Delhi government’s Public Works Department (PWD) has slapped a fine of Rs 27 lakh on the AAP for illegal occupation of a bungalow in Rouse Avenue in Delhi. PWD handed out a notice to AAP national secretary Pankaj Gupta over its continuous occupation of 206, Rouse Avenue as party office.[Read More…]
In order to provide a central point for processing of blood and their supply, a Metro Blood Bank is going to be launched in Chennai very soon. A state-of-the-art facility will coordinate with other health centres and will provide blood to the needy. The announcement was made by the Health[Read More…]
Saffron activists now want to prohibit the sale of Kamasutra books in the land of Kamasutra, the Khajuraho temple grounds, a UNESCO world heritage spots in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhatarpur district. Reportedly, members of Bajrang Sena approached Chhatarpur police, alleging that Kamasutra books and indecent figurines being sold inside the grounds[Read More…]
As the nation anticipates the upcoming presidential polls and its candidates, RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav on Wednesday said that he cannot make an ideological compromise when asked about extending support to RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s name for the post of President. “Ideological samjhauta nahi kar sakte. Mar-mitt jayenge lekin[Read More…]
As the first wave of flood hits Assam, it has claimed three human lives so far, all occurring in Guwahati city. As many as 13,000 people in four districts have been affected so far, said sources. However, unofficial sources put the death figure to five. While the Brahmaputra water level[Read More…]
In a shocking incident, 13kg of faecal matter has been removed from the intestines of a 22-year-old man who has been constipated since his birth. The operation was performed in China. Reports added doctors removed a 30-inch long section of his colon filled with 13kg of faeces during the three-hour-long[Read More…]
In Odisha on Wednesday, the BJD activists allegedly hurled eggs at Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram’s vehicle and waved black flags in Odisha’s Kendrapara district. The incident took place at Aul market while the minister was on his way to participate in ‘Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas’ programme at Rajkanika.[Read More…]
The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to hold walk-in-interview to fill a huge number of vacant seats for doctors. It approved a policy for transferring doctors and proposals for investment of Rs 5297 crore in two different projects in Noida. The state cabinet meeting chaired by UP CM Yogi Adityanath[Read More…]
As PM Modi on Saturday is set to inaugurate the Kochi Metro, reports say that the list of dignitaries doesn’t include important people onto the dais of the inaugural function. The list also excludes Delhi Metro adviser E Sreedharan. Only four people including Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the[Read More…]
The Ayush Ministry on Tuesday left many people, especially women ,concerned when it came up with the guidelines on what a pregnant woman should be doing and eating to deliver a healthy baby. The ministry has suggested that a pregnant woman should avoid having sex or feeling of lust, eating[Read More…]
The government on Wednesday extended the subsidy to banks for fiscal 2017-18, farmers will continue to get a short-term loan of up to Rs 3 lakh at a subsidised interest rate of 7%, and prompt repayers will get it at 4%. In the Cabinet meeting on Wednesday headed by PM[Read More…]
The trailer of much-awaited film Daddy starring Arjun Rampal in lead is out. Daddy brings back the hunk Rampal in never-scene-before-avatar. It traces the fate of gangster-turned-politician Arun Gawli played by him. The trailer shows Rampal flaunting long tresses, a beard and an intriguing glance all throughout. The trailer starts[Read More…]
In a tweet, former convenor of AAP, Delhi, Dilip Pandey, attacked AAP leader, Kumar Vishwas, on Tuesday, and said that ‘if you yell at Congressmen, why do you refuse to speak against Vasundhara in Rajasthan.’ Vishwas has recently been made the party in-charge for Rajasthan. भैया, आप कांग्रेसियों को ख़ूब गाली[Read More…]
The state-owned institutes such as the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute and the Delhi Public Library, are on the verge of being corporatised. While the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) will be merging with either the Jawaharlal Nehru University or[Read More…]
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has notified that the process of filing nominations for the July 17 presidential poll has begun from Wednesday. The nomination process will continue till June 28. The ruling NDA and a group of Opposition parties have agreed upon a “mutually acceptable” presidential candidate. But[Read More…]
Karnataka is going to launch a ‘Treat All Policy’ on Wednesday considering just less than half of HIV patients are registered with anti retroviral therapy (ART) and receiving treatment. With the new policy at place, an additional 20,000 patients will be eligible for ART. Karnataka is among the eight high-prevalence[Read More…]
Former Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal put an end to the speculation that he is in the race to become the country’s next President on Wednesday. When he was asked about his name was doing the rounds as a probable NDA contender for the President’s post, the veteran Akali[Read More…]
After 40 years of peace in Darjeeling, the demand for a distinct state, Gorkhaland, has resurfaced. Subsequently, Darjeeling has witnessed several incidents of violence in last few days. Chief minister Mamata Banerjee tried to calm the situation, but the protest continued. Eventually, the Centre had to intervene. On Tuesday, an[Read More…]
Just after Zee News carried a sports story involving Harbhajan and Virendra Sehwag; Cricketer Harbhajan Singh on Tuesday said that Zee news network should be renamed Zee Faltu (useless) News. The response comes after the Zee published a report a headline reading– “When an unwell Virender Sehwag smashed 12 sixes[Read More…]
In an awkward situation for the Gujarat government, a government led school distributed about 12000 school bags with an image of former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and a tagline of ‘Khoob Padhao, Khoob badhao’. The incident was reported from tribal village Sankheda where an[Read More…]
Soon after BJP president, Amit Shah formed the three-minister panel to discuss possible candidates for presidential election, actor-turned-politician and Patna Sahib MP Shatrughan Sinha on Tuesday forwarded the party’s patriarch L K Advani’s name for the ruling alliance’s presidential candidate. “As the D-day for the Presidential election draws close, I[Read More…]
This Sunday, instead of going to the library, you can borrow a person to answer all your queries. This breakthrough idea of a Human Library will be implemented in the national capital this weekend. The concept allows you to borrow a ‘human book’ for 20 minutes who will be answering your questions.[Read More…]
Once again highlighting the hostile culture for women in India, from lawmakers to policemen, patriarchy is ingrained and there are no two ways about this. If you go by statistics, it shows that rape occurs every 22 minutes in India. Rape is the fourth most common crime against women in[Read More…]