Shiv Sena credits SC with divulging foreign bank account holders’ nam...
MUMBAI: Snubbing the Centre for revealing the identity of only a few foreign bank account holders in the first tranche with regard to the blackmoney issue, Shiv Sena on Wednesday credited the Supreme Court with bringing out these names in public domain. “Blackmoney was made a major issue... read more »
Tamil Nadu CM finds fault with CBSE’s Udaan scheme, seeks more contact cent...
CHENNAI: Alleging design flaws in the Centre’s Udaan scheme, Tamil Nadu chief minister O Panneerselvam on Wednesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to examine it and increase the number of contact centres in the state. Udaan, the Central Board of Secondary Education’s new scheme, is... read more »
2G court summons Maran brothers in Aircel-Maxis case
A special 2G court summoned on Wednesday before it on March 2 former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran and others in the Aircel-Maxis deal. Special CBI court judge OP Saini took cognisance of the chargesheet filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against Maran, his brother Kalanithi... read more »
Ukraine tensions spike as Russia backs rebel vote
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told the Izvestia newspaper on Tuesday that the rebel elections, due to take place this weekend, should “go ahead as agreed” and Russia will “recognise the results”. The remarks were seen as one of Moscow’s most overt acts of... read more »
Defamation complaint filed against actor Vijay for 2G corruption dialogue in Kaththi movie
MADURAI: A defamation complaint has been filed in a magistrate court in Madurai against Tamil film actor Vijay and others for a reference to the 2G spectrum case in his Diwali release... read more »
25 booked under charges of gang rape during communal violence in Muzaffarnagar
MUZAFFARNAGAR: Twenty-five persons accused of gang rape during Muzaffarnagar riots have been booked under one more section which includes charges of gang rape during communal or sectarian... read more »
Devendra Fadnavis faces 22 riot cases, crime accused pack state assembly
The BharatiyaJanata Party (BJP) is likely to select its leader in the legislature today, after having jettisoned its partner, the Shiv Sena, and emerging the single largest player in state... read more »
Maharashtra BJP legislature party to elect its leader today; initial cabinet likely to be ...
MUMBAI: A high-level BJP team on Monday held discussions on the initial size of the cabinet and possible names for key portfolios ahead of Friday’s swearing-in of a new government in... read more »
Kulkarni replaces injured Shami for Sri Lanka ODIs
Fast bowler Mohammed Shami has been ruled out of the ODI series against Sri Lanka beginning on November 2, a BCCI release said on Monday. He will be replaced by Dhawal Kulkarni in the squad for the... read more »
