European Commission chief to visit India

New Delhi: European Commission chief H Ursula Von Der Leyen will be on her first official visit to India on April 24-25. She will attend the Raisina Dialogue. TNS

Fortis case: Singh brothers slapped Rs. 24 cr fine

New Delhi: Sebi has imposed Rs. 24-crore penalties on nine parties, including businessmen Malvinder Mohan Singh and Shivinder Mohan Singh, in Fortis Healthcare violations matter. PTI

Naresh Kumar is Delhi Chief Secy

New Delhi: Senior IAS officer Naresh Kumar has been appointed as the Chief Secretary of Delhi, a home ministry order issued on Tuesday said. Kumar, a 1987-batch AGMUT cadre IAS officer, has been transferred from Arunachal Pradesh to Delhi. TNS

Over 700 get nod to climb Nepal peaks

Kathmandu: The Nepal government has permitted 740 climbers, including 155 women, from 70 countries to scale Nepal’s mountains, with highest number of applicants coming from the US. The second-highest number is from the UK, followed by 55 from India. PTI

Man lynched after accident in Odisha

Baripada : An employee of a private firm, Satyanarayan Nanda, was lynched in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district on Tuesday after the car he was travelling in hit the motorcycle of a villager and killed him.