Anil Baijal was, on Wednesday, appointed as the new Lt Governor of Delhi, a post which has fallen vacant after sudden resignation of Najeeb Jung. 70-year-old Baijal, a 1969 batch IAS officer, had served as Union Home Secretary under the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government besides holding key positions in other ministries. The President accepted the resignation of Jung and also […]
» Read moreAIADMK, the party headquarters in Chennai witnessed a ruckus outside on Wednesday where a man sustained injuries and was rescued by the police personnel present at the scene. Senior party leader and filmstar Anandraj quit the party in an apparent fallout with V.K. Sasikala, the confidante of late Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa. Anandaraj said he had no personal enmity with […]
» Read moreMumbai Customs sleuths seized cash totalling around Rs 69 lakh in two separate cases here, which included recovery of Rs 25 lakh in 2,000 rupee notes. The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of the Customs made these seizures at the international airport here in the wee hours and four persons were arrested in this connection. In the first case, foreign currency […]
» Read moreGovernment on Wednesday appointed Viral V. Acharya, a professor of economics at New York University, as one of the Reserve Bank of India’s four deputy governors for a term of three years, according to a statement. The Reserve Bank of India had a vacancy for deputy governor after Urjit Patel was promoted to governor earlier this year. The statement did not […]
» Read moreIn the wee hours of Wednesday, 15 coaches of Train no 12987 Ajmer-Sealdah Express derailed near Kanpur. According to preliminary reports, two people were killed and 43 injured. The accident took place near Rura railway station at about 5:20 AM, 50 kms from Kanpur. Railway authorities have said that a rescue team has been rushed to the spot. The incident […]
» Read moreMilitants opened fired on a civilian and a police patrol in two separate incidents in Kashmir valley on Tuesday evening. Around 7:15 pm, militants disembarked from a car and fired at Bashir Ahmad Sheikh at Ashtengoo village of Bandipora, 40 km north of Srinagar. Police officials said the victim, also a former municipality ward number, sustained bullet injuries in the […]
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