Taxmen stop arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari from selling assets abroad
In a rare action, income tax has restrained defence dealer Sanjay Bhandari from disposing of properties abroad, including London and Dubai, and served him a provisional attachment order on Monday.

Small allies give BJP big hope in eastern UP
Founder president of Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) Om Prakash Rajbhar has contested many assembly elections but has never won, nor has his party. However, Rajbhar is in great demand as a "star campaigner" in eastern UP, even by several BJP nominees, this time around.

Government invokes emergency power to prevent stent shortage
Moving to ensure there is no shortage of stents due to price control, the government has invoked an emergency provision making it mandatory for manufacturers to maintain production and supply of coronary stents at previous levels for at least six months

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Notebandi fails to impact international travel
It's official now. Demonetization, announced by PM Narendra Modi on November 8, did not have any impact on international trips to and from India in the October-December, 2016, quarter.

Few takers in govt for handling fee on cash withdrawals
Influential sections within the government are opposed to the idea of levying any “handling fee” on cash withdrawals above Rs 50,000 per day from current account as suggested by a panel of chief ministers in its interim report on digital payments.

Saudi Arabia sees first deflation in over a decade
Consumer price deflation hit Saudi Arabia in January for the first time in over a decade, official data showed on Tuesday, but plans for increased state revenues mean prices are unlikely to continue falling for more than a few months.

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Health ministry to study deaths due to pollution soon
"There is a speciality in India. We are less influenced by things which are Indian and more by those coming from outside. There are many serious institutions in India, NGOs, govt organisations which do research on this issue. And a proud country always trusts in its own data," he said.

Scientists find new miniature frog species in India
The researchers, who spent five years exploring the lush Western Ghats mountains, said the tiny amphibians were there in abundance but had likely been overlooked because of their size. They also found three other species of night frogs, according to the report in the PeerJ medical sciences journal.

'Bird Survey-2017' to be taken up at Kanha Tiger Reserve
A survey of various species of birds would be taken up next month in Madhya Pradesh's famous Kanha Tiger Reserve with the active participation of bird enthusiasts. The Reserve's management has sought the active participation from the bird enthusiasts for this survey.

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UNICEF, French president urge protection for children of war
"The situation is as urgent as ever," French President Francois Hollande pleaded as he opened a conference in Paris on Tuesday with representatives from 80 countries, decrying "the nightmare that killed these children's innocence."

Israel court sentences soldier to 18 months for killing Palestinian
An Israeli military court on Tuesday sentenced a soldier to 18 months in prison for shooting dead an injured Palestinian assailant. The March 2016 shooting in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron was caught on video by a rights group and spread widely online.

Bodies of 74 migrants wash up on Libya beach
The migrants appeared to have died during the past two days. They were all adults, mostly from sub-Saharan African countries, and all but three of them were men.

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Farhan Akhtar to shoot in his father's hometown

Ashutosh Rana fights a tigress across 3 nations

'The Ghazi Attack' box-office collection Day 4
The Hindi version of the film ‘The Ghazi Attack’ collected Rs 1.50 crore nett on its first Monday (Day 4) taking its total to Rs 7.75 crore, as reported by Boxofficeindia.com.

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Indigenous cryogenic engine C25 feat to propel GSLV-Mk III launch in April

Nuclear power could soon be harnessed from oceans

NASA to reveal new findings on exoplanets this week
NASA has hinted at discovery of something exciting related to planets that orbit stars other than our sun, known as exoplanets. The US space agency said it will hold a news conference to present the findings at the agency's headquarters in Washington on Wednesday.

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We would treat Australia like any other team: Kumble
India coach Anil Kumble is aware that Australia will come hard at his team but said the hosts will not attach any special significance to this series and would treat Steve Smith and Co. like any other side.

I will place Sachin higher than Virat: Harbhajan Singh
Ace off-spinner Harbhajan Singh termed Indian captain Virat Kohli as "an intense cricketer" who thrives on.

Hazlewood dismisses curator's bounce theory
Australia paceman Josh Hazlewood is not keen to believe the predictions that the pitch will offer good bounce in the series-opener, saying the bowlers will have to find other ways to get rid of Indian batsmen.

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Samsung India's digital ad crosses 100 million views on YouTube
Samsung India’s digital campaign on taking customer service to the doorsteps of consumers has crossed 100 million views on YouTube in seven weeks of its launch, the company said on Tuesday.

Read TCS' new CEO Rajesh Gopinathan's letter to employees
India's largest IT company Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has just got a new CEO -- Rajesh Gopinathan. Gopinathan takes charge from N Chandrasekaran, who has been elevated as chairman of Tata Sons, the holding company of the $103-billion Tata group.

Airtel, Idea shares down after RJio's offer announcement
Telecom stocks came under selling pressure today, led by Airtel which lost 4% after Reliance Jio Chairman Mukesh Ambani announced a slew of offers, including 20% more data than any rival from April.

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Delhi govt to launch mobile app for school management bodies

By next year, centralised admissions for nursery

US university receives $1.5 million grant for Jainism studies
An Indian-origin philanthropist in the US has made a grant of $1.5 million to a prestigious American University to advance studies in Jainism.

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'Mumbai bizman met bookies, took bribes for ex-jt director of ED'

Trio arrested for trying sting op on cyber cop ran extortion racket in Navi Mumbai

Lens on ortho implants at private medical colleges

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No harmful protests, JNU warns students

Lawyer put on trial for 'raping' daughter

Multiple lapses led to nurse's death, finds AIIMS probe
Sources said the JR gave general anesthesia to make Kaur completely unconscious when most caesarean sections are done under spinal anesthesia. He also intubated the patient improperly. Intubation is meant to maintain oxygen level during surgery.

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ATM attacker will be brought from Andhra to Bengaluru on February 28
Andhra Pradesh police had on February 4 announced the arrest of Reddy after they found him moving suspiciously near a gold shop in Anantapur a few days earlier.

In burns ward, woman awaits missing husband
Battling for life at Victoria Hospital, Mamatha, 35, wanted only thing: to meet her estranged husband Suresh.

60 dead in 4 years but no fire safety on buses
No Fire Extinguisher On Bus, Staff Not Trained To Open Emergency Exit; Blaze Probably Caused By Substance Carried By Passenger

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Will hold rally at Indira Park as scheduled: M Kodandaram
Telangana Joint Action Committee (TJAC) chairman Prof M Kodandaram on Tuesday asserted that the rally and public meeting highlighting the unemployment problem in the state would be held as planned on Wednesday. This he said despite the police rejecting permission for the rally and a meeting at Dharna Chowk near Indira Park.

Telangana police arrests TJAC chairman M Kodandaram
The Telangana police in a pre-dawn crackdown on Telangana Joint Action Committee, arrested the TJAC chairman Prof M Kodandaram and several other TJAC members.

Emaar case: No progress in trial last year
It has been more than a year since the prime accused in the infamous Emaar scam -Koneru Rajendra Prasad, MGF firm chief Shravan Gupta and IAS officer BP Acharya -secured a stay order from the Hyderabad High Court on the proceedings against them before a CBI court in Hyderabad.

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1st time in Tamil Nadu: DMK to move no-trust vote against speaker

App may help decipher Indus Valley symbols

Tangedco under pressure to buy power from private producers

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Bail for man accused of sodomy, blackmail

Motor vehicle tax structure simplified

Estranged husband assaults wife's friend

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Crowd Surge At Rival Shows In Sangam City

PM undermined CM's work with hate speech, says Dimple Yadav
She was canvassing for the female candidates of the SP-Congress alliance in Allahabad on Monday.

Atiq Ahmad's bail: Allahabad HC seeks details from state government
The court also directed the additional advocate general, who was representing the state government, to give details of the cases pending against Ahmad and other accused in the case.

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Panchayat polls come to an end in Odisha
On day five the Bharatiya Janata Party carried on its good run potentially increasing its zila parishad wins almost tenfold from its dismal standing in 2012.

Congress state president owns responsibility for poll debacle

Sex racket busted in Bhubaneswar, five arrested
The commissionerate police on Monday arrested five people including a woman for running a sex racket at Kalinga Nagar under Khandagiri police limits in the city.

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Dalits, tribals form human chain seeking arrest of warden who sexually abused students

Chouhan government upset over Ramdev's remarks on illegal mining, Coca Cola plant

Congress names yoga guru 'Lala' Ramdev

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Sergeant hacks IAF corporal to pieces over 'affair with wife'
An Indian Air Force (IAF) corporal posted at Bhisiana air base, near Bathinda, was killed and his body hacked to pieces by a colleague and his kin over his alleged affair with the latter's wife. The victim, Vipan Shukla, 27, belonged to Gonda in UP.

Man caught on camera throwing 'beedis' into jail, booked

Prof Ramesh Kumar Sen is next North Zone Orthopaedics body chief
Professor Ramesh Kumar Sen, Director - Orthopaedics & Joint Replacement, Fortis Hospital Mohali has taken over as next President of the North Zone Orthopaedics Association.

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