Tag: U
India's September Wholesale Inflation Rises To 5.13%
India's annual rate of inflation based on wholesale prices increased to 5.13 per cent in September from a rise of 4.53 per cent in August, official data showed here on Monday.....
Akbar Files Defamation Case Against Woman Journalist
Union Minister M.J. Akbar on Monday filed a criminal defamation complaint against a journalist, Priya Ramani, who had accused him of sexual harassment.....
Municipal Polls End Peacefully In J&K
The fourth and final phase of municipal polls ended peacefully in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday with a dismal 4 per cent voting in Srinagar district and an equally poor 11.3 per cent voter turnout in neighbouring Ganderbal district.....
Pakistan Hangs 6-year-old Zainab's Killer
Pakistan early on Wednesday hanged a man convicted for the rape and murder of six-year-old Zainab Ansari in January.....
Akbar Exits Modi Goverment Over Allegations Of Sexual Harassment
The #MeToo campaign claimed its first political scalp on Wednesday when M.J. Akbar quit as Minister of State for External Affairs ten days after several women came out with allegations of sexual harassment and molestation by him during his days as editor in the media.....
ED Attaches Nirav Modi, Choksi's Assets Worth Rs 218 Crore
The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday said it has attached assets in India and abroad worth Rs 218 crore belonging to fugitive diamond merchants Nirav Modi and his maternal uncle Mehul Choksi.....
Bhagwat Pitches For Legally Constructing Ram Temple
Highlighting the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya as a matter of national interest, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday pitched for building it at the earliest through "appropriate and requisite law" and slammed certain "fundamentalist forces" for obstructing the process.....
ED Issues Show-cause Notice To NDTV For FEMA Violation
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday served a show-cause notice on news broadcaster NDTV for allegedly flouting foreign exchange regulations in availing of overseas and foreign direct investment facilities of over Rs 4,300 crore.....
SC Permits Bursting Of Only Green Firecrackers
The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that only green firecrackers with reduced emission and decibel levels will be permitted during all religious festivals.....
HC Upholds TN Speaker's Decision Disqualifying 18 TN MLAs
The Supreme Court appointed third judge, Justice M. Sathyanarayanan of the Madras High Court, on Thursday upheld the Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker's decision disqualifying 18 AIADMK legislators in 2017.....
