Foreign secy to brief Parl panel on India-Canada ties on Wednesday

Foreign secretary Vikram Misri is likely to brief the Parliamentary panel on external affairs on Wednesday on the India-Canada ties, which have taken a hit after Canadian officials accused Indian......

Court orders 'immediate release' of AAP's Amanatullah Khan

A court in New Delhi on Thursday refused to take cognisance of a chargesheet filed against Aam Aadmi Party MLA Amanatullah Khan in a money laundering case related to alleged......

Student police cadets wearing hijab will affect secularism: Kerala govt

The Kerala government has dismissed a plea by a Muslim girl student seeking permission to wear hijab (head scarf) and full sleeve dress in the Student Police Cadet project as per her religious......

China teacher executed for raping 26 minor girls

A primary school teacher in China's Gansu province has been executed for the rape and sexual abuse of 26 minor girls. Li Jishun, a former primary school teacher, was put to death on Thursday by the......

ED attaches over Rs 150-crore assets of Unitech promoters

Properties worth over Rs 150 crore of real estate firm Unitech Group have been attached in a money laundering case, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) said on Tuesday. The assets include a dozen of......

IDBI Bank bidders need to seek MHA nod

In a first, the government has made it mandatory for interested buyers of IDBI Bank to provide details for security clearance from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in the first stage of the......

Phased pension hike likely to meet fiscal deficit target

  Officials grappling with a combination of measures to provide spending buffer The challenging fiscal math for the upcoming year on account of higher expected outgo on salaries and pension......

Shapoorji plans to build Rs 1500 cr township

Shapoorji Pallonji & Company on Monday announced it would build a mass housing project for lower-income and middle-income groups. The project cost is estimated at around Rs 1,500 crore (Rs 15......

Khanna kept out of all DDCA Committees for World T20

Senior Board of Control for Cricket in India vice-president and top DDCA official CK Khanna has been kept out of the two primary committees that will look into the organisation of the International......

SC proposes 3-member panel to probe IPL spot-fixing scandal

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the Board of Control for Cricket in India's suggestion for setting up a special committee to probe the IPL spot-fixing scandal and proposed a three-member......

Supreme Court allows Srinivasan to resume charge as BCCI chief

The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed N Srinivasan to resume charge as president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India while setting up special panel to probe the spot-fixing scandal that......