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. […]

Govt exempts rupee payments for Iran oil from taxes

New Delhi : The government has exempted rupee payments made to Iran’s national oil company NIOC towards the purchase of crude oil from payment of any tax, according to a Gazette notification. The finance ministry in a December 28, 2018 Gazette notification said the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) […]

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