"I was stunned after hearing the news. I knew Jindal for years as an industrialist as well as a popular public figure. We are extremely shocked and grieved over the death of the two leaders," senior Congress leader Motilal Vora said.
In the first case registered under the beef ban law in Maharashtra, two persons have been arrested by police in Malegoan for allegedly slaughtering calves.
In an effort to restart Dabhol power plant, Indian lenders led by IDBI will submit a final restructuring proposal to US-based Overseas Private Investment Corporation, one of the foreign lenders, before October 13.
Of the 24 convicted, 11 have been convicted for murder and 13 for other charges.
Public prosecutor Sudhir Brahmbhatt opposed the plea, alleging that Setalvad hadn't cooperated with the probe.
A high power Congress committee, led by senior leader Motilal Vora, is likely to take a final decision on his entry in a day or two.
'He was God's good man and a beautiful human being beyond anything else.'
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi has called a meeting of chief ministers of 12 Congress-ruled states to figure out how to fill out the vacancies in the Rajya Sabha. Highly-placed sources have said that he wants to cajole Amethis's former feudal lord Sanjay Singh; by giving him an RS ticket, in view of his own weak position in Amethi. Renu Mittal reports.
Committee sources said that Nirupam has been asked to respond within a few days over the articles in the magazine 'Congress Darshan'.
M Damodaran, chairman and managing director of UTI Asset Management Company, and administrator of UTI's specified undertaking, on Wednesday assumed the office of the CMD of Industrial Development Bank of India as a temporary measure.
Sonia Gandhi on Sunday hosted her first Iftar in three years, which saw the Congress president sharing a table with leaders of RJD and its new-found ally Janata Dal-United.
This is to enable Congress president to revamp the party in view of the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections.
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The Gujarat high court dismissed a revision application challenging the acquittal order filed by Saherabanu Sheikh, sister of witness Zaheera Sheikh.
The men's top seed outclassed Chandan Jadhav in the Rs 600,000 Herald Maritime Open Squash Championships.
The corporate debt restructuring programme, initiated by the Industrial Development Bank of India and 59 other banks and financial institutions in the country, has been progressing well with 29 cases being registered.
For the first time in the history of Indian squash players have progressed to the second round at the World junior championship.\n\n\n\n\n\n
The Congress, however, dismissed it saying that the BJP was levelling baseless charges as it sensed imminent defeat in the Bihar assembly elections.
India's schedule for Tuesday, the fourth day of competition, at the Asian Games in Incheon.
A majority of Congress leaders said the party will face desertions if Rahul Gandhi does not remain the leader.
The actress has had more than one encounter of the close kind.
The party had also decided to ask Congress workers to contribute Rs 250 annually to the party.
Young Joshna Chinappa made it to the girls' under-19 and women's final in the Servo Open.
Top seeded Khan dropped a game before beating unseeded Fateh Singh in the boys' under-17 in the Servo Open squash championship.
Saurav Ghosal and Gaurav Nandrajog sailed into the last eight in the boys' under-19 Oil-Servo Open squash championship.
'Should the Congress take Jyotiraditya's departure as good riddance?', asks Mohammad Sajjad.
The leaders alleged that those who had no contribution in the freedom struggle wanted to spread fear 'in the name of nationalism', suppress the voice of people and were questioning the legacy of Congress.
The Congress had won over 400 seats in the 1984 Lok Sabha election after which Rajiv Gandhi became the prime minister.
India's schedule on Day 1 of competition at the Asian Games in Incheon.
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