Mayank Agarwal headlined India’s domination with a classy double hundred, his second, to help the team post a mammoth 493/6 against a hapless Bangladesh side, at stumps on Day 2 of the first Test here on Friday. India now lead by 343 runs after Bangladesh were all out for 150 […]
Supreme Court clears path for ArcelorMittal to acquire bankrupt Essar Steel
The Supreme Court cleared the path on Friday for steelmaker ArcelorMittal to take over bankrupt Essar Steel, following a legal tussle that has dragged through multiple courts for over two years. The highest court said operational creditors could not be treated on a par with financial creditors of a bankrupt […]
INX Media Case: Delhi High Court rejects Chidambaram’s bail plea
On friday The Delhi High Court rejected the bail application of former Finance Minister P. Chidambram in the Enforcement Directorate’s case relating to INX-Media. A single-judge bench of the High Court, presided by Justice Suresh Kumar Kait, turning down the plea for relief observed that the allegations against the veteran […]
Tension along LAC has reduced, Rajnath Singh says in Arunachal Pradesh
Defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday that both the Indian Army and China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) have reduced tension on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) “despite perceptional differences”. The minister, who is on a two-day visit to Arunachal Pradesh, made the remark after visiting an Indian Army […]
Andhra launches Rs 12,000cr scheme to introduce English medium in govt schools
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jaganmohan Reddy on Thursday launched the ‘Nadu-Nedu’ programme to introduce English medium from Classes 1 to 6 in state-run schools and said there will be “some difficulties” in implementing the scheme, but these will be overcome. He also announced that the government will introduce […]
Nawazuddin on Sacred Games 2: ‘I take criticism from people of my standard’
Bollywood actor Nawazuddin Siddiqqui, who was recently seen in second part of his hit web series Sacred Games has reacted sharply to criticism of Sacred Games 2. Speaking to Pinkvilla in an interview, Nawazuddin said, “Who are these people? I only take criticism from people who are of my standard. Today, every […]
ICAI CA Exam 2019: Revised schedule for postponed exams released at icai.org
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) on Thursday released fresh dates for the postponed CA examinations which were to be conducted on November 9 and November 11. According to a notification released by the institutes, the new dates of the examination are November 19 and November 20. The CA […]
2 killed, 8 injured by lightning in Rajasthan’s Barmer
At least two people, including a woman, were killed and eight injured after they were struck by lightning in Rajasthan’s Barmer on Thursday, officials said, amid heavy rains and hail storm since the last three days. A large number of cattle, including cows, goats and sheep, were also killed by […]
Ranbaxy case: SC holds Malvinder, Shivinder Singh guilty of contempt
The Supreme Court on Friday held ex-Ranbaxy promoters Malvinder Singh and Shivinder Singh guilty of contempt of court in a case filed by Japanese firm Daiichi Sankyo. The apex court had earlier expressed its dissatisfaction over replies of the former Ranbaxy promoters on payment of Rs 3,500 crore arbitral award […]
Dalit man beaten, ‘forced to drink urine’ in Punjab’s Sangrur; 4 booked
Four people have been booked for beating a 37-year-old Dalit man and allegedly forcing him to drink urine over an old dispute in Punjab’s Sangrur district, police officials have said. Moonak’s deputy superintendent of police (DSP) Buta Singh said Jagmail Singh of Changaliwala village near Lehra, 55km from Sangrur, was […]
No alternative land acceptable for mosque in Ayodhya: Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind
Two days before the crucial meeting of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board takes place to discuss the Supreme Court verdict on Ayodhya, the Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind (JuH), a key Muslim litigant in the Ayodhya title suit, has decided not to accept the five-acre alternative land for building a mosque. […]
PM Modi bats for boosting intra-BRICS trade to $500 billion
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday pushed for boosting intra-BRICS trade and investment and urged that a roadmap be readied for increasing the trade to $500 billion by the next summit. Addressing the Leaders’ Dialogue with BRICS Business Council, Modi said the partnership agreement inked between New Development Bank and […]
Man dies while cleaning manhole in Tamil Nadu’s Kumbakonam
A 55-year-old man died while cleaning a manhole in Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu’s Thanjavur district on Thursday, according to police, two days after a similar death in state capital Chennai. Kumbakonam Police said the man was identified as Sadhik Batsha, a resident of Melakkaveri in the district. Batsha, who was […]
Bhumi Pednekar: ‘Can’t do a film where the hero is smacking a girl’
She calls herself the “queen of heartland cinema”, and in a short span of four years, actor Bhumi Pednekar has carved a niche for herself in the industry. An overweight girl in Dum Laga Ke Haisha (2015), a woman fighting for her rights in Toilet: Ek Prem Katha (2017), a 65-year-old in […]
Maths wizard Vashistha Narayan Singh dies at 78 in Patna hospital
Renowned mathematician Vashishtha Narayan Singh died at a hospital in Patna on Thursday after a prolonged illness. A native of Basantpur under Ara muffasil police station, he had been suffering from schizophrenia for several years. Expressing grief over Singh’s death, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar said it has caused an […]