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Thane, Oct 22: A Bahujan Samaj Party leader on Monday threw ink on the EVM in a polling booth situated in Thane Head Post Office, police said. Sunil Khambe, a local level leader, threw ink on the machine after he had cast his vote in the Assembly polls in progress statewide, an official said. A video of his act was widely circulated soon after on social media. #WATCH Thane: A Bahujan Samaj Party

New Delhi, Oct 22: The Supreme Court granted bail to former finance minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday, two months after he was arrested by the CBI in the INX Media corruption case. A bench headed by Justice R Banumathi set aside the Delhi High Court's September 30 verdict denying him bail in the case. The bench, also comprising Justice A S Bopanna and Hrishikesh Roy, granted bail to Chidambaram on

New Delhi, Oct 22: Infosys Chairman Nandan Nilekani on Tuesday said the company's audit committee will conduct an independent investigation on whistleblower allegations of CEO Salil Parekh and CFO Nilanjan Roy indulging in "unethical practices" to boost short-term revenue and profits. The committee began consultation with independent internal auditors EY, and has retained law firm, Shardul

New Delhi, Oct 22: IT services firm Infosys on Tuesday plummeted 16 per cent on concerns over a whistleblower complaint which alleges that two of the company's top executives were indulging in unethical practices to increase short-term revenue and profits. The scrip plunged 15.94 per cent to Rs 645.35 on the BSE. On the NSE, it tanked 15.99 per cent to Rs 645. Infosys on Monday had said the

New Delhi, Oct 22: Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee on Monday said the government's stringent commitment to low inflation has resulted in farm distress by adversely impacting support price for agricultural produce. Striking a note of caution, he said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has more faith in corporates than he did. "I think Mr. Modi has more faith in the corporate sector than I do. The recent

New Delhi, Oct 22: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) Monday filed a plea in the Supreme Court challenging the law which criminalises instant "triple talaq". The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019 makes "talaq-e-biddat" or any other similar form of talaq having the effect of instantaneous and irrevocable divorce pronounced by a Muslim husband void and illegal

Kochi, Oct 21: Heavy rain continued in Southern and Central Kerala following which many roads were inundated on Monday. The water logging is severe at M G Road, Railway station, bus stand and Kaloor stadium here. Buses were the only mode of commutation in some of these areas. Many shops in M G road were under water. Kottayam and Ernakulam districts have been witnessing heavy rains since Sunday

Nagpur, Oct 21: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Monday said the Sangh has been targeted since last 90 years, but there is no need to worry as the society is one and will always remain so. Bhagwat also said he is "not a political person". After he cast his vote in Nagpur for the Maharashtra Assembly polls, some reporters asked him about the Congress targeting the RSS over the issue of demand for Bharat

New Delhi, Oct 21: Six to ten soldiers of the Pakistan Army were killed and three terror camps destroyed in a retaliatory action by the Indian Army opposite the Tangdhar sector in Jammu & Kashmir, Army chief General Bipin Rawat said on Sunday. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of an event, he said another terror camp was severely damaged in the action by the Indian forces and the retaliation

New Delhi: Polling for 90 seats of Haryana and 288 constituencies of Maharashtra has begun on Monday at 7 am and will continue till 6 pm in the evening. The electoral fate of over 4400 candidates- 1169 in Haryana and 3237 in Maharashtra will be sealed in EVMs by the voters who will exercise their democratic franchise in the assembly elections. In Haryana, 19,578 polling stations have been set up