A bill on Triple Talaq was cleared by the Union Cabinet on Friday, ahead of it being taken up in the Winter Session of Parliament. The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2017, is popularly known as a bill on ‘Triple Talaq‘, a form of oral divorce among[Read More…]
The “Padman” trailer is finally out. And it’s an outright winner. The story of Arunachalam Muruganantham from Tamil Nadu is now the story of Laxmikant Chauhan (Akshay Kumar). The story is located in Maheshwar, Madhya Pradesh. It is a location teeming with temples and food stalls, brimming with bigotry. The[Read More…]
With monk-politician Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath at the helm, the non-vegetarian fare was off the plates at a lunch and dinner served on the first day of the annual IAS Week in the Uttar Pradesh capital here, an official said. This new development, he said was “keeping in mind the[Read More…]
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday reiterated its 2015 order banning the use, sale, manufacturing, and storage of plastic items in the pilgrimage towns of Haridwar and Rishikesh in Uttarakhand. The tribunal ordered a fine of Rs 5,000 on the violators. The ban includes plastic items used in any[Read More…]
With Rahul Gandhi set to take over as Congress President on Saturday, Sonia Gandhi on Friday said it was time for her to retire. “My role now is to retire,” NDTV said quoting her in response to a question as to whether she will continue as Chairperson of the Congress[Read More…]
The winter session of parliament began on Friday and after obituary references the Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day till Monday. Soon after the house met, newly elected member Sunil Jakhar took the oath of office. Jakhar is the son of former Speaker Balram Jakhar. He won the by-poll[Read More…]
As yet another action-packed year nears its end, internet search engine giant, Google, has released a list of the most trending cars on its pages. Throughout 2017, internet traffic about automobiles were at an all-time high. Now surprising, considering the fact that our country is the second fastest growing auto[Read More…]
Oxford Dictionaries has declared “Youthquake” as 2017’s Word of the Year, reflecting what it calls a “political awakening” among millennial voters, the media reports on Friday. It was first coined in the 1960s by Vogue editor, Diana Vreeland, who used it to describe sudden changes in fashion, music and attitudes,[Read More…]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed hope that the winter session of Parliament that starts here on Friday will be productive. “The time of the House will be utilised positively on debates in the interest of the nation,” Modi told the media ahead of the session. The session, which would[Read More…]
Jitesh Singh Deo from Lucknow on Thursday bagged the Mr. India World 2017 title. He will represent India at the Mr World competition. The finale of the gala sponsored by Peter Engand, was held at Bandra Fort here. It was judged by Bollywood’s “Queen” Kangana Ranaut, designer Manish Malhotra and[Read More…]
Rishi Kapoor objected to the presence of journalists at the launch on Thursday evening of a book on his late father, the legendary Raj Kapoor, in spite of an invitation from the publisher. What was supposed to be a special event, graced by the five children of Raj Kapoor, turned[Read More…]
Rubbishing the exit polls which predicted a clean sweep for the BJP in both the Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh assembly elections, the Congress on Thursday said they were done under pressure from the BJP and were “absolutely wrong”. “Exit poll came in Bihar, Goa, Punjab and Delhi as well. This[Read More…]
The second and final phase of the Gujarat Assembly elections on Thursday saw 68.70 per cent ballotting across 14 districts of the northern and central regions of the state, to pick 93 lawmakers. Though voting in the second phase was a bit higher than the first phase, it is still[Read More…]
The industry body, the Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA), on Thursday said that sugar production in Uttar Pradesh was set to cross 100 lakh tonnes in 2017 and the total countrywide production was expected to be 251 lakh tonnes. Sugar production in major sugarcane growing state of Maharashtra had gone[Read More…]
As the Congress on Thursday accused the Election Commission of becoming a “captive puppet” in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s hands, the BJP hit back and said the opposition party was “known for breaking guidelines on constitutional bodies”. The Congress had dubbed the Election Commission a captive puppet and accused Modi[Read More…]
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah on Thursday appealed to the people to vote for the ‘Gujarat model’ of development and reject those who are against it. “To maintain the pace of development, I appeal to people to vote in large numbers,” Shah told reporters after casting his vote[Read More…]
The winter session of the Uttar Pradesh assembly began on Thursday, even as opposition din in the Legislative Council made its Chairman adjourn the upper house of the state legislature for the day. At the start of the council session, Samajwadi Party (SP) members raised anti-government slogans and protested against[Read More…]
Patidar leader Hardik Patel on Thursday said the ruling BJP was set to lose the Gujarat assembly elections, and that the Congress was likely to get around 100 seats in the 182-member house. “Official files have already started disappearing from the state Secretariat,” he said while talking to journalists after[Read More…]
The Congress on Thursday made a strong attack on the Election Commission, accusing it of becoming a “puppet” in the hands of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who it said was breaking rules in a last bid to save the BJP’s “sinking ship” in Gujarat. Charging the poll panel with not[Read More…]
Assocham on Thursday urged the government to remove a clause in the Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance (FRDA) Bill that seeks to treat bank depositors as other creditors and shareholders for “bail-in”. Assocham Secretary General D.S. Rawat said that in the Indian context, the concept of bail-in — especially by[Read More…]
Rejoice, the moment we’ve all been waiting for is finally here! The online ticket bookings for the 14th edition of the ‘Auto Expo – The Motor Show 2018’ have begun on BookMyShow. Unlike the last edition of the Auto Expo, which was held in 2016, the 14th edition gets an[Read More…]
India’s annual rate of inflation based on wholesale prices stood at 3.93 per cent for the month of November, official data showed on Thursday. According to data from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the wholesale price index (WPI), with the revised base year of 2011-12, stood at 3.93 per[Read More…]
After BJP’s attack on Congress on the “Ram Setu” issue, the party defended itself by saying “Lord Rama was “omnipresent” and BJP was trying to divert attention from the development issues of Gujarat. “Lord is omnipresent, he is everywhere, he resides in every substance and particles, Ram is present in[Read More…]
Actress Kangana Ranaut, who graced the launch of author Shobhaa De’s latest book “Seventy and To Hell With It” here, has said she would love to write a book. Interacting with the media on Wednesday, Kangana expressed her desire to collaborate with Shobhaa De to write a book. “I will[Read More…]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress President-designate Rahul Gandhi on Thursday appealed to the voters in Gujarat to exercise their franchise in the second phase of polling that has begun. “Today is Phase 2 of the Gujarat elections. I request all those voting today to vote in record numbers and[Read More…]
