Ex-Forbes lister Dhoot & Videocon's 'big con' on ICICI Bank

Aurangabad/Mumbai (IANS) In one of the most high-profile tumbles in recent years, the Videocon Group chief Venugopal N. Dhoot, 71, an ex-Forbes lister, went into ignominy after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested him this week in the…

Fire on 4th floor of J&K civil secretariat in Jammu

Jammu (IANS) Fire occurred in the civil secretariat in J&K's Jammu city on Wednesday.

Smoke followed by flames came out from the 4th floor of the civil secretariat.

Fire tenders were on the job to douse the flames. The cause of the…

Binoy Tamang quits Trinamool hours after change of guard in Darjeeling Municipality

Kolkata (IANS) Just hours after Anit Thapa-led Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha (BGPM)-Trinamool Congress alliance took control of the Darjeeling Municipality in north West Bengal on Wednesday following a no-confidence motion against the previous…

Income tax exemption limit likely to be enhanced to Rs 5 lakh in budget

New Delhi (IANS) The government is likely to enhance the income tax exemption limit to Rs 5 lakh from the existing Rs 2.5 lakh in the forthcoming budget for 2023-24, sources privy to developments said.

The move, if it fructifies, may leave…

Mining baron Janardhana Reddy's new party to hit BJP's prospects in K'taka

Bengaluru (IANS) Karnataka's ruling BJP is worried over mining baron Gali Janardhana Reddy's newly-launched Kalyana Rajya Pragati Paksha (KRPP) party, to affect its prospects in the state, especially in the border region with Hyderabad.

Police complaint against BJP's Pragya Thakur over 'derogatory' speech against minorities in K'taka

Bengaluru (IANS) A police complaint has been lodged against BJP MP Saadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur in connection with an alleged "blasphemous" and "derogatory" speech against the minority community during her recent Karnataka visit, police said on Tuesday.

Fresh cold wave conditions likely to continue in Jan: IMD

New Delhi (IANS) The northern parts of the country will witness fresh cold wave conditions from December 31 onwards, said India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday.

R.K. Jenamani, senior scientist at the IMD, said cold days and severe…

Probe begins into mysterious death of Russian lawmaker, his friend in Odisha

Bhubaneswar (IANS) Odisha police have initiated a high-level investigation into the mysterious death of two Russian tourists, including a lawmaker named Pavel Antov, in Rayagada district of Odisha.

Odisha DGP Sunil Kumar Bansal has ordered…

In the shadow of collegium row, SC to deliver key verdicts on demo, CAA in 2023

New Delhi (IANS) In the penultimate phase of 2022, many friction points emerged between the Centre and the judiciary over delay in appointment of judges to the higher courts.

Amid the ongoing feud, the Supreme Court collegium recommended the…

India becoming world's 5th largest economy, one of 2022 achievements: PM Modi

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that among the many successes of the year 2022 was India attaining the status of the world's fifth largest economy.

In his monthly radio broadcast, 'Mann Ki Baat', he…