Former India captain Sourav Ganguly was today appointed the president of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB), ending the suspense on who will take over the state cricket body following the death of Jagmohan Dalmiya. The announcement of Ganguly was made by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in presence of senior CAB officials and […]
Two Indians, including a woman, were among at least 717 people killed and over 860 others injured in a stampede today when Haj pilgrims jostled their way to perform symbolic stoning of the devil here, marking the culmination of the annual pilgrimage. At least two Indian pilgrims were among the injured in the tragedy, the […]
Today Maharashtra Governor Vidyasagar Rao rejected Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt’s plea to cancel jail term in an arms case related to the 1993 Mumbai blasts.The petition by former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju seeking pardon for the actor has been rejected exactly after two-and-a-half years. The 56-year-old actor, on parole after he cited his daughter […]
Recently Gurgaon observed the ‘No Car’ day, in winter Ahmedabad city will also observe its first ‘No Car’ day. Day will be observed on a Sunday and extended to weekdays depending on the response from citizens. A day after Gurgaon observed a ‘car-free day’ to free the roads from traffic congestion, the National Green Tribunal […]
Today morning Hardik Patel, Patidar leader who went missing on Tuesday night and alleged he was abducted by some unidentified persons, will appear before Gujarat High Court his lawyer said. Hardik went missing from Tejpur of Aravali district on Tuesday, his aides moved a habeas corpus plea through his lawyer, BM Mangukiya, in Gujarat High […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived here today on his second visit to the US, has a “packed schedule” ahead of him, during which he will address world leaders at a landmark UN sustainable development summit and interact with top CEOs and the Indian diaspora in the Silicon Valley. During his stay in the financial […]
The benchmark BSE Sensex plunged over 265 points and the NSE Nifty slipped below the 7,800-mark in early trade today as retail investors started off-loading their bets, tracking a global sell-off on weak Chinese factory data. Caution ahead of tomorrow’s September expiry in the derivatives segment too weighed. Falling for the third straight day, the […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today embarked on a visit to Ireland and the US. In the first leg of his seven-day trip, he will be in Ireland, the first Prime Ministerial visit from India in almost 60 years. “Leaving for Ireland, where I will hold delegation level talks with Mr. Enda Kenny, Taoiseach of Ireland […]
AAP MLA Somnath Bharti faces arrest in connection with a domestic violence and attempt to murder case lodged by his wife as the Delhi High Court today declined to grant him anticipatory bail. “This petition (for anticipatory bail) is dismissed,” Justice Suresh Kait said. Soon after the order was pronounced, advocate Vijay Aggarwal, who appeared […]
Government has proposed to make storage of all encrypted messages, including SMSes and emails, sent from any mobile device or computer mandatory for 90 days under the New Encryption Policy. The draft of New Encryption Policy proposes that users of encrypted messaging service on demand should reproduce same text, transacted during a communication, in plain […]
