NEW DELHI: If the consumer industry was waiting for a big-bang stress buster after the slowdown pangs during most parts of the year, the auspicious Dhanteras brought in cheer for companies as buyers didn’t disappoint, even when it came to purchase of gold that has seen a strong surge in prices this year.Car sales, which…
NEW DELHI: It is not just Indian households which look to bring gold into their lockers. On Dhanteras, the Reserve Bank of India disclosed that it has shipped another 102 tonnes of gold from Bank of England’s vaults in London to secure locations within the country.At the end of September, of the 855 tonnes of…
NAGPUR: As the final nominations are in, it has become clear that Congress has failed to secure enough seats on the MVA bargaining table. Congress managed to eke out around 100 seats in the MVA alliance. In comparison, BJP walked away with around 150 in the seat-sharing haggling match within the Mahayuti. While it’s clear…
NAGPUR: After raising the banner of revolt and snapping his four-decade-old ties with the Congress to contest from Nagpur Central in the Maharashtra elections, veteran politician Anees Ahmed missed the deadline to file nomination Tuesday on a Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) ticket by two minutes.“My nomination was not accepted by the returning officer as I…
PUNE: NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar, at a rally for grandnephew Yugendra, mimicked Ajit Pawar‘s emotional speech by wiping his eyes with a handkerchief, and said Tuesday, “He (Ajit Pawar) was the one who had said in his speeches during the LS polls that Sharad Pawar would play an emotional card and, with tears in…
MUMBAI/NAGPUR: Rebels threatened to become a headache for the two major alliances in the state as nominations for the assembly polls drew to a close Tuesday. While Mahayuti identified 80 rebels, close to 150 politicians in all from across parties have filed nominations in defiance of their party’s, or multi-party alliance’s, official candidates. With Nov…
MUMBAI: Police on Tuesday arrested a 20-year-old man from Noida for allegedly making a call and sending messages to NCP MLA Zeeshan Siddique’s office helpline in Bandra (E) claiming that he had overheard people planning to kill him and actor Salman Khan. Police traced accused Mohammad Tayyab alias Gurfan Khan through his mobile number and…
CHENNAI: Twelve years after a trial court had allowed the closure of a corruption case against former Tamil Nadu chief minister and expelled AIADMK functionary O Panneerselvam, Madras high court reversed the order on Tuesday, thereby reviving the case.Justice N Anand Venkatesh, who had initiated suo motu revision proceedings against the closure, passed an order…
BENGALURU: In an effort to quell mounting tension over Waqf land ownership, Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah assured farmers Tuesday that no one would be evicted from their property. The assurance comes amid allegations from farmers in Vijayapura and other districts that their lands were marked as Waqf properties.“No farmer will be evicted from his land….
NEW DELHI: Crediting India’s first home minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel with having laid the foundation for the country’s journey to becoming a global leader in every field, home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday lamented how he was “forgotten for years” and also “deprived” of the nation’s top recognition, Bharat Ratna.Addressing a gathering at the flagging…
