Mortal remains of Sridevi en route to Mumbai, says Indian envoy to UAE Navdeep Suri
After the completion of all local processes, the mortal remains of actor Sridevi are now en route to Mumbai, Indian Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, Navdeep Suri, said on Tuesday.
PNB fraud now pegged at ₹12,636 crore, says CBI
The Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud now amounts to ₹ 12,636 crore, with the bank reporting more transactions involving diamond merchant Mehul Choksi’s Gitanjali group of companies to the Central Bureau of Investigation.
Islamic State doesn’t exist in Kashmir Valley, says Home Ministry
The Union government on Tuesday sought to downplay the issue of presence of the Islamic State (IS) in Jammu and Kashmir, saying the terror group had no existence in the Valley.
Polling: Nagaland records 75% turnout till 5 p.m., Meghalaya 67% turnout till 4 p.m.
The northeastern States of Meghalaya and Nagaland went to the polls on Tuesday. Though essentially seen as a Congress versus BJP battle, the spotlight is also on a clutch of regional parties that have often resisted waves in favour of national entities.
Will attend Cabinet meet on assumption that there won’t be any “attack,” Delhi Chief Secy. tells CM
Ahead of a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday afternoon, Delhi Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash wrote to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, informing him that he and other officers would attend the meeting on the assumption that there wouldn’t be any “attack” on officers.
Controversy over naming of Chandigarh airport uncalled for: Aviation Minister
Union Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju on Tuesday said the whole controversy over the naming of the Chandigarh international airport was uncalled for. The naming of the airport was drawn into controversy after the Haryana government objected to the Punjab government naming the new airport as “Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh International Airport Mohali.”
Mayank Agarwal sets up Karnataka’s Vijay Hazare triumph
Karnataka got its act right when it mattered and stopped Saurashtra without ever being seriously threatened on its way to claiming the Vijay Hazare Trophy at the Feroz Shah Kotla on Tuesday.
India is not fair, says Trump on Harley-Davidson motorcycles import duty issue
United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday once again raked up the issue of high import duty on Harley-Davidson motorcycles by India, saying the U.S. was “getting nothing” with New Delhi’s recent announcement that it had slashed customs duty on imported motorcycles from high-end brands to 50%.
PML(N) elects Nawaz Sharif ‘leader for life’
Pakistan's ruling party Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) on Tuesday elected former prime minister Nawaz Sharif as its ‘leader for life’ days after the Supreme Court disqualified him as party head. The party nominated Sharif's younger brother Shahbaz Sharif for the post of acting President of the party. Shahbaz Sharif is currently the chief minister of the country's biggest province, Punjab.
