Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar today suspended two officers for alleged dereliction of duty and ordered disciplinary action against two others. Taxation Inspector, Gurgaon and Reader to Tehsildar (revenue officer), Karnal were suspended for dereliction of duty. Disciplinary action was ordered against Deputy Excise and Taxation Commissioner, Rohtak and District Social Welfare Officer, […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has convened an All Party Meeting here on July 21 to discuss the prevailing law and order situation in the Valley, an official spokesman said today. “Invitation has been extended to all the political parties including PDP, BJP, National Conference, Congress, CPI(M), CPI, National Panthers Party, Democratic […]
Madikeri (Karna): A court here yesterday directed police to register an FIR against Karnataka minister K J George and two top police officials in connection with the alleged suicide of Deputy Superintendent of Police M K Ganapathy, which has raised a huge storm in the state. The order by Additional Judicial Magistrate First Class Annapurneshwari […]
Kochi: Four persons were today awarded life imprisonment for the remainder of their natural life by a court here for alleged gangrape of a woman from Tamil Nadu in Kalamassery in February last year. “The accused 1 to 4 are sentenced to undergo, rigorous imprisonment for life, which shall mean imprisonment for the remainder of […]
Hyderabad: RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan on Monday said India has a long way to catch up with China on per capita GDP and will need years of strong growth but cautioned against expanding economy at the cost of environment. China’s per capita GDP is about four times of India’s, he said. “So yes, we have […]
Hyderabad: RBI yesterday said it will become easier in coming weeks for people to transfer funds between bank accounts through their smartphones. Speaking at the IDRBT Banking Technology Excellence Awards function, RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan also made a case for tax benefits to merchants for promoting digital transactions. Leveraging the high mobile density, mobile banking […]
Mumbai: Even as the country continues to grapple with inflation, nearly 69 per cent of the total population which resides in rural areas has been largely impacted against those living in urban areas, a study says. In the last five years, folks in rural areas or 69 per cent of India’s population, have got the […]
New Delhi: Vijender Singh has had to unlearn a few tactics from his amateur days in his unbeaten journey to the WBO Asia Pacific title, reveals the Indian boxing star’s renowned British trainer Lee Beard who “makes it hard for him in the gym to make him more spiteful and angry in the ring”. Speaking […]
Beijing: China, the Asian sports powerhouse will send its largest ever delegation of 416 athletes, including 35 Olympic champions, to the upcoming Rio Olympic Games, officials said today. The Chinese delegation was unveiled here as 160 men athletes and 256 women will compete in 210 events over 26 sports at the Games which open on […]
Mumbai: Ace tennis player Sania Mirza says she is confident that she can act in films, but she has no intention to enter Bollywood. There has been a lot of speculation regarding a possible biopic on the life of the women’s doubles world number one player since a long time. When asked if she can […]