Patna, Feb 13 (IANS) Differences over seat sharing in the Grand Alliance in Bihar cropped up on Wednesday with Congress leaders saying the party will contest equal number of seats vis-a-vis the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) in the next Lok Sabha elections. “The Congress wants to contest seats equal to[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb. Feb 13 (IANS) Reliance Communication (RCom) Chairman Anil Ambani on Wednesday told the Supreme Court the Rs 550 crore dues could not be paid to Ericsson in pursuance to the undertaking as its Rs. 18,100 crore deal with the Reliance Jio did not fructify. Asserting that he[Read More…]
Satara (Maharashtra), Feb 13 (IANS) A South Korean professional paraglider was killed when his glider crashed and hit a stony hillside in Panchgani, a police official said on Wednesday. The incident occurred on Tuesday after the paraglider, identified as Sang Taek Oh, 45, took off in his glider from Rajpuri[Read More…]
Bhopal, Feb 13 (IANS) Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan met his successor Kamal Nath at the state secretariat here on Wednesday to discuss issues like problems of farmers and the law and order in the state. Chauhan later told reporters that he drew the chief minister’s attention[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday gave no relief to five activists named in the Bhima Koregaon caste violence case, as it set aside a Bombay High Court order not allowing another 90 days to the Maharashtra Police to file the charge sheet against the accused.[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday dismissed as “eyewash” the CAG report on the Rafale deal and contended that two major claims made by the government of cheaper deal and faster delivery of aircraft stood demolished because of the dissent report of three members of[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) The Delhi government on Wednesday launched the Entrepreneurship Mindset Curriculum for students of class 9 to 12 with Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia announcing a grant entrepreneurial seed money for students. The Delhi government will provide school children of 11th and 12th standards with entrepreneurial[Read More…]
Shillong, Feb 13 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday allowed Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar to leave Shillong after questioning him in the Saradha and Rose Valley chit fund scams for five consecutive days. Kumar, who was grilled in the Shillong CBI office, had written to the[Read More…]
Pune, Feb 13 (IANS) The CBI on Wednesday filed a supplementary chargesheet against shooters Sachin Andure and Sharad Kalaskar in connection with its probe into the murder of rationalist Narendra Dabholkar, officials said. A senior CBI official told IANS that the two have been charged under IPC sections of criminal[Read More…]
Gurugram, Feb 13 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday announced that a new rail corridor is being planned between Palwal and Sonipat, parallel to the KMP (Kundli-Manesar-Palwal) Expressway, to ease traffic between Haryana and Delhi. The “Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor Project” will be connecting all major industrial[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday lauded former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for the “precise” prediction concerning the “damage” caused by demonetisation, saying it was better than any other economist. Gandhi made the remarks in his speech at the Congress Parliamentary Party meeting here. “Manmohan[Read More…]
New Delhi/Mumbai, Feb 13 (IANS) Budget passenger carrier IndiGo on Wednesday cancelled 49 flights due to adjustment of its flight operations undertaken to deal with expected weather-related disruptions in the coming days. “IndiGo has informed DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) that it has cancelled 49 flights,” the airline said[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said the Congress alone spoke for the whole of India within the opposition ranks and predicted that the 2019 Lok Sabha election outcome will stun Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Addressing Congress MPs after his mother and UPA Chairperson Sonia[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Lending major Punjab National Bank (PNB) on Wednesday said that it has decided to place more than 4,000 properties all over India on e-auction as part of its loan recovery effort. According to the bank, the action under the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday hit out at Congress President Rahul Gandhi, saying he was distributing fake facts based on lies and misrepresentation of facts on the 36 fighter jet deal with France. His remarks came after the government on Wednesday tabled[Read More…]
By Vishal Narayan New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) A day after a hotel in Karol Bagh, here, was gutted by fire, it was business as usual for the hotel staff in the area who greeted gaily, but not without a smidgen of disbelief that made itself apparent at the very[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday urged people to vote for a literate man, unlike the last time when they voted for a 12th pass. “The prime minister’s post is very important. The last time you appointed to it a 12th pass man. This[Read More…]
By Anjana Das New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) The PMSYM (Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maandhan) pension scheme, which is slated to start from February 15, may have an interest rate of around 8 per cent, bringing the pension scheme for the informal workers nearer the interest rate available on pension[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) In keeping with its status as a major textiles market as well as exporter, India will soon have its first Centre for Textiles Trends Forecasting to be set up in the national capital, an official said on Wednesday. Briefing reporters here, Textiles Secretary Raghvendra Singh[Read More…]
Guwahati, Feb 13 (IANS) Former champion Rituparna Das of PSPB and top seed Riya Mookerjee of the Railways put on a brilliant display to book their berths in the pre-quarterfinals of the 83rd Senior National Badminton Championships here on Wednesday. Also winning on Day 2 of India’s biggest domestic badminton[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday said that she did not want to be the Prime Minister. She made the one-line intervention in the Lok Sabha when former Prime Minister and JD(S) member H.D. Deve Gowda said that she could have become Prime Minister during[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill 2018 amid walkout by the Congress. It amends the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial Act 1951. Minister of State for Culture Mahesh Sharma, while replying to the discussions on the Bill, said the[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Veteran Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Mulayam Singh Yadav on Wednesday created a flutter in political circles when he heaped praise on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Lok Sabha and expressed his wish to see him re-elected to the office again. “I wish all the[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) The GST Council is likely to meet on February 20 to discuss a proposal to slash tax on cement to 18 per cent from 28 per cent and also consider a recommendation of a Group of Ministers (GoM) on housing that advocates 5 per cent[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Top opposition leaders on Wednesday called for the ouster of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as they rallied in the national capital in a show of strength but some of them admitted to differences within their ranks ahead of the Lok Sabha battle. In fiery speeches,[Read More…]
