Industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla met Finance Minster, P Chidambaram in New Delhi this evening. The meeting came following the FIR filed by the CBI in the coal block allocations case naming Birla. Talking to reporters after the meeting, Mr. Birla said that he discussed various issues with the Minister. He also said he is not […]
Former India pacer Ajit Agarkar on Wednesday retired from all forms of cricket, bringing down curtains on a 16-year first class career during which he played in 26 Tests and 191 ODIs besides leading Mumbai to their 40th Ranji Trophy title last season. ”Agarkar is among the last of Mumbai players to have played for […]
After a decade from her last film in Malayalam, popular actress Ramya Krishnan will be back to Malayalam with the movie ‘Driver on duty’. Asif Ali will come up in the lead in this movie directed by debutante Manoj Palodan, who has been an associate to Saji Surendran, Viji Thampi and Venu Nagavallay. The […]
Star Indian boxer Vijender Singh (75kg) has entered the second round of the World Championships at Almaty, Kazakhstan, today. In his opening bout, he out-punched Sweden’s Hampus Henriksson 3-0. Vijender was the first Indian boxer to win a medal at the mega-event. He took a bronze in the 2009 edition. Vijender has a tough bout […]
The Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange declined 132 points, or 0.6 percent, to close at 20,416, on profit-booking by investors, today. The Nifty at the National Stock Exchange fell 43 points, or 0.7 percent, to 6,046. Stock markets in Japan, China, Hong Kong, Singapore and South Korea ended mixed.
Observing that tapped telephonic conversations between Nira Radia, politicians and others prima facie revealed deep-rooted malice, Supreme Court today ordered CBI probe into six issues relating to corrupt practices being adopted for private gains. On the basis of analysis of the telephonic conversations of Radia which was done by apex court-appointed committee, the bench directed […]
The Union Cabinet today approved the setting up of six additional benches of the Customs,Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT). These include three at existing locations in New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and three new benches at Chandigarh, Allahabad and Hyderabad. With the creation of additional benches of the CESTAT, diposal of cases will be […]
Sri Lankan Navy has arrested 32 more Indian fishermen for violating the international maritime boundary and fishing in Lankan waters early today morning. The arrests were made after 4 fishing trawlers were captured near Mullaitivu and the fishermen are being taken to Trincomalee for being handed over to local police. The island navy had […]
Asserting that the government has nothing to hide, Minister of State in Prime Minister’s Office V Narayanasamy today said coal blocks were allocated to public and private sector companies on the basis of recommendations of states. He said in New Delhi, the chief secretaries of respective state governments, where coal blocks are available, are […]
The Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation Mr.Radhakrishnan has said that all arrangements are in place for the launch of India’s first Mars orbiter. Speaking to newsmen in Chennai today, Mr.Radhakrishnan said that the date would be finalised soon after a high level meeting today or tomorrow. The Mars orbiter will take around 300 […]