The CBI has registered a case against unknown officials of Air India, German firm SAP AG and global computer major IBM in connection with alleged irregularities in procurement of software worth Rs 225 crore by the national carrier in 2011. The agency has registered the case on the recommendation of the Central Vigilance Commission which found prima facie procedural irregularities […]
» Read moreUpset over Mahatma Gandhi’s picture missing on the calendar of the Khadi and Village Industries Commssion (KVIC), a section of its workers here staged a protest today, and sought to know as to why the image of the father of the nation was left out, while featuring Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In a brief protest, dozens of workers associated with […]
» Read moreThe Supreme Court on Thursday told Sahara Group chief Subrata Roy to deposit Rs 600 crore more in a SEBI-Sahara refund account by February 6 or go to jail. A bench comprising Chief Justice TS Thakur and Justices Ranjan Gogoi and AK Sikri also said that “too much indulgence” has already been given to the Sahara chief. Sahara has, so […]
» Read moreThe city witnessed a further drop in the minimum temperatures recorded as compared to the last two days. On Thursday morning, minimum temperatures recorded was 11.9 degrees Celsius which was lower as compared to 12.5 degree Celsius recorded on Wednesday morning. 11.9 degree Celsius of temperature recorded once again makes it the lowest of the season so far.
» Read moreSaudi Arabia has increased India’s annual Haj quota from 1.36 lakh to 1.70 lakh, biggest such expansion in last 29 years, Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Wednesday. An agreement to this regard was inked by minister of state for minority affairs Naqvi with Saudi Arabia’s haj and umrah minister Dr Mohammad Saleh bin Taher Benten at Jeddah on […]
» Read moreIndia on Wednesday announced a $100 million Line of Credit to Kenya for agricultural mechanisation after talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta during which they also decided to deepen economic cooperation, identifying expansion of bilateral trade as a “priority.” Asserting that challenges in the maritime domain are a shared concern, Mr. Modi said the two […]
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