There is some good news for Indian passport holders who need to travel to European states at a short notice. As per the media reports, the Schengen states that include 26 European countries, may soon offer priority visas to holders of the Indian passport. As reported by a national daily[Read More…]
A pilot project has been proposed under which a family ward is to be set up at the government-run mental hospitals in various cities, which will allow a family member of an inmate to stay at the hospital, ensuring better recovery of the patient. Such wards have already been launched[Read More…]
Even as the country’s retail inflation cooled off in August, an October rate hike by the Reserve bank of India (RBI) is imminent, a SBI Ecowrap report said on Wednesday. “Even though CPI (Consumer Price Index) inflation has cooled off, we believe October rate hike of 25 bps is imminent,[Read More…]
In an effort to tackle the stray dog menace in the city, a proposal has come up to allow residents to adopt two stray canines. As per the agenda, a Chandigarh resident can now pet four dogs provided, the two of them should be community dogs, defined as non-breed stray[Read More…]
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday approved a hike in the price for procurement of ethanol by oil marketing companies (OMCs) by over Rs 3 increasing the rate for the clean fuel derived out of ‘B’ heavy molasses from the current Rs 47.13 per litre to Rs[Read More…]
The Supreme Court releases migrant woman on bail after finding her relatives to be Indian Citizens. The woman was arrested by police on the directions of Foreigner’s Tribunal and the Gauhati High Court which found her to be an illegal migrant. The case was heard by the bench comprising Justice[Read More…]
Memoir of criminal records in Bihar is such that it has become a part of the states’ identity for most non-Bihari Indians. Damning cases of how the legal system is played within the state has always managed to make headlines across the country. Not just the people, even the people’s[Read More…]
An earthquake with magnitude 5.6 Richter Scale jolted Assam Wednesday morning. The tremor was so strong that it was felt across the Northeast including Bihar, West Bengal as well as Bangladesh. According to the locals it lasted for 10 seconds. No loss of life or damage to property has been[Read More…]
A shocking viral video has come up where a group of men were caught on CCTV camera, brutally beating up the toll-tax workers at Mussoorie’s Dasna Toll plaza. According to toll plaza incharge Ismail and Sheshnath, a car coming from Hapur, included three youths who were asked toll tax. Irked over[Read More…]
After a row of public queries over Aadhaar card’s compulsion for booking international parcel, the Department of Posts clarified that Aadhaar is not mandatory. The department, however, said it is mandatory to produce an Identity Proof acceptable for important transactions like booking an International Parcel or International EMS (Merchandise) for safety[Read More…]
Once again it was a disappointing morning to commuters as the Magenta line services of Delhi Metro were hit by a technical snag. Rush-hour passengers had to wait for more than half an hour on Line-8 section (Magenta Line) from Kalkaji Mandir to Botanical Garden from 7.25am to 8.30am on[Read More…]
During the second day of ongoing Vidhan Sabha session, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar revealed shocking figures stating millennium cities Gurugram, Faridabad and Panipat as the most unsafe places for women. Answering to a question raised by Congress legislator Jagbir Singh Malik over the details of the number of[Read More…]
A vegetarian passenger claiming to be ‘pure janeu-dhari Brahmin’, was traveling from Jet Airways and was reportedly served non-vegetarian food, following to which a consumer court directed the airlines to compensate the passenger with Rs 65,000. The passenger Bhanuprasad Jani of Rajkot affirmed that he had ordered vegetarian food, despite[Read More…]
In a shocking incident, a person walked with his wife’s head to the police station. Satish, husband of the deceased is a resident of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. He confessed to the crime in front of the police and said that his wife was having an affair with a third person. He[Read More…]
Telangana bus accident kills 40 including six children, leaves many injured on Tuesday morning. A Telangana State Road Transport Corporation bus carrying around 60 passengers fell off the road in Jagtial district in Telangana. The bus was coming from Kondagattut and was headed to Jagtial when the driver lost control[Read More…]
The Indian Army is said to be planning to bring down its man power and invest more in high tech weapons. The latest media reports from Monday suggest that army is thinking about a proposal to shed up to 1.5 lakh jobs which would save between Rs 5,000 and Rs 7,000 crore and so,[Read More…]
In a shocking incident, a 14-year-old girl was raped by a group of men last week, and what more distressing about the matter is that instead of granting justice, Aligarh Panchayat proposed Rs 80,000 monetary deal from the accused to let them walk away free. According to the police, the[Read More…]
Connecting people to the internet also means connecting them to the worst elements of humanity, romours and fake news being the one. Highly popular cross-platform messaging app, WhatsApp is now available on JioPhone and JioPhone 2 users. The messaging application has been designed to support 22 of India’s vast array[Read More…]
The government handled Union Public Service Commission website was hacked late on Monday, September 10. The homepage of the website displayed the image of a cartoon character – Doraemon – along with the header caption, “Doraemon!!!! Pick up the call”, and footer caption “I.M. STEWPEED”, while the title track of[Read More…]
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to consider framing a law to repeal all state and local laws that discriminate against those suffering from leprosy. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud granted six weeks to the government for taking a decision on the issue. The bench also asked the Centre to respond on the suggestions given by an NGO to[Read More…]
The railways is all set to invite private companies to donate their CSR funds to sponsor amenities for passengers on station premises through a dedicated portal, Rail Sahyog, which will be launched by the Minister of Railways on Tuesday, a senior official said. The companies can use their corporate social responsibility (CSR) funds to build toilets, provide free Wi-Fi with kiosks for e-services[Read More…]
Hyderabad: A court here on Monday awarded death sentence to two convicts in the 2007 Hyderabad twin blasts case while another was handed life sentence. Two powerful explosions had ripped through a popular eatery and an open-air theatre in Hyderabad on August 25, 2007 killing 44 people and wounding 68.
Parbhani (Maharashtra): Petrol prices on Monday shot up to Rs 89.97 in Maharashtra’s Parbhani, the highest in India, an official said. Parbhani District Petrol Dealers Association (PDPDA) President Sanjay Deshmukh told IANS that while petrol was nearly touching the psychological barrier of Rs 90 per liter (at Rs 89.97), diesel prices stood at Rs 77.92 on Monday. The other highest[Read More…]
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) revealed the information about the payments made to Indian cricket players, head coach Ravi Shastri and others. While team India coach Ravi Shastri received a whopping amount of INR 2.05 crore as advance fees for his services for a period of[Read More…]
While the country fights for increasing petrol and diesel prices under Modi governance, a minister in Vasundhara Raje‘s cabinet has laid the blame for the crisis on the citizens themselves. Rrajkumar Rinwa, a BJP worker from Rajasthan proposes to the citizens to cut own their fuel consumption in order to[Read More…]