Cabinet nod for Rs 24,000 cr FDI in HDFC Bank
AMN / New Delhi The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved Rs 24,000 crore foreign direct investment (FDI) into HDFC Bank, Finance Minister Piyush Goyal said here. “Even with this infusion…
ED files charge sheet against Karti Chidambaram in Aircel-Maxis case
AMN / NEW DELHI The Enforcement Directorate Wednesday filed a charge sheet in a Delhi court against Karti Chidambaram in the Aircel-Maxis money laundering case. Additional Sessions Judge Ruby Alka…
Fire in Mumbai high-rise: Blaze doused after 5 hours
AMN / Mumbai A major fire that broke out at Beaumonde Towers in Mumbai’s Prabhadevi on Wednesday afternoon has been doused after five hours, officials from the fire department said.…
Rahul’s Iftar party attracts galaxy of leaders
A Akhter / NEW DELHI The much awaited Iftar party hosted by Congress chief Rahul Gandhi today attracted a galaxy of people from different walks of life including a large…
Rahul’s Iftar political, ours a social event: Naqvi
AMN / New Delhi Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today termed Congress President Rahul Gandhi’s Iftar party “political engineering” while saying the one he hosted was only a…
Defending the environmental defenders
By Shobha Shukla Violations of the environmental rights of communities and individuals are on the rise in Asia Pacific and worldwide. Statistics released by Global Witness reveals that in 2017,…
VHP members vandalise Taj Mahal’s gate, say it blocks way to temple
WEB DESK A group of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) members tried to vandalise the west gate of the Taj Mahal on Sunday alleging that the Archeological Survey of India (ASI)…
NEWSPAPERS’ SCAN – JUNE-13
The historic Trump-Kim summit is the top story covered in the front page of almost all the newspapers today with The Hindu saying ”Trump’s vow to end war drills with…
May faces another day of Brexit compromise in parliament
WEB DESK British Prime Minister Theresa May is likely to bow to pressure from pro-Europe rebels in her party for a second day today when lawmakers debate the government’s plans…
US clears sale of 6 AH-64E Apache helicopters to India for $ 930M
WEB DESK US government has approved a deal to sell the Indian military six AH-64E Apache attack helicopters for 930 million dollars, State Department said last night. The agreement has…