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Today Gujarat government denied to accept the undertaking given by Patidar leader Hardik Patel submitted in the Gujarat High Court during the hearing on his appeal against the rejection of his bail pleas in two sedition cases.On the other hand during the hearing today,bringing the said ‘rift’ between Hardik and three of his former aides […]
Nearly four-decade-old National Museum of Natural History, housing thousands of rare specimens of flora and fauna including a 160-million-year old fossil bone of the Indian Sauropod Dinosaur, at the heart of the capital was today ravaged in a massive blaze. The fire first started on the top floor of the six-storey FICCI building which housed […]
Tracking a global recovery and aided by a rebound in oil prices, the benchmark BSE Sensex today rallied over 328 points as it reclaimed the 26,000-mark to close at about 4-month high of 26,007 on across-the-board buying in blue-chips. Foreign inflows continued unabated, which helped. The NSE Nifty topped the psychological 7,900. Investors got their […]
The Supreme Court today dismissed beleagured Vijay Mallya’s prayer for protection from disclosure of his assets and those of his family, in India and abroad, to Kingfisher Airlines’ lenders, saying “no tangible” grounds have been raised to maintain secrecy of information. “We don’t find any tangible objection in disclosing the assets (of Mallya, his wife […]
Indian boxing star Vijender Singh is ready to trade blows with British professional Amir Khan and accepted his challenge to fight in India, saying it will prove to be a big boost to the sport in the country. Two-time former world champion, Amir, who has been training intensively for his much-anticipated WBC title contest against […]
The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea challenging the reappointment of U K Sinha as Chairman of market regulator Security and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) till 2017, saying there is no bar on it. “We are not inclined to hear this,” a three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur said, […]
In a remarkable turnaround of fortunes, a rebound in global market saw the benchmark Sensex reclaim the 26,000-mark and the NSE Nifty trade above 7,900, mainly on across-the-board gains following revival of buying in recently beaten-down stocks. The 30-share index, which fell about 130 points in early trade, staged a strong comeback to regain the […]
India and Pakistan today indulged in some plain speaking on bilateral issues with the neighbouring country being firmly asked not to be in denial over the impact of terrorism on bilateral ties while Pakistan harped on Kashmir terming it as the core issue. Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar and his Pakistani counterpart Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry met […]
Today in Gujarat’s state capital Gandhinagar, in elections for Gandhinagar Corporation there is a stiff contest between BJP Bharatiya Janta Party and Congress to capture majority seats. With prevailing Patidar reservation issue in the state and Gaurang Patel national vice president of SPG Sardar Patel Group appealing people not to cast votes in favour of […]
She has won hearts with her acting stint in Bollywood and now actress Sunny Leone has taken up a new role in her career, by turning a writer. Leone has written a book titled “Sweet Dreams”, which includes 12 short stories. The “Mastizaade” actress says writing was not on her mind but she did have […]
