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New Delhi, May 5: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday summoned ousted Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat to Delhi for questioning on Monday in a corruption case, officials said. The summon comes after the CBI on April 29 began probing a videographed “sting operation” allegedly showing Rawat offering bribes to rebel Congress lawmakers to support him during a floor test in the

Mumbai, May 5: All four accused have been pronounced guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment by Mumbai special court on Thursday in a 2011 Keenan-Reuben murder case. Keenan Santos (24) and Reuben Fernandez (29) were stabbed by eve-teasers after a scuffle near a paan shop in suburban Andheri on October 20, 2011. The duo were attacked when they tried to protect their woman companions from the

Bengaluru, May 5: Shreya Ukil, a 40-year-old Indian woman who was formerly a senior techie at the Wipro back office in London, claimed to have won a lawsuit in a British tribunal against the IT major for sacking her on the grounds of gender discrimination, unequal pay and victimisation. Wipro, however, said the tribunal upheld the dismissal as appropriate and rejected claims of adverse cultural

Kolkata, May 5: Over 45% of the electorate exercised their franchise in the first four hours of polling in the sixth and last phase of West Bengal Assembly elections in two districts. While East Midnapore district recorded 48.02% Cooch Behar recorded 42.07%. The overall average till 11 a.m was 45.88%. For the first time since Independence, residents of border enclaves in Cooch Behar were

New Delhi, May 5: Targeting the previous UPA regime over the controversial AgustaWestland deal, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday said the ongoing probe will focus on those named in the Italian Court judgement even as he suggested the role of an “invisible hand” in preventing a proper investigation earlier. He, along with Parliamentary Affairs Venkaiah Naidu, rejected the opposition

New Delhi, May 4: Liquor baron Vijay Mallya's tenure in the Rajya Sabha came to an end today with Chairman Hamid Ansari accepting his resignation after he sent a fresh letter under his signature, a day after his scanned offer was rejected on procedural grounds. Announcing the decision in the House, Deputy Chairman P J Kurien said a resignation letter of Mallya dated May 3 was received by the

Mumbai, May 4: Attacking the Modi government for stating that their is no bar on the meeting of Kashmiri leaders with the representatives of any country, Shiv Sena on Wednesday said the BJP dispensation has given separtists the "concession" to talk to Pakistan and "is changing colours faster than a chameleon". The ruling alliance partner in Maharashtra also said, "The volte-face by the Centre on

New Delhi, May 4: A bankrupt person would stand automatically disqualified from becoming a law-maker once the new legislation that looks to slash the time it takes to wind up a dying company or recover dues from a defaulter is enacted. According to a clause in the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2015, the bankrupt would stand disqualified from being appointed or acting as a public servant or being

New Delhi, May 4: Monsoon is expected to hit Kerala by May-end or early June, with various forecasting agencies predicting normal or above normal rainfall this year, Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan said today. "During the current year (2016), normal or above normal rainfall has been predicted by many forecasting agencies, including India Meteorological Department. No forecast

New Delhi, May 4: The Ethics Committee of Rajya Sabha today recommended the expulsion of beleaguered businessman Vijay Mallya. "The committee was of the firm view that taking into consideration the gravity of the misconduct, a sanction not less than termination of membership from the House is warranted under the circumstances," the Committee on Ethics said in its 10th report tabled in the Upper