Tag: India
Nikki Haley, First Indian-American On US Cabinet, Resigns
Nikki Haley, the first Indian-American to serve on the United States cabinet and the highest profile woman and non-white in the current administration, has resigned her position as the Permanent Representative to the UN, she and President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday.....
UP Train Derailment: 6 Dead, Ex-gratia Announced, CRS Inquiry Ordered
Six persons were killed on Wednesday after nine coaches and the engine of an express train heading to New Delhi from Malda town in West Bengal derailed in Uttar Pradesh's Rae Bareli. Railway Minister Piyush Goyal announced an ex gratia of Rs 5 lakh each to the family of those killed.....
EC Amends Rules, Now Candidates To Publicise Details Of Criminal Cases Against Them
Following up on the Supreme Court verdict regarding the criminal antecedents of candidates, the Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday amended rules for declaration of criminal cases/ liabilities by the candidates and came out with a format for publishing media advertisement by them ahead of elections.....
INX Case: ED Attaches Rs 54 Cr Of Karti Chidambaram's Properties In India & Abroad
The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday said that it has attached properties worth Rs 54 crore of former Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram's son Karti Chidambaram and Advantage Strategic Consulting Pvt Ltd (ASCPL) in connection with its ongoing probe into the INX media money laundering case.....
Rishabh Pant In Squad For First 2 Windies ODIs
Rising wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant was on Thursday included in the India squad for the first two One-Day Internationals (ODI) of the five-match rubber against the West Indies on October 21 and 24, the BCCI announced.....
IKEA To Invest Rs 2,000 Crore In Its Bengaluru Store
Swedish furniture, kitchen appliances and home accessories retailer IKEA would invest Rs 2,000 crore in setting up and expanding its store in this tech hub in 2020, a top official said on Thursday.....
Air India Diverts Flight To Mumbai After Freak Accident In TN
Passengers onboard an Air India Express flight from Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu to Dubai escaped a major accident after the wheels of the plane hit the airport outer wall while taking off early on Friday, officials said.....
Umesh's Fifer Helps India Bundle Windies For 311
Pacer Umesh Yadav picked his second five-wicket haul as he cleared the tail to bundle West Indies for 311 on the second morning of the second Test at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium here on Saturday.....
Major General Among 7 Given Life Sentence By Army Court
A Summary General Court Martial (SGCM) of the Indian Army has convicted seven personnel, including a Major General, in a 24-year-old fake encounter case, sentencing them to life in prison.....
Thackeray Warns BJP : It Is Not 2014 Any More
In a veiled warning to the BJP, Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday said that "the winds of 2014 elections have changed now" and the people of India have not forgotten all the 'jumlas' of the Modi government.....
