Day: January 23, 2019

Priyanka formally enters politics as Cong general secretary for UP East

New Delhi : Ending years of speculation, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra formally entered politics on Wednesday with the Congress appointing her general secretary for Uttar Pradesh East in a move reflecting the party’s intent to go full throttle in the state ahead of the general elections. She will take over […]

Chris Brown released after arrest in Paris on rape complaint

Paris : Rapper-singer Chris Brown was released without charge, hours after he was detained in Paris over a rape allegation. The 29-year-old singer and two of his associates, including a bodyguard, were held by police on Tuesday following an investigation into an alleged rape at Le Mandarin Oriental hotel, […]

1984 anti-Sikh riots: Delhi court issues production warrant against Sajjan Kumar

New Delhi :  A Delhi court Tuesday issued production warrant for January 28 against former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case. District Judge Poonam A Bamba issued production warrant against Kumar after Tihar Jail authorities, where he is lodged after conviction in another case related […]

By delaying new court building plot, state denying litigants’ justice: Bombay HC

Mumbai : The Bombay High Court Tuesday said the state government was “essentially denying justice to litigants” by delaying a decision on allocation of a new building for the high court. This, the court said, was forcing litigants and judicial staff to continue work from the current 138-year-old building […]

Court reserves order on summoning scribe as accused in defamation case filed by Akbar

New Delhi :  A Delhi court Tuesday reserved for January 29 its order on whether to summon journalist Priya Ramani as an accused in a defamation case filed by former Union minister M J Akbar after she levelled allegations of sexual misconduct against him. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar […]

SC to take ‘in-chamber’ decision on listing of plea challenging Article 35-A

New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would take an “in-chamber” decision on listing of a petition challenging the constitutional validity of Article 35-A, which provides special rights and privileges to permanent residents of Jammu and Kashmir. Advocate Bimal Roy had mentioned the matter before the […]

SC grants bail to 4 convicts in 2002 Naroda Patiya case

New Delhi :  The Supreme Court has granted bail to four convicts in the Naroda Patiya massacre case in Gujarat in which 97 people were killed by a mob during the 2002 riots in the state. A bench headed by Justice A M Khanwilkar Tuesday granted bail to the […]

JMC Projects bags orders worth Rs 507 crore

New Delhi : Civil engineering and construction firm JMC Projects (India) Wednesday said it had secured orders worth Rs 507 crore in the domestic market. The company has received residential and commercial projects in South India totalling Rs 507 crore, JMC Projects said in a BSE filing. “With these […]

Denave Launches DenTrack – an end-to-end Trade Marketing Tool

NEW DELHI, January 23, 2019/PRNewswire/ — Denave, a global sales tech organization focused on driving revenue growth for its customers, recently unveiled its proprietary Sales Process Automation tool for trade marketing activities – DenTrack. Designed primarily to address business challenges encountered while planning and executing Trade promotional activities, […]

India’s industrial activity likely to remain subdued in near term: Report

New Delhi :  India’s industrial activity is expected to remain subdued in the near term, owing to muted domestic demand, weak global economic outlook and uncertainty among businesses over the outcome of New Delhi, Jan 23 (PTI) India’s industrial activity is expected to remain subdued in the near term, owing […]

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