Actor Sanjay Dutt, a convict in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case, was today granted a 14-day extension of his leave of furlough. Dutt, who left the Yerawada prison on October 1 after being sanctioned a 14-day leave of furlough, had sought further extension on medical ground. The 53-year-old actor was lodged in the jail in […]
A cargo ship is presumed sunk in rough seas caused by Cyclone Phailin off the coast of West Bengal but its crew consisting 17 Chinese and an Indonesian was rescued today. The Coast Guard Commandant Rajendra Nath said, the crew were spotted in a lifeboat by a Coast Guard Dornier aircraft yesterday and rescued 28 […]
Ahead of the talks with six major world powers over its nuclear program, Iran has said that it will not ship any of its enriched uranium abroad as part of a deal with world powers to ease sanctions. Iran’s top nuclear negotiator, Abbas Araghchi told that shipping the material abroad is Iran’s red line and […]
Army’s Northern Command has issued a global tender for procuring latest snow mobiles which will ensure better mobility for jawans and intensified patrolling in the snow-bound areas of Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir. General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Northern Command recently issued a Request for Proposal tender for procurement of 20 snow mobiles for the Army […]
After the current movies on production like One by Two and ‘Oru Indian Pranaya Kadha’, Fahad Fazil will be joining his new project made in the title ‘Cartoon’. To be directed by Shaheed Arafat, the movie will tell a plot about two egoistic lovers who consider their own interest in the first place and goes […]
The Severe Cyclonic strom ‘ Phailin’ is to hit the Odisha coast any time now and it was just 40 kilometers off the Gopalpur Coast when reports last came in. It is expected to hit the coast near Gopalpur from 6 to 8 this evening and is likely to stay for six hours before moving […]
The central government has said that there is no evidence to prove former Supreme Court judge, Justice KG Balakrishnan, in a disproportionate wealth case. The centre informed the court in an affidavit there is no need to remove him as chairman of the NHRC. The Supreme Court is to consider the case on October 17. […]
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh arrived in New Delhi a short while ago ending his four-day visit to Brunei and Indonesia. The trip aimed at expanding India’s ‘Look East’ policy beyond economic ties with various countries of the region. Forging trade ties with Asia Pacific countires too was the focus of the visit. Dr.Singh held […]
Union Minister for Mines Dinsha Patel dedicated state of art Geo-scientific research vessel RV Samudra Ratnakar to the nation at Kandla Port of Gujarat today. Speaking on the occasion, Mr.Patel said that Samudra Ratnakar would become a milestone in research and exploration of valuable minerals under the deep-sea water. He said that it is the […]
Opposition Leader VS Achuthanandan on Saturday filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking re-probe in the Palmolein case. In the petition, Achuthanandan noted that the government’s decision to withdraw the case was part of a move to subvert the judicial process. The CPI-M veteran also sought to dismiss the vigilance probe report giving clean […]