Former Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor, R Gandhi, has been appointed as additional director on the board of Yes Bank for a period of 2 years with effect from May 14, 2019 to May 13, 2021.
Election Commission has issued notice to Sanjay Nirupam, Congress leader for prima facie violation of Model Code of Conduct in a speech delivered in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. He has been asked to furnish his response within 24 hours.
Thiruvananthapuram: A 40-year-old woman & her 19-year-old daughter attempted suicide by setting themselves ablaze after bank issued them seizure notice to repay 4,80,000 rupees home loan; daughter died & mother critical. They had borrowed 5 lakh in 2003 & had paid 8 lakh till now.
BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay has approached Delhi High Court seeking direction to Election Commission to take appropriate action against Kamal Haasan for his comments "First terrorist in independent India is a Hindu, his name is Nathuram Godse".
A criminal complaint has been filed in a Delhi's Patiala House Court against Kamal Haasan for allegedly 'hurting religious sentiments of Hindus by associating terrorism with Hindu religion in Tamil Nadu on May 12'.
The annual rate of inflation based on monthly WPI stood at 3.07% (provisional) for the month of April ,2019 (over April,2018) as compared to 3.18% (provisional) for the previous month.
Karnataka: Three people including two children dead, two people injured in house collapse in Yarguppi village, in Dharwad district's Kundgol. Case registered.
Abdul Majeed Baba, a Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorist with a Rs 2 lakh reward on his head, who was arrested in Srinagar, J&K on 11th May brought to Delhi on transit remand. Read Full Report.
Mumbai: A 51-year-old GST superintendent allegedly committed suicide by jumping off the World Trade Centre in Cuffe Parade, yesterday. The police have registered an Accidental Death Report, further investigation underway. Read Full Report.
New Delhi, May 14: In what is believed to be a magnificent feat, India is all set to host 'Army Scouts Masters Competition' of 5th Intl Army Games steered by Russia. India is participating in the Army Games for the first time this year. The five-stage event is scheduled for August 2019. Team representatives incl from Russia and China arrived in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer for coordination conference. Catch live breaking news on politics, crime, business, entertainment, sports and world affairs here.
Meanwhile, with Lok Sabha polls coming to an end with the last phase of voting on May 19, political leaders are leaving no stone unturned to woo voters. On Monday, the Election Commission ordered re-polling at a polling station in Faridabad Lok Sabha seat on May 19 after a polling agent was arrested for influencing voters. The re-poll will be held at the polling station in Prithla assembly segment of the constituency.
The Election Commission said that Ashok Kumar Garg IAS has been posted by the Commission as new Returning Officer of Faridabad parliamentary constituency. He has been directed to join at Faridabad by forenoon on Tuesday. Stay updated with LatestLY for the latest happenings across the globe.
(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on May 14, 2019 08:17 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).