CRPF trooper killed in Chhattisgarh Maoist attack

Raipur (IANS) A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper was killed on Friday and another injured in a gun battle with the Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Dhamtari area, the paramilitary force said.

Head Constable Harish Chandra Pal, 44, a…

AgustaWestland chargesheet mentions three journalists

New Delhi (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has mentioned names of several political leaders and three Indian journalists in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland chopper deal supplementary chargesheet, said sources.

The names of these leaders…

Banks, others may lose over Rs 90,000 crore as Videocon sinks

Mumbai (IANS) The beleaguered Videocon Group has admitted to stupendous outstandings to various lenders - public and private - amounting to over Rs 90,000 crore, making it perhaps the biggest corporate bankruptcy case in Indian banking history, official…

BJP never saw those who disagree with it as foes: Advani

New Delhi (IANS) In an implicit criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah, BJP veteran L.K. Advani on Thursday said the BJP never regarded those who disagreed with it politically as "enemies" but only viewed…

4 BSF troopers killed by Maoists in Chhattisgarh

New Delhi (IANS) Four Border Security Force (BSF) personnel were killed and two others were wounded on Thursday in a gun battle with Maoists in Chhattisgarh, the BSF said.

The troopers were deployed in Pakhanjur, Kanker, area when they came…

UAE awards Modi highest civilian honour

Abu Dhabi (IANS) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has conferred its highest civilian honour, the Zayed Medal, on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Modi was honoured by President Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan in appreciation of…

No lay-offs or cut in retirement age: BSNL chairman

New Delhi (IANS) Public sector telecom carrier BSNL has said there is no plan to effect any lay-offs in the company, as well as any move to reduce the retirement age although an attractive VRS is underway for "willing" employees.

"Turnaround…

SC dismisses plea for rescheduling TN poll day

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a plea by a Christian body seeking postponement and rescheduling of the April 18 polling in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry since it coincides with the holy days of Good Friday and Easter.

A…

Government meets fiscal deficit of 3.4% in 2018-19

New Delhi (IANS) The Finance Ministry is believed to have met the revised fiscal deficit target of 3.4 per cent in the last fiscal 2018-19 largely by cutting expenditure, withdrawals from small savings accounts to meet the food subsidy and higher…

RBI cuts key lending rate to 6%

Mumbai (IANS) In the first monetary policy review of the current fiscal, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday lowered its key lending rate for commercial banks by 25 basis points (bps) to 6 per cent.

"On the basis of an assessment…