Swiss gold exports to India cross Rs 1.2 lakh crore
Switzerland’s gold exports to India crossed Rs 1.2 lakh crore in 2014 even as concerns persist over bullion being used to channel illicit funds into the Indian shores. The value of precious metal imported from Switzerland touched 17.1 billion Swiss francs (over Rs 1.2 lakh crore) during the... read more »
BJP patriarch L.K. Advani, A. Bachchan and Dilip Kumar get Padma Vibhushan ...
BJP patriarch L.K. Advani, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and actors Amitabh Bachchan and Dilip Kumar are among the nine Padma Vibhushan awardees, the second highest civilian award of the country. Senior advocate K.K. Venugopal, nuclear scientist M.R. Srinivasan, philanthropist Veerendra... read more »
Cartoonist R.K. Laxman “very critical”; back on ventilator supp...
Eminent cartoonist R.K. Laxman took a turn for the worse after he slipped into a “very critical state”, following which he has been put back on mechanical ventilator support, said medical sources on Monday. The 93-year-old Mr. Laxman was taken off the ventilator last week after his health... read more »
Five firsts at Indian Republic Day 2015
All-women contingents of the Army, Navy and Air Force march through Rajpath for the first time The Army contingent, led by Captain Divya Ajith from Chennai, wants to serve in combat roles. “We believe we are equal and second to none. We have already marched for the first time on the Army Day and... read more »
Govt. eases out UPA appointees
Even as the controversy over the Narendra Modi government’s plan to ease out Governors plays out, the government has sent out signals that it would like the heads and members of various... read more »
Top LeT commander arrested in J&K
In a joint operation early on Friday, the Jammu and Kashmir Police and security forces arrested a Pakistani militant operating as Lashkar-e-Taiba “district commander” in Kulgam area of... read more »
Jiah Khan suicide case: Trial court defers cases against Suraj Pancholi to July 21
Mumbai – A year after actress Jiah Khan’s death, the sessions court on Wednesday adjourned to July 21, the proceedings against Suraj Pancholi, son of actor Aditya Pancholi,... read more »
Nita Ambani joins Reliance Industries’ board
Mumbai – Nita Ambani, wife of Reliance IndustriesBSE -1.63 % chairman Mukesh Ambani, was inducted on the board of the company at the company’s 40th Annual General... read more »
Kidnapped in Iraq : ‘The Call Was Cut Off, Now His Phone Ke...
Chandigarh – Dharmender called his family in Punjab on Sunday to tell them he had been kidnapped in Iraq. The short, rushed conversation was cut off abruptly. “Now his mobile phone keeps... read more »
