Ashok Piramal picks up majority stake
Kolkata, June 14 (IANS) Mumbai-based diversified business conglomerate Ashok Piramal Group has picked up a majority stake in sports and entertainment management company High…
Goa port imports wood to tide over mining ban loss
Panaji, June 14 (IANS) With no sign of the iron ore mining ban being lifted, Goa’s only major port, the MPT is now looking…
Former BSP minister in jail for unnatural sex
Agra, June 14 (IANS) A former BSP minister in Uttar Pradesh has been sent to jail after his wife accused him of having unnatural…
Krishna Tirath to attend Commonwealth women’s conference
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath will participate in a Commonwealth conference on women’s affairs in Dhaka June…
Badal fumes as Amritsar duplicates multi-crore sewerage
Amritsar: Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal today was left “aghast” after he found out that the municipal corporation and improvement trust of Amritsar…
Assam blood bank accused of spreading HIV virus
Guwahati, June 14 (IANS) A government-run blood bank in Assam was Friday accused of spreading the deadly HIV virus among recipients who got infected…
Millions vote to choose Ahmadinejad’s successor
Tehran, June 14 (IANS) Millions of Iranians cast their votes in the presidential election Friday at over 60,000 polling stations to choose two-term President…
IPL spot fixing: Chandila key conspirator, police tell court
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Opposing the bail plea of Rajasthan Royals player Ajit Chandila, arrested in connection with IPL spot fixing, the Delhi…
Gurgaon to get low-floor luxury buses
Gurgaon: Haryana Roadways plans to upgrade its fleet of buses in Gurgaon by introducing 10 low-floor Mercedes Benz or Volvo luxury buses, a state government…
Builder’s abductor get five-day police remand
Gurgaon: A court here today sent the abductor of a construction firm’s director and his son to five days of police remand, police said….