A 25-year-old man puts 300 banners and hoarding across the Pimpri-Chinchwad area near Pune, Maharashtra apparently to apologise to his girlfriend after a tiff. Nilesh Khedekar who is a local businessman, placed the banners which read the message ‘Shivde, I am sorry’ along with a heart. While the city might[Read More…]
Jasper Infotech-owned leading e-tailer Snapdeal increased authorised capital from initial capital of Rs 10 lakh to Rs 15 crore by issuing an additional 8.82-crore shares of Re 1 face value, said business intelligence platform Paper.vc on Monday. “The company’s second Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) for fiscal 2018-19 on August 6[Read More…]
Google Doodle honoured the celebrated author Ismat Chughtai on her birth anniversary, one of the most powerful voices in Urdu literature of the 20th century, was known for her free and fearless explorations of feminine sexuality and middle-class morality in her writing, and for the fierce determination with which she defended her[Read More…]
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday took a veiled dig at the Modi government, saying that some “disturbing trends” witnessed in India over the past few years and perpetrated by certain groups can only hurt national interests. Speaking at a function where the ‘Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavna Award’ was conferred[Read More…]
There have been many speculations over Bollywood famous producer-director Karan Johar casting Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Kahn and Katrina Kaif on the bigger screen. However, the recent inside reports suggest that the film-maker isn’t thinking of a film with Salman, Shah Rukh and Katrina on board but the trio may[Read More…]
A sedition case was filed against Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu in a Bihar Court on for ‘insulting India Army’ after he hugged Pakistan’s Army Chief Qamar Javed Bajwa at the swearing-in ceremony of Imran Khan as Pakistan’s prime minister. Lawyer Sudhir Kumar Ojha filed the case in Muzaffarpur’s Chief[Read More…]
Donations have been pouring in from across the world as floods wreak-havoc in Kerala. The donations vary from money, eatables, clothes and medicines to even art. Artists from Kerala are making to headlines as they offer their artwork in exchange of donations made by people for Kerala’s fund relief camp.[Read More…]
A wrenching incident from Chhindwara dictrict, Bhopal was reported where a 15-year-old boy brutally murdered his mother on Sunday after she scolded him for studies. As per the police reports, the accused teenager, son of deceased Kumari Uike (35), is a class 9 student. The teen had changed the blood-stained[Read More…]
Withdrawing its earlier statement, the Centre on Monday announced a change in the holiday for Eid-ul-Zuha, saying central government offices located here will remain closed on August 22 in place of August 23. This follows an intimation from the Ruiyat Hilal (Moon Deciding Committee) headed by the Shahi Imam, Jama[Read More…]
Sujata Kumar, fondly remembered for playing late veteran actress Sridevi’s sibling in the film “English Vinglish” has died of cancer, said her sister Suchitra Krishnamoorthi. Suchitra tweeted that that Sujata reportedly succumbed to cancer late on Sunday. “Our beloved Sujata Kumar has passed away and moved on to a better[Read More…]
United States government rewarded retired General Dalbir Singh Suhag’s exemplary service as Chief of Army Staff (COAS) from August 2014 to December 2016 with ‘Legion of Merit’(Degree of Commander). He received the award at Pentagon, Washington DC on August 17. His family members and the Indian military attache to the[Read More…]
As the Kerala battles the fury of the flood raging across the state, state government have extended their helping hand in some or the other, and so has the Jammy and Kashmir government. The J&K government on Sunday announced Rs 2 crore financial assistance for the flood hit Kerala. Adding[Read More…]
As Kerala and Karnataka battle the furry of the floods raging across the states, the nation-wide help has been in continuous availability – be it the state governments organising relief camps and announcing relief funds; or army navy air-force and even fishermen diving in to rescue people, or in fact,[Read More…]
The Jamia Teachers’ Solidarity Association (JTSA) on Sunday slammed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for his silence over a mob attack on an Assistant Professor in the state. Sanjay Kumar was attacked on August 17 in Motihari in Bihar after he posted a comment in response to a post, criticising[Read More…]
India has successfully test-fired indigenously designed and developed long-range precision-guided anti-airfield bomb that was dropped from an Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft, the Defence Ministry said on Sunday. The Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon (SAAW) system was successfully tested at the Chandan firing range in Rajasthan. A total of three tests with[Read More…]
A Trinamool Congress parliamentarian on Sunday advised people to desist from uploading pictures of animal sacrifice on the social media on Eid-ul-Azha so that the sentiments of no community are hurt. Animals are sacrificed during Bakri Eid, slated to be celebrated on Wednesday. “I also call upon everybody not to walk the[Read More…]
Punjab minister and former cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu yesterday attended the swearing-in ceremony of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan. After meeting the Pakistan army General Qamar Javed Bajwa at the oath-taking ceremony of Mr Khan, Sidhu announced that Pakistan may allow Sikh pilgrims a direct access to the historic Gurdwara[Read More…]
India opens its medal tally at the 2018 Asian Games by winning a bronze medal in the finale of the 10m Air Rifle mixed team event. Shooters Apurvi Chandela and Ravi Kumar won India a bronze in shooting by scoring 429.9. Earlier these two shooters had won bronze for India[Read More…]
Showing an exemplary humanity act, Ai India pilots have called a hold in their stir to support the government in the ongoing rescue operations in Kerala. The Air India pilots have written to Prime Minister Modi offering to fly plans without payment to support Operation Madad and Operation Sahyog in[Read More…]
Karnataka floods have claimed six lives and over 11,000 houses washed away in Kodagu district of the state. Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy has said that over 1,500 people are stranded in the area. The officials are struggling hard to airlift people in the district even though the weather becomes huge[Read More…]
State education minister of Rajasthan, Vasudev Devnani wants former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s life sketch to be included in textbooks of schools under the policy of adding stories or work of national heroes to evoke nationalism among children. He has demanded to include a biography of the legendary leader[Read More…]
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has informed Prime Minister Narendra Modi about total loss of about Rs 195 billion in the state due to the unprecedented natural calamity. The torrential rain in the state has claimed a huge loss to the economy and lives. PM Modi had visited Kerela on[Read More…]
Congress plans to call a nation-wide conference to expose Narendra Modi government over Rafale Deal. According to reports, Rahul Gandhi has constituted a team of six members for the conference which will be lead by Senior Congress leader Jaipal Reddy. The press conference will be held at 100 cities all[Read More…]
The Gujarat government on Saturday announced financial assistance of Rs 10 crore to the flood-ravaged Kerala. Announcing the aid, Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani said: “The government has decided to help the flood affected Kerala on humanitarian grounds.” “This assistance will be provided through the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund,” Rupani[Read More…]
Chief Minister and AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday announced that all Delhi Ministers, party MLAs and MPs will donate a month’s salary to help flood-ravaged Kerala, grappling with its worst floods since 1924. He also urged the Delhi government employees to donate one day’s salary for the humanitarian cause,[Read More…]