Karti Chidambaram gets bail from HC in INX Media case
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court today granted bail to Karti Chidambaram, son of senior Congress leader P Chidamabaram, in the INX Media corruption case. Karti was arrested on February 28 by the CBI on his return from the United Kingdom, and his 12-day judicial custody was to expire tomorrow in the case. Justice S […]
Indian rural women late in seeking breast cancer care: Study
London: Women in rural India delay seeking treatment for breast cancer mostly due to high costs of care, according to a study which found that many of them have not even heard of the deadly disease. The study by Nitin Gangane, doctoral student at Umea University in Sweden, also found that most Indian women do […]
AI crew member slaps junior for serving non-veg food to passenger
Mumbai: An Air India cabin crew member allegedly slapped her junior colleague for serving non-vegetarian food to a vegetarian passenger on board a Frankfurt-bound flight from New Delhi, according to airline officials. An Air India spokesperson said that an internal probe into the incident, which took place on March 17, has been launched by the […]
Right to self determination only solution to Kashmir dispute, says Pak Prez
Srinagar: Reiterating that the only solution to Kashmir dispute is providing the right to self determination to Kashmiris, Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain on Friday said that Pakistan will continue to play its role in this regard. “The only solution to the dispute of Kashmir is providing the right of self-determination to Kashmiri people, and Pakistan […]
Air India makes history, lands in Israel using Saudi airspace
Tel Aviv: Air India’s maiden flight to Israel has landed in Tel Aviv, reducing the travel time substantially after Saudi Arabia for the first time allowed a commercial flight to use its airspace, indicating a thaw in relations between the Arab kingdom and the Jewish state. Heralding a new beginning in the people-to-people contact and […]
Anna Hazare sits on indefinite hunger strike for Lokpal
New Delhi: Social activist Anna Hazare today started an indefinite hunger strike to press for his demand to appoint a Lokpal at the Centre, nearly seven years after his anti-corruption movement caught the imagination of millions of Indians and shook the then UPA government. He sat on hunger strike at the iconic Ramlila Maidan, the […]
BJP ‘lying factory’ at work again: Rahul
New Delhi: Congress president Rahul Gandhi today said the BJP’s “lying factory” was at work again, stymieing a media story on Cambridge Analytica allegedly being paid to sabotage the Congress by spinning “fake news” of the party working with the data firm instead. Picking up from where he left off yesterday, Gandhi today again accused […]
Explosion in illegal firecracker unit kills 5 in Bihar
Bihar: Five people, including three children and a woman, were killed and 18 injured after an explosion in an illegal firecracker unit in Bihar’s Nalanda district, a senior official said today. The explosion occurred last night at a crowded residential locality here, from where a man used to run an illegal firecracker unit. He used […]
KU issues clarification regarding uploading of SET-2017-18 answer keys
Srinagar: Kashmir University on Friday issued clarification regarding uploading of State Eligibility Test (2017-18) answer keys after coming under criticism for uploading “flawed” answer keys. In a statement issued here , a varsity spokesman said: “The question papers are set at the national level as per the UGC guidelines by a team comprising minimum five […]
Stalemate in Rajya Sabha continues
New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha could not transact any business for the 15th straight day, as opposition parties continued to create ruckus, forcing adjournment of proceedings. Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu adjourned the Rajya Sabha for the day but not before expressing anguish over the House not doing any business since it met on March 5. […]
