Month: May 2015
17 Results
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Switzerland to publish list of dormant bank accounts
Having started making public the names of Indians and other foreign nationals with Swiss bank accounts that are under scanner, Switzerland will now publish a list of accounts that have remained unclaimed for 60 years. The list would be published later this year by the Swiss Banking Ombudsman and would include unclaimed assets held by …
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May 31, 2015 -
Youth sells kidney to feed family
In a shocking incident that exposed the failure of social security measures even in a ‘focus area like Kandhamal district’, a poverty stricken unemployed youth sold his kidney to sustain his family. Rattled by the report, district collector Ms Yamini Sadangi ordered a probe in to the incident on Sunday. “Due to acute and prolonged …
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May 31, 2015 -
3 militants gunned down near LoC in J&K
Three militants were killed on Sunday as Army foiled an infiltration bid near Line of Control in Tangdhar sector of Kashmir. "The infiltration bid was foiled in the wee hourson Sunday as a group of heavily armed terrorists were crossing the LoC," an army official said. This is the second infiltration bid by militants in …
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May 31, 2015 -
PM carries coffers on foreign tour: Congress
Congress today hit back at Narendra Modi over his "suitcase" riposte to Rahul Gandhi’s "suit boot ki sarkar" jibe, with senior party leader Digvijaya Singh accusing the Prime Minister of carrying "tijori" (coffer) in the form of "big industrialists" during his foreign tours. "Modi carries "tijori" (coffer) during his foreign visits. Big industrialists accompany Modi …
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May 31, 2015 -
Deb denies facing Didi rap
North Bengal development minister and Darjeeling district Trinamul Congress president Gautam Deb on Sunday denied facing the ire of chief minister Mamata Banerjee for the party&’s poor performance in the recent Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC) elections. Media reports said the minister was given the dressing-down in a party meeting in Kolkata on Saturday. “A party …
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May 31, 2015 -
Coal mines are property of states: Tomar
Union minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Sunday dismissed the Congress’ charge that Centre was encroaching upon the rights of state governments on coal block allocations, saying coal mines are property of states. "Coal mines are the property of states. We have not encroached upon their rights on this issue, rather we have increases their rights …
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May 31, 2015 -
New tax forms ease detailing of foreign travel, bank accounts
After complaints by individual income tax payers over the new forms announced in April, the government on Sunday notified a fresh set — each of no more than three pages — and did away with the much-resented details sought on foreign travel and bank accounts. Since the process is still on to recast the software …
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May 31, 2015 -
PM, CM Urged to take up LBA issue with Hasina
With chief minister Miss Mamata Banerjee and Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi scheduled to visit Bangladesh on the first week of June, the Indo-Bangla Enclave Exchange Committee wants that the two leaders should take up the Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) issue with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. They demanded speedy implementation of the gazette notification …
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May 31, 2015 -
President Mukherjee reaches Sweden
President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday arrived here on the first leg of his five-day State visit to Sweden and Belarus, the first ever by any Indian head of State, during which a number of key agreements on sustainable development, scientific research are likely to be signed. Upon his arrival, Mukherjee was received by Crown Princess …
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May 31, 2015 -
Coal scam: Court ask CBI IO to pull up socks
A CBI officer, investigating a coal scam case involving former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda and others, has been warned by a special court which asked him to "pull up his socks" after he handed over to the accused some documents without even submitting them in court. CBI Inspector Vijay Chettiar filed a written explanation …
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May 31, 2015 -
Construction company chairman held for firing on senior rly official
The chairman of a private construction company was arrested here on Saturday in connection with an incident of firing in which a senior railway official escaped unhurt. Police said Subhas Agarwal, Chairman of ARSS Infrastructure Projects Ltd, was arrested in connection with the shooting that took place near Patia area here on Saturday. Three motorcycle-borne …
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May 31, 2015 -
John Kerry injured in bike accident in France
US Secretary of State John Kerry was hospitalised here on Sunday after suffering a leg injury in a bike accident in France, the State Department said. Kerry, 71, who was flown by a helicopter to the Geneva University Hospital is in stable condition. Kerry "is stable and… did not lose consciousness," the State Department said …
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May 31, 2015 -
Sania enters quarters, Paes, Bopanna out
Indian tennis players Leander Paes and Rohan Bopanna crashed out in the men’s doubles pre-quarterfinals, while Sania Mirza partnering Swiss Martina Hingis entered the quarter-finals of the French Open here on Sunday. Paes partnering Canadian Daniel Nestor who were seeded 10th lost to the sixth seed Italian pair of Simone Bolelli and Fabio Fognini 2-6, …
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May 31, 2015 -
UK banks launch FIFA probe
Britain-headquartered banks have started internal reviews into whether they were used for corrupt payments by FIFA officials, the BBC reported today. Barclays and Standard Chartered, as well as HSBC, were referred to in the FBI indictment of seven FIFA officials. Barclays and HSBC have declined to comment while Standard Chartered said it was looking into …
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May 31, 2015 -
Hope to bring back 39 abducted Indians from Iraq soon: Sushma
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Sunday that her "only regret" in her year in office has been the failure so far to bring back the 39 abducted Indians from Iraq, which she hoped to do soon. "My only regret is that while we have evacuated thousands of our nationals from Iraq, Ukraine, Yemen, …
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May 31, 2015 -
Euphoria grips Kolkata after Bagan triumph
The ‘City of Football’ erupted in joy no sooner Bello Rasaq scored the equaliser in Bengaluru to earn Mohun Bagan the I-League, first time since their NFL win in 2001-02. From Facebook to Twitter, Mohun Bagan became the trending topic as the green and maroon brigade made their presence felt in the age of social …
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May 31, 2015 -
”No signing of Teesta pact during visit”
India on Sunday said that the long-pending Teesta water-sharing pact with Bangladesh will not be signed during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to that country. Announcing this External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said views of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is accompanying Modi to Bangladesh, will be taken before making a final decision …
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May 31, 2015