The aggrieved consumer, Madhav Damle, had filed a complaint demanding a compensation of Rs 50 per hour for loss of power supply amounting to 171 hours between June 3 and 10, 2008. His complaint was rejected by the internal consumer grievance cell of the company.
BJP leaders said the party will take corrective measures, while its long-time ally Shiv Sena appeared taking a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
On the eve of his maiden official visit to New Delhi, Premier Madhav Kumar Nepal affirmed on Monday that his country would not allow its soil to be used against India and sought the giant neighbour's cooperation in the fields of infrastructure development and power generation.
The Peoples Democratic Party on Saturday set tough conditions for the Bharatiya Janata Party which is wooing it for the formation of the new government in Jammu and Kashmir, declaring that its stand against revocation of Art 370 was "non-negotiable".
A day after the Bharatiya Janata Party distanced itself from party vice-president Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi's statement on 'women wearing lipstick and powder' and protesting against politicians, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh on Tuesday came to his defence, stating that his sentiments were justified but he could have been more careful with words. Ram Madhav, a member of the RSS Central Executive, today defended Naqvi's statement.
He was deliberately reducing Ansari to his Muslim identity by linking his career as a diplomat in the Arab world and educationist and his reflections on intolerance with his religion.
After landslide victories in the Lok Sabha and assembly elections, the BJP is hoping to crest the tide in Jammu and Kashmir, confident of both Hindu and Muslim votes
Colonel S Madhav Perumal, who died in a landmine blast triggered by militants in Assam two days ago was cremated with full military honors in Hyderabad in the presence of hundreds of mourners including the army men.The last rites took place amid gun salute as wreaths were laid on behalf of different units of army and the state government.
Stepping up his anti-India rhetoric, Maoist supremo Prachanda has accused it of backing a 'conspiracy' to restore monarchy in Nepal, which had turned into a republic from a kingdom just a year ago. Prachanda, who quit as premier after a dispute with President Ram Baran Yadav over the issue of sacking of the army chief, said the present Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist Leninist) -led government is 'just a puppet' and efforts are on to 'murder the infant republic'.
Analysts said a likely spell of governor's rule in the state will allow the central government to take tough measures against terrorism, which may provide the ruling BJP a plank in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
The National Green Tribunal on issued notices to Madhya Pradesh government and organiser of three-day event 'Vaicharik Mahakumbh', to be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, for alleged violation of environment laws.
'If you are doing something to our national democratic space which involves serious amounts of land, the public should have been consulted.'
Workers of the Nashik plant had gone on an indefinite 'tool down strike' from May 4 in protest against the suspension of Mahindra Union president Madhav Dhatrak by the management and the company's alleged delay in signing a wage agreement for the past 22 months.
My captain no more, but will always be with me, says Sunil Gavaskar
'Who else will solve these issues if not the chief minister?' 'Who else shall we take our complaints to?'
The efforts by the organisers to show that the reception for Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Madison Square Garden was an event organised by all sections of the Indian community has led to deep divisions and heartburn among Sangh Parivar organisations in the US.
The Congress and other opposition parties had opposed the amendments.
Arvind Kejriwal led-Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday released the second list of candidates for the upcoming General Elections.
The story which is set in a hospital named Apothecary highlights some social issues.
The BJP-RSS-SS delegation is led by Bal Apte, BJP member of the Rajya Sabha. Ram Madhav, member of the RSS's executive council; Chandan Mitra, editor of Pioneer; Balbir Punj, senior journalist and BJP leader; and Suresh Prabhu, former Union minister and Shiv Sena leader from Maharashtra, are part of the delegation
'After a longish time being on the defensive on the Muslim issue, Mamata found in the Centre's surgical strike just the kind of battle in which she specialises -- hand-to-hand combat.' 'Having routed the once formidable Marxists by her trademark, no-holds-barred belligerence, she is now ready to employ the same tactics against the BJP,' predicts Amulya Ganguli.
The mortal remains of Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave were consigned to flames on the banks of the river Narmada at Bandrabhan in Madhya Pradesh's Hoshangabad district today, with full state honours.
A Delhi court on Monday ordered the criminal prosecution of former External Affairs Minister Madhav Singh Solanki for his alleged attempt to scuttle the probe in the Bofors pay off case in Switzerland by handing cover a fabricated document to his Swiss counterpart in 1992.
Contour mapping of Mumbai should not be done by private agencies for security reasons, the Ministry of Defence has told the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai.The Chitale Committee had recommended that the contour map survey must be done, recording the contours at intervals of five metres. This was important as a contour map can be helpful in identifying low-lying areas and evacuating people.The ministry has said that the private agencies can misuse the data.
He will oversee the 2008 Olympic men's football qualifying match between Iraq and North Korea at Qatar on September 12.
Journeys from the mountains to the temples.
Deadlock over government formation in J&K seems to have ended with PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday calling on PM Narendra Modi, a meeting which she described as "very positive" and "good" in addressing issues pertaining to the people of the state.
The special riots court on Saturday issued a bailable warrant against Police Inspector (PI) Madhav Khanolkar, prime witness in the 1993 riots case against Shiv Sena leader Madhukar Sarpotdar. The warrant was issued after Khanolkar failed to appear before the court at the last two hearings despite summons served to him. Khanolkar, now retired, was a police inspector at the Nirmal Nagar police when the case against Sarpotdar was registered.
At its core, Criminal Justice is a tale of small miscalculations leading to grave consequences, feels Sreehari Nair.
'Potent nationalism doesn't just distract from the economic task at hand; it actively undermines it.'
The two leaders discussed steps needed to bring peace back to the Valley, where student protests against police actions have been gaining ground in recent days.
Sunil Gavaskar is known for his impregnable defence against the all-time-great West Indies pace battery, but the former opening batsman, who turned 67 on Sunday, had a weakness - glucose biscuits from Amchi Mumbai. This was revealed by his younger sister Nutan at a function organised to mark his birthday by the Legends Club at the Cricket Club of India. "He used to like those biscuits...Parle G gluco biscuits. West Indies was a long way off and (it was a) long tour, so he would like to have those biscuits for his tea or coffee, so whoever was travelling there, we would try and send those packets of biscuits for him," Nutan Gavaskar told reporters.
He asserted that the BJP does not carry out any action with a vindictive approach.
Himanshu, the son of professor Harbhajan Singh Sabharwal who was allegedly murdered on August 26 during students' union poll-linked violence at the local Madhav College, has launched an offensive against Madhya Pradesh's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party
Mizoram has India's second-best health indicators and third-best literacy rate.
Not only the BJP but key bureaucrats are also known to have hinted to the top leadership of the need to expand the Cabinet.
Commissions of inquiry are potentially powerful instruments to fix responsibility on public functionaries, but everything possible has been done to blunt this instrument, says Dr Madhav Godbole, retired Union home secretary.
'Taranjit has the ideal temperament to deal with the Americans who understand firmness and appreciate flexibility.' 'He can hold his ground with a cheerful face and still make it clear that India and the US are partners, rivals,' says Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.
Ahead of the assembly elections, the saffron allies may be ecstatic over the swelling, but it's a double-edged sword with many older leaders wondering what they have got after putting in years of hard work, reports Radhika Ramaseshan
'We have a situation where the BJP, with less than 2 per cent vote share, has 10 MLAs.'
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