The father and uncle of a 19-year-old girl, who was allegedly tortured and electrocuted to death along with her boyfriend in a case of honour killing in New Delhi on monday, have been arrested, police said on Tuesday. Suresh Kumar Saini and Om Prakash, father and uncle respectively of the victim Asha Saini, were arrested for allegedly committing the gruesome murder.
Four members of the Bansal family committed suicide within two months. In their parting note, they blamed the CBI for pushing them over the edge.
Sharad Pawar claims he is not in a position to name the organisations behind the violence at Bhima Koregaon, 'though active role of right-wing forces behind the violence cannot be ruled out.'
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived at Copenhagen on Friday morning to participate in the concluding session of the Climate Summit amid a ray of hope for a political statement on combating climate change.
Lieutenant General Harinder Singh, who commands the 'Fire and Fury' 14 Corps, has the experience and talent to face down the Chinese challenge. The general is a rare combination of thinker and tough-minded doer, observes David Devadas.
After acquiring United Western Bank three years ago, IDBI Bank is now once more on the prowl for acquisitions.
The Goa police on Wednesday claimed that right-wing Hindu group Sanatana Sanstha was not responsible for the October 16 scooter blast in Margao.The state police had earlier said that the two key accused in the case -- Malganda Patil and Yogesh Naik -- had links with the Sanstha.Earlier, state Home Minister Ravi Naik stated that Sanathan Sanstha worker Malganda Patil planned and executed Friday's blast near a church in Margao.
Besides Kohli, who led India to a historic Test series triumph in Sri Lanka recently, the likes of Shikhar Dhawan, Ishant Sharma, Gautam Gambhir and Ashish Nehra were also named among the probables.
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C K Birla group company Hindustan Motors has reported 50 per cent erosion in peak net worth and accumulated losses of the company stood at Rs 132 crore (Rs 1.32 billion).
The retirement age for public sector bank employees is 60 years. The PFRDA chairman can serve till the age of 65. Sources said the proposal was being sent to the appointments committee of cabinet.
Check out the Royal Challengers Bangalore squad for IPL 2014.
A Sukhoi fighter plane used for the training purpose crashed at Kolwadi near Pune in the Tuesday evening.
State-run IDBI Bank expects interest rates, both on deposits and advances, to increase from the third quarter of the current financial year.
An accused in the Meerut lecturer Kavita Rani murder case, Yogesh, was on Tuesday remanded to two days police custody.
Statistical highlights of Sunday's Indian Premier League match between Delhi Daredevils and Rajasthan Royals in Bloemfontein.
The core stir issues of remunerative prices and a basic income for farmers has taken a political turn with three major agrarian states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh going to the polls in the next few months
'Coronavirus is not the only emergency, and it is certainly not the only illness people can suffer from'
The bank is open to float a rights offer, subject to government approval, IDBI Chairman and Managing Director Yogesh Agarwal said in a response to a shareholder's query at its annual general meeting in Mumbai today.'We need capital to grow. Rights issue is definitely on the cards. We are hopeful of bringing the rights issue by the end of the financial year, Agarwal said.
Fortis Healthcare, promoted by former Ranbaxy owners Malvinder Singh and Shivinder Singh, will raise Rs 1,000 crore (Rs 10 billion) through a rights issue by the first week of August, to fund its expansion plan.
Railways Minister Sadananda Gowda will present his maiden Rail Budget on July 8 in Parliament.
The two were arrested by the police for allegedly trying to breach peace and posting inflammatory material on social media.
Earlier, army chief Gen Bipin Rawat said that full cooperation will be extended in investigation of the incident.
Two officers have been transferred for 'inept' handling of the entire episode.
Gandhi is scheduled to visit Amethi from October 4-6.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will address an Aam Aadmy Party rally against the land Bill at Jantar Mantar and might also lead a march to Parliament on April 22.
Pawar was absconding since the incident took place on Sunday and hiding in Nandurbar, police said.
IDBI Bank on Wednesday said it has an exposure of around Rs 300 crore (Rs 3 billion) to the Raju family-owned Maytas companies and is willing to consider any proposal for loans to Satyam Computer if the company approaches it.
The Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal, an autonomous institute under the ministry of environment and forests, invites applications for its various Management Development Programmes
"We have already obtained the licence from the Reserve Bank of India to add 200 branches by March 2009. However, the expansion was delayed for want of staff. We should be opening the new branches, which will take the tally to 700, by May this year," CMD Yogesh Agarwal said. He added that the bank's total capital adequacy ratio was 12 per cent at present and it was in talks with the government for further fund infusion.
The kids have picked their favourites!
It's Venkatesh show all the way in the movie Chintakayala Ravi. A triangular love story also starring Anushka and Mamta Mohandas, directed by Yogesh, this movie makes for some decent viewing for the family this holiday season.
Though it has a story by Ace Photographer Gautam Rajadhyksha and Yogesh Khadikar, a reputed director like Sanjay Surkar at the helms and backing of Producers like Lata Narvekar and Bharati Aachrekar, Sakhi fails to explore fully the emotional drama expected in the movie if u go by the name and meaning of it.
The government-appointed Satyam board had recently said that it secured Rs 600-crore (Rs 6-billion) bank loans, which would help it fulfil its immediate fund requirements. The lender's board, which met on January 23 to take a call on the IHFL sale, had deferred the decision, citing the need for more information about prospective buyers.
Three years after IDBI became a bank, Yogesh Agarwal, bank's third chairman and managing director in as many years, is trying to put the pieces in place. After all, as he pointed out in an interview with Business Standard, the erstwhile development financial institution is grappling with a unique situation, where IDBI and the two commercial banks it acquired since 2005 offer loans at different interest rates.
Mehuli Ghosh's effort will, however, not be considered as a world record, as the South Asian Games' results are not recognised by the international body (ISSF) for the purpose of records.
Rediff.com guest columnist Yogesh K Upadhyaya talks with Prof M S Ananth to get his views on wide-ranging academic issues and also on the Pan-IIT 2008 meet, which is going to be held at the IIT Madras between December 19 and December 21.
He was accompanied by his father, Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray, and mother Rashmi while filing nomination papers.
Coca Cola will set up a trust fund of $10 mn for CSR activities. It was recently awarded the Golden Peacock Global Award for Corporate Social Responsibility - 2008.
An autorickshaw driver received bullet injury after passengers allegedly fired at him from their country-made pistols following an altercation, the police said on Sunday.
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