On Sunday, two Chief Ministers namely, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal skipped the third Governing Council meeting at Rashtrapati Bhavan. “West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal could not come to attend the Governing Council meeting today at Rashtrapati Bhavan,”[Read More…]
Opening the third governing council of NITI Aayog, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that having been a Chief Minister in the past, he was convinced that “the vision of New India can only be realised through the combined effort and cooperation of all States and Chief Ministers.” “The NITI Aayog[Read More…]
Allegations of verbal and physical misbehaviour have surfaced against Mahesh Murthy, a known figure of venture and angel investor community in India. More than two women have spoken openly about their instances of sexual violations made by Murthy, 13-14 years ago. Murthy clearly denied the allegations. He called the allegations[Read More…]
To tackle the problem of waiting for hours at fuel pumps, the government is planning home delivery petrol and diesel to consumers if they pre-book, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas tweeted on Friday. The oil ministry also pointed towards the increase in digital transactions for fuel purchase. “Over[Read More…]
April 20 is marked by marijuana smokers as 420 day. 420 day is an unofficial celebration dedicated to the ‘holy smoke’ all across the globe. People symbolically celebrate the day to highlight the need of decriminalising marijuana and to promote the counter culture. What is 420? In late 1970s, Waldo[Read More…]
Just as Deepika Padukone’s fans were startled by her Hollywood debut film xXx: Return of Xander Cage, the new Coke ad called the ‘Elevator’ goes viral on the internet. The video that was released on Wednesday hit close to a million views in 24 hours. This advertisement features one of[Read More…]
SBI Card has started charging Rs 100 for payment through cheque if the amount is up to Rs 2,000 and anything above will attract no fee. “A fee of Rs 100 will be charged for payments made by cheque for an amount less than or equal to Rs 2,000 w.e.f[Read More…]
Soon after making it to the headlines for being arrested in London, it took only three hours for businessman Vijay Mallya to bail himself out of custody. Mallya, who has left a number of Indian banks in worries over unpaid loans of about Rs 9,000 crore tied to his now[Read More…]
Australian government will abolish the 457 visa and replace it with two new visas, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said. The visa programme has been used by over 95,000 temporary foreign workers, mostly Indians. “We are an immigration nation, but the fact remains: Australian workers must have priority for Australian jobs,[Read More…]
Air India has formulated new guidelines to deal with unruly passengers with hefty fines up to Rs 15 lakh proposed. A new set of guidelines and fines have been drafted by the airline’s legal team which is awaiting approval from Air India’s Chairman and Managing Director Ashwani Lohani’s office, Air[Read More…]
The Delhi high court on Monday passed a decree “permanently injuncting” the two taxi driver unions and anyone associated with them from blocking cabs of Ola and Uber. The court also stopped the unions and their members from removing the mobile devices installed in the app-based cabs. The court order[Read More…]
Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (JVM) leader in Assembly and general secretary, Pradeep Yadav, is leading the movement againt Adani Group’s proposed 1,600 megawatt power plant in Godda. Yadav warned that any forcible eviction of locals from the area or attempt to grab their land in the name of development, would only further intensify[Read More…]
After failing to receive much response from Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) – an income declaration scheme, the income-tax department has launched the second phase of operation ‘Clean Money.’ The mission, launched on January 31, was initiated to trace black money post-demonetisation and under the move, the I-T department[Read More…]
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is all set to launch its new housing project in May this year. The DMRC is building 2BHK and 3BHK flats in the Delhi’s Janakpuri and Okhla areas and it will cost between Rs 60 lakh and Rs 1.20 crore. The brochures will be[Read More…]
