Short of announcing the launch of his political party, actor Kamal Haasan indicated on Tuesday that he may come up with its name by next January and sought to project that he was not anti-Hindu nor did he want to deliberately hurt their sentiments. Addressing a press conference on his[Read More…]
Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on Tuesday said the Army would neutralise any terrorists entering Indian territory after Indian forces killed the nephew of Jaish-e-Muhammad chief Masood Azhar in Pulwama in a gunfight. The Army chief also said the recovery of an assault rifle used by NATO forces in Afghanistan[Read More…]
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said he has asked Education Minister Manish Sisodia to consider closing down of city schools due to pollution. The Chief Minister in a tweet on Tuesday said that, “considering high level of pollution” he has requested Sisodia “to consider closing schools for a[Read More…]
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday extended birthday greetings to Tamil film icon Kamal Haasan, who has confirmed his political plunge just days back. “Wishing you a very happy birthday @ikamalhaasanji,” Banerjee tweeted. The inaugural ceremony of the 23rd edition of the Kolkata International Film Festival beginning here[Read More…]
From joining politics under firebrand leader George Fernandes, to becoming the president of Samata Party — a key ally in the first National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Government, Jaya Jaitly’s rise in mainstream politics invited both awe and envy. Her autobiography, “Life Among the Scorpions” makes a series of startling claims[Read More…]
Domestic ride-hailing platform Ola and Microsoft on Tuesday announced a new connected vehicle platform that will use Azure Cloud, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and productivity tools to transform passenger experience. Microsoft will use Azure to power Ola Play — the company’s existing connected car platform — in a bid to transform[Read More…]
Demonetisation & GST blow is a complete disaster for our economy and has broken the back of our small businesses, said former prime minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday. “This twin (Demonetisation & GST) blow is a complete disaster for our economy, it has broken the back of our small businesses,”[Read More…]
The first trailer of much-awaited Salman Khan’s action thriller Tiger Zinda Hai has been out on Tuesday. A sequel to the record-breaking blockbuster Ek Tha Tiger, Tiger Zinda Hai continues the story of two super spies Tiger and Zoya eight years later. Shot across various international locations with sleek production[Read More…]
A court here on Tuesday adjourned the 2G spectrum allocation cases against former Telecom Minister A Raja, DMK Rajya Sabha member Kanimozhi and others for December 5. CBI Special Judge OP Saini deferred the matter saying that judgement was not ready as documents filed in the case were voluminous and[Read More…]
Most of the work in progress on Kolkata metro extension projects will be completed by the end of 2019 if things go on schedule, new Kolkata Metro General ManagerA Ajay Vijayvargiya said here on Monday. Of the six projects involving additional 99.3 km at a sanctioned cost of Rs 21,811.52[Read More…]
Former Trinamool Congress heavyweight Mukul Roy, who has switched over to the BJP, on Monday claimed he felt suffocated due to the lack of democracy in his former party and accused it of shrinking the political space in the state like never before. “This (Trinamool) is a one-man party. None[Read More…]
The Congress on Monday sought to know if the government has raised the issue with China of Brahmaputra water reportedly going to be diverted by constructing a tunnel and asked if Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take any action on the issue. “When will the Indian government wake up? Will[Read More…]
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Punjab and Haryana High Court to decide in 10 days the anticipatory bail plea of three Ryan group trustees in a case relating to the murder of a seven-year-old boy in the group’s Gurgaon-based school, as per the boy’s father and lawyer. Taking[Read More…]
Politician Mukul Roy, who joined the BJP three days ago after quitting West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress, on Monday asserted that the party was “close to achieving its target” of emerging as the correct alternative to govern the state. Lauding the BJP workers for their hard work over the last[Read More…]
With the booster dose of being declared the Chief Ministerial face of the BJP, Sujanpur constituency appears to have turned a favourite seat for Prem Kumar Dhumal against Congress heavyweight Rajinder Singh Rana in an otherwise difficult constituency. Dhumal, who had been Chief Minister twice, had contested the 2012 Assembly[Read More…]
The Congress on Monday dared Prime Minister Narendra Modi to initiate action against the suspected Indian tax evaders who feature in the “Paradise Papers” leak, including one of his ministers and put the entire facts before the Supreme Court bench overseeing black money investigations. The Congress also demanded the resignation[Read More…]
Public sector Indian Bank on Monday said it closed the second quarter which ended on September 30 with 11.45 per cent growth in its net profit over the comparable period in the previous fiscal. In a statement here, Indian Bank said it posted a net profit of Rs 451.54 crore[Read More…]
BSP supremo Mayawati on Monday accused the BJP governments at the Centre and in Uttar Pradesh of “criminal negligence” and blamed them for the NTPC tragedy in Rae Bareli in which 37 persons died. In a statement issued by the Bahujan Samaj Party, the former Chief Minister said that due[Read More…]
The Supreme Court on Monday sought the response of the Civil Aviation Ministry on a petition by a transgender person challenging a medical board’s rejection of her job application as a cabin crew in Air India. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice AM Khanwilkar and Justice DY Chandrachud[Read More…]
Cartoonist G Bala, arrested for a cartoon that allegedly depicted officials and politicians in poor light, was granted bail by a court in Tirunelveli district in Tamil Nadu on Monday. Bala was arrested at his residence here on Sunday on a complaint lodged by Tirunelveli District Collector Sandeep Nanduri for[Read More…]
On a half-a-day’s trip to Chennai, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday called on DMK President M. Karunanidhi and enquired about his health. “Vanakkam, Sir”, Modi greeted Karunanidhi as he sat near the 93-year-old veteran and held his hand. Accompanied by Union Ministers Nirmala Sitharaman and Pon Radhakrishnan, Modi was[Read More…]
Renault has finally launched the Captur in the country at an introductory starting price of Rs 9.99 lakh for the petrol and Rs 11.39 lakh for the diesel (all prices, ex-showroom New Delhi). The Renault Capturis positioned above the Duster in the compact SUV space and will take on the segment’s bestseller,[Read More…]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that editorial freedom should be used in public interest and urged the newspapers to devote space to increase awareness about climate change. Speaking at the 75th-anniversary celebrations of Tamil newspaper Daily Thanthi at the Madras University Centenary Auditorium, Modi said a lot of[Read More…]
The Supreme Court on Monday told Jaypee Associates to keep Rs 2,000 crore ready before its next hearing as it refused to permit it a part deposit of Rs 400 crore by Friday. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice AM Khanwilkar and Justice DY Chandracud asked the real[Read More…]
Over a dozen labourers were injured in a factory here in Uttarakhand after part of a crane broke and molten iron ore fell on workers there, police said on Monday. Two of the injured in the late Sunday night incident at the Rana Bar factory in Landhaura area, is said[Read More…]
