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Pulwama attack: CRPF not to celebrate Holi
Jet Airways: Banks may infuse funds provided major shareholders pledge shares
Banks are likely to infuse fresh funds into cash-strapped Jet Airways provided major shareholders of the airline, including Gulf carrier Etihad Airways, pledge their shares as collateral, sources said.
With the airline unable to get fresh funds, the options are limited now, they added.
The full service carrier is grappling with acute financial woes that has resulted in grounding of a significant number of planes, defaulting on debt repayments
and delay in payment of salaries to pilots and other senior officials.
Founder Chairman Naresh Goyal and his family owns around 52 per cent stake in Jet Airways while Etihad, a strategic partner, has 24 per cent shareholding.
The sources said that banks can provide further loans if major stakeholders --Goyal and Etihad -- agree to pledge their shares as security.
A consortium of lenders, led by the State Bank of India (SBI), is working on a resolution plan for Jet Airways, which has a debt burden of more than Rs 8,200 crore.
Earlier, sources said..
37 companies if CPMF in Tripura
CM, Oppn leader against removal of portions from NCERT Class 9
India, Sri Lanka to hold 2-wk military exercise from March 26
Robbers flee with entire ATM machine in Dwarka
Will Kejriwal withdraw corruption charges against Dikshit if unholy alliance is formed: Goel
Fortis Healthcare appoints Ashutosh Raghuvanshi as MD and CEO
Fortis Healthcare Tuesday said it has appointed Ashutosh Raghuvanshi as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the company with immediate effect.
The company's board of directors have approved the appointment of Raghuvanshi as MD and CEO with immediate effect for a period of three years, Fortis Healthcare said in a filing to the BSE.
This is subject to the approval of shareholders of the company, it added.
At Fortis, Raghuvanshi will be responsible for the day-to-day management decisions of the company and for implementing its long- and short-term plans, the filing said.
"He will be playing a pivotal role in providing necessary leadership and strategic direction to the management team in achieving the company's short-term profitability and long-term growth objectives, aligned to the vision, mission and core values of the Fortis Group," it added.
Before joining Fortis, Raghuvanshi was working with Narayana Health as Vice Chairman, Managing Director and Group CEO, and was .....
CR nets Rs 159 cr from ticketless travellers in 10 months
LS polls:CPI(M) announces 13 more candidates,to wait for
Bridge collapse: Structural auditor sent in police custody
Structural auditor Neerajkumar Desai, arrested in connection with the last week's foot over- bridge (FOB) collapse here that left six people dead, was Tuesday sent to police custody till March 25, police said.
Desai, arrested Monday, was produced in Killa court in south Mumbai this afternoon and he was sent to police custody till March 25, said Mumbai police spokesperson DCP Manjunath Singe.
The structural auditor has been booked under IPC section 304-II (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) by the Azad Maidan police. Offence under the section is punishable up to life imprisonment.
His firm, DD Desai's Associated Engineering Consultant and Analysts Pvt Ltd, had carried out the structural audit of the ill-fated FOB at CSMT railway station in south Mumbai, and declared it safe for use despite some corrosion in the structure, the police have said.
A part of the 40-year-old bridge, which linked the area near the BMC headquarters with the iconic Chhatrapati Shivaji .....
Fate of Patidar quota stir uncertain after Hardik joins Cong
Tally Solutions aims to empower SMEs in Tamil Nadu with tech
BJP-led govt in Goa to face floor test Wednesday
HC notice to EC on church seeking change in TN poll date
Maruti drives in updated Eeco with additional safety features
BJP to hold Vijay Sankalp rallies in all 25 LS seats in Rajasthan
DMK vows to halt Methane, Neutrino projects in Tamil Nadu
The DMK Tuesday assured steps to do away with Methane extraction and neutrino projects and promised revival of its pet Sethusamudram plan and protect the firecracker industry in its manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls.
Efforts to get back Katchatheevu to India from Sri Lanka, caste based census, casteless model villages named after leaders 'Periyar-Jyotirao Phule,' were among the assurances.
Slamming "exorbitant charges," for transactions like ATM withdrawals, and "penalising," customers for not maintaining minimum balance, the DMK said such charges will be refunded.
Opposing the "imposition of Hindi," the DMK promised steps to make Tamil a co-official language in all Central government offices in Tamil Nadu and to make all State languages as official languages of the Union.
Free train travel for school, college students and employment to one crore youth as road workers for maintaining roads, reservation in promotion in the services of the union government and filling .....
Lakshya, Riya break into top 100; Sindhu, Saina static in new badminton rankings
BJP MLA booked for preventing municipal employees from doing their duty: cops
Rupee pauses after 6-day rally, slips 43 paise against US dollar
IPRS, Google conclude music licensing deal for India
Indian Performing Right Society Limited has granted a license to Google, allowing the company to utilise its members' collection across YouTube and related services in the country, the tech giant said in a statement.
The IPRS is a representative body of owners of music, including composers, lyricists and the publishers of music, and is also the sole authorised body to issue licences to permit usage of the music within India by any person.
A Google statement said that IPRS and Google have concluded music licensing deal for India.
"This is yet another step in YouTube's ongoing commitment to ensuring that writers, composers and publishers continue to be paid fairly, and that our users are able to enjoy their favourite songs and discover new music on YouTube," Christophe Muller, Global Head of Music Licensing, at YouTube said.
Muller said that the agreement with IPRS will bring more value to songwriters and artists, and deliver an strong experience to music fans in India.
Javed Akhtar, .....
Extradition proceedings against Nirav Modi underway: CBI sources
Naveen Patnaik chooses village SHG member for Aksa L S seat
A 68-year-old village self help group member in Odisha has been allotted the BJD ticket for the Aska Lok Sabha seat, from where party president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had begun his political career around 20 years ago.
Pramila Bisoi, who has formal education till Class 3, was chosen as candidate for the seat by Patnaik over several highly-educated women, including two members of erstwhile royal families.
The number of women aspirants for the Lok Sabha polls is going to be high this time as Patnaik has announced that 33 per cent of BJD candidates for the Lok Sabha elections will be women, a party insider said.
Erstwhile family members Pratyusha Rajeswari Singh, the sitting MP from Kandhamal, and Malvika Devi, who is the wife of Kalahandi sitting MP Arka Keshari Deo, have been denied tickets by the BJD chief.
"In a humble tribute to the lakhs of women in our Mission Shakti movement I have declared Pramila Bisoi, SHG leader in Nalabanta village of Aska, the BJD candidate for ....
Ebix commences due diligence to acquire Yatra
India loses tennis events due to closure of Pakistan's air space
Kashmir issue will be solved by millennials: filmmaker Ashvin Kumar
Boney Kapoor to remake 'Badhaai Ho' in South
Tea Board expects prices to firm up in 2019
The Tea Board is expecting better prices in 2019 on the back of strong fundamentals, a senior official said on Tuesday.
The official also said the board would focus on quality and compliance with new Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) norms.
S Soundararajan, Director of Tea Promotion, Tea Board, said that production in 2018 was 1,350 million kg.
"We expect the figure to be similar in 2019. Domestic consumption is also growing at 2.2 per cent year-on-year," he told PTI.
As the fundamentals are good, prices are likely to firm up this year, he said.
"Prices should go up. We had stopped plucking in many states during December to February, which has led to a production shortfall of 25 million kg," Soundararajan said.
This, he said, would likely have a positive impact on the prices.
He, however, said prices did not go up as expected last year.
Regarding e-auction, the official said a professor of IIM-Bangalore has been mandated to conduct a study on it.
"The ....
ASI kills wife, shoots self in Jalandhar
A 45-year-old assistant sub-inspector of the Punjab Police allegedly shot dead his wife before killing himself with his service revolver over a domestic dispute in Jalandhar district Tuesday, an official said.
The ASI, Gurbaksh Singh, was posted in Jalandhar and lived in Rama Mandi area where the incident took place, SHO Ramamandi Dakoha, Sewa Singh said.
Preliminary investigations revealed differences between the couple over settling abroad, he said.
Vandana (41) wanted her husband, Gurbaksh Singh, to settle in Canada along with the family but he was unwilling, the SHO added.
The couple is survived by two children, aged 19 and 17, the officer said...
Workload management: Rohit, Zaheer tell players to 'listen' to their bodies
Rahul questions Modi's patriotism, asks why he keeps silent on
SpiceJet becomes first Indian low-cost airline to join IATA
SpiceJet has joined global airlines' grouping IATA as a member, becoming the first Indian low-cost carrier to get the membership.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) represents more than 290 airlines, including Air India, Jet Airways and Vistara.
The membership would help SpiceJet, which has ambitious expansion plans, to have codeshares and agreements with other carriers, the domestic airline said in a statement Tuesday.
SpiceJet has become the first Indian low-cost carrier to join the IATA as a member, it added.
"We are delighted to welcome SpiceJet as part of the 290 airlines in the IATA family. SpiceJet is the first Indian low-cost carrier to be an IATA member, and our fifth member in India," IATA Regional Vice-President for Asia Pacific Conrad Clifford said.
According to the statement, the IATA membership is significant on account of SpiceJet's plans for rapidly expanding its international footprint.
The membership allows the airline to "explore and grow its .....
KITCO bags PMC contract from AAI for Imphal airport terminal
Custodial interrogation of Robert Vadra needed as he is not cooperating: ED tells court
Bengali actor Ramen Roy Chowdhury dead
Bengali actor Ramen Roy Chowdhury, who had acted in memorable films such as 'Sobuj Dwiper Raja' and 'Banchharamer Bagan', died here on Tuesday.
Roy Chowdhury, who was suffering from cancer and kidney ailments, died at his residence at 5 am at the age of 74, his family said.
He had been discharged from hospital a few days back.
Roy Chowdhury, who was a popular actor in both television serials and films, left behind his son and daughter.
He had worked with directors like Goutam Ghose and Tapan Sinha and known for his realistic portrayals.
Besides Tapan Sinha directed 'Sobuj Dwiper Raja' (1979) and 'Banchharamer Bagan' (1980), Roy Chowdhury acted in 'Abar Aranye' (2003) directed by Goutam Ghose.
Roy Chowdhury was also known as a theatre actor and a familiar face in 'jatra' - folk theatre of West Bengal.
Roy Chowdhury's death, a day after the demise of Chinmoy Roy, cast a pall of gloom in Tollygunje film industry...
GST Council approves transition plan for new tax rate for housing sector
Modi slogans raised during Priyanka's visit to Vindhyavasini Temple
Shivpal to challenge nephew Akshay in Firozabad
On app meant for poll-related complaints, people upload selfies
People have been posting selfies and random pictures of trees, lamps and computer screens though an app meant for filing poll-related complaints, a senior official said Tuesday.
The Election Commission had launched the citizens' vigil app, also known as 'cVIGIL', to report violation of the model code of conduct. Through the application, people can report any poll-related violation by sharing photos or videos.
But in Punjab, about 60 per cent complaints received through the app were frivolous, the official said.
The office of Punjab's chief electoral officer has so far received 204 complaints through 'cVIGIL', out of which 119 have been found frivolous, he said.
"Among 119 complaints, we have received selfies and irrelevant photographs of computer screen keyboard, trees, lamps, blankets etc through the mobile application from people from different districts in Punjab," he said.
However, the office of Punjab CEO found 85 complaints genuine.
"Most of these complaints were related to .....
Mizoram CM presents Rs 3,588 crore vote on account
India hasn't forgotten, will not forget Pulwama terror attack: NSA Doval
Further attrition of Jet Airways' flights likely in coming weeks: DGCA
Toing and froing on alliance: AAP says no, Cong weighing options
CM takes dig at Pawar over his remarks on post-Pulwama action
Modi to interact with people from 500 places in 'Mani Bhi Chowkidar' campaign
Intensifying his 'Main Bhi Chowkidar' (I too am a watchman) campaign, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 31 will interact with people, who have pledged their support to the campaign, from 500 places across the country.
Speaking at a press conference here, senior BJP leader and Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the campaign has become a "people's movement" as the 'Main Bhi Chowkidar' hashtag has been tweeted 20 lakh times and had 1680 crore impressions.
On Saturday, Modi on Twitter had urged his supporters to take the 'main bhai chowkidar' pledge, saying he is not alone in the fight against graft and social evils.
BJP leaders, including its president Amit Shah and Union ministers, followed suit and later prefixed their name on the microblogging site with 'chowkidar' as they sought people's support for the party in the Lok Sabha polls.
Prasad said Modi will interact with people from different walks of life, including BJP leaders and allies, professionals and farmers, from some ...
SP-BSP announce alliance for 48 Maharashtra Lok Sabha seats
The Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party Tuesday announced they would contest all 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra in alliance.
Announcing the alliance, SP MLA Abu Asim Azmi said the two parties together represent about "85-90 per cent" of the society and provided a third front for people let down by the BJP and Congress.
"Secularism is about to end in the country. Those who call themselves chowkidars can go to any length, and peddle lies, to cling on to power," he alleged.
He claimed only the SP-BSP alliance was strong enough to stop the BJP from winning over 5-7 seats in Maharashtra.
Attacking the Congress, Azmi said the main opposition party had made Muslims, Dalits and the backward classes "helpless", as there was no third alternative available for people.
"However, after our decision to contest all 48 seats, a third front will be available. We represent 85-90 per cent of society," he claimed.
Azmi said discussions on the seat-sharing formula was yet to begin .....
Delhi High Court upheld Parsvnath's Rs 1,034 cr claim in RLDA case
Realty firm Parsvnath Ltd Tuesday said the Delhi High Court has upheld its claim of Rs 1,034 crore in a dispute with Rail Land Development Authority related to a project in the national capital.
In February 2016, Parsvnath Developers had terminated its development agreement with RLDA due to a title dispute related to a 38-acre land stretch that the company had bought for Rs 1,651 crore.
Parsvnath Rail Land Project Pvt Ltd (PRLPPL), a special purpose vehicle (SPV) created to develop this project, had gone into the arbitration process to settle the issue.
In a regulatory filing, Parsvnath Tuesday informed that the division bench of the Delhi High Court dismissed the plea of RLDA, which had challenged a single judge order that upheld arbitral award of Rs 1,034 crore.
"We have perused all the submissions and findings of the court and find no infirmity in the decision of the learned Single Judge. Accordingly, the appeal stands dismissed," the division bench said in its recent judgement .....
ED attaches 13 assets in J-K in terror funding probe against Salahuddin
School teacher, arrested in terror case, dies in custody in JK
A 28-year-old school teacher, who was arrested in connection with a terror case, died in police custody here, triggering protests at his town in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district on Tuesday, police said.
The state government has order a magisterial inquiry to ascertain the cause and circumstances that led to Rizwan Pandit's death, they said.
Pandit a resident of Awantipora in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district, died during the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday, a senior police officer said.
He was a teacher at a private school and was picked up by security agencies three days ago in connection with a terror case, the officer said.
The civil administration, following a request by the police department, has ordered a magisterial inquiry under Section 176 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) to ascertain the cause and circumstances leading to Pandit's death, the officer said.
The CrPC section pertains to inquiry by a magistrate into cause of death, including when any .....
Guj refuses sanction to prosecute ex cops in Ishrat case: CBI
Jorge Costa to coach Mumbai City FC next season too
Not playing is not the solution: Ganguly on workload management
Services on Hyderabad Metro Corridor-III to begin tomorrow
RS Prasad tears into Oppn parties for criticizing 'Main Bhi Chowkidar' campaign
Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Tuesday slammed Congress for criticising BJP's "Main Bhi Chowkidar" campaign, saying, "Those who are on bail or have a lot to hide are opposing it".The statement from the Union Minister came a day after Rahul Gandhi-led Congress downplayed BJP's campaign.Further taking a dig at Congress, Prasad while addressing a press conference in New Delhi, said, "Some people are saying that watchman is for rich people. They are the same people who have looted crores from the poor."Priyanka Gandhi Vadra yesterday while commenting on 'chowkidar' campaign of the BJP had said, "It is their choice what they want to add to their name. When I met potato farmers in western UP, one of them told me, 'the rich have chowkidar, the farmers are their own chowkidar'."Prasad further claimed, "BJP's MainBhiChowkidar campaign has turned into a mass revolution on social media with 1680 crore impressions and 20 lakh tweets."In his concluding remark, the Union Minister informed .....
Goldman Sachs bullish on Indian equities; Nifty target at 12,500 in 12 months
Fire breaks out at Bikaner sweet in Janakpuri
PowerGrid says fully utilised JPY 22 billion loan from SMBC
Ponting backs Rishabh to bat at No.4, Ganguly terms him 'huge asset'
Ricky Ponting Tuesday unequivocally backed Rishabh Pant for the number four slot in India's World Cup line-up and even saw him as one capable of winning the tournament.
Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly marked the young wicketkeeper-batsman as one for the future, calling him a "huge asset".
With little over two months to go for the World Cup and the number four batsman yet to be decided, it could now boil down to performance in the Indian Premier League, according to Ganguly.
But Ponting, a two-time World Cup winning Australian captain, left nothing to doubt when discussions turned to Pant.
"The first thing I would do is pick him in that Indian squad for the World Cup, I would play him as a batter, I would play him at number four. He is the sort of guy, with that kind of talent, he can win you a World Cup, he has just got that x-factor," Ponting said.
Ganguly added, "Anybody who wants to succeed in shorter formats of the game he has to go up, we have seen the best in world do that. ...
2014 govt was of BJP, next government will be of NDA: Raut
Social media could play decisive role in LS polls: IT expert
Technology would occupy centre-stage for the first time in India's general elections, says an IT expert, who believes social media could well play a decisive role in sealing electoral outcomes in many constituencies in the coming Lok Sabha polls.
In earlier elections, technology was incidental and used by some people with other traditional means but that's no longer the case now, says former Telecom Secretary and former President of NASSCOM, R Chandrasekhar.
"But in this (coming Lok Sabha) election, technology would be central in the process -- whether it's social media, analytics, strategy, in all of these areas, technology has now come to occupy centre stage," he told PTI.
"And it has completely changed both rules of the game and whole dynamics of the electoral process", Chandrasekhar, also former Secretary in the Department of Information Technology, said.
He noted that younger generation is heavy user of social media, and the elections would also see participation ....
Cong fields state unit chief to boost prospects in LS polls
Seeking to put up a keen fight in the Lok Sabha polls in Telangana after a disastrous show in the assembly elections in December last year, Congress has fielded its state unit chief N Uttam Kumar Reddy to boost the morale of its cadres and prospects.
Reddy, sitting MLA from Huzurnagar, would be the party candidate from Nalgonda, according to the second list of candidates announced by Congress late on Monday night.
Though he was initially said to be reluctant to contest, his candidature is, however, expected to boost the morale of partymen.
The list also includes former MP Madhu Yashki Goud, who will take on TRS president Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao's daughter and sitting MP Kavitha in Nizamabad.
Firoz Khan, who unsuccessfully contested in the Assembly elections, would take on AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi.
Speculation had been rife that cricketer-turned-politician Mohammad Azharuddin would be fielded from Hyderabad to take on Owaisi.
Former MP M Anjan Kumar .....
Congress will restore special category status to Arunachal and other NE states: Rahul
India may not have elections if Modi re-elected, may go China way: Ashok Gehlot
India may not see another election if Narendra Modi is re-elected as prime minister, Rajasthan Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot has claimed, suggesting that the country may go the way of China and Russia.
Gehlot also said both democracy and the country were in danger under Modi, who he said would do anything to get back to power. People felt he could even go to war with Pakistan to achieve this goal, the Congress leader said.
Dubbing Modi a good actor, Gehlot said he could do much better in Bollywood and would have left his indelible mark in acting. He also alleged that he was a "master in marketing false promises".
"If people re-elect Modi, then there is no surety on whether elections will be held in the country or not. 'Chunav honge bhi, aur nahin bhi honge...jaise China, Russia mein hota hai' (Elections will be held in the country and yet not be held, like what happens in China, Russia)," Gehlot said during an interaction with PTI.
He was suggesting that polls..
Jet Airways: Prabhu asks aviation secy to hold emergency meet
Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu on Tuesday directed his ministry's secretary to hold an emergency meeting on the debt-ridden Jet Airways massively cancelling flights after grounding of a large part of its fleet.
The minister's direction came in the wake of the airliner drastically reducing its operations due to liquidity crunch.
"Directed Secretary, @MOCA GOI to hold an emergency meeting on grounding of flights by Jet Airways, advance bookings, cancellations, refunds and safety issues, if any," Prabhu said in a tweet.
"Asked him (civil aviation secretary) to get a report on Jet compliance issues immediately from DGCA," he added.
Earlier Monday, Jet Airways engineers' body wrote to aviation regulator DGCA, seeking its intervention in the recovery of their salary dues, saying non-payment was affecting their psychological condition which, in turn, was a "risk" to the airline's flight operations.
On Monday afternoon, the DGCA had sent an e-mail to airlines asking them to send their .....
Mayawati gets facial daily, colours hair to look young at 60: BJP MLA
Jet Airways shares plunge 5%
35 people injured after bus falls into ditch in Rajasthan's Ajmer
Non-payment hitting hard, flight safety at risk: Jet Airways' engineers
FIR against Union min Jayant Sinha for violation of model code of conduct
Sale deal in final stage of completion: Star Health
Pakistan Army violates ceasefire for third consecutive day along LoC in J-K
"Neutral" regional parties to get 120-plus seats: TRS leader
Regional parties not aligned with the Congress and BJP would get 120-plus seats in the coming Lok Sabha elections and may hold the key for government formation, according to a Telangana Rashtra Samithi leader.
Speaking to PTI, Nizamabad MP, K Kavitha, daughter of the TRS President and Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, raised a strong pitch for these "neutral" regional parties to have a shot at power at the Centre.
Kavitha, an influential party leader, said the TRS is in touch with various parties not part of the BJP-led NDA and Congress-anchored UPA on its efforts to forge a federal front of regional outfits.
"Most of them are waiting and watching for the (Lok Sabha) results to come out but then taking up a neutral front is an idea which is appealing to many parties, not all of them have come out openly saying that," she said.
A federal front would take good shape after the Lok Sabha election results are out, Kavitha said.
All regional parties -- she named TRS, YSRCP, ....
Mindtree to be run independently for now, says L&T
AIADMK promises national poverty eradication scheme
The AIADMK promised on Tuesday a slew of measures in its manifesto, including a national poverty eradication initiative that will be named after late chief minister J Jayalalithaa.
Releasing the manifesto for the general election at a press conference here, AIADMK coordinator and Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam said the party would "vigorously pursue" the Amma National Poverty Eradication Initiaitive (ANPEI).
"Based on the experience already gained by the AIADMK government in this regard, a direct transfer of Rs 1,500 per month to the targeted population of the poor and the deprived (people below poverty line, destitute women, widows without income, differently-abled, landless agricultural labourers, rural and urban manual labourers, destitute senior citizens etc) should not be difficult to implement," the party said.
Jayalalithaa is addressed as 'Amma' (mother) by supporters and the ruling AIADMK is already implementing a series of welfare measures under the Brand .....
FSS Launches Secure3D; a Risk-Based Authentication Solution to Bolster Security For Digital Transactions
/ -- FSS (Financial Software and Systems), a global payments technology company, has launched FSS Secure3D, its new-generation adaptive authentication solution based on the EMVCo 3DS 2.0 protocol. Globally, across regions, banks need to implement 3DS2.0 between 2019 and 2020. FSS award-winning product is amongst the top 20 globally to be EMVCO 3DS 2.0 certified.
With the growth of digital commerce, card not present fraud attacks have become more sophisticated. According to The Nilson Report, globally, losses from remote fraud could amount to US $44B by 2025.
FSS Secure3D extends a frictionless approach to authenticate cardholders and to safeguard customers against fraud. The solution deploys advanced machine learning algorithms to learn customer transaction behavior to detect anomalous transactions and continually adjust risk controls in line with evolving fraud patterns. Issuers can use a combination of variables including merchant, cardholder, device, location and transaction .....
BJP trying to turn LS polls into 'khaki election', says Shashi Tharoor
The Lok Sabha polls should be fought on perennial issues like poverty and disease and not on a tragedy of one moment, says Congress leader Shashi Tharoor while accusing the BJP-led government of trying to turn the 2019 vote into a khaki election after the Pulwama attack.
The momentum was with the Congress when the Pulwama tragedy struck on February 14, killing 40 CRPF soldiers, Tharoor said, hitting out at the government for trying to make the upcoming Lok Sabha polls a "national security based election.
"We were doing very well by all estimations and the momentum was with us when the Pulwama tragedy struck us. Thereafter, the government has tried to make this a khaki election, a national security-based election, Tharoor told PTI in an interview.
They are trying to hype their nationalist message that they were trying to protect the nation at the time of danger which, to my mind and my party's view, has not been the principle challenge facing the country," said the former diplomat and ...
DMK assures scrapping of NEET, quota in private sector
Shah attacks Rahul for 'arrest' of techies for raising pro-Modi slogans
Alia Bhatt to star opposite Salman Khan in Bhansali's 'Inshallah'
Alia Bhatt is set to star as female lead opposite Salman Khan in filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali's next, which is titled, "Inshallah", the makers announced Tuesday.
The film be co-produced by Khan and Bhansali's production banners.
Bhansali is re-teaming with Khan after two decades as a lead in the film, which is described as a "love story".
Salman took to Twitter to share the news.
"It's been 20 years but I am glad Sanjay and I are finally back in his next film, 'Inshallah'. Looking forward to work with Alia and inshallah we will all be blessed on this journey. #Inshallah #SLB @aliaa08 @bhansali_produc @SKFilmsOfficial," the actor wrote.
Bhansali Productions also confirmed the announcement.
"Finally all speculations and wait end as 2019 brings together #SLB, @BeingSalmanKhan and @aliaa08 in his next film, #Inshallah. Wishing that this entire journey be filled with a lot of love and Inshallah, the team is blessed with hope and faith @SKFilmsOfficial @prerna982," the tweet from their ....
Alembic Pharma raises Rs 150 crore via NCDs
Mindtree promoters vow to oppose hostile takeover bid by L&T; dub it "grave threat" to company
The promoters of IT company Mindtree have vowed that they would unconditionally oppose the attempted hostile takeover bid by Larsen and Toubro, and dubbed it a grave threat to the organisation.
"A hostile takeover by Larsen and Toubro, unprecedented in our industry, could undo all of the progress we've made and immensely set our organisation back," the promoters said in a statement Tuesday.
The attempted hostile takeover bid of Mindtree by Larsen & Toubro is a "grave threat" and "value destructive" to the organisation collectively built over 20 years, the promoters said pledging to "unconditionally oppose" the hostile takeover attempt.
In the statement, the promoters -- Krishnakumar Natarajan (executive chairman), Subroto Bagchi (co-founder), Rostow Ravanan (CEO) and Parthasarathy N S (executive vice chairman and COO) -- went on to outline the move's potential "negative consequences to corporate culture, client relationships, employee retention".
"We don't see any strategic .....
Gold futures up 0.11% on positive global cues
Woman clerk booked for Rs 6 lakh fraud at school in Maha
A 32-year-old woman clerk of a school in Thane district of Maharashtra has been booked for allegedly misappropriating students' fee to the tune of nearly Rs 6 lakh, police said on Tuesday.
According to a complaint filed by the private school's management, the accused, a resident of Dombivli town, allegedly deleted receipts from the institution's accounting software of fees collected by her from 61 students between January and December 2018, a police spokesperson said.
Based on the complaint, the police on Monday booked the accused under IPC Sections 408 (criminal breach of trust), 420, (cheating) and 468 (forgery), the official said.
No arrest was made so far, the police said, adding that a probe was underway in the case...
Palestinian agency urges donors: Match 2018 funds in 2019
Deal signed to host T10 league for five years in Abu Dhabi
The Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi will be the new home of T10 cricket for the next five years, starting with the 2019 season.
Abu Dhabi Cricket (ADC), in partnership with Abu Dhabi Sports Council (ADSC) and the Department of Culture and Tourism Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi), has signed a five-year agreement with the organizers of the T10 Cricket League.
The shortest form of the game will now be played exclusively at Zayed Cricket Stadium.
To announce the arrival of the new partnership, a T10 match was organised on the seafront of Abu Dhabi's iconic Corniche, with T10 aces Colin Ingram, Andre Fletcher and Luke Ronchi having a bat on the beach.
Saif Saeed Ghobash, Undersecretary of DCT Abu Dhabi, said: "Our city is a major global hub with a huge variety of attractions that cater to people of all ages and backgrounds, and the T10 tournament's presence the city for the next five years represents an exciting opportunity to attract even more visitors from around the globe, especially .....
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