Apex court directs Karti Chidambaram to appear before CBI on Aug 23

Apex court directs Karti Chidambaram to appear before CBI on Aug 23

New Delhi, August 18 : The Supreme Court on Friday asked senior Congress leader and former finance minister P Chidambaram’s son Karti Chidambaram to appear before the CBI on August 23 for interrogation in connection with a corruption case. A Bench headed by Chief Justice JS Khehar, however, allowed him to have by his side […]

Japan backs India on Doklam issue

Japan backs India on Doklam issue

New Delhi, August 18 : Japan came out in full support for India in its protracted military stand-off with China at Doklam, near the Sikkim-Tibet-Bhutan tri-junction, saying no country should use unilateral forces to change the status quo on the ground. Acknowledging the situation at the Doklam Plateau, Japanese Ambassador to India Kenji Hiramatsu said, […]

Allahabad HC tells UP govt to file report on Gorakhpur deaths

Allahabad HC tells UP govt to file report on Gorakhpur deaths

Lucknow, August 18 : The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Friday directed the Uttar Pradesh government and Director General Medical Education to file a detailed counter-affidavit within six weeks on the Gorakhpur deaths.The case will be heard on October 9.A division bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Daya Shankar Tiwari passed […]

Capt protests incentives for hill states, to take up Punjab’s case

Capt protests incentives for hill states, to take up Punjab’s case

Chandigarh, August 18 : Opposing the Centre’s decision to extend special incentives to the hill states, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday said he would pursue Punjab’s demand for extending similar incentives to the border areas and Kandi belt. Talking to mediapersons at the Punjab Kala Bhawan here after inaugurating a Photo Journalists Welfare […]

Vishal Sikka resigns as Infosys CEO; Pravin Rao named interim boss

Vishal Sikka resigns as Infosys CEO; Pravin Rao named interim boss

Bengaluru, August 18 : Infosys Ltd, in a surprise announcement, said Vishal Sikka has resigned as CEO citing a stream of distractions and disruptions in recent months, pushing down shares of the second-largest Indian IT services firm almost 8 per cent on Friday.UB Pravin Rao, Infosys’ chief operating officer, was named interim managing director and […]