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Sensex dips in pre-afternoon trade
A benchmark index of the Indian equities markets was trading 1.27 percent down in pre-afternoon trade Thursday. Trading in all the major sectors was down. The most pronounced of the lot were bankex, capital goods, auto, oil and public sector units' stocks. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened down at 19,971.37 points, was trading at 19,806.74 ...
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Suspected Maoists kill two in Jharkhand
Suspected Maoist guerrillas killed two people in Jharkhand's Gumla district early Thursday, police said. According to police, a group of 15-20 suspected Maoists dragged Sonu Mahto and his uncle Rama Mahto from their home in Murkunda village, around 140 km from here. They were shot dead outside the house. At least seven Maoist groups are believed to be active in 18 of the state's 24 ...
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Kazakhstan defeat India in volleyball tourney
Kazakhstan defeated India 3-2 in the China International men's volleyball tournament here. Kazakhstan won 25-12, 23-25, 24-26, 25-20, 15-7 Wednesday, reports Xinhua. "Our team is so young that they didn't cooperate well and made mistakes, but I am satisfied with their performance," said Gilyazutdinov Rafael, assistant coach of Kazakhstan team. "Our setup was bad today and that is why we lost ...
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Theeya Vela Seiyyanum Kumaru gets U certificate
Siddharth Suryanarayan-starrer Tamil comedy "Theeya Vela Seiyyanum Kumaru" (TVSK) has been passed by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) with a 'U' certificate with no cuts . It is releasing June 14. "TVSK censored with clean 'U' with no cuts. The board said they loved this romantic entertainer," said a statement from the production house. Directed by Sundar C, TVSK also features ...
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Shilpa Shuklas father encouraged her to go bold in B.A. Pass
Actress Shilpa Shukla, who has shot several bold scenes for "B.A. Pass", says she was skeptical before signing the movie but her father encouraged her to go for it. "I was skeptical before going ahead with 'B.A. Pass' as it was an extremely bold role. As an actor, I didn't know how it's going to be and at the back of my mind, I wanted to do this film. So, I asked my father about it, and he ...
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Post exams Thulasi resumes shooting
Tamil actress Thulasi Nair, who was busy with her class 10 examinations, has returned to the sets of her upcoming Tamil action-drama "Yaan". "The third schedule of 'Yaan' in Mumbai kicks off today. (I'm) so excited to finally start shooting songs soon! (I) Will keep you all updated," Thulasi posted on her Twitter page. She also recently posted: "Finally, 21st is here! Today, my 10th board ...
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Two held in Kolkata with fake currency
Two people have been arrested and fake Indian currency notes (FICN) with a face value of nearly Rs.4 lakh seized from them, police here said Thursday. The duo, residents of Murshidabad district, were arrested Thursday night from this West Bengal capital by a special task force of the state police. They have been booked for criminal conspiracy and possessing ...
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Delhi sizzles as mercury soars
The heat wave continued unabated in the Indian capital Thursday with the minimum temperature settling five notches above average at 31.4 degrees Celsius and the maximum expected to hover around the 45 degrees Celsius mark. 'Heatwave conditions would continue across the national capital. The maximum temperature Thursday is expected to be around 45 degrees Celsius,' an India Meteorological ...
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New mango named Nirbhaya after gang-rape victim
A new variety of mango, harvested at Uttar Pradesh's famous mango centre Malihabad, has been named Nirbhaya after the 23-year-old Delhi girl who was brutally gang-raped Dec 16 last year and died of her injuries two weeks later. The new variety, its grower Kaleemullah Khan said, was his way of honouring the bravery and spirit of the young physiotherapist, whose rape and death galvanised the ...
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LeT militant killed in Srinagar three policemen injured
Security forces killed a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant in a gunfight in the heart of Jammu and Kashmir capital Srinagar Thursday morning, police said. "Hilal Molvi of LeT was killed in an encounter with police in Narparistan (Fatah Kadal) area of old Srinagar city," Syed Ashiq Bukhari, senior superintendent of police (SSP), Srinagar, told IANS. Three police officials -- one sub inspector and ...
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Royals down Sunrisers for Qualifier spot
Scandal-hit Rajasthan Royals beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by four wickets in the Indian Premier League (IPL) Eliminator here at the Ferozeshah Kotla Wednesday to enter Qualifier 2. With a small target of 133, Rajasthan Royals had a jittery chase losing wickets at regular intervals but Australian middle-order batsman Brad Hodge (54 not out) made sure that the 2008 champions reached home with four ...
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IPL scoreboard Sunrisers Hyderabad vs. Rajasthan Royals
The scoreboard of the Indian Premier League Eliminator between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals at the Ferozeshah Kotla here Wednesday. Sunrisers Hyderabad innings: Parthiv Patel c Samson b Malik 1 Shikhar Dhawan c Trivedi b Faulkner 33 Hanuma Vihari c Cooper b Malik 1 Cameron White c Cooper b Trivedi 31 Darren Sammy run out (sub (R Shukla)/Yagnik) 29 Thisara Perera c Yagnik b ...
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Royals beat Sunrisers in IPL Eliminator
Rajasthan Royals beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by four wickets in the Indian Premier League Eliminator at the Ferozeshah Kotla here Wednesday. Chasing 133, Rajasthan Royals got home in 19.2 overs. Brad Hodge remained unbeaten on ...
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Tendulkar out of IPL with hand injury
Sachin Tendulkar will not take further part in the Indian Premier League owing to an injury on his left hand, his team Mumbai Indians said Wednesday. Tendulkar, who did not play the Qualifier I against Chennai Super Kings here Tuesday, has been ruled out of action for three weeks, according to a Mumbai Indians statement. "Sachin Tendulkar has injured his left wrist and hand while batting in ...
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Ghaziabad trader six of family murdered valuables looted
A businessman and six members of his family, including his three grand-children, were murdered in their house here Wednesday and cash and valuables worth over Rs.1 crore looted, police said. Satish Goel, 62, his wife Manju, 60, son Sachin, 40, daughter-in-law Rekha, 38, and grandchildren Medha, 13, Honey, 11, and Aman, 7, were found in pools of blood in their house in Nai Basti neighbourhood, ...
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Spot fixing fails to dampen IPL fans spirit
The spot fixing scandal in the Indian Premier League seems to have had little impact on the enthusiasm of cricket fans as there was a huge crowd in attendence for the eliminator between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals at the Ferozeshah Kotla here Wednesday. A Delhi and District Cricket Association official told IANS that around 33,000 spectators enjoyed the game in the 45,000-capacity ...
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Firemen still battling Coca Cola yard blaze
Firemen were still trying to douse a fire that broke out in the stock yard of Coca Cola company here in Udyog Vihar a day before, an official said Wednesday. The fire broke out Tuesday around 8 a.m. in the yard. "Eighteen fire fighter tenders were pressed into the service to control the blaze. By the Wednesday morning it was controlled but six fire tenders and 40 firemen were trying to douse ...
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Japan to help raise institute of design in Haryana
The country's second National Institute of Design will come up in Haryana's Kurukshetra district and Japan will provide technological assistance for the same, a minister said Wednesday. Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma Wednesday laid the foundation stone of the NID to be set up in Urmi village of Kurukshetra district, 130 km from here. The first NID was set up in Ahmedabad in ...
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Government taking corrective steps says PM
Attempting to dispel the public perception about lack of governance and charges of policy paralysis, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday said his government is taking corrective steps to set things right. At a function held to mark the UPA's ninth anniversary, the prime minister said: "There are many things that are wrong and it is the responsibility of the government to set them ...
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With Sonia backing PM vows to build better India
Marking nine years of the UPA government, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday promised to build "an economically resurgent and socially just India" and unveil a transparent regime to do away with corruption. Speaking at a function at his 7 Race Course Road residence, the prime minister was effusive in his praise of the Congress-led government since taking power in 2004 and sounded confident ...
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Jessica case Shayan Munshi to face trial for perjury
The Delhi High Court Wednesday ordered that a case of perjury be registered against Bollywood actor Shayan Munshi and ballistic expert Prem Sagar Manocha for turning hostile during their deposition in the murder trial of model Jessica Lall here. A division bench of Justice S. Ravindra Bhat and Justice G.P. Mittal discharged 17 other witnesses in the case, while passing directions on ensuring ...
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Punjab orders probe into vulgar school books
The Punjab government has initiated a probe into the distribution of text books containing allegedly vulgar and irrelevant content in government schools, a minister said Wednesday. Bathinda District Education Officer Surjit Singh Khuram was put under suspension for laxity in this connection. Punjab Education Minister S.S. Maluka inspected the books supplied to the schools in the state which ...
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Dikshit misused public money Lokayukta
Delhi Lokayukta Manmohan Sarin Wednesday came down heavily on Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit for misusing public money to "gain favour" for her and her political party ahead of the assembly polls in 2008. He also asked President Pranab Mukherjee to "advise" Dikshit to reimburse either herself or through her party a sum of Rs.11 crore as half the cost of the advertisements. In his order, Sarin ...
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Government misleading people BJP
While the UPA counted its achievements in the nine years of its rule, the BJP Wednesday said the government was "misleading" the people. "The government is misleading the people," BJP spokesperson Meenakshi Lekhi told IANS. "They are talking about achievements which is actually portraying their failure. They talk about MNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) without ...
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Highlights of PM Sonia speeches
Highlights of what Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi said Wednesday at the UPA-II's fourth anniversary: PM: We can legitimately claim, and with pride, that the UPA government has taken our country forward on all these four fronts (economy, inclusive growth, governance/welfare programmes and bilateral relations) in the nine years. PM: Taking a longer term view, we ...
Calcutta Spotlight
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Stephen Court disaster: any lessons learned?
Over 700 buildings in Calcutta are not compliant with safety regulations with regard to the risk of fire, and the Stephen Court disaster was a tangible example of what can happen when a fire breaks out in an unsafe building. Following that disaster, the local government seems to be taking a harder line on fire safety.
At 2.30pm on the 23 March, 2010, a devastating fire, allegedly caused by an electrical short circuit, ripped through the iconic Stephen Court building in Calcutta, destroying a large part of the 150-year-old office and residential block and killing over 30 people. Read more
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