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Row between founders hits shares in IndiGo parent

BENGALURU/MUMBAI – An escalating dispute between IndiGo’s co-founders sparked falls in its parent firm’s shares on Wednesday as investors fretted about the potential impact on India’s largest airline. Interglobe Aviation lost close to $1 billion in market value on concerns that the row would distract the budget carrier, […]

Rajouri admin to revive traditional watermills

Jammu, Jul 10: Traditional watermills in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir will soon be revived to tap their multi-purpose utility, officials said Wednesday. District Development Commissioner (DDC) Mohammad Aijaz Asad Tuesday held a meeting of the officers of the Food Supplies Department and the Irrigation and Flood Control […]

No means to verify travel plans of Nirav Modi: Govt

New Delhi, Jul 10: The Ministry of External Affairs revoked the passport of diamantaire Nirav Modi, the main accused in the USD 2-billion PNB fraud case, and it has no means to verify his travels, if any, the government told the Lok Sabha Wednesday. In a written reply to […]

‘Saravana Bhavan’ founder Rajagopal surrenders, taken to govt hospital

Chennai, Jul 9: Founder of popular South Indian food chain ‘Saravana Bhavan’, P Rajagopal surrendered before a sessions court here Tuesday to serve a life term in a murder case, hours after the Supreme Court rejected his plea seeking more time. Fourth Additional Sessions Judge G Thanendran accepted the […]

CBI searches three districts of UP in connection with illegal mining scam

New Delhi, Jul 10: The CBI is carrying out searches at various locations in three districts of Uttar Pradesh in connection with an illegal mining scam, officials said Wednesday. The searches started this morning in Hamirpur, Fatehpur and Bulandshahr, they said. Further details are awaited as the operation is […]

Briefcase stolen from car of UP MLA in Delhi

New Delhi, Jul 9: A briefcase was stolen from inside the car of an Uttar Pradesh BJP MLA from the parking area of a private hospital in southeast Delhi, police said Tuesday. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southeast) Chinmoy Biswal said the driver was sitting alone in the car […]

Aerial tour of Goverdhan hill to start from July 13

Mathura, Jul 9: Aerial ‘parikrama’ around the famous Goverdhan hill here onboard helicopter will start from July 13 and will conclude on July 16, an official said Tuesday. Permission for the aerial tour has been obtained from the Director General Civil Aviation (DGCA) and formalities with the district administration […]

Rupee falls 16 paise to 68.67 vs USD in early trade

Mumbai, Jul 10: The rupee tumbled 16 paise to trade at 68.67 against the US dollar in early trade Wednesday amid unabated foreign fund outflows and rising crude oil prices. The rupee opened weak at 68.61 at the interbank forex market and slipped further to 68.67, showing a decline […]

BJP stages dharna in Karnataka, demands CM’s resignation

Bengaluru, Jul 10 (PTI) The BJP in Karnataka staged a ‘dharna’ at the Vidhana Soudha on Wednesday, demanding the resignation of Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy, who they claim has lost majority in the House after the resignation of 14 MLAs of the ruling Congress-JD(S) alliance. Several state BJP […]

10 rebel K’taka MLAs of Cong and JD(S) move SC

New Delhi, Jul 10: Ten rebel Karnataka MLAs of Congress and JD(S) Wednesday moved the Supreme Court, alleging that the Assembly Speaker has been deliberately not accepting their resignations. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi took note of the submission of senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for […]

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