India

Gurgaon, Mar 10: A court here today convicted 31 employees of Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (MSIL), including 13 on charges of murder, for the violence at the company's Maneser plant in August 2012. Additional District and Sessions Judge R K Goyal also acquitted 117 MSIL employees. A total of 148 workers were arrested and charged with the murder of senior HR officer Awanish Kumar Dev. The court

New Delhi, Mar 10: In an unprecedented order, the Supreme Court today issued an arrest warrant against serving Calcutta High Court judge C S Karnan to ensure his presence before it on March 31 in a contempt case. "There is no other alternative to seek presence of Shri Justice C S Karnan. We issue bailable warrants of the sum of Rs 10,000 in the nature of personal bond to the satisfaction of the

Mumbai, Mar 10: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat was on Thursday conferred honorary degree of Doctor of Science (DSc) by the city-based Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University. Maharashtra Governor Vidyasagar Rao awarded the degree to Bhagwat, a veterinary doctor by training, at the convocation of the varsity. He was conferred the degree for his contribution in the field of veterinary sciences

Mumbai, Mar 10: Egyptian national Eman Ahmed Abd El Aty, one of the heaviest woman in the world, successfully underwent a weight-reduction surgery here at the Saifee Hospital, losing over 100 kg. Eman, 37, was airlifted from Alexandria in Egypt and brought to Mumbai on February 11, when she weighed around 500 kg. She is under the overall supervision of Dr Muffazal Lakdawala, chairman, Institute of

New Delhi, Mar 10: The exit polls on Thursday predicted a hung Assembly in the crucial state of Uttar Pradesh where they said BJP would emerge as the largest single party. However, while four exit poll surveys predicted a hung Assembly for UP, with BJP emerging as the largest party, two exit polls have said that the saffron party will sweep the elections. Most polls also forecast a close fight

Lucknow, Mar 9: Police today arrested a former IAF employee who they believe is the "mastermind" of a terror module that included Saifullah, a suspected terrorist killed in an encounter yesterday. Mohd Ghaus Khan was picked up from Kanpur by the Anti- Terrorist Squad, and revealed vital information during questioning, said Additional Director General of UP Police Daljit Chaudhary. He said another

New Delhi, Mar 9: The gender pay gap in India is as high as 67 per cent as a man on an average earns USD 167 compared with USD 100 by a woman, says a report. According to Accenture Research, much of this gap is caused by the fact that there are more men than women in high paying functional and leadership roles, in addition to factors such as education levels, industry segment and hours worked.

Srinagar, Mar 9: Security forces are fighting a group of terrorists hiding in a house in Padgampora in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district, officials said today. Troops launched an anti-terror operation after being tipped off about the presence of terrorists in the area early this morning. About three to four terrorists are suspected to be hiding in a house. This is the second major encounter in

New Delhi, Mar 9: After more than one and half months of high-pitched campaigning by all parties, the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls finally came to a close on Wednesday. After seven gruelling phases, journalists, analysts and politicians alike are continuously shifting their positions, as fortunes of different parties were perceived to be swinging. The electoral ground in the largest state of India

Kanpur, Mar 8: "A traitor cannot be my son, straight and simple," said Sartaj, the father of suspected ISIS terrorist Saifullah who was killed in an encounter with the Uttar Pradesh police today. Sartaj refused to take the body of his slain son, saying, "A traitor cannot be related to me, let alone be my son." Saifullah was killed in Lucknow this morning in an exchange of fire with the police