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SIR in West Bengal: ECI appoints Special Roll Observer, issues 2nd letter to cops for safety of BLOs

New Delhi, Nov. 29 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) addressed a letter to the West Bengal Director General of Police (DGP) Rajeev Kumar, almost three days after tensions escalated outside the... Read More


Chandigarh MC House meet: Centre to review pan-city 24x7 water supply project

Chandigarh, Nov. 29 -- Currently in limbo, the much-touted pan-Chandigarh 24x7 water supply project will now be reviewed by the Union ministry of housing and urban affairs (MOHUA) and then again prese... Read More


Americans are ditching queues for digital carts- and it just pushed Black Friday online sales to $8.6 billion

New Delhi, Nov. 29 -- US shoppers spent $8.6 billion online this Black Friday, according to a report by Adobe Analytics, as more consumers opted to scroll for deals on their phones and laptops over st... Read More


UT quota admissions at GMCH: HC orders MD/MS admissions on basis of institutional preference

Chandigarh, Nov. 29 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has ordered Chandigarh administration to admit MD/MS degree course students at Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector-32 under the sta... Read More


Taxi driver gets life for rape-murder of MBA student

Chandigarh, Nov. 29 -- An MBA student's rape-murder in 2010 that sent shockwaves through the city. A probe that went cold for over a decade. A semen trail that finally brought the case back to life. ... Read More


Kerala MLA booked for rape, forced abortion

Thiruvananthapuram:, Nov. 29 -- The Kerala police on Friday booked suspended Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil on charges of rape, forced abortion, grievous hurt and issuing verbal threats among other o... Read More


Meetings of UP legislature committees: Move for online presence of senior officers raises eyebrows

Lucknow, Nov. 29 -- The state government's move to allow senior bureaucrats to virtually join the meetings of various committees of the Uttar Pradesh legislature (through video conferencing) has stirr... Read More


Will continue to fight for restoration of J&K special status, statehood: NC working committee

Srinagar, Nov. 29 -- The ruling National Conference on Friday unanimously passed resolution seeking reaffirmation of commitment to special status and restoration of the statehood at the end of their t... Read More


Jaiprakash Gaur's lifetime of building has ended in a legacy of bankruptcy

New Delhi, Nov. 29 -- At 94, Jaiprakash Gaur should have been sitting atop the hill of Indian enterprise, having built a multi-billion-dollar conglomerate from scratch. Instead, he now watches his em... Read More


The week in charts: GDP surprise, emerging markets rankings, informal jobs

New Delhi, Nov. 29 -- From India's GDP growth beating all estimates to record a six-quarter high growth of 8.2% in the second quarter of the current financial year, the International Monetary Fund (IM... Read More