New Delhi: Coming down heavily on striking Air India pilots, the Delhi High Court today said that they cannot “wilfully and flagrantly” disobey court orders to end their “illegal” strike and can face contempt action. Rejecting the plea of Indian Pilots Guild (IPG), which is spearheading the agitation by over 200 pilots, the court said, “In [...]
Mumbai: The Mumbai Cricket Association officials have lodged a police complaint against Kolkata Knight Riders IPL franchise team co-owner Shah Rukh Khan for his alleged misbehaviour last night at the Wankhede Stadium and decided to ban him for life from entering the premises. “We have lodged a complaint against him at the Marine Drive Police station [...]
Hyderabad: Sakshi media house, owned by Kadapa MP Y S Jaganmohan Reddy, today filed an application with the Editors’ Guild and the Press Council of India against CBI’s action of freezing its bank accounts and the state government’s decision to ban issuing advertisements to Sakshi Telugu daily and news channel. In separate representations to the Guild and [...]
Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh police are on toes about the movements of Maoists, who are reportedly trying to regain foothold in the state, particularly in some districts of north Telangana. The Maoists are allegedly trying to regain their lost control and making their presence felt through violent actions like damaging communication network and roads. According to reports, [...]
Bangalore: Swinging into action a day after filing an FIR against former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa in connection with illegal mining, CBI officials today conducted simultaneous raids at the senior BJP leader’s residences here and in some other places in the state. A joint team of CBI officials from Hyderabad and Bangalore also raided residences [...]
New Delhi/Mumbai: Taking a tough stand, Government today said action will be taken against Air India pilots who have falsely reported sick and not resumed work, as the stir by over 200 pilots entered the eighth day leading to cancellation of 10 international flights. A medical summary issued by the Civil Aviation ministry said most of the [...]
New Delhi: Over 15 months after his arrest, former Telecom Minister A Raja was today granted bail by a Delhi court in the 2G spectrum case. “The bail application is allowed,” Special CBI Judge O P Saini said. The court granted bail to the DMK MP on a personal bond of Rs 20 lakh and two sureties [...]
From Shirish B Pradhan Kathmandu: Seven Indians were among 13 passengers killed today when a private plane with 21 people on board crashed in northern Nepal while trying to land at high-altitude Jomsom airport, a popular Himalayan trekking spot. The Dornier aircraft belonging to the Agni Air crashed when it hit top of a hill near [...]
Bangalore: The political crisis in the ruling BJP in Karnataka today loomed large with rebel leader and former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa deciding to take a final call on his future political course by this evening. “I will consult MPs, MLAs and my supporters today and announce my decision by 4 PM”, Yeddyurappa, who has been fuming [...]
New Delhi: The strike by Air India pilots entered the seventh day today, forcing the national carrier to cancel as many as fourteen of its international flights that caused inconvenience to hundreds of passengers. “As the pilots are not ready to call-off their strike and join work, we have cancelled 14 international flights from Delhi and Mumbai,” an [...]
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Women’s ill-health is cause for big concern
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