As the government served WhatsApp with a second notice asking it to check the spread of fake and provocative content, the Facebook-owned platform has said it is launching a test to limit forwarding that will apply to everyone in India. In India where people forward more messages, photos, and videos[Read More…]
Mumbai: Despite challenges like high oil prices, airline major Jet Airways’ Chairman Naresh Goyal has said that he is optimistic about the prospects of aviation in India. Despite the headwinds posed by the high Brent crude prices, and the longer term challenges of escalating airport levies, surcharges and taxation, I[Read More…]
Gopaldas Neeraj, a noted Hindi poet and lyricist breathed his last on Thursday. He was 93. According to media reports, Neeraj’s health deteriorated on Monday and he was moved to Agra from Aligarh for better treatment. When his condition took a turn for even worse, he was moved to AIIMS[Read More…]
The AIADMK with 37 members in the Lok Sabha on Thursday indicated that it might not support the opposition’s no-confidence motion against the BJP-led NDA government. AIADMK Joint Coordinator and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palaniswami told reporters in Salem that the no-confidence motion was moved by the Telugu Desam[Read More…]
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday said it will soon issue Rs 100 denomination bank notes. According to the RBI, the new bank notes will be in the Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series. The new denomination has motif of ‘RANI KI VAV’ on the reverse, depicting the country’s cultural[Read More…]
India has faced unforgettable communal riots both before and after its independence. Amid the many communal riots comes a Facebook post originally written by Meghna Athwani who, while iterating her experience of sharing a cab with religiously-different people, slams all the political parties for their continuous efforts to instigate religious[Read More…]
New Delhi: Samajwadi Party MP Ram Gopal Yadav on Thursday got abusive in Parliament premises on being asked about his party’s stand for the no-confidence motion against the Centre. When the SP MP was asked about the trust vote, he said he would not say what the party stand is[Read More…]
New Delhi: Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday said the Modi government was committed to reservation in the faculty positions of universities and that it does not agree with a court order quashing the 50 per cent reservation. The University Grants Commission (UGC) was forced to issue a 13-point[Read More…]
Chennai: Papers related to around 100 cases sent to the residence of a retired judge of the Madras high court had ‘disappeared’ following which the court has ordered a CBI probe into the matter. “It is alarming to note that case bundles hundred in number disappearing… like missing vessels in[Read More…]
After four years of chairing the ruling seat of the government, Narendra Modi faced the first no-confidence motion from the opposition, approved by the Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan. On Wednesday, the first day of the monsoon session, the Congress and TDP gave notice of the motion of no confidence,[Read More…]
Born on July 19, 1827 in Uttar Pradesh’s Ballia district, Mangal Pandey was a sepoy of the British East India Company in the 34th Bengal Native Infantry regiment. He is known for kicking off the first war of India’s freedom struggle against the British regime in 1857. He attacked the British[Read More…]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that denying women entry into Kerala’s Sabarimala shrine was against the Constitutional provisions. A bench comprising of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justices Rohinton Fali Nariman, AM Khanwilkar, DY Chandrachud and Indu Malhotra was hearing a plea if prohibiting the entry of women[Read More…]
The Government on Wednesday ruled out disinvestment of Air India in the “immediate near future,” though it said it remains committed to completing the process. Saying that the present environment is “not conducive” for it, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha told Rajya Sabha that the issue would[Read More…]
In order to upgrade the quality of food served on trains, the IRCTC is to set up new kitchens and upgrade existing ones, parliament was told on Wednesday. “The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC) has been mandated to carry out the unbundling by creating a distinction primarily[Read More…]
A MiG-21 fighter jet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed on Wednesday during a test flight in Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra district, killing its pilot, officials said. Squadron Leader Meet Kumar had last year featured in a promotional video clip in which he shared his love and passion for the[Read More…]
New Delhi: The ONGC board has approved exiting helicopter service provider Pawan Hans by selling its entire 49 percent stake as with an aim to cut debt and consolidate resources in core oil and gas business, officials with direct knowledge of the development said. Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) wants its[Read More…]
New Delhi: Senior journalist and two-time Rajya Sabha MP Chandan Mitra has quit the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and is all set to join the Trinamool Congress (TMC). Mitra had submitted his resignation to BJP president Amit Shah on Tuesday and would be joining the TMC on 21st July at the Shahid Divas celebrations.[Read More…]
Union Cabinet approves Central Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2018 in Lok Sabha Meanwhile, in Lok Sabha the Union Cabinet has approved the Central Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2018 to set up the Central University of Andhra Pradesh. Rajya Sabha stands adjourned until Thursday The proceedings of the House come to an end and the Rajya Sabha is[Read More…]
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has ruled that parents can take back any property gifted to their son if the latter ill treats or harasses them. A division bench of Justices Ranjit More and Anuja Prabhudesai said this while hearing a petition filed by a son challenging a tribunal’s order that[Read More…]
New Delhi: Parliamentary affairs minister Ananth Kumar has called an all-party meeting on Tuesday for discussing the agenda for the monsoon session with them. Eyeing towards a “fruitful” monsoon session of Parliament, the Government has already reached out to the Opposition, assuring it to debate on any subject of their choice, two ruling[Read More…]
Chennai: Making it clear that attempting suicide is an offence under the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Madras High Court has observed that some people do it to grab the attention of authorities. The court said that people should approach the court rather than resorting to such practices which are not[Read More…]
New Delhi: Reacting to BJPs allegations that he heads a Muslim party, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday tweeted that his organisation “loves all living beings”, irrespective of religion, caste and belief. Gandhi’s Twitter post described the Congress as a truly inclusive group that aims to battle hatred and fear.[Read More…]
India accounts for one-fifth of global deaths due to floods, according to government data that lends perspective to a new World Bank study that says climate change will lower the standards of living of nearly half of the country’s population by 2050. As many as 107,487 people died due to[Read More…]
Considering India to be one of the countries highly respected for its excellence in higher education, London Mayor Sadiq Khan expressed his concerns with India, urging the United Kingdom government to add India to the list of low-risk countries and avail the students with simplified visa application process. In a[Read More…]
New Delhi: The central government has ordered all states to immediately inspect child-care homes run by Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity across the country. This is an outcome of the recent allegations of child trafficking and illegal adoption in a child-care home run by the Charity in Jharkhand that was[Read More…]