Bollywood actor Inder Kumar arrested for allegedly raping a model
Bollywood actor Inder Kumar has been arrested by the Versova police on Friday (April 25) after a 22-year-old woman claimed he had been raping her under the pretext of getting her roles in films. The woman, who is a model. alleged in her statement to the Versova police that Inder Kumar, who played... read more »
B. Obama: Sectoral sanctions if Russia enters Ukraine
The U.S. and Europe are laying the groundwork to sanction broad sections of Russia’s economy if Moscow mounts a military incursion in eastern Ukraine, President Barack Obama said on Friday, even as he acknowledged those sanctions may fail to deter Vladimir Putin. “We’ll continue to keep some... read more »
India polls will set new stage for Indo-U.S. ties : Nancy Powell
The U.S. on Friday said the ongoing elections in India will set the stage for the next phase in Indo-U.S. ties and rejected the views that the bilateral relationship “has fallen into the doldrums”. Addressing an event here, Nancy Powell, who resigned from the post of U.S. Ambassador to India... read more »
2G kickback case: ED files charge sheet against Raja, Kanimozhi
Former Telecom Minister A. Raja, DMK MP Kanimozhi and 17 others were on Friday charged in a special court by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a money laundering case relating to the 2G spectrum allocation scam. The ED in its charge sheet also named DMK chief M. Karunanidhi’s... read more »
Odisha Maoists oppose polls, call for shutdown
Urging people to boycott the polls, the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoists has called for a shutdown in parts of Odisha on April 10, a rebel leader said in an audio message on... read more »
Maruti Suzuki’s 2013-14 sales decline 1.4 percent
Automobile manufacturer Maruti Suzuki Tuesday reported a decline of 1.4 percent in its total sales for 2013-14 at 1,155,041 units from 1,171,434 units sold in the previous fiscal. According... read more »
KEC International to sell land to Tata Housing for over Rs.200 crore
Mumbai: RPG group company KEC International Ltd is to sell a piece of land in Thane to Ardent Properties Pvt. Ltd, a subsidiary of Tata Housing Development Co. Ltd, for a sum of over Rs.200... read more »
Five concerns raised by Rajan
Reserve Bank of India governor, Raghuram Rajan at the end of his policy speech said he was pleased that the market was getting a hang of what the central bank was doing. To get an idea of... read more »
US mudslide: death toll rises to 24
Number of missing persons down to 22; Governor Jay Inslee seeks ‘major disaster declaration’ in Snohomish County Authorities in Washington state said they believe 22 people are still... read more »
