08  August, 2013

CBI arrests Micromax promoter, executive on charge of bribing civic officials

CBI on Wednesday arrested the co-owner and promoter of cellphone handset maker Micromax, Rajesh Aggarwal, and another senior executive of the company named ManishTuli, in a case of graft.

They were allegedly bribing four engineers of North Delhi Municipal Corporation and DDA to obtain clearance for making a banquet hall in Wazirpur. The four engineers have been detained along with two beldars, who were reportedly given the task of receiving the kickback.

Sikh delegation told to remove turbans at Rome airport

Delhi's gurdwara management committee president Manjeet Singh GK and other members of a Sikh delegation were not cleared to board a flight from Rome after they refused to take off their turbans at the airport security check Manjeet Singh, who is also Delhi chief of Akali Dal (Badal), told TOI that the delegation had offered to let the staff touch their turbans and run a metal detector over it, but the Italian security insisted on them taking the turbans off

10 plants to convert Mumbai's garbage into energy

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has proposed the setting up of at least 10 waste-to-energy plants to process 8,000 metric tonnes of garbage generated everyday in the city. It is, however, not clear what the BMC plans to do with the power that is generated.

Additional municipal commissioner Mohan Adtani said each plant will require five to six acres to process at least 1,000 metric tonnes of garbage.

Egypt vows to break up protests as mediation 'fails'

Egypt's government on Wednesday vowed to remove Islamist protest camps after it said foreign mediation had failed, sparking fears of a violent end to the month-old standoff since president Mohamed Morsi's ouster.

"The cabinet affirms that the decision to disperse the Rabaa Adawiya and Nahda sit-ins is a final decision, on which all agree, and there is no going back on it," prime minister Hazem al-Beblawi said on state television.

Cristiano Ronaldo lifts Real Madrid to victory over Chelsea

Cristiano Ronaldo gave his former coach Jose Mourinho one more dazzling display of his skills, and delivered a trophy to Real Madrid in the process with a 3-1 win over Chelsea in Wednesday's final of the Guinness International Champions Cup.

MS Dhoni to promote EPL in India

Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni would be seen promoting his second love soccer on STAR Sports after being roped in as the brand ambassador of the upcoming Barclays English Premier League in India.