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  • Rahul Gandhi elevation as party President likely after Gujarat elections

    Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi’s elevation as party President is likely to take place after the Gujarat assembly polls in December, as many in the party feel that election to the post amid poll campaigning could dilute its focus. Earlier, there were speculations that Gandhi’s elevation would take place after[Read More…]

  • Bio-toilets to be installed in all trains by 2018-end

    The target of 100 per cent completion of installing bio-toilets in the Indian Raiways coaches has been advanced to December 2018, said an official here on Wednesday. “Under the dynamic guidance of Minister of Railway Piyush Goyal, the target for 100 per cent completion of installing bio-toilets in coaches has[Read More…]

  • Committed to eliminating child labour, says Maneka Gandhi

    India is fully committed to working towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 8.7 to eliminate child labour, Minister of Women and Child Development Maneka Sanjay Gandhi said on Thursday. While speaking at the 4th Global Conference on Sustained Eradication of Child Labour at Buenos Aires in Argentina, the minister[Read More…]

  • Tejashwi hits back at Nitish Kumar’s ‘traits remark’

    Bihar opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday targeted Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for saying that he had acquired the traits of his father Lalu Prasad. The younger Yadav said he was proud that he had acquired the traits of his father and questioned the Chief Minister if his son has[Read More…]

  • No pouches to dispose sanitary napkins: NGT serves notice

    The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday slapped notice on the Maharashtra government and private companies, saying sanitary napkins and diapers manufacturers are violating laws by not providing pouches or wrappers for disposing them. The complaint has been filed by Purva P Bora, a female student of Shankarrao Chavan Law[Read More…]

  • President Kovind to visit Assam, Arunachal, Manipur

    President Ram Nath Kovind will embark on a four-day visit to the north-eastern states of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur from November 19. This will be Kovind’s first visit to the northeast after becoming the President, an official statement said. While the President will participate in the valedictory function of[Read More…]

  • People had apprehensions: Deepika on trilogy with Bhansali

    As “Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela” clocked four years since its release on Wednesday, actress Deepika Padukone, who has worked under Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s direction for three back-to-back films, says he brings something new to the table every time. After “Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela”, Deepika worked with Bhansali in “Bajirao Mastani”,[Read More…]

  • India pushing for Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project despite cost escalation

    Ignoring both local protests as well as the fact that French nuclear giant Areva SA is facing a financial crisis, the Indian nuclear establishment continues to push for the Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project (JNPP) planned in Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. A fresh bid to hammer out a deal is expected when French[Read More…]

  • LinkedIn rolls out ‘Career Advice’ feature in India

    Microsoft-owned professional networking platform LinkedIn on Wednesday rolled out its “Career Advice” feature in India that will help its over 45 million members in the country seek professional guidance from experienced mentors. Piloted in Bengaluru, the move is aimed at addressing the current mentorship gap in India. According to a[Read More…]

  • Kerala: Thomas Chandy quits as transport minister

    Battling land grab charges, Thomas Chandy on Wednesday resigned as the Kerala Transport Minister. Chandy submitted his resignation to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan through NCP leader TP Peethamabaran. Speaking to the media later, Peethamabaran said the resignation letter had been handed over. “All the details will be told to you[Read More…]

  • Delhi Chief Minister to meet Haryana CM over pollution

    Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal left for Haryana on Wednesday to meet Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and discuss the issue of stubble burning and air pollution. Kejriwal in a tweet said he along with Delhi Environment Minister Imran Hussain, Environment Department Secretary Keshav Chandra was on their way to[Read More…]

  • PM Modi greets Jharkhand on its foundation day

     Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday greeted the people of Jharkhand on the state’s 17th foundation day and also paid tributes to tribal freedom fighter Birsa Munda on his 142nd birth anniversary. “Greetings to the people of Jharkhand on their statehood day. I pray that Jharkhand continues to scale new[Read More…]

  • Australians decisively support same-sex marriage

    Australians have voted in favour of legalising same-sex marriage in a historic non-binding poll. The vote showed 61.6 per cent of people favour allowing same-sex couples to wed, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said, BBC reported on Wednesday. More than 12.7 million people — about 79.5 per cent of eligible[Read More…]

  • Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh targeted by human traffickers

    Members of the Rohingya Muslim minority who have fled violence in Myanmar to Bangladesh, were being targeted by human traffickers, according to UN agencies. “The UN Migration Agency (IOM) has found that human trafficking and exploitation is rife among Rohingya refugees who have fled Myanmar into Bangladesh,” Xinhua news agency[Read More…]

  • Beat the chill on your wedding day: Outfit trends for winter brides!

    Beat the chill on your wedding day with style. Go for full sleeve silhouettes and blouses in raw silks and other thick fabrics like velvet, suggest experts. Designers Osman Sajida and Anita Ojha have given a few inputs: * Long chudidar sleeves not only look extremely elegant, but they also[Read More…]

  • TMC leader Mannan Hossain dies

    Senior Trinamool Congress leader and former Lok Sabha member Abdul Mannan Hossain died at a private hospital here on Tuesday due to age-related issues, his family said. He was 65. Mannan is survived by his two wives, two sons, and two daughters. Born in 1952 at Sealmara of West Bengal’s[Read More…]

  • Rajiv Gandhi killing: SC seeks Centre’s response on convict’s plea

    The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought within two weeks the Centre’s response on a plea by A.G. Perarivalan, a convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination conspiracy case, for suspension of his sentence. The convict pleaded that his sentence should be suspended since the Central Bureau of Investigation’s Multi-Disciplinary Monitoring Agency[Read More…]

  • Congress slams UP CM for calling secularism ‘biggest lie’

    Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Tuesday slammed Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for his remark that “secularism is the biggest lie since Independence” and comparing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government with Ram Rajya. The party retorted, saying what the Chief Minister said was perhaps the biggest lie. Adityanath, on[Read More…]

  • Where are the promised jobs, Chidambaram asks Modi

    Ahmedabad: Former Union Finance Minister and senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Tuesday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to explain about the jobs he had promised to create in the run-up to the 2014 general elections. He also lashed out at the National Democratic Alliance government at the Centre for[Read More…]

  • Government not averse to out-of-court solution on Ram Mandir: Minister

    Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Tuesday said the government is not averse to any out-of-court solution to the Ram Mandir issue, and emphasised that it is “not involved” in any offers to negotiate by anyone, after spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar offered to mediate in the[Read More…]

  • Gadkari shares strategy to counter air pollution

     Amid rising pollution levels, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said traffic not destined for Delhi should be diverted from the capital to cut traffic congestion on city roads. Gadkari said the government was working on completion of the Easterly Bypass Road before January 26. He said[Read More…]

  • ‘Sweet news’ as Bengal wins GI tag for ‘rosogolla’

    Ending a bitter fight with neighbouring Odisha, West Bengal on Tuesday won the Geographical Indication (GI) tag for the iconic ‘rosogolla’, signifying that the spongy, syrupy sweet originated in its territory. The announcement by the GI registry has drawn the final curtain over an intense two-and-a-half year battle between the[Read More…]

  • Mahindra Scorpio Facelift Launched At Rs 9.97 Lakh

    The Mahindra Scorpio facelift has been launched in the country at a starting price of Rs 9.97 lakh (ex-showroom New Delhi). The Tata Safari Storme remains its arch-rival as before, along with other compact SUVs such as the Renault Duster, Captur and the Hyundai Creta. Mahindra Scorpio Facelift: Highlights  Gets a new Jeep-inspired grille with seven slats and[Read More…]

  • Meghalaya Governor to decide on fate of 17 MLAs

    All eyes are on the Raj Bhavan that is to take a call on whether 17 Meghalaya legislators who quit as Parliamentary Secretaries after the High Court last week struck down a state law providing for such appointments can be disqualified as members of the state Assembly. A Raj Bhavan[Read More…]

  • PM Modi meets leaders of five countries in Manila

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met leaders of five countries, including Japan and Australia, ahead of the India-Asean Summit and the East Asia Summit here. Modi started the day with a meeting with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. “Delighted to have met you,” Modi tweeted after meeting Turnbull. “Our[Read More…]