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Man held for Gauri Lankesh murder; strong links with Kalburgi, Pansare killings
03 Mar 2018
K T Naveen Kumar, remanded over the killing of journalist Gauri Lankesh, is linked with the Hindu Yuya Sena, and the bullets used match those in the killings of other anti-right wing thinkers M M Kalburgi and Govind Pansare
Karti Chidambaram arrested in INX Media money laundering case
28 Feb 2018
The INX Media case has been alive since January 2008 when the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU-IND) flagged the foreign direct investment of over Rs305 crore by three Mauritius-based companies in INX Media Pvt Ltd
Nirav Modi seeks bankruptcy cover as PNB fraud mounts to Rs12,636 cr
28 Feb 2018
Nirav Modi's Firestar Diamond has filed for bankruptcy protection in US even as Punjab National Bank informed the CBI of another fraud Rs1,251 crore involving Gitanjali Gems
Steve Wozniak blasts Indian education, says creativity not rewarded
27 Feb 2018
Steve Wozniak, the techno wiz and co-founder of Apple, says in an interview that the fears of Artificial Intelligence posing a threat to humans are exaggerated. He also says Indians lack creativity, and an Infosys can never become a Google or a Facebook
Anand Mahindra floats idea to revive Mumbai’s iconic Rhythm House
27 Feb 2018
The defunct but iconic music store is among the properties of absconding businessman Nirav Modi attached by the ED. Mahindra’s idea of crowdsourcing its revival has met with positive response
Delhi HC attaches Ranbaxy promoters’ assets to enforce Daiichi award
26 Feb 2018
The court issued warrants of attachment on the assets of Malvinder Singh and Shivinder Singh, including shares, moveable and immovable property, art as well as debts owed to Oscar Investments and RHC Holding besides asking the Singh brothers to disclose all their assets
T S R Subramanian, India’s tallest bureaucrat, passes away
26 Feb 2018
Former cabinet secretary T S R Subramanian, considered one of India’s most upright and outstanding bureaucrats, died today. His cremation will take place at the Lodhi Road crematorium at 5.30 pm
Trudeau admits invitation to Khalistani for his reception was wrong
22 Feb 2018
The Canadian mission was forced to rescind an invitation to Khalistani separatist Jaspal Atwal to a dinner-reception celebrating Canada-India ties during the visit of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Kamal Haasan launches ‘Makkal Needhi Maiam’ with Kejriwal on dias
22 Feb 2018
Southern cinestar Kamal Haasan says his party has no left or right leanings and has no affiliation with any other political party but only thinks of people and their welfare, even as he indicated interest in leaders like Arvind Kejriwal and Chandrababu Naidu
Mark Mobius joins Equanimity, says India will surpass China
20 Feb 2018
"We think India is now at the take-off stage and will probably surpass China in terms of growth going forward" investment guru Mark Mobius said after joining Rajesh Sehgal’s venture capital firm Equanimity Investments
Modi deliberately snubbing Canada’s Trudeau over Khalistan?
19 Feb 2018
In a clear departure from tradition, Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not personally receive visiting Canadian PM Justin Trudeau, instead sending a junior minister, when Modi’s penchant for exchanging hugs with foreign leaders is well known
More woes for Mallya: UK HC orders $90 mn payment to plane leasing firm
14 Feb 2018
This is the latest case involving the 62-year-old businessman, whose extradition case over alleged loan defaults amounting to around Rs9,000 crore returns to Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London on 16 March
UN chief Guterres, Indian celebs mourn Pak rights activist Asma Jahangir
12 Feb 2018
The first woman to serve as the President of Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan, Jahangir faced death threats, beatings and imprisonment to win landmark human rights cases while standing up to dictators
Former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia gets 5 years in jail for graft
08 Feb 2018
While Khaleda Zia is likely to be released on bail considering her age and social status, her political fate looks sealed with the conviction
Vijay Gokhale takes over from S Jaishankar as foreign secretary
29 Jan 2018
Senior diplomat Vijay Gokhale took charge as foreign secretary of India this morning on the retirement of his predecessor S Jaishankar