Akhilesh Yadav was on Thursday unanimously re-elected as the Samajwadi Party’s national president for a five-year term, further consolidating his grip over the party after sidelining his father Mulayam Singh Yadav and uncle Shivpal Yadav. His re-election was announced by senior SP leader Ram Gopal Yadav at the SP national convention here. The party’s constitution was amended to extend the […]
» Read moreFour Tamil Nadu fishermen were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy while they were fishing off Neduntheevu on Thursday. The fishermen from Pudukottai district were arrested for allegedly fishing close to the island nation. They were taken to Karainagar along with their boat, Inspector of Fisheries department C. George said. The naval men also snapped the fishing nets of several […]
» Read moreRajnish Kumar was on Wednesday appointed chairman of the largest public sector bank, the State Bank of India (SBI), replacing Arundhati Bhattacharya, who completes her one-year extended term on Friday. Mr. Kumar, who is now the managing director of the SBI, faces the daunting task of addressing the issue of huge non-performing assets (NPA) of the bank. The Appointments Committee […]
» Read moreJailed AIADMK leader V.K. Sasikala’s husband, M. Natarajan, has undergone liver and kidney transplant, her nephew and sidelined party member T.T.V. Dhinakaran said on October 4. Mr. Natarajan has been under treatment in a Chennai hospital for the past few days. “I have received information that the liver and kidney transplant surgery has been performed on my uncle,” Mr. Dhinakaran […]
» Read moreThe Petrol price was on Wednesday cut by ₹ 2.5 a litre and diesel by ₹ 2.25 following a reduction in excise duty on auto fuels. Petrol in Delhi now costs ₹ 68.38 a litre, down from ₹ 70.88. A litre of diesel will now cost Rs. 56.89, against ₹ 59.14 previously, according to Indian Oil Corporation (IOC). On Tuesday, […]
» Read moreVijay Mallya was arrested in London today in relation to the ongoing proceedings against him in the money laundering case being pursued by India, the United Kingdom’s Crown Prosecution Service confirmed. Mallya was immediately granted bail, under UK procedure. This was Mallya’s second arrest in the UK since he fled India. Mallya was earlier arrested in April this year and […]
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