India

Mumbai, Feb 9: In yet another suspected act of sabotage within a fortnight, a six-foot long discarded overhead equipment was found lying on the rail tracks between Jasai and Dapoli stations near Uran in the wee hours yesterday, sending the Central Railway officials into a tizzy. The incident took place around 3 AM on Wednesday when an alert driver of a JNPT bound goods train, coming from Ratlam in

New Delhi, Feb 9: The Supreme Court today directed real estate baron Gopal Ansal to serve one year jail term in connection with the 1997 Uphaar fire tragedy case in which 59 people had died. The apex court, in a majority verdict of 2:1, asked Gopal Ansal to surrender within four weeks to serve the remaining jail term of the one year punishment. However, the apex court gave relief to elder brother

New Delhi, Feb 9: The Reserve Bank on Wednesday said the weekly limit on withdrawal of cash from savings bank accounts will be increased to Rs 50,000, from the current Rs 24,000, from 20 February, and the limit will be removed completely from 13 March. "The limits on cash withdrawal from savings bank accounts continue to be in place. In line with the pace of remonetisation, it has now been decided

Chennai, Feb 9: Day 1 of OPS vs Sasi belonged to V K Sasikala. The legislature party meeting she convened was attended by at least 120 AIADMK MLAs accor ding to intel reports (out of a total of 134). Her camp said 129 MLAs attended the meeting. Five MLAs including former minister S P Shanmuganathan publicly cast their lot with OPS.Most of the ministers were rooting for Sasi, it seemed, while

New Delhi, Feb 8: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today targeted his predecessor Manmohan Singh for describing demonetisation as "loot" and "plunder" even as he asserted in the Rajya Sabha that the fight against black money is not a political one or against any party. He tore into Congress and took on Singh who had described demonetisation as "organised loot" and "legalised plunder", saying "the art

Ghaziabad, Feb 8: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today tore into Akhilesh Yadav government, alleging it was "sheltering" and "nursing" crime and corruption and asserted that this UP election was about ending the 14-year "exile of growth" in the state. Addressing 'Parivartan Sankalp Rally' here on the penultimate day of campaigning for the first phase of polls, Modi said Akhilesh has disappointed

Chennai, Feb 8: Faced with a revolt from O Panneerselvam, AIADMK General Secretary VK Sasikala on Wednesday said she had got wind of his moves a few days ago itself and asserted that the party remains united and will not be cowed down by such threats. Sasikala said “betrayal” will never win in the AIADMK and blamed arch rival DMK for trying to destabilise her party. The opposition so far unseen

Lucknow, Feb 8: Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections will not just be a fight for power, it will also be for inheriting political legacy by the new generation of several leaders cutting across party lines. If the scions of Samajwadi Party and Congress -- Akhilesh Yadav and Rahul Gandhi -- have come together for claiming power through an alliance in the most populous state, there are also sons and

Chennai, Feb 8: After appearing to be a willing pawn in the hands of V K Sasikala ever since J Jayalalithaa's death on December 5, Tamil Nadu caretaker chief minister O Panneerselvam shocked everyone on Tuesday night, accusing Sasikala and senior party leaders of "forcing" him to resign as the chief minister. The surprise development triggered questions over Sasikala's proposed swearing-in and

Bengaluru, Feb 7: In a major jolt to liquor baron Vijay Mallya, the Karnataka High Court today ordered the winding up of United Breweries (Holdings) Ltd (UBHL), the parent company of UB Group, for recovering dues payable by the UBHL-promoted defunct Kingfisher Airlines Limited. "This court has come to a conclusion that the respondent company UBHL deserves to be wound up for failure to discharge