The Supreme Court Thursday sentenced former Congress minister from Kerala R. Balakrishna Pillai and two others to one-year imprisonment for abusing their position in the award of contract for the Edamalayar hydroelectric power project. They were sentenced under the Prevention of Corruption Act. An apex court bench of Justices P. Sathasivam and B.S. Chauhan reversed [...] Continue reading Apex court gives one-year jail to former Kerala minister
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Malaysian Defence Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has ordered a probe into a claim of a Sikh trainee of the National Service that his hair was cut while he slept during a camp. National Service Training Department director-general Abdul Hadi Awang Kechil said a team from the department would be sent to conduct an investigation. “The [...] Continue reading Malaysian minister orders probe in Sikh trainee’s hair cut
A Government minister has moved to halt controversial plans to bulldoze the former home of ex-Beatle Ringo Starr. Housing Minister Grant Shapps has … Continue reading Minister in bid to save Ringo home
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has relaxed norms for setting up bank branches in northeast India and no prior approval of the apex regulatory body is required in this regard, a senior Tripura minister said Thursday. The clarification came during a meeting between RBI Governor D. Subbarao and Tripura’s Finance Minister Badal Choudhury in [...] Continue reading No RBI approval needed for bank branches in northeast: minister
Andhra Pradesh Assembly Speaker Kiran Kumar Reddy will be sworn-in as new Chief Minister of the State on Thursday. He will be sworn in as 16th Chief Minister of the state by Governor E S L Narasimhan. Reddy, 50, was named as the next chief minister after K Rosaiah resigned on Wednesday, citing personal reasons. [...] Continue reading Kiran Reddy to be sworn in as Andhra Chief Minister today