India

New Delhi, Apr 29: Fixed deposits and tax-free bonds seem to be among the most favoured financial investments for the political leaders fighting the Lok Sabha polls, while mutual funds and stocks also adorn the portfolios of many and some even have got shares of long-defunct firms like Kingfisher Airlines. Shares of Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), the country’s most valued company

New Delhi, Apr 29: In view of the recent ruling of the Supreme Court, the government will have to amend the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Act sooner or later and publish the names of loan defaulters periodically, a top official of the All India Bank Employees' Association (AIBEA) said on Monday. Welcoming the apex court order directing the RBI to disclose its inspection reports of banks and the

Lucknow, Apr 29: The Samajwadi Party on Monday declared dismissed BSF constable Tej Bahadur Yadav as its candidate against Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Varanasi. Yadav was dismissed in 2017 after he posted a video online complaining about the food served to the troops. He will be challenging Modi in Varanasi constituency of Uttar Pradesh, an SP leader said here. Varanasi will go to polls in

Chitrakoot, Apr 29: BJP President Amit Shah on Monday accused the opposition alliance of giving tickets to "bahubalis" (musclemen) in Uttar Pradesh but said their presence would have no impact now as the Yogi Adityanath government hangs them upside down. Shah also took a swipe at Rahul Gandhi, saying if temperatures increase in the country, the Congress President goes abroad and even his mother

New Delhi, Apr 29: Prime Minister Narendra Modihas got income tax refunds at least five times in the last 18 years, while Congress chief Rahul Gandhi has received six refunds during the same period. Besides, the refunds for assessment years 2015-16 and 2012-13 got "adjusted against outstanding demand" in case of Modi, while it was the case for Gandhi in assessment year 2011-12. This is based on

Mumbai, Apr 29: Captains of the Indian industry, including the Ambanis, Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran and Adi Godrej were among the early voters in Mumbai on Monday during polling for the fourth and final phase of Lok Sabha elections. Chandrasekaran and his wife voted at a polling booth at Worli in Central Mumbai, while Godrej cast his ballot in the Malabar Hill area in south Mumbai. Reserve

New Delhi, Apr 29: Hundreds of passengers faced a harrowing time at the Delhi airport early Monday as the server of the immigration system encountered technical glitches. An Air India official told news agency that the immigration system server was down for more than 40 minutes since 12.20 am. At around 1 am, the official also said crew for three Air India flights were stuck and that no time line

Chhindwara, Apr 29: Madhya Pradesh's new power centre is witnessing a unique father-son electoral show with Chief Minister Kamal Nath and his son Nakul in the fray, hoping to boost not just the Congress but also strike roots as deep as the tree from where this region takes its name. While the chief minister, a nine-time MP from the area, is contesting an assembly bypoll, Nakul Nath is hoping to

New Delhi: Cyclone 'Fani' is very likely to intensify into a "severe cyclonic storm" in the next 12 hours and further soar into a "very severe cyclonic storm" in the next 24 hours, the Cyclone Warning Division of the MeT department said on Sunday. In its 1 pm bulletin, the Cyclone Warning Division said 'Fani' currently lays over 745 kilometres east-southeast of Trincomalee (Sri Lanka), 1,050

New Delhi, Apr 28: Opposition parties on Saturday approached the Election Commission alleging display of party name only under the BJP symbol on EVMs during a mock poll in West Bengal's Barrackpore constituency, but the poll panel said the same insignia has been under use since 2013. A delegation of opposition parties comprising senior Congress leaders Abhishek Manu Singhvi and Ahmed Patel and