Hasina ropes in former dictator as special envoy

Last Updated: Sunday, January 12, 2014, 23:46

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina roped in sulking former military strongman HM Ershad as her special envoy soon after she was sworn in for her second straight term.

Bangladesh`s Ershad ends speculation, takes oath as lawmaker

Last Updated: Saturday, January 11, 2014, 19:58

Former Bangladeshi military ruler HM Ershad, whose Jatiya Party is a key ally of ruling Awami League, on Saturday took oath as a lawmaker despite his earlier decision to boycott the general election.

Former Bangladesh dictator HM Ershad led away from home

Last Updated: Friday, December 13, 2013, 04:46

Bangladesh`s former military dictator HM Ershad was on Thursday led away from his home by security forces and admitted to a military facility in a dramatic move.

Hindustan Motors gears up for small car launch next fiscal

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 24, 2013, 18:11

Crisis-ridden Hindustan Motors, a C K Birla group company, is gearing up for the launch of a small car in the next fiscal, its MD and CEO Uttam Bose said Tuesday.

Hindustan Motors posts Rs 20.36 crore profit in Q3

Last Updated: Saturday, February 9, 2013, 19:42

The automaker, owned by the C.K. Birla Group, had posted a net loss of Rs.42.81 crore for the corresponding period previous year.

'HM open to talks with other auto-makers for Chennai plant'

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 15, 2013, 13:56

Kolkata: C K Birla group company Hindustan Motors (HM) is open to talks with other auto-makers for utilising the surplus capacity at its Chennai plant which was demerged recently, a top company official has said.

Maharashtra: Author booked for `spreading hatred`

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 12, 2012, 12:55

In a twist to the campaign for the post of president of Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan, police have registered a case against HM Marathe.

Bangladesh`s ruling ally threatens to quit

Last Updated: Sunday, March 13, 2011, 14:54

Ex-Bangladesh president HM Ershad heads third-largest party in Parliament.

J&K interlocutors submit report to HM, hopeful of solution

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 3, 2010, 00:04

The interlocutors on J&K on Tuesday submitted their report to Home Minister P Chidambaram after their maiden visit to the state, with their leader Dileep Padgaonkar saying he is "hopeful" of a solution of the issue".

`RSS leader provided guidelines on Ajmer blast`

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 27, 2010, 20:58

Rajasthan government on Wednesday claimed that RSS leader Indresh Kumar, whose name figures in the chargesheet in the 2007 Ajmer Dargah blast case, provided "guidelines" on how to go about carrying out the explosion.

B`desh govt has no immediate plans to try ex-dictator: Minister

Last Updated: Saturday, September 4, 2010, 15:19

B`desh law minister says govt is not thinking about Ershad`s trial right now.

Twin blasts mischievous attempt to create panic: Karna HM

Last Updated: Saturday, April 17, 2010, 19:58

Karnataka Home Minister V S Acharya on Saturday said the twin blasts outside the cricket stadium here appeared to be a `mischievous attempt` to create panic and alarm.