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Bhubaneswar: A senior forest officer and a bank manager were convicted by vigilance court in Odisha for possession of assets disproportionate to their known sources of income and for accepting a bribe respectively. Special judge, special vigilance court here held Hadibandhu Nanda, ex-Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), Afforestation, Cuttack, guilty and sentenced him to undergo rigorous […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused a plea seeking court-monitored probe into the alleged leakage of the NEET-II question papers in Uttarakhand. Refusing to step in, the bench of Justice Anil R. Dave and Justice L. Nageswara Rao said that the matter was being investigated by the state police. Refusing to call for […]

Balasore (Odisha): A local court has sentenced a man to 10 years` rigorous imprisonment for carrying out illegal abortion of his wife leading to her death. Pronouncing the judgement, additional district sessions judge of fast-track court, Balasore, R K Sahu on Friday also slapped a fine of Rs 5,000 on convict Kanhucharan Jena of Anantapur […]

New Delhi: Two-wheeler manufacturer Hero MotoCorp on Tuesday said that Pawan Munjal has been reappointed its Chairman, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer for a period of five years. “The Board of Directors at Hero MotoCorp has re-appointed Pawan Munjal as the Chairman, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Company for a period […]

Shimoga: Continuing to blow hot and cold on the leadership issue, BJP Karnataka strongman B S Yeddyurappa today said the central leadership has not given any positive response to his "supporters` demand" to reinstate him as Chief Minister. "The central leadership has not given me any positive response to my supporters demand to reinstate me […]

Mumbai: Author Shobhaa De has been slammed by many for mocking the Indian athletes participating at the Rio Olympics, but she has refused to apologise for her statement. In an interview to a news channel, the author said: “Yes, of course I stand by it. Players are entitled to an opinion. In fact, I did […]

Mumbai: Bollywood filmmakers have put up a brave act this year by lining up a string of big and small budget films for release in the next two months even as the cricket fever kicks off from April 4, with IPL season 5. This year, films which will face the IPL, mainly include Sajid Khan`s […]

Bengaluru: Global software major Microsoft on Monday invited Indian developers to use its machine learning and data platforms for building digital products and solutions to transform businesses and drive inclusive growth. “Our ambition is to democratise access to new technologies so that software developers can build, innovate and transform the world with them,” said Microsoft […]

Ranchi: Jharkhand Assembly was today adjourned till 2 PM after the opposition created pandemonium demanding a CBI probe into the alleged horse trading in the run up to the Rajya Sabha polls. As soon as the house convened, the entire opposition rushed to the well raising slogans against horse trading and demanded a CBI investigation. […]

Chennai: After giving green signal to the Kudankulam nuclear power plant, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today demanded that the entire 2000 MW power to be generated by its two units be given to the state in view of the “severe power shortage.” In a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, she said it would […]

Itanagar: Tension gripped the Arunachal Pradesh capital on Tuesday after former Chief Minister Kalikho Pul, unseated on July 13 by a Supreme Court ruling, committed suicide, police said. Pul, 47, was found hanging from a ceiling fan at his official residence. Incumbent Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein confirmed to IANS that Pul had committed suicide. […]

Shillong: Security forces shot dead two highway robbers in an encounter in East Garo Hills district of Meghalaya, the police said today. On being informed that a group of dacoits were looting coal-laden trucks plying on the NH-62 at Tamsura village, the police reached the spot at about mid-night. As they approached, the robbers fired […]

Imphal, Aug 9 (IANS) ‘Iron Lady’ Irom Sharmila on Tuesday ended her 16-year-long fast against the AFSPA and announced her intention to join politics. Doctors removed the nasal feed tube from Sharmila, who has been on fast unto death since 2000 to protest the imposition of the draconian Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act in Manipur.

New Delhi: Promoters of Essar Group and Loop Telecom, named as accused in a case flowing out of the 2G scam, today appeared before a Delhi court. Essar group promoters Ravi and Anshuman Ruia and Loop Telecom promoters I P Khaitan and Kiran Khaitan moved their bail pleas after they appeared before Special CBI Judge […]

Canberra: Australian defence scientists who analysed signals from missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 have revealed the Boeing 777 fell very fast before crashing into the Indian Ocean off the coast of Western Australia. Australian media reported on Tuesday that data analysis and manufacturer simulations showed it was likely the aircraft lost engine power before falling […]