New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said his government was committed to effectively implementing the "Minimum Wages (Delhi) Amendment Bill, 2015" once the assembly passes it. "We will implement this law effectively. We will take strong action against those violating the law," Kejriwal said in the assembly during a discussion on the bill. "We are bringing worker...
New Delhi: There has been a 30 percent increase in the number of tigers in the country since 2010, Environment, Forests and Climate Change Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Wednesday. The estimated number of tigers in the country has gone up to 2,226 (range 1,945-2,491) as compared to 1,706 in 2010 (range 1,520-1,909 tigers), he informed the Lok Sabha. "The...
New Delhi: A Delhi court has allowed the CBI to conduct hearing against Rajendra Sadashiv Nikhalje alias Chhota Rajan via video conferencing, observing that the underworld don has serious threat to his life, court sources said on Wednesday. Special Judge Vinod Kumar on Tuesday allowed the plea of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in this effect, the sources added....
Bengaluru: Software major Wipro on Wednesday announced acquisition of leading German IT consulting and software services firm Cellent AG for Euro 73.5 million (Rs.518 crore). "We have signed an agreement with Landesban Baden-Wuerttemberg to acquire Cellent AG for Euro 73.5-million," the IT bellwether said in a statement here. Post-acquisition, the 14-year-old Fellbach-based Cellent's 800 consultants will become part of Wipro....
Raipur: Defending champions the Netherlands shrugged off a determined Canada 2-0 to enter the semi-finals of the Hero Hockey World League (HWL) Final at the Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel International Stadium here on Wednesday. Canada made life extremely difficult for the European champions, who eventually emerge victorious thanks to goals from Constantijn Jonker (25th minute) and Roel Bovendeert (56th). The...
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav announced that there would be no written examination for recruitment to the post of police constable....
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday said the results of the local body polls in Gujarat were a clear continuation of the pattern witnessed during the assembly elections in Delhi and Bihar, where the BJP was routed. Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi told reporters here that the Congress was already leading in 2,200 of 4,800 block and panchayat samitis. The...
Valencia: Valencia on Wednesday reached an agreement with England assistant coach Gary Neville to take the charge of the Spanish football club's first team until the end of the current season. Neville will officially begin his work next Sunday (December 6), ahead of the club's Champions League match against Olympique Lyonnais on Wednesday (December 9) at their home ground -...
Keeping in mind Uttar Pradesh politics, BSP supremo Mayawati once again demanded reservation for financially weak upper caste....
New Delhi: A court here on Wednesday dismissed a plea of Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, accused in a disproportionate assets case, seeking complete documents related to the FIR registered against him. Special Judge Vinod Kumar rejected Virbhadra Singh's plea seeking complete records of the preliminary inquiry, on the basis of which the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) registered...
