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Kolkata, Jun 30: Two days after he was questioned by the CBI as a "witness" in connection with its probe into the Rs 3600-crore VVIP chopper deal, West Bengal Governor MK Narayanan tendered his resignation on Monday. 80-year-old Narayanan was asked to appear before CBI officers to record his statement in connection with the deal as he was part of the group which had gone into the tendering

New Delhi, June 30: Exactly at 9.52 am, the rocket - Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-C23 (PSLV-C23) - standing around 44.4 metres tall and weighing around 230 ton tore into the bright morning skies with orange flames fiercely burning at its tail. The rocket port is around 80 km from Chennai. The rocket's main luggage is the 714 kg French earth observation satellite SPOT-7. Piggybacking on the main

New Delhi, Jun 29: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) on black money has sought details of all major cases of tax evasion and criminal financial fraud being probed by various investigative agencies which are mandated to keep a check on such instances. Sources said that the SIT headed by retired Supreme Court Justice M B Shah has asked the 11 departments on its panel to furnish fine details of

New Delhi, Jun 29: To keep Prime Minister Narendra Modi informed about the mood of the nation, the Information and Broadcasting Ministry has begun sending his office an analysis of the latest trends on social media. Sources said the “social media wing” of I&B Ministry has been tasked with monitoring the latest trends as reflected on social media sites like Facebook and Twitter. The first such

Surajkund (Haryana), June 28: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday gave tips to the newly-elected MPs of BJP on how to maintain standards in public life and take the message of good governance to the people. After inaugurating a two-day workshop for over 150 newly elected Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha MPs of BJP, Mr. Modi guided them on how to nurture their respective constituencies and make use

Lucknow, Jun 28: Social media and Internet interface may be the buzz words for Prime Minister Narendra Modi but the BJP seems to be caught up in some embarrassing time warp. Its official website's parliamentary sections have no mention of Modi being an MP. While there is nothing wrong with the home page - www.bjp.org - the problem lies in the list of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha members. Indeed, if

New Delhi, Jun 28: Delhi University announced Friday it was scrapping a controversial four-year undergraduate course it launched last year and reverting to the earlier three-year programme. Vice Chancellor Dinesh Singh said in a statement that the university had decided to roll back the four-year undergraduate programme (FYUP). Fresh admissions will now begin under the scheme of course that were

New Delhi, Jun 27: Union Home Minister and BJP president Rajnath Singh today ruled out change of leadership in Madhya Pradesh in the wake of Professional Examination Board (PEB) scam saying a high court directed probe was already underway. "There is no question of it," he told reporters when asked whether there is any possibility of replacing Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. Demanding his

Hyderabad, Jun 27: At least 14 people were killed and seven others injured in a fire following a blast in a gas pipeline belonging to GAIL in Andhra Pradesh's East Godavari district today, a senior state minister said. "As per initial reports we have received, 14 deaths have been reported and some more are critically injured and undergoing treatment," Andhra Pradesh Finance Minister Yanamala

June 26: N. Srinivasan was confirmed as the new chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) after the governing body approved constitutional change in Melbourne on Thursday. Often described as the most powerful man in cricket, the 69-year-old industrialist from Chennai headed the Indian board before stepping aside earlier this year after his son-in-law was indicted for illegal betting in