Senior lawyer hints at ‘Chinese link’ in Hindenburg’s attack on Adani Group
New Delhi, July 5 - In a sensational claim, senior lawyer Mahesh Jethmalani has alleged that a businessman with Chinese links had commissioned the report by short-seller Hindenburg Research which led to shares of Adani Group companies taking a hit.
Thousands of thrilled Mumbaikars raring to accord grand welcome to Team India
Mumbai, July 4 - Thousands of excited fans and cricket lovers lined up on the 1-km picturesque Marine Drive route from Nariman Point to Wankhede Statium near Churchgate to accord a grand welcome to Team India, which landed in Mumbai on Thursday evening.
Sensex trades lower amid profit booking in largecaps
Mumbai, July 5 - India equity indices opened in the red on Friday following profit booking in largecap stocks.
Govt keen on big push to drones for empowering rural women, farmers: Piyush Goyal
New Delhi, July 4 - Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal said on Thursday that the development of the drone ecosystem and deploying them in villages across the nation aligns with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘NAMO Drone Didi’ initiative that will
Govt to roll out new ship building policy soon, aims to put India in top 10 list
New Delhi, July 4 -: The Government will come up with a new Ship Building and Ship Repair Policy soon under the 100-day action plan with the aim of taking India into the ranks of the top 10 countries in the sector by
B’deshi smuggler injured after BSF jawan opens fire in self-defence
Kolkata, July 4 - A suspected Bangladeshi cattle smuggler suffered injuries after attacking a Border Security Force (BSF) jawan along the India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal's Nadia district on Wednesday.
Hathras stampede accused loses his job
Agra, July 5 - Dev Prakash Madhukar, the main accused in the Hathras stampede, has been removed from his post of technical assistant at Sheetalpur block of Etah district in Uttar Pradesh where he was supervising MGNREGA work across 20 panchayats since 2010
Over 1.25 lakh perform Amaranth Yatra in six days
Jammu, July 5 - Over 1.25 lakh Yatris had ‘darshan’ inside the holy cave since the Amarnath Yatra started on June 29 while another batch of 6,919 pilgrims left for Kashmir on Friday.
Rahul Gandhi meets families of Hathras stampede victims
Aligarh/Hathras, July 5 - Congress MP Rahul Gandhi reached Pilakhna village in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh on Friday and met the families of the victims of the Hathras stampede that claimed the lives of 121 people and left over a dozen injured.
Oath ceremony impasse continues in Bengal even as Guv ‘nominates’ Dy Speaker for the job
Kolkata, July 5 - The impasse over the oath ceremony of two newly-elected Trinamool Congress legislators -- Sayantika Banerjee and Reyat Houssen Sarkar -- continued in West Bengal even after Governor C.V. Ananda Bose nominated Deputy Speaker of the Assembly, Asish Banerjee, for
Agniveers part of Army, should not be dragged into politics: Ex-IAF chief
New Delhi, July 4 - Former Indian Air Force (IAF) Chief and BJP leader R.K.S. Bhadauria on Thursday refuted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s claim that a slain Agniveer was not paid the compensation amount.
Bihar Redux: Does Champai Soren’s ‘dissent’ mirror Jitan Manjhi’s stand?
New Delhi, July 4 - JMM President Hemant Soren was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand for the third time on Thursday after being released from jail on bail.
Mumbai erupts to celebrate ‘Team India festival’ with T-20 World Cup victors
Mumbai, July 4 - Lakhs of Mumbaikars gushed into a spirited celebration of 'Team India festival' along with the beaming Men In Blue T-20 World Cup victors here on Thursday evening.
BJP govt in Haryana only engaged in taking U-turns on decisions: Hooda
Chandigarh, July 4 - Haryana's Leader of Opposition Bhupinder Hooda on Thursday accused the BJP government in the state of only being engaged in taking U-turns on its own decisions instead of doing development works.
5 Indian institutions receive grants under Australia-India Strategic Research Fund
New Delhi, July 4 - The government on Thursday announced successful grants under the Australia-India Strategic Research Fund (AISRF) to five Indian organisations for their projects in emerging technologies.
Out on bail, Hemant Soren takes oath as Jharkhand CM
Ranchi, July 4 - Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) Executive President Hemant Soren was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand at a ceremony organised at the Raj Bhavan on Thursday.
MP HC directs ASI to submit report on disputed Bhojshala complex by July 15
Bhopal, July 4 - The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday directed the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) to submit its final report on the disputed medieval-era Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula Mosque complex in Dhar district of the state by July 15.
LoP Danve’s suspension reduced paving way for his participation in Maha House proceedings
Mumbai, July 4 - The Maharashtra Legislative Council on Thursday reduced Leader of Opposition (LoP), Ambadas Danve's suspension period to three days from five days.
Govt slashes licence fee for women entrepreneurs, MSMEs in petroleum & explosives ventures
New Delhi, July 4 - Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, has announced 80 per cent concession for women entrepreneurs and 50 per cent for MSMEs in fees for licences granted by the Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO), according to
PM Modi to visit Russia and Austria starting July 8
New Delhi, July 4 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay an official visit to Russia and Austria on July 8-10, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Thursday.