2 killed, another missing in Army chopper crash

After a day’s break, curfew was on Wednesday again imposed in major towns in Kashmir in the wake of a separatists’ call for shutdown and marches in Srinagar, Anantnag and Sopore to protest against killings and deployment of troops in the Valley. Police said curfew has been imposed in the city and all major towns […]

Sensex up 80 points in opening trade

The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex on Wednesday opened higher by 80 points on buying in realty and metal stocks by funds tracking firm global markets. The 30-share index rose by 79.89 points, or 0.44 per cent, to 18,128.74 points in the first five minutes of trading. Similarly, the broad-based National Stock Exchange index Nifty […]

Madani to be quizzed in police custody, remanded till August 26

Abdul Nasser Madani  who was booked on Tuesday afternoon for his alleged involvement in Bangalore bomb blast case has been remanded to police custody till 26th August by a magistrate in Bangalore . Hours after his arrest at Kollam in Kerala by Karnataka police, Madani was flown in Bangalore on Tuesday night and produced before Additional […]

Abdul Nasser Madani Booked for Bangalore Bomb Blast

PDP leader Abdul Nasser Madani was arrested from Kollam on Tuesday in connection with the 2008 Bangalore blasts case.  Political pressure is also mounting on the LDF Government in Kerala to facilitate the Karnataka Police, camping in the state for the past eight days, to carry out the legal process.  After a meeting with Bangalore […]

PM lands in Leh to announce relief package

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh along with senior cabinet ministers arrived in Leh on Tuesday on a day-long visit to take stock of relief and rehabilitation undertaken in the aftermath of flash floods and is expected to announce a Rs 250-crore package for the victims.  The Prime Minister is accompanied by Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi […]

Madani to surrender in magistrate’s court today

Sensex opens 81 points up

SBI raises benchmark lending rate by 50 basis points

State Bank of India, the country’s largest lender, on Monday raised benchmark lending rate by 50 basis points to 12.25 per cent, making home, vehicle and other corporate loans linked with the rate costlier to existing borrowers. However, for new borrowers the base rate, which became effective from 1st July this year, stands at 7.5 […]

Madani case: Senior Karnataka Police Official reaches State Capital

Amid spiralling speculations on the impending arrest of Abdul Nasser Madani, an accused in the 2008 bangalore Bomblast case wanted by the Karnataka Police, Alok Kumar,  Joint Police Commissioner of Bangalore, reached  Thiruvananthapuram early this morning. During the day he will hold discussions with top police official regarding the arrest proceedings, it is believed.

P D P Chief Abdul Nasser Madani prefers to surrender in Court