Bengaluru biker gang found in Leh
Bengaluru, Aug. 7: A couple from Bengaluru, who were on a trip to Leh, have been rescued during a search operation. Vinay Sambari Mutt and his wife Beena Sambari Mutt proved were rescued from the Chog
Rs 13,742 cr for Naxal-hit districts
New Delhi, Aug. 7: The Planning Commission has finalised a Rs 13,742-crore Integrated Action Plan that is expected to act as a catalyst for development in 60 Maoist-affected districts spread across Jh
Nitish may go to Modi
New Delhi, Aug. 7: The Bihar Chief Minister, Mr Nitish Kumar, will now be working to bring together non-Congress chief ministers to arrive at an unified approach on centre-state relations. Mr Kumar, w
Suitors queue for Congress
Chennai, Aug. 7: It may be a party out of power for 43 years, one that has never organised agitations for the public good nor conducted roadshows to highlight people’s plight. Yet, the Congress is the
Oil spill near Mumbai coast
Mumbai, Aug. 7: A navigational error resulted in the collision of two merchant vessels due to which an oil spill has been reported near Mumbai’s coast on Saturday morning. No loss of life was reported
Didi’s Maoist link upsets Congress
New Delhi, Aug. 7: The rally being organised by firebrand Trinamul Congress chief and the Union railways minister, Ms Mamata Banerjee, deep in the Maoists’ den at Lalgarh, West Bengal, on August 9 ha
Compound petty crime, advises SC
New Delhi, Aug 7: In order to end unnecessarily long trials in lower courts over petty offences, the Supreme Court has asked the Law Commission to recommend to the government a suitable amendment in t
US wants WikiLeaks to return Afghan war logs.
Washington, Aug. 6: The Pentagon demanded on Thursday that WikiLeaks “do the right thing” and remove from its website tens of thousands of classified documents about the war in Afghanistan, and return
Bill to hike SC/ST quota
New Delhi, Aug. 6: The government on Friday introduced a bill that will enable certain Central educational institutions to give reservation to more SC and ST students than what is stipulated under a C
Biz Briefs
Aditya Birla Chemicals on Friday reported a two per cent increase in net profit, at Rs 16.1 crore in the first quarter of the current fiscal. The firm had reported Rs 15.8 crore net profit last fiscal