CBI on Tuesday arrested an alleged hawala operator K V Veerendra in connection with seizure of Rs 5.70 crore of new currency notes of Rs 2000 denomination from his premises in Karanataka. The agency sources said CBI has registered a case against officials of four banks — State Bank of India, State Bank of Mysore, ICICI Bank and Kotak Mahindra […]
» Read morePolice in the Saudi capital said on Monday they had arrested a woman for taking off her veil in public and posting pictures of her daring action on Twitter. Police spokesman Fawaz al-Maiman did not name the woman, but several websites identified her as Malak al-Shehri, who triggered a huge backlash on social media after posing without the hijab in […]
» Read morePaolo Gentiloni was named Sunday as Italy’s new prime minister following reformist leader Matteo Renzi’s resignation in the wake of a crushing referendum defeat. Gentiloni, who had been Renzi’s foreign minister, was asked by President Sergio Mattarella to form a new government that will guide Italy to elections due by February 2018, a presidency spokesman announced.
» Read morePakistan’s new army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Sunday abruptly removed the head of the country’s spy agency ISI and made several other significant changes in the army’s top brass, as part of a major reshuffle. Gen Bajwa, who took over from Gen Raheel Sharif two weeks ago, appointed Lt Gen Naveed Mukhtar as director-genereal of the notorious Inter-Services […]
» Read moreSacked Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry has been removed as director of Tata industries, a Tata Sons spokesperson said on Monday. Mistry, who was earlier removed from the post of chairman of Tata Industries, was removed as director today after an Extraordinary General Meeting or EGM. In October, Mistry was fired as chairman of Tata Sons, the holding company of all […]
» Read moreFlight services in Chennai were affected by heavy rain and strong winds that lashed the city and other coastal areas of Tamil Nadu due to cyclone Vardah, officials said. Around 25 incoming flights, including those from international destinations, were diverted to the nearby Hyderabad and Bangalore airports due to strong winds and poor visibility, airport officials said. Nearly 25 outbound […]
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