Declining his bail plea for now, the Supreme Court Wednesday directed medical examination of 2008 Bangalore blasts accused Abdul Nazir Maudany to ascertain if he requires medical supervision till his eye surgery is done. Ordering that Maudany be examined by Bangalore’s Manipal Hospital in a week’s time, the apex court bench of Justice H.L. Gokhale […]
The Andhra Pradesh assembly, by a voice vote Thursday, rejected the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Bill 2013 on creating a separate Telangana state. Amid protests by legislators from Telangana, Speaker N. Manohar announced that a resolution moved by Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy for rejecting the bill was carried and adjourned the house sine-die. The […]
Visuals of the attack unleashed by SDPI activists that broke out during a victory procession held after the announcement of byelection results of Mangalam Gramapanchayat, has been telecast by media channels. Visuals show two CPM workers, including CPM Purantur local committee member and former panchayat member A K Abdul Majeed (55) and Arhad (35) being […]
Google is selling Motorola’s smartphone business to Lenovo for $2.9 billion, a price that makes Google’s biggest acquisition look like its most expensive mistake. The deal announced on Wednesday will rid Google Inc. of a financial headache that has plagued the internet company since buying Motorola Mobility for $12.4 billion in 2012. Motorola has lost […]
In a setback to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa, the Supreme Court Thursday said she will face trial for not filing Income Tax return for three years in her capacity as a partner of Shashi Enterprises which she jointly owned with her aide Sasikala. The apex court bench headed by Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan directed […]
Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov and his cabinet resigned Tuesday, with the country’s parliament scrapping draconian anti-protest moves in a bid to end a two-month standoff with demonstrators. The decision on the protests laws was made during a special parliamentary session Tuesday, shortly before Azarov offered to step down to ease tensions between protesters and […]
CPI-M led LDF Opposition members in Kerala today disrupted proceedings in the House, seeking a debate on the Kasturirangan committee report on Western Ghats conservation forcing the Speaker to adjourn the Assembly for an hour. LDF members were irritated over the Centre’s assertion before the National Green Tribunal yesterday that order restricting industrial activities and […]
A conference attended by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi was disrupted here Wednesday by a man who said none of the government schemes for the minorities were reaching the beneficiaries. As soon as the prime minister concluded his speech at the launch of the National Waqf Development Corporation Limited (NAWADCO) in […]
Citing disciplinary action taken by DMK president against M.K. Alagiri, party treasurer M.K.Stalin Wednesday appealed to party cadres to keep calm. Stalin, who urged party cadres not to burn effigies of his elder brother Alagiri, said in a statement: ‘The party president (M. Karunanidhi) and general secretary (K. Anbazhagan) are taking well thought out proper […]
The Centre on Wednesday told the Delhi high court that AAP leaders, including chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, have not provided the information sought by them on the funding received by the party. ‘We have asked for certain details from them regarding bank accounts and other information vide our letter dated November 4, 2013. We had […]