pimpri-Chinchwad, seem to be facing opposition from within the party, especially from the sidelined leaders-who many believe are ‘sure-shot winners’.

SBI Q3 profit zooms to Rs 2,610 cr

The country’s largest lender State Bank of India on Friday beat street estimates by reporting 134 per cent rise in standalone net profit to Rs 2,610 crore for the third quarter 31 December 2017. The net profit was Rs 1,115 crore in the same period of last year.

SBI Q3 profit zooms to Rs 2,610 cr

The country’s largest lender State Bank of India on Friday beat street estimates by reporting 134 per cent rise in standalone net profit to Rs 2,610 crore for the third quarter 31 December 2017. The net profit was Rs 1,115 crore in the same period of last year.

Fifth Columnist : High commands are passe

There was a time, in the reasonably distant past, or more specifically the 1950s, when India’s first prime minister thought it beneath his dignity to campaign for assembly elections. Such was Jawaharlal Nehru’s immense popularity and so widespread was peoples’ affections for him that assembly elections were best left to powerful Congress satraps, who managed to handle things in their bailiwick with consummate ease – Govind Ballabh Pant in UP, KB Sahay and others in Bihar, Bidhan Chandra Roy in Bengal, Pratap Singh Kairon in Punjab and others who saw no good reason for the prime minister of the country to come campaigning for what were purely local elections, aimed to put into place a local government.

Zenefits’ New CEO Announces 430 Layoffs in First Week on Job

Zenefits is laying off nearly half its staff as the software startup grapples with the fallout of insurance violations that resulted in hefty penalties from state regulators. The company, which offers free human-resources software to manage benefits and payroll while making its money as an insurance broker, said on Thursday that 430 employees would lose their jobs.

Guru Ravidass preached universal brotherhood: Himachal Governor

Shimla, Feb 10 – Himachal Pradesh Governor Acharya Devvrat and Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Friday felicitated the people on Guru Ravidass Jayanti, the birth anniversary of the Bhakti Movement saint and said his teachings are a great inspiration for people. Devvrat said Guru Ravidass preached the message of universal brotherhood, tolerance and love for all.

Protest note to China on Azhar

New Delhi. Feb. 9: India today formally protested in Beijing and New Delhi the decision by China to defer a US proposal for a UN Security Council ban against Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar, accusing that country of blocking a “consensus”.