Wednesday

Three final offers received for PMC Bank resolution, says RBI Guv

Former PMC Bank director arrested

9:01 pm October 16, 2019

Mumbai: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Mumbai Police on Wednesday arrested Surjit Singh Arora, one of the former directors of the scam-hit Punjab & Maharashtra Cooperative Bank. This is the fifth arrest in the case. Arora was summoned for questioning by the EOW’s special investigation team earlier in the day. He was a director […]

Decision on next Himachal CM after Assembly polls: BJP

Kothrud: BJP promises elderly safety, green protection

8:56 pm October 16, 2019

Pune: Protecting environment, improving public transport and ensuring safety and security of senior citizens are the key promises made by Maharashtra BJP unit president Chandrakant Patil on Wednesday in his “manifesto” for the Kothrud constituency, from where he is in the fray. He also promised setting up of a “cultural university” in the urban constituency. […]

Modi wish Naveen Patnaik on his 73rd birthday

8:10 pm October 16, 2019

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday extended birthday greetings to Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on his 73rd birthday. Many other leaders cutting across political affiliations, including West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Union ministers-Dharmendra Pradhan and Pratap Sarangi-wished Patnaik on the occasion. Though Patnaik refrained from celebrating his birthday as a mark of […]

Prisoner hangs self in jail in Rajasthan’s Karauli

7:59 pm October 16, 2019

Jaipur: A 23-year-old prisoner on Wednesday allegedly committed suicide by hanging in Hindaun sub-jail of Rajasthan’s Karauli district, officials said. Mahendra alias Kalla, a resident of Nadauti tehsil of the district, was lodged in the jail on August 29 this year after being booked in a case of theft and under provisions of the Arms […]

Rose Valley: CBI officials visit state secretariat

7:56 pm October 16, 2019

Kolkata: CBI officers visited the West Bengal secretariat on Wednesday as part of its ongoing probe into the multi crore Rose Valley chit fund scam. This is the first time that the investigating agency personnel have visited the state secretariat in connection with the Rose Valley scam. Sources said that the CBI personnel reached the […]