The physical police verification for getting a passport will soon end as the government is planning to have a robust national database of crimes and criminals that will check the backgrounds of applicants at the click of a mouse. According to union home secretary, Rajiv Mehrishi, the Crime and Criminal[Read More…]
Prime Minister, Narendra Modi and BJP chief, Amit Shah met the chief ministers and their deputies of all 13 BJP-ruled states on Monday night. The top leaders in the party told the ministers that the government’s vision to shape new India by 2022 was of supreme importance and there was[Read More…]
Nearly Rs 42,000 crore has already come in as taxes so far in the first monthly filing under the new Goods and Services Tax (GST) rule. The revenues are expected to increase further as the filing cycle closes this later this week. Reportedly, while about Rs 15,000 crore has come[Read More…]
Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar, on Monday has said that the Economic Offences Unit (EOU) of the state would continue with its probe till the CBI took over the case of the unique government fund transfer scam in Bhagalpur involving crores of rupees. The government is continuously facing criticism from the[Read More…]
Lok Sabha MP, Nishikant Dubey’s lawyer has sent a legal notice to publication house, Hindustan for circulating false news, titled, “Saansad Nishikant Dubey Par Barse Lalu Yadav“, dated 18 Aug 2017. The news piece is said to be ‘derogatory’ in nature and has made several allegations against the veteran politician.[Read More…]
Gujarat High Court has expressed severe disappointment over the condition of roads in the city of Ahmedabad, and gave Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation four weeks’ time to turn up with a report on contracts and work orders over the harm sustained by city roads. “It appears that though crores of rupees[Read More…]
The Supreme Court has expressed its disappointment over the failure of Central Bureau of Investigation in completing its investigations in the coal block allocation scam cases on Monday. SC observed that it has asked the CBI to complete the continuing investigations in these cases but “it doesn’t seem to come[Read More…]
McDonalds India announced that it had terminated its franchise agreement with Vikram Bakshi’s Connaught Plaza Restaurants on Monday. As a result, 169 restaurants operated by the latter will have to shut down and stop using McDonald’s brand name within 15 days. The company runs McDonald’s outlets in northern and eastern[Read More…]
In a latest development in Tamil Nadu politics, chief minister, Edappadi K Palanisamy and O Panneerselvam on Monday has sealed the deal for the merger of the two groups of AIADMK. In the new cabinet, Panneerselvam will be given the portfolio of finance ministry along with the position of deputy[Read More…]
Union power minister, Piyush Goyal had to face major embarrassment on Sunday after he highlighted government’s achievement of illuminating 50,000 km of Indian roads with LED lights in a tweet. His tweet turned into a controversy as the image used was from Russia and not the real picture of the[Read More…]
The convoy of Ranjeet Ranjan, the Congress spokesperson and MP from Supaul in Bihar, has crushed three people to death and injured many on Monday in a fatal occurrence. The incident happened at Nirmali-Sikarhata main road in Supaul in Bihar. Nirmali block chief, Ramprasesh Yadav, who was also present at[Read More…]
The Supreme Court granted bail to Lieutenant Colonel, Shrikant Prasad Purohit in the 2008 Malegaon blast case on Monday. Seven people were killed in bomb blast on 29 September at Malegaon in Nasik district of north Maharashtra. Purohit (45), who was in jail for eight years, had denied participation in[Read More…]
The Bahujan Samajwadi Party( BSP) on Monday clarified that the poster that went viral on social media was false. Earlier on Sunday, a poster from the party’s official Twitter handle was posted, which showed a number of leaders like Sonia Gandhi, Akhilesh Yadav, Mayawati, Lalu Yadav and Sharad Yadav together[Read More…]
There was much drama on Sunday following rumours that Congress leaders are unfollowing party vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Twitter. As the news spread, some leaders of the party received numerous phone calls. Party leader, Kapil Sibal, dismissed the reports and called them untrue. However, an associate said the staff operating[Read More…]
The railway ministry on Sunday sent three officers on leave, including a member of the railway board, for the Utkal Express derailment. The move comes as a crack down on the negligence in the railways. Stung by the accident and criticism by opposition parties, the ministry sent railway board member[Read More…]
The joint entrance exam (JEE-Advanced), the gateway to prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT), will be conducted completely online from next academic year. It is been done to make logistics and evaluations easier. The Joint Admission Board (JAB) took this decision on Sunday. JAB is responsible for laying down the[Read More…]
Bihar CM, Nitish Kumar, on Saturday challenged rebel JD(U) leader, Sharad Yadav to split the party after the latter did not attend the national executive meeting of the party and held a parallel meeting of the party’s other faction in Patna. “Let Sharad Yadav split the party. For splitting the[Read More…]
A man died and three others were taken ill while cleaning a sewer at a government hospital, the Delhi Fire Service said. Rishi Pal(40), Bishan(30), Kiran Pal(25) and Sumit(30) fell unconscious after inhaling poisonous gases while cleaning the sewer at the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital. “While Rishi Pal[Read More…]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi cautioned his ministers against staying in five-star hotels and availing any benefit from public sector undertakings attached to their ministries. As per sources, he is reported to be unhappy with the tendency of some ministers’ preference to stay in five-star hotels instead of government accommodations. PM[Read More…]
Former defence minister and Goa chief minister, Manohar Parrikar, on Saturday said that trials for introducing air-conditioned jackets for the Indian Special Forces soldiers are currently underway. The government is testing ‘air-conditioned’ jackets to be worn by special force soldiers who operate for long hours in hot areas. However, the[Read More…]
Amidst the ongoing rift, between Bihar chief minister, Nitish Kumar and rebel leader, Sharad Yadav, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday displayed their firm support for the former and said that Yadav has absolutely had no locus of his own. “Firstly, the issue of Sharad Yadav is an internal[Read More…]
At least six coaches of the Haridwar-bound 18477 Utkal Express derailed on Saturday at Khatauli railway station, 25 km from Muzaffarnagar in western Uttar Pradesh. Reportedly, 20 persons have died while 34 others were injured and were rushed to hospitals. Uttar Pradesh ADG law and order, Anand Kumar said preliminary[Read More…]
Congress vice-president, Rahul Gandhi on Saturday dubbed death of infants at a Gorakhpur hospital as a ‘government made tragedy’. Rahul said the government must take action against the deaths and not try to cover it up. “Modi ji talks of new India, we don’t need a new India like this,[Read More…]
In the latest development in high-profile Srijan scam case, IAS officer Amit Kumar who was investigating the case was transferred by Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar. So far, 10 FIRs have been registered in Bihar’s famous NGO scandal. At the same time, the figure of embezzlement has also reached to[Read More…]
A local court has issued non-bailable warrants against two BJP MLAs. The warrant was issued against these MLAs for not appearing in court in link with a case of disrupting train services on Saturday. As per prosecution, chief judicial magistrate, Gopal Tiwari issued non-bailable warrants. The two ministers are Kapil[Read More…]