A fire broke out in the multi-storeyed Air India building in South Mumbai on Tuesday. The blaze occured on the 22nd floor of the high rise, fire brigade sources said. Soon after the incident, eight fire tenders were rushed to the spot and the flames were contained, they said, adding there were no reports of any casualties so far.
» Read moreExternal affairs minister Sushma Swaraj was today discharged from AIIMS, 10 days after she underwent a kidney transplant at the premier hospital. Doctors decided to discharge her after all her latest biochemical tests were found normal including kidney function. “Sushma Swaraj has been discharged from Hospital at 7 PM after her postoperative uneventful recovery following kidney transplant operation on December […]
» Read moreIndian Mujahideen co-founder founder Yasin Bhatkal and four others have been sentenced to death for the twin blasts in Hyderabad’s Dilsukhnagar in 2013. This is the first time that top leaders of the Indian Mujahideen, including Yasin Bhatkal, have been found guilty of a terror attack since the group was banned as a terror group in 2010. Eighteen people died […]
» Read moreNearly 15 crore people subscribed to employees provident fund scheme will earn interest at the rate of 8.65 per cent on their savings in 2016-17. This is the lowest in the last seven years. The decision was taken at the 215th meeting of the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO)’s central board of trustees, chaired by Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya in […]
» Read moreIncome Tax officials in Surat have seized alleged unaccounted assets worth Rs. 12 crore from a tea seller-turned-moneylender after searching his house on Saturday as part of the nationwide crackdown on black money. The officials acted on a tip-off on his operations and recovered Rs. 1.45 crore in cash, including Rs. 1.05 crore in new banknotes. They also seized bullion […]
» Read moreOn November 8, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the existing notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 would no longer be valid currencies. Some relaxations were also announced for the use of discontinued notes. Buying gold was one of the options. Now, records obtained by Enforcement Directorate show that Hyderabad madly went after the yellow metal. ED investigations have […]
» Read more