Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Tribal Welfare Minister Vijay Shah, who courted a major controversy over his alleged 'sexist remarks', on Wednesday tendered his resignation. "Shah submitted his resignation to Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday, which was then forwarded to Governor Ram Naresh Yadav, who accepted it," sources close to Chouhan told reporters here. Shah courted a major controversy over his alleged 'sexist' remarks. He had allegedly also made a...
11:49 AM, Apr 17, 2013
Mumbai: The rupee on Wednesday gained 24 paise to trade at fresh one-month high of 53.90 in early trade at the Interbank Foreign Exchange market on dollar selling by exporters and increased capital inflows. Forex dealers said strengthening of euro, which reached its best level since February, against the dollar overseas and higher opening in the domestic equity market, also supported the rupee. The local currency had gained 48 paise...
10:19 AM, Apr 17, 2013
New Delhi: All Indian Radio (AIR) top bosses have been suspended over allegations of sexual harassment by the radio jockeys. Prasar Bharati took the action after a complaint was filed. The Deputy General of AIR has been given a show cause notice while AIR Gold head has been suspended so that the internal investigation in the case is not influenced by them. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and the...
10:11 AM, Apr 17, 2013
Mumbai: In a volatile trade, the BSE benchmark Sensex on Wednesday declined by 14 points on fag-end selling by funds in heavyweights like RIL, HDFC and TCS amid a weak global trend. Snapping two-days of gaining trend, the Sensex fell 13.77 points, or 0.07 per cent, to close at 18,731.16. The gauge touched the day's high of 18,869.88. The index had recorded a biggest climb in last session. Similarly, the...
09:49 AM, Apr 17, 2013
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Tribal and Scheduled Caste Welfare Minister Vijay Shah has courted a major controversy over his alleged 'sexist remarks', leaving ruling BJP red faced even as Congress took to streets demanding his removal. The remarks were made by Shah while addressing a function in tribal-dominated Jhabua district two days ago. What raised the hackles of BJP was a passing reference Shah allegedly made about the wife of Chief...
11:05 PM, Apr 16, 2013
New Delhi: A Navy officer's spouse, who has levelled charges of wife swapping against her husband and his superiors in Kochi, met Defence Minister AK Antony to complain about the harassment faced by her. The woman told Antony on Monday that she was harassed in presence of her husband and Antony assured her that proper investigation would be done and strict action taken if anyone was found guilty, Defence Ministry...
10:06 PM, Apr 16, 2013
London: The Kama Sutra, the 2,000-year-old sex manual based on ancient Hindu philosophies, has been sexed up for the 21st Century with a new app that enables couples to study its instructions in 3D. The app, developed by using state-of-the-art technology, transforms the manual's illustrations into 3D images when viewed through a smartphone or tablet, British media reported. "For more than 2,000 years couples have turned to the Kama Sutra...
10:29 AM, Apr 16, 2013
Mumbai: The rupee on Tuesday gained 19 paise to 54.43 against the dollar in early trade at the Interbank Foreign Exchange on Tuesday on increased selling of the US currency by exporters. Besides, strengthening of yen and euro against the dollar in overseas market and a higher opening in the equity market also supported the rupee, forex dealers said. The rupee had lost 10 paise to close at 54.62 on...
10:07 AM, Apr 16, 2013
Mumbai: The BSE benchmark Sensex on Tuesday surged 387 points, its biggest gain in seven months, to end at 18,744.93 led by banking, auto, power and realty scrips on hopes of aggressive rate cut by RBI and likely relief on CAD front due to falling gold and oil prices. Rising for the second day, the 30-share Sensex rose to the day's high of 18,771.33. It finally ended the day at...
09:52 AM, Apr 16, 2013
Etah: A minor girl was allegedly raped at gunpoint by a 30-year-old man in Pathakpur village in Etah district, police said on Monday. On March 25, the accused Balistar barged into the house of the 14-year-old victim and raped her at gunpoint, they said. Later, when the girl's parents reached the Soron Police station to lodge a complaint against the accused, the officials refused to do so. However, on the...
08:00 PM, Apr 15, 2013
Mumbai: The market ended on a strong note on Monday after inflation data hit a fresh 40-month low at 5.96 per cent. Core inflation data was also below 4 per cent. Banking stocks closed with smart gains on hopes of a rate cut by the central bank on May 3. The Sensex closed at 18357 up 115 points and the Nifty ended at 5568 up 39 points. Gold prices took...
09:50 AM, Apr 15, 2013
New Delhi: There has been yet another shocking case of sexual assault inside a private bus in the national capital. An 11-year-old girl was playing inside a chartered bus in Sultanpuri when the driver allegedly assaulted her. The incident took place on Saturday evening, when the girl was playing in the bus which was parked near the slum cluster of Sultanpuri. The 42-year-old driver has been arrested and charged under...
08:28 AM, Apr 15, 2013
Thane: Police on Sunday arrested a 42-year-old father for allegedly raping his 15-year-old daughter and killing her in Tembivili village of the district. The accused, Kashinath Varku Hatal has been booked under sections 376, 302 and 201 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), Bhiwandi division Police Inspector KR Khairnar said. According to the police, Hatal was staying with his minor daughter, his second wife and her daughter in the village....
01:17 AM, Apr 15, 2013
Kolkata: Sex workers of Kolkata's largest red-light area are being given training by an NGO to identify fake currency notes to prevent them from being duped by some clients. The training programme conducted by Durbar Mahila Samanaya Committee, an NGO working for the sex workers, is the same as that given to visually challenged persons who learn to distinguish between genuine and counterfeit notes through touch and from hearing the...
12:48 PM, Apr 14, 2013
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Khadi and Village Industry Minister Raja Ram Pandey, who triggered a controversy by allegedly promising to get roads in Pratapgarh district constructed like cheeks of actresses Hema Malini and Madhuri Dixit, was on Saturday sacked. "Governor BL Joshi in consultation with Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has relieved minister Raja Ram Pandey from his post from this evening," a notification signed by chief secretary Javed Usmani said. The...
10:58 PM, Apr 13, 2013
Mumbai: The BSE Sensex fell to its lowest close in seven months on Friday after Infosys' lower-than-expected revenue guidance raised concerns about the outlook for the software services exporting sector. The Sensex provisionally fell 1.7 per cent to its lowest close since September 13, 2012. The Nifty fell 1.2 per cent. Infosys Ltd provisionally fell 22.1 per cent, marking its biggest single-day fall since April 4, 2003. ...
09:47 AM, Apr 12, 2013
Islamabad: A 26-year-old school teacher was kidnapped and gangraped while on her way to work in Pakistan's central Punjab province. The woman was found lying in a field in Khanewal, near Multan city, on Wednesday. She was taken to a hospital in Jhang and a medico-legal examination at a nearby rural health centre confirmed she had been raped. Doctors at the centre said she might need surgery. Police registered a...
12:56 PM, Apr 11, 2013
Kochi: A Naval officer's wife stationed in Kochi has alleged sexual harassment. The Kochi police have registered a case against 10 officers after the wife of a lieutenant alleged that her husband made her sleep with them. She has alleged her husband did this to further his own career. "If the police can produce them, I can identify. That time they came towards me. Some people tried to cut my...
11:40 AM, Apr 11, 2013
Mumbai: The BSE benchmark Sensex on Thursday rose 128 points to close at nearly one-week high of 18,542 level led by buying in realty, IT and banking stocks ahead of the earning season beginning tomorrow with Infosys. Rising for the second day in row, the Sensex closed 127.75 points, or 0.69 per cent, up to 18,542.20, a level last seen on April 4. The index had gained 188 points in...
09:44 AM, Apr 11, 2013
Chennai: For the first time in Tamil Nadu, the stringent Goondas Act was on Tuesday slapped on a man arrested on the charge of sexually assaulting a three-year old girl. Shahis, running a textile shop, was arrested along with a juvenile on a complaint from the mother of the girl that they had sexually assaulted the child on January 16 last, a police release said. Cases were registered against them...
06:49 PM, Apr 10, 2013
