Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc for one-to-one talks ahead of delegation-level talks. India and Vietnam sign 12 agreements for cooperation in areas, including defence and IT, to boost bilateral ties. Modi said that India will provide $500 million credit line for Vietnam[Read More…]
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AAP suspends primary membership of Sandeep Kumar, say sources
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday suspended primary membership of sacked minister Sandeep Kumar in connection with the “objectionable” CD episode, sources said. Kumar, who held the Women and Child Welfare and Social Welfare portfolios, was sacked from the council of ministers by Kejriwal after he received a nine-minute-long[Read More…]
Triple talaq prevents men from killing wives: Muslim Law Board to Supreme Court
Asserting that “Personal laws of a community cannot be rewritten in the name of social reform,” the All India Muslim Personal Law Board defended the validity of triple talaq before the Supreme Court. Some of the arguments presented by the board drew a lot of flak as it said that[Read More…]
CBI raids ex-Haryana CM Bhupinder Hooda’s home over corruption case
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday conducted searches on the premises of former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and his associates in connection with alleged irregularities in the acquisition of land in Gurgaon district. In raids in 20 locations across Delhi, Chandigarh, Rohtak and Gurugram, the CBI[Read More…]
Arunachal governor asked to resign, says he is “clueless”
Arunachal Pradesh governor Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa has been asked to step down on “health grounds.” According to Indian Express report, this movement comes weeks after the apex court restored the Congress government in the hill state and rapped the central government for “humiliating the elected government of the day.” The[Read More…]
P Chidambaram says summon against his son is vague
Speaking about the ongoing probe against Karti Chidambaram’s ‘alleged’ financial irregularities in Aircel-Maxis scam, P Chidambaram has said that the recent “summon against his son Karti Chidambaram is vague and unclear.” He said, “A canard is being spread that my son, Mr Karti Chidambaram, has refused to appear before the[Read More…]
PM Modi lashes out at ‘self-appointed guardians’ of Dalits
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in an interview with CNN-News 18, his second interview to an Indian television news channel, spoke on various issues ranging from Indian economy, Dalits,Uttar Pradesh polls and his relationship with the media. PM Modi lashed out at ‘self-appointed guardians’ of Dalits for creating tensions in the[Read More…]
Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress has become 7th national party of India
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s party Trinamool Congress (TMC) has been given a status of national party. The Election Commission announced TMC as the seventh national political party of India on Friday. According to the requirements laid down in the Symbols (Reservation and allotment) Order, 1968, which was amended last[Read More…]
Amitabh Kant urges for one policy on retail biz and e-commerce
India is the only country where there are different policies for different segments of the retail business and e-commerce. Logically, there should be one policy, said Mr. Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog. Kant was interacting with CEOs at the Valedictory Session of the sixth edition of Massmerize 2016, FICCI’s annual[Read More…]
Kolkata to get its first church named after Saint Teresa
The city of joy and the place that converted Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu to ‘Mother Teresa’ will get the country’s first church named after Saint Teresa of Kolkata on September 4. Also, soon after the canonisation ceremony at the Vatican, the Catholic Association of Bengal will embrace Mother as its patron[Read More…]
Swaraj, Kejriwal, Mamata to attend Mother Teresa’s canonization
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will lead a 12-member delegation to represent India at canonisation ceremony of Mother Teresa in Vatican on September 4. External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Vikas Swarup said two delegations led by chief ministers had sought political clearance from the Ministry of External Affairs to attend the[Read More…]
Delhi government cracks down on agitating nurses, as Capital reels under diseases
Coming down hard on the strike declared by the nurses union in state-run hospitals, the Delhi government on Friday invoked the stringent ESMA declaring the agitation as illegal. Even as a two-year-old girl died of dengue in the capital on Thursday, taking the total death toll to eight, the city hospitals are[Read More…]
India-Vietnam partnership critical to Asia and World: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday stressed on the strategic partnership between India and Vietnam saying that it will benefit Asia and the rest of the world. Greeting the people of Vietnam on their National Day, Prime Minister Modi on his official Facebook page said, “Vietnam is a friendly nation with whom we cherish[Read More…]
Indo-Egypt bonhomie: PM Modi, President Al Sisi vow to combat terror
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi who is on a three-day visit to India. PM Modi held extensive discussions on the shape and substance of partnership with Egypt. He said that both countries agreed to further defence and security engagement which would[Read More…]
Battle begins: KRK takes U-turn, alleges Ajay paid him money to slam Karan’s film
Ajay Devgn’s “Shivaay” and Karan Johar’s “Ae Dil Hai Mushkil” are set to release at the box office this Diwali. But before the epic clash, it appears that the two directors are involved in a tug of war to rule the hearts of Twitterati and Facebook users through none other[Read More…]
A French artist’s guide to tackle Islamophobic harassment
Islamophobia is a sad reality that the world of today faces. Sometimes being present blatantly in the form of attacks on Muslims and sometimes disguised as a ‘government policy’ to control the way they dress, speak or eat. Not only in western nations, but in even our own India where[Read More…]
Suspense over: Sidhu to launch political party ‘Awaaz-e-Punjab’
Putting to bed rumours over his next move after his resignation from BJP, Navjot Singh Sidhu is all set to lead a new political front in Punjab, where assembly elections will be held early in 2017. The front, Awaaz-e-Punjab, will be launched by September 9, declared a big red poster[Read More…]
UP apathy: HIV+ pregnant woman denied admission, delivers stillborn
In yet another instance of heartless medical apathy, an HIV-positive pregnant woman who traveled nearly 50 km to Bareilly with her husband, was denied treatment and delivered a stillborn at Badaun district hospital in Uttar Pradesh. Doctors said the infant could have been saved had the mother received immediate medical[Read More…]
I’m aware I have a drinking problem: Ranbir Kapoor
After his last two films ‘Besharam’ and ‘Bombay Velvet’ bombed at the box office, Ranbir Kapoor went missing from big screen for quite some time. The only media glare he received was when his break up with Katrina Kaif started doing rounds on social media. Now, the actor is back[Read More…]
How Reliance Jio choke-slammed its telecom competitors
Mukesh Ambani’s announcement of Reliance Jio services turned out to be a nightmare for other telecom operators. Soon after Ambani’s announcement of Jio, shares of Bharti Airtel and Idea sunk by 9% and 11% respectively and together they lost Rs 15,600 crore. Shares of other telecom companies also fell on the Bombay[Read More…]
A nation-wide strike has been called on September 2: Know how it may affect you
A nation-wide strike has been called by major trade unions on September 2 with over 15 crore workers are likely to participate in the strike. The trade unions are going ahead with the general strike saying the government gave no heed to their 12-point charter of demands. The unions had[Read More…]
Prevent yourself from Dengue, Chikungunya with these home made remedies
As the capital reels under the burden of heavy rain, creating a perfect breeding ground for mosquitoes, prevention is the only way one can hope to stay away from chikungunya, dengue and other similar vector borne diseases. Chikungunya is caused by the bite of Aedes mosquitoes, the cases of which[Read More…]
Felipe Massa to quit Formula 1 at end of 2016 season after 15 years
Brazilian Felipe Massa announced on Thursday that he will retire from Formula One at the end of the season. The 35-year-old Williams driver, who won 11 races for Ferrari between 2006 and 2008 and finished overall runner-up to Lewis Hamilton in the 2008 world championship, is out of contract at[Read More…]
6 months on, Bihar teachers yet to get salaries despite govt’s assurances
Work for a month and expect your salary at the end of it. This is a routine everyone follows but the Bihar government. The state government has been delaying the payment of salaries to high school and plus two teachers for the past 6 months. However, after much uproar over[Read More…]
Bid to set daughter-in-law ablaze foiled after astrologer predicted baby girl
In a shocking incident from Nellore, a woman attempted to set her pregnant daughter-in-law on fire, because an astrologer predicted that she would give birth to another girl child. The in-laws poured kerosene on the victim Girija and fled the house after she raised an alarm. She was rescued by[Read More…]