New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) on Monday said that business worth about Rs 25,000 crore was hit due to the “Bharat Trade Bandh” that was called to protest against the recent Pulwama terror attack. According to CAIT, the day-long bandh saw seven crore[Read More…]
Kolkata, Feb 19 (IANS) Kashmiri doctor residing in Kolkata alleged that some people turned up at his place post-Pulwama terror attack and threatened him to leave the city, police said on Monday. The miscreants also threatened to harm his daughter if the medico — a famed cardiologist — chose to[Read More…]
Mumbai, Feb 18 (IANS) Ending weeks of speculation and tottering on the brink, the ruling NDA constituents – Shiv Sena and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)- finally sealed a pact for the ensuing 2019 Lok Sabha and Assembly elections. Announcing the alliance formula, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the BJP will[Read More…]
Gandhinagar, Feb 18 (IANS) Cutting across party lines, Gujarat legislators on Monday decided to donate their one month’s salaries to the families of the 40 Central Reserve Police Force troopers killed in the Pulwama terror attack. Sources said that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, during a meeting of the legislature[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Over the years, Saudi Arabia has developed a far better understanding of Indias position on Jammu and Kashmir and the kind of terror threat the country faced and it was evident from the Kingdom’s strong denunciation of the Pulwama terror attack, sources said on Monday.[Read More…]
Kolkata, Feb 18 (IANS) The West Bengal Police on Monday warned of strong action against “planned efforts” to create law and order problems in the state by some groups by taking out sudden processions in areas with mixed population and spreading fake message and rumours through social media. “In our[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Filmmaker Indra Kumar says it was his team’s decision to prevent the release of “Total Dhamaal” in Pakistan. On Monday, the cast of the third installment of ‘Dhamaal’ franchise, announced that movie will not release in Pakistan in the wake of terror attack on CRPF[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) In a strong message to Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the Pulwama terror bombing shows that the time for talks between the two neighbouring countries is over and called upon the global community to unite and act firmly against terrorism and those[Read More…]
New Delhi/Kolkata, Feb 18 (IANS) Veteran matinee idol Biswajit Chatterjee joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in New Delhi on Monday in the presence of party general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya and other senior leaders. Former Trinamool Congress General Secretary Shanku Deb Panda too crossed over to the BJP. The 83-year-old[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) With a view to ensuring better safety of women, the Women and Child Development (WCD) Ministry will on Tuesday launch three initiatives, including safety tool “Panic Button” and DNA analysis facilities, said an official on Monday. The initiatives will be jointly launched by Union Home[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) The team of “Total Dhamaal” has decided to not release their film in Pakistan, said the film’s director Indra Kumar. On Monday, the cast of the film announced that the movie will not be released in Pakistan in the wake of the Pulwama attack. Standing[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) A woman from Turkmenistan was killed and three others suffered serious injuries after a speeding Bentley car rammed the auto rickshaw they were travelling in at Vinay Marg, a high-security area in Central Delhi’s Chanakyapuri area, on Monday, the police said. The driver of the[Read More…]
Mumbai, Feb 18 (IANS) The Power Finance Corporation (PFC) on Monday said that it plans to acquire government’s shareholding and management control of Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) by March 31, 2019. In December 2018, the central government had given an “in principle” approval for strategic sale of its shareholding in[Read More…]
Gandhinagar, Feb 18 (IANS) Gujarat Assembly’s five-day budget session began here on Monday with legislators, cutting across party lines, paying homage to 40 CRPF jawans killed in the Pulwama terror attack. The Vijay Rupani government will, however, present only a Vote-on-Account instead of full-scale budget in the session. After Governor[Read More…]
Rabat, Feb 18 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday said that the agreement signed with Morocco in the field of counter-terrorism was important for India as it has been facing the scourge of terrorism for decades. “India has faced the menace of cross-border terrorism for decades. Therefore, our[Read More…]
Jaipur, Feb 18 (IANS) : A pall of gloom descended on the Tiba Basat village in Jhunjhunu on Monday, after reports of Havildar Sheo Ram succumbing to bullet injuries received in an operation with Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists in Pinglana village of Pulwama in Jammu & Kashmir, reached the village. Havildar Sheo[Read More…]
Mumbai, Feb 18 (IANS) Emami Groups promoters on Monday sold their 10 per cent stake in its flagship Emami Limited, raising about Rs 1,600 crore to reduce debts. After the sale, the promoter holding in the company stands at 62.74 per cent. “The stake sale proceeds will reduce promoter debt,[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Days after a fire at Hotel Arpit Palace that killed 17 people, the Delhi Fire Services (DFS) on Monday suspended licenses of 105 hotels operating in Karol Bagh area of the central Delhi, an official said. “As part of ongoing drive to suspend licences of[Read More…]
Kolkata, Feb 18 (IANS) Eight I-League clubs, including giants Quess East Bengal and Mohun Bagan, on Monday shot off a letter to All India Football Federation (AIFF) president Praful Patel seeking an “urgent appointment” to discuss the future of teams after the ongoing season. In the letter, sent to media[Read More…]
Jaipur, Feb 18 (IANS) A woman student of Jaipur Dental College was suspended by college authorities on Monday after she updated her WhatsApp status to ‘Miss You Bhai’ in support of Aadil Ahmad Dar, the suicide bomber behind the Pulwama CRPF attack, which went viral, confirmed college authorities. Dr Manohar[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) A 27-year-old youth was arrested for sexually assaulting a minor girl here, a police officer said on Monday. According to Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Jasmeet Singh, the incident ocurred on Sunday night. The victim, 10, later informed her mother that a youth staying in[Read More…]
Amaravati, Feb 18 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday called on his Andhra Pradesh counterpart N. Chandrababu Naidu here. Kejriwal, who was accompanied by his deputy Manish Sisodia, met Naidu at his official residence. The Aam Admi Party (AAP) leaders understood to have discussed with Naidu, the Telugu[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said that cyber crimes pose a challenge to traditional policing and called upon police personnel to enhance their skills to tackle threats posed from the cyber world. “If we have to build public trust in a digital world,[Read More…]
Vijayawada, Feb 18 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh Police on Monday solved the mystery behind the murder of a girl student with the arrest of her boyfriend, found injured near her body. Angadi Jyothi, a 24-year-old pharmacy student, was found murdered near the Cricket Stadium in Mangalagiri town of the Guntur[Read More…]
Shillong, Feb 18 (IANS) Pedro Manzi, now the 12th I-League’s joint highest scorer with 18 goals to his credit, scored two and set up another, all in the space of 12 minutes, to help table-toppers Chennai City FC beat Shillong Lajong FC 4-2 in a return leg fixture at the[Read More…]
