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Exchange RatePatna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Wednesday won the trust vote in the assembly, proving his majority after dumping long-time ally the BJP. A total of 126 legislators voted for the motion moved by the chief minister while 24 voted against. The house has 243 members. Bharatiya Janata Party legislators walked out before the special session [...]
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MCA to companies: Declare public fund raising not in breach of laws
New Delhi: In the wake of huge public money being raised through various ponzi schemes, the government has made it mandatory for new companies to give declarations that no funds would be collected without meeting the applicable norms of Sebi, RBI and other authorities. Such declarations would be required to be made by the new [...]
Two arrested after strong Pak protest
New Delhi: A woman and her nephew were arrested today in connection with a “minor brawl” with a Pakistani diplomat and his driver following a “freak accident” in south Delhi, police said. Roshni and her nephew Rohit were apprehended after a case of rash and negligent driving was registered against them in connection with the [...]
Producers, actors don’t like my voice anymore, says Shaan
Producers, actors don’t like my voice anymore, says Shaan. With the new crop of playback singers on the music scene, there is very less we get to hear from Shaan and he says it is the producers and composers who are no longer interested to have his voice in their projects. The singer has churned [...]
TV actor Ayaaz Ahmed in no hurry to do films
TV actor Ayaaz Ahmed says he is happy to be on the small screen at the moment and is in no rush to enter Bollywood. Ahmed, who rose to fame after participating in popular youth-based reality series Roadies, will be seen in a new romantic saga Do Dil Ek Jaan and he said that the [...]
Teenager attempts suicide after harassment
Thane: A teenage girl attempted suicide here after being allegedly harassed by four youths, police said today. The incident took place last evening at Salvad locality in Boisar when the 17-year-old poured kerosene and set herself afire, they said. The girl suffered 70 per cent burns and was rushed to the Rural Hospital initially and [...]
3 Cong leaders held for land grab
Thane: Three Congress leaders from powerloom town of Bhiwandi, including the deputy mayor, were today booked for allegedly grabbing five acres of land belonging to tribals and constructing sheds on it. The trio — Deputy Mayor Dr Nuruddin Nizamuddin Ansari, his father Nizamuddin Ansari, and his brother Suzamuddin Ansari — have been booked under sections 447 rw [...]
Srinivasan will be forced to quit: Ex-BCCI Secretary Lele
Mumbai: Beleaguered BCCI President N Srinivasan will eventually have to step down as the choice before him is to go out honourably or exit unceremoniously in the wake of the IPL spot-fixing scandal, former Board Secretary Jaywant Lele said today. “Mr Srinivasan has no option except to resign on moral grounds. It’s his responsibility to [...]
Pro-yo alters brain function
The discovery that changing the bacterial environment, or microbiota, in the gut can affect the brain carries significant implications for future research. Washington: Eating probiotic yogurt can not only alter your gut bacteria for the better, it may also change your brain function, scientists say. University of California, Los Angeles researchers now have the first [...]
NMDC Q4 net profit Rs.1,465 cr
New Delhi: State-owned miner NMDC reported a 10.79 per cent dip in net profit at Rs.1,464.95 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 31, although production and sales improved significantly. The NMDC has declared a highest ever dividend of 700 percent for the fiscal 2012-13. For the final quarter of the fiscal, the iron iron [...]
IPL chief Shukla refuses to talk more on scandal, Srinivasan
Patna: A day after expressing his unwillingness to be IPL Chairman again, Union Minister Rajiv Shukla today refused to talk more than what he had already said on the raging spot-fixing scandal and the demand for resignation of BCCI President N Srinivasan. “I have already spoken in detail about the entire thing yesterday…I have nothing [...]
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