Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 4 (IANS) Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala on Sunday ordered a fresh Vigilance inquiry into allegations involving Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar during his tenure as the state’s Public Works Department Secretary, following a petition submitted by Congress leader Malayinkeezhu Venugopal.
Washington, Oct 4 (IANS) US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau and the Seattle chapter of the American Jewish Committee have hailed Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar for his role in preventing what they described as an attempted hijacking of a flydubai flight travelling from Dubai to Tel Aviv.
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to freedom fighter, revolutionary, and scholar Shyamji Krishna Varma on his birth anniversary and said that the nation can never forget the valour and perseverance Varma displayed to protect the self-respect of the motherland.
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has invited FlyDubai pilot Captain Smit Machchhar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to light a celebratory flame at Israel's next Independence Day ceremony, describing the Indian pilot who foiled a mid-air attack as a hero of India, Israel and the entire world, during a telephone conversation with him on Sunday.
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) India on Saturday rejected Pakistan's "baseless and motivated allegations" regarding an incident in the Ferozepur sector of Punjab along the International Border.
Ahmedabad, Oct 3 (IANS) The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation's (AMC) Food Department prohibited the sale of 9,334 kg of food stock worth Rs 21.64 lakh. It declared 22 food samples substandard during inspections carried out across the city in September.
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Saturday described the meeting of the state’s ministers and MLAs with Prime Minister Narendra Modi as “historic and inspiring”, saying that the Prime Minister had provided important guidance on the state’s development, public service and organisational work.
Kolkata, Oct 3 (IANS) Police investigating the land-grabbing case involving Sumit Roy, executive assistant to Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee, suspect that he used SIM cards issued in the names of several other individuals for financial transactions.
Kolkata, Oct 3 (IANS) Two Lok Sabha members from the “original but minority” faction in the Trinamool Congress led by the former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday were removed from their earlier positions heading two Parliamentary Standing Committees.
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) At least 60 to 70 people were detained during protests at the national capital's Jantar Mantar on Saturday, demanding Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar's resignation over the alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, Delhi Police said.
