A fire broke out Monday afternoon on the terrace of a five-storey Gold Towers in the heart of Bangalore, destroying a temporary shed, a police official said.
“The fire occurred between 1.45-2 p.m. in the shed on the roof of Gold Towers. No casualties have been reported so far. The fire has been brought under control,” [...] Continue reading Fire in Bangalore high rise, no casualties
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Security forces intensified combing operations along the Orissa-Chhattisgarh border Wednesday, a day after the massacre of 76 paramilitary troopers by Maoists in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district, an official said.
“The area where Maoists launched their attack in Chhattisgarh Tuesday is located about 30-40 km from the border of Orissa’s Malkangiri district,” Deputy Inspector General of Police Sanjeeb [...] Continue reading High alert along Orissa-Chhattisgarh border
The Madras High Court Tuesday dismissed an appeal for premature release by Nalini Sriharan, serving a life sentence for the 1991 assassination of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi.
Agreeing with the submission of the Tamil Nadu government, a bench of Justice Elipe Dharma Rao and Justice K.K.Sashidharan said that in a case investigated and filed by [...] Continue reading Madras High Court dismisses Nalini’s plea for release
A benchmark index for Indian equities Monday closed 0.38 percent higher, closing at a level not seen in the last two years, even though buying sentiments remained slack across the market breadth.
The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 17,639.18 points, closed at 17,711.35 points, 66.59 points or 0.38 [...] Continue reading Sensex touches two-year high, ends 0.38 percent up
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Wednesday said India had recovered from the global financial meltdown and the economy was in far better shape than it was a year ago to clock high growth.
“India has emerged from an unprecedented global slowdown faster than any other nation. The advance estimates indicate a 7.2 per cent growth in 2009-10. [...] Continue reading India is well placed to achieve high growth: Mukherjee