Month: January 2019

Legendary filmmaker Mrinal Sen cremated

Kolkata :  Celebrated filmmaker Mrinal Sen, the last of the triumvirate of directing icons, Satyajit Ray and Ritwik Ghatak, was cremated here on Tuesday in the presence of eminent film personalities. Sen’s funeral took place after the arrival of his son Kunal from Chicago on Tuesday early morning. His […]

Kader Khan: Massy actor-writer who engineered commercial cinema’s biggest hits

New Delhi : More than 300 films on, Kader Khan was always more than the sum of his roles, the consummate multi-hyphenated Bollywood artiste for those who grew up in the 1980s and 1990s on a staple diet of commercial films that either featured him or were penned by […]

Andy Cohen to become father

Los Angeles :  TV host Andy Cohen is expecting a baby boy through surrogacy. The host of Bravo’s “Watch What Happens Live” revealed on CNN’s live New Year’s Eve show on Monday evening that he is expecting a little one. “This is the biggest year for me. It’s a […]

Fake stamp paper case: Abdul Karim Telgi acquitted for lack of evidence

Nashik (Maha) :  The Nashik sessions court in Maharashtra Monday acquitted late Abdul Karim Telgi and seven others in a 2004 multi-crore fake stamp paper case in absence of “solid evidence” against them. Telgi, who was convicted in several cases in connection with the scam and sentenced to imprisonment […]

HC sets aside ED order attaching Tech Mahindra’s Rs 822 cr fixed deposits

[wp_news_ticker_benaceur_short_code] Hyderabad :  The Hyderabad High Court Monday set aside an Enforcement Directorate order provisionally attaching Rs 822 crore worth of fixed deposits belonging to Satyam Computer Services Ltd, which was acquired by Tech Mahindra. In 2012, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had issued provisional attachment orders freezing fixed deposits […]

Telangana, AP high courts come into being

Hyderabad/Amaravati :  Separate high courts for Telangana and Andhra Pradesh came into being on Tuesday, more than four years after the latter was bifurcated to create the youngest state in the country. Thottathil B Radhakrishnan took over as the first Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court in Hyderabad, […]

Sohrabuddin case: Court says prosecution failed to prove politician-cops nexus

Mumbai :  Though the prosecution “tried”, it failed to prove any “politician-police” nexus in the alleged fake encounter case of Sohrabuddin Shaikh, his wife Kausar Bi and his aide Tulsiram Prajapati, a special CBI court had said while acquitting all the 22 accused on December 21. Special CBI Judge […]

Sensex falls on foreign fund outflow in early trade

Mumbai :  The BSE benchmark Sensex started the new year on a weak note, as it turned choppy after opening higher in early trade Tuesday amid sustained capital outflows by foreign funds and surging global crude oil prices. However, strengthening rupee capped further losses in equity markets, brokers said. […]

Hyundai domestic sales up 5 pc at 42,093 units in Dec

New Delhi :  Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL) Tuesday reported 4.6 per cent increase in domestic sales at 42,093 units in December 2018. The company had sold 40,158 units in December 2017, HMIL said in a statement. HMIL said, in 2018, it sold sold 7,10,012 units, its highest ever […]

P K Singh appointed CCI secretary

New Delhi : The Competition Commission of India (CCI) Tuesday said it has appointed Pramod Kumar Singh as its secretary. Prior to this, P K Singh was adviser (law) to the competition watchdog, said a CCI official. In September, the fair trade regulator had invited applications for appointment to […]

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