The dawn-to-dusk Tamil Nadu bandh on Friday on the Cauvery issue called by associations of farmers and traders passed off peacefully even as opposition leaders, including the DMK’s M.K. Stalin and Kanimozhi, courted arrest while leading protest demonstrations in various parts of the State. The day was marked by a ... Read More »
The Rajya Sabha on Thursday passed the controversial Compensatory Afforestation Funds Bill, almost three months after the Lok Sabha gave the proposed legislation its assent. The Act provides the framework for the distribution of nearly Rs 42,000 crore for afforestation in states where forest land has been utilised for other ... Read More »
Amanda Spielman, banker-turned-academy chain adviser, will be the next Ofsted chief inspector, it has been announced. A few formalities are necessary, a cross-party coalition of MPs will talk to her next Wednesday before giving her the final nod, but presuming no funny business occurs Spielman is in. Overstating the importance ... Read More »
Kamla Advani, the wife of BJP veteran L. K. Advani, died today at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) due to heart failure. Sources close to the family said she complained of uneasiness and breathlessness and was rushed to the AIIMS where doctors tried to revive her but ... Read More »
Kamla Advani, wife of senior BJP leader L K Advani, died here on Wednesday at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) due to cardiac arrest. The AIIMS report said, “Smt. Kamla Advani, wife of Shri L K Advani, aged 83 yrs., was brought to the Main Casualty, AIIMS ... Read More »
Big Apple, big price tags: A new report finds that average Manhattan apartment prices have cracked the $2 million mark for the first time. Douglas Elliman Real Estate, which produces the quarterly report with appraisal firm Miller Samuel, found that the average price of a Manhattan condo or co-op in ... Read More »
