Thu, 29 Dec 2016 21:52:07
As many as six Bengaluru-bound flights from different origins were diverted to Chennai due to severe fog in the Karnataka capital, causing delay in the landing of more than a dozen other flights in Chennai.
Due to the severe fog in Bengaluru this morning, the flights were diverted to Chennai, airport officials said.
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Thu, 29 Dec 2016 21:49:21
The Income Tax department has initiated action against 14 cooperative banks in Karnataka for holding back information amounting to abetting tax evasion in respect of deposits as it came across Rs 7,636 crore of amount in 80 banks in searches during this year.
I-T Director (Intelligence and Criminal Investigation) Ravichandran Ramaswamy told reporters here that the department during 14 searches
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Thu, 29 Dec 2016 21:46:36
AIADMK leaders on Thursday indicated that Sasikala Natarajan will assume the office of general secretary soon at the party headquarters in Chennai.
On January 2, 54-year old Natarajan will formally take over as AIADMK general secretary, reports said.
Of the 14 resolutions passed at the general council meeting on Thursday which elected Sasikala to the top post in the party, the first one cond
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Thu, 29 Dec 2016 21:42:15
Uttar Pradesh's ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) on Thursday appeared to be headed for a vertical split, with Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav releasing his own list of 235 candidates, a day after his father and SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav had released the official list.
Some pro-Akhilesh Yadav MLAs earlier said the unhappy Chief Minister was likely to release a parallel list of candidates for Uttar
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Thu, 29 Dec 2016 21:41:05
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday accused the Congress leadership of "desperation" in the face of his "tough" demonetisation decision and said it was the first time that a concerted effort was made by the Opposition to "openly" protect the dishonest through disruptions in Parliament.
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Thu, 29 Dec 2016 21:39:20
President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday said patriotism should not result in "blinkered" approaches in interpreting history or a compromise with truth in order to justify an argument of choice.
Inaugurating the 77th session of the Indian History Congress, he asked historians to be as objective as possible in their approach to history and said freedom to doubt, disagree and dispute intellectuall
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Thu, 29 Dec 2016 21:37:43
Government has made holding of more than 10 junked Rs 500/1000 notes a penal offence punishable with a minimum Rs 10,000 fine, but the harsher four-year jail term has been dropped.
The Specified Bank Notes Cessation of Liabilities Ordinance, approved yesterday by the Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, allows individuals to hold no more than 10 notes of the old currency. It allows 2
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Thu, 29 Dec 2016 11:36:20
Ana Ivanovic is retiring from tennis at age 29, ending a career in which she was ranked No. 1 in 2008 but can no longer play at the highest level because of injuries.
In a live broadcast on Facebook, Ivanovic said Wednesday "it was a difficult decision, but there is so much to celebrate." The Serb won 15 tour titles, including the 2008 French Open, and is now ranked No. 63
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Thu, 29 Dec 2016 11:34:40
Former Test fast bowler Jason Gillespie was Thursday appointed as Australia assistant coach for the three Twenty20 internationals against Sri Lanka in February.
Cricket Australia said Gillespie will work with Justin Langer, who was confirmed as coach for the series earlier this month.
They will step in for head coach Darren Lehmann and his assistant David Saker, who will be with the Test sq
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