Shashi Tharoor tweets in praise of Modi
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Shashi Tharoor MP who was removed from Congress party spokesman’s post for supporting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Swach Bharath campaign, has defied the party leadership by thanking the PM for the initiative. Tharoor’s praise of Modi, in a five-minute video... read more »
We will support any BJP chief minister: Shiv Sena
MUMBAI: Further softening its stand after BJP emerged as the single largest party in the Maharashtra assembly polls, the Shiv Sena on Monday said that it is ready to support any leader chosen by its estranged ally as the next chief minister of the state. “On the day of Laxmi Pooja, (Devendra)... read more »
Japan likely to fund 20-km Shiradi Ghat upgrade
BANGALORE: Japan is most likely to fund a 20-km critical road project between Hassan and Dakshina Kannada districts — commonly called Shiradi Ghat stretch -to facilitate smooth movement of traffic to Mangalore port, the only primary port in Karnataka. The project could cost about Rs 2,000 crore,... read more »
Black money list: Gold trader Chimanlal, ex-Dabur exec, miner Timblo named
The Central government today filed an additional affidavit in the Supreme Court in the black money case disclosing the names of three persons who have stashed away black money in foreign banks. The names revealed in the Supreme Court are: Pradip Burman, Pankaj Chimanlal and Radha S Timblo. No... read more »
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