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Delhi based travel agent arrested for ch...

Delhi based travel agent arrested for cheating British Airways

A Delhi based travel agent was arrested on Thursday for allegedly siphoning off 20 million mileage points or Avios awarded to frequent fliers of the British Airways. The Crime Branch of the Delhi Police, which made the arrest, said that by valuing each point to an approximate 1.5 pounds, total... read more »

Bombay HC grants partial relief to Vijay...

Bombay HC grants partial relief to Vijaypat Singhania

Mumbai: The Bombay high court on Friday said Vijaypat Singhania, chairman emeritus of Raymond Group, can transfer his shareholding in Raymond Ltd to his son Gautam Hari Singhania. Vijaypat’s 37% stake in the group company is worth more than Rs.1,000 crore. The court, however, said claims made by... read more »

Patna: BJP president Amit Shah trapped i...

Patna: BJP president Amit Shah trapped in elevator, rescued

BJP president Amit Shah along with his party’s Bihar in-charge Bhupendra Yadav and Saudan Singh got stuck in a lift at the state guest house in Patna on Thursday night. The incident occured around 11:15pm and Shah remained locked inside the lift for around 20 minutes. He provided the toll... read more »

Monnet Ispat & Energy rebounds from...

Monnet Ispat & Energy rebounds from 3-month lows on plans to take meas...

Monnet Ispat & Energy, a steel maker, rebounded from 3-month lows on news that the company may sell off stakes in units in a bid to cut down on debt payments. Monnet said it was in talks with larger rival Bhushan Steel to exit its 35 percent stake in Orissa Sponge Iron & Steel Ltd., which... read more »

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Cabinet may clear raising LPG cylinder cap at next meeting: Oil Minister

LPG price hiked by Rs. 3.46 per cylinder

Domestic cooking gas price was on Tuesday hiked by Rs. 3.46 per cylinder after the government raised the commission paid to dealers by over 9 per cent. “The commission paid to dealers has been... read more »

Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio to share infrastructure

Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio to share infrastructur...

New Delhi – Telecom service providers Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio Infocomm have concluded a comprehensive telecom infrastructure-sharing... read more »

Sensex closes flat; capital goods stocks plunge

Sensex trades flat during early session

Mumbai – A key index of the Indian equities markets Tuesday closed flat as a result of profit bookings, a day after it rallied 329.89 points, on the back... read more »

Gold prices slipped by Rs. 30 to Rs. 30,725 per 10 gm.

Gold prices slipped by Rs. 30 to Rs. 30,725 per 10 gm.

Snapping a six-day losing streak, silver prices surged by Rs. 830 to Rs. 44,300 per kg on Tuesday on buying by industrial units amid a firm global trend. Gold... read more »

Eli Lilly enters branded generics; launches four cancer...

Eli Lilly enters branded generics; launches four cancer drugs

Drug firm Eli Lilly and Company India on Tuesday said it has entered into branded generics segment in the country with the launch of four cancer drugs to treat... read more »

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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... 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... read more »

Chhattisgarh Governor Shekhar Dutt resigns

Chhattisgarh Governor Shekhar Dutt has sent his resignation to President Pranab Mukharjee on Wednesday night. “Shri Shekhar Dutt has put in his paper to the... read more »

Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav reshuffles UP Cabinet

Akhilesh Yadav government accused of going soft on riot-accused Muslim leaders

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has effected a late night reshuffle of his cabinet, downgrading many ministers and promoting others. At least 12... read more »

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Suicide bomber kills four Afghan soldiers in Kabul

Taliban claims responsibility, says 25 officers were killed; Defence Ministry claims killing 11 Taliban fighters in an airstrike At least four soldiers and 11 militants were killed in separate... read more »

NSA Internet spying legal, says Obama-appointed pr...

The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board’s validation is in contrast to its last report in January, when it argued that the NSA’s... read more »

Nearly 200 arrested after Hong Kong ‘invade’ protest...

Hong Kong Police said 196 people were arrested for illicit assembly and preventing police from carrying out their duties. Police said 98,600 people joined... read more »

Iraq’s new parliament convenes to choose PM

BAGHDAD: Iraq’s new parliament has convened amid pressure on lawmakers to quickly choose a new prime minister who can confront a militant blitz that... read more »

Malaysia to send impeach to New Zealand, if needed

Malaysia said on Tuesday a junior military official at its diplomatic mission in New Zealand returned home in disgrace using diplomatic immunity last month... read more »

Tanzania`s ruling party to pick prez candidate

Dar es Salaam: Tanzania`s ruling party is selecting its presidential candidate this week, with the winner expected to take the east African country`s top job after the October... read more »

Migrant dies in Channel Tunnel to Britain

A migrant died on Tuesday trying to reach Britain through the Channel Tunnel, a French official in the Pas-de-Calais region said. One of the six sections of the tunnel was closed for... read more »

PM Modi meets his Kazakh counterpart Massimov

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who reached Astana on the second leg of his eight-day tour to five central Asian countries and Russia, met his Kazakh counterpart Karim Massimov here on... read more »

Key Witness In Benazir Bhutto’s Murder Case Turns Hostile

A key witness in Pakistan’s former prime minister Benazir Bhutto’s murder case has retracted from his earlier statement during cross examination before the Anti-Terrorism Court, media... read more »

Haryana girls dominate wrestling trials

Veteran Geeta Phogat and youngster Vinesh qualified for the World Wrestling Championships for women even as an injured Babita Kumari missed the selection trials, held at the SAI Training Centre,... read more »