The Tamil Nadu Assembly has reduced the suspension to six months of six DMDK MLAs who assaulted a dissident leader inside the House. They had earlier been suspended for a period of one year. ...
11:13 AM, Mar 27, 2013
In the Mercedes SLS AMG Black Series, AMG has tuned the fabulous 6.2-litre V8 engine to produce 622 PS, up from 583 PS. The torque has dropped by 14 Nm, but Mercedes claims a 0-100 kmph timing of 3.6 second and a top speed of 315 kmph. Ceramic brakes with twin rotors provide the stopping force for this 1,550-kg marvel. ...
12:53 PM, Feb 15, 2013
Senior lawyer Ram Jethmalani and Bharatiya Janata Party president Nitin Gadkari have reached a truce after over a month of former's suspension from the party, according to the sources. Senior party leader LK Advani mediated the truce after they met at his residence, sources added. ...
01:39 PM, Jan 11, 2013
In a surprising move, the BJP on Sunday suspended senior leader and Rajya Sabha member Ram Jethmalani from the party using power vested under Article 25 of BJP's constitution. ...
08:59 PM, Nov 25, 2012
New Delhi: Troubled Kingfisher airlines, whose flying licence was suspended by the DGCA, said on Saturday night it has stopped taking booking of tickets till it resumes operations. "We are now immediately suspending all forward bookings till such time we resume operations," Kingfisher spokesperson said in a statement, adding it's "our endeavour to re-start operations at the earliest and we assure you we are working towards achieving this". The airline...
10:03 PM, Oct 20, 2012
New Delhi: It could be the beginning of the end for Kingfisher Airlines. The crisis-hit company, under lockout since September end, had his licence suspended on Saturday by the aviation watchdog, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). This means an immediate halt on bookings, followed by the staff intensifying their protests for their dues. The DGCA on Saturday said that the suspension will stay till it is convinced that...
09:00 PM, Oct 20, 2012
Mumbai: Kingfisher lenders, including SBI, on Saturday expressed concerns over the airline losing its licence to fly, but said recovery of loans through sale of its assets is the last option. "... we are concerned as we have no control on these developments. We were prepared for all these. The last thing we bankers want is a complete shut-down of the airline, as we want the airline to resume operations...
07:46 PM, Oct 20, 2012
New Delhi: Suspension of licence stares in the face of crisis-ridden Kingfisher Airline as it extended its lockout till October 23 and submitted a reply to aviation regulator DGCA's show-cause notice on the matter. Reacting to the airline's reply, official sources said the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) was consulting legal experts on what action - suspension or cancellation of flying licence - could be taken against Kingfisher for...
08:46 PM, Oct 19, 2012
"We have decided to suspend them until the conclusion of the inquiry probing the allegations," ARM Aroos, the head of the SLC's umpires committee, said. ...
10:26 PM, Oct 11, 2012
Ahmedabad: Suspended IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt on Wednesday asked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled Gujarat government to desist from "vindictiveness" and revoke a "half-baked" suspension order issued against him. On October 1, on the recommendation of the Union Home Ministry, the Gujarat government had revoked the suspension of Bhatt, in one of three cases against him. He was suspended on August 8, 2011, when he was posted as the Principal...
06:52 PM, Oct 03, 2012
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Sunday suspended a stadium officer in Chennai for allowing a Sri Lankan football team to play a friendly tie, terming it as an insult to Tamils and directed that the team be sent back home. "The (Nehru) Stadium Officer has no authority to allow matches there and only the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu is authorised to do so. By using...
06:46 PM, Sep 02, 2012
Chennai: Intensifying his hygiene drive, Health and Family Welfare Minister V S Vijay, after inspecting the Government Rajiv Gandhi General Hospital here on Thursday, ordered the suspension of a sanitary officer for slackness in duty. After inaugurating the Clinical Nutrition Academy on the Madras Medical College-GRH campus, the Minister made a surprise inspection of the hospital. When Vijay found the drinking water tank open with cobwebs and spiders, he ordered...
03:31 PM, Aug 31, 2012
Hyderabad: In a major embarrassment to the state government, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has revoked the suspension of senior IPS officer Umesh Kumar with immediate effect. In the order issued Thursday, the ministry said Umesh Kumars suspension on the grounds of taking unauthorised leave was not justified and untenable. This is perhaps the first instance of MHA overruling the state governments decision to suspend an IPS officer. The...
01:00 PM, Aug 31, 2012
New York: Noted Indian-American writer and journalist Fareed Zakaria, who was briefly suspended by Time magazine and CNN after he was accused of plagiarism, described the episode as "tough" and "clarifying" and said he now realises the focus of what he wants to do ahead. Forty-eight-year-old Zakaria's suspension was revoked by Time and CNN last week, days after he had issued an apology for lifting a passage for an article...
08:26 PM, Aug 20, 2012
Washington: The Time magazine and CNN on Thursday announced to revoke the suspension of Fareed Zakaria, the noted Indian American writer and journalist, who was suspended last week by both outlets for alleged plagiarism. Following a review of the allegations of plagiarism, for which Zakaria has apologized, CNN and Time in separate statement termed it as a "journalistic lapse" and unintentional error and announced that his popular column and the...
04:57 AM, Aug 17, 2012
New Delhi: In one of biggest ever such exercises in the country, Ford India on Monday said it has recalled over 1.28 units of its best selling Figo and Classic cars to rectify problems related to steering and rear suspension. The recall impacts different batches of cars made between January 2008 and December 2010, and from September 2010 till February 2011. "Ford India rolled out a voluntary and pre-emptive Field...
08:57 PM, Aug 13, 2012
Mumbai: Captain SPS Suri was suspended by DGCA pending inquiry for allegedly trying to bury an episode of turbulence on a flight. But he travelled as operational crewmember for another flight on August 1, in violation of aviation and immigration guidelines. An inquiry against him for alleged contravention of rules has apparently failed to stop this Air India pilot from flouting a few more. MiD DAY had reported on July...
03:47 PM, Aug 07, 2012
London: Hitting back at those behind his brief suspension from the House of Lords in 2010, prominent Indian-origin industrialist Swraj Paul has insisted that he did not do anything wrong, and believes that racialism may have something to do with the unfair treatment he received. Paul was one of the Lords caught up in the expenses scandal that rocked British politics in 2010. Most of the people involved were MPs...
08:29 PM, May 20, 2012
New Delhi: Claiming high moral ground for suspending eight party MPs from Telangana region for disrupting the Lok Sabha, Congress on Wednesday said it has shown the way and asked Opposition leaders to learn from the action and ensure that the House transacts normal business. However, party spokesperson Rashid Alvi vehemently denied that his remarks constitute any threat to the Opposition or that the action could be a pretext to...
08:49 PM, Apr 25, 2012
Dehra Dun: Congress has suspended a party leader for six years in connection with an attack on its official candidate Manish Tiwari who is contesting from Gadarpur assembly seat. Rajendra Pal Singh has been suspended for six years from the party after a preliminary inquiry showed his alleged involvement in the attack on Tiwari, said state party spokesman Surendra Kumar. However, a detailed investigation into the incident is on and...
07:41 PM, Jan 12, 2012
