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Min not in favour of CBI probe into tsd row

New Delhi: Defence Ministry is not in favour of asking the CBI to probe into the functioning of an intelligence unit called Technical Support Division(TSD) set up by then Army chief General VK Singh, sources said here on Friday. The Army Headquarters had recommended a CBI probe and Director General Military Operations (DGMO) had submitted a report about the unit. It faced allegations of carrying out some unauthorized operations besides giving money to some politicians in Jammu and Kashmir.

AP ex-CM janardhan reddy dies at 80

Hyderabad: Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nedrumalli Janardhan Reddy passed away on Friday here after a prolonged illness. He was 80. He was admitted to hospital with neurological problems and breathed his last at 5 am. Born on February 20, 1935 in Vakadu village of Nellore district, Janardhan Reddy served the State as the Chief Minister from December 1990 to October 1992 and had to resign following allegations of corruption.

Amity Innovation Incubator holds summit

New Delhi: Amity Innovation Incubator (AII), in association with TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs), organised a day-long “Entrepreneurship and Innovation Summit” in the Capital on Friday. The Summit provided a unique opportunity to budding entrepreneurs, SMEs and Venture Capitalists to get apprised with latest trends in the industry along with showcasing their innovation to stakeholders. The delegates gained new insights by interacting with innovation Gurus and Industry leaders. leaders and experts including Dr BK Gairola, Member Secretary, National Innovation Council and Aseem Chauhan, Chancellor, Amity University & CEO were main speakers.