On Friday, Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth met Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. This his first visit aboard as the PM of Mauritius. He will also meet his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi later in the day. In the meetings, leaders of the two countries[Read More…]
Days after the Sukhoi-30 MKI jet went missing, Para (Special Forces) and Indian Air Force Garuds have extended support to the army’s ground column and joined the rescue and recovery operation. A Court of Inquiry will be probing the cause of the mishap. Notably, the wreckage of Sukhoi-30 MKI jet[Read More…]
It’s been three years of the BJP government whose main election promise was to provide employment opportunity to people. But the government has miserably failed as there is hardly any reform. And now, BJP President Amit Shah had said that the government have tried to give new perspective to employment[Read More…]
The Indian intelligence agencies have issued alerts about a possible terror attack by Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in Delhi and Mumbai, or in border areas of Punjab and Rajasthan. The agencies said a group of 20-21 LeT terrorists may have entered the country from Pakistan, and have subdivided themselves into smaller groups.[Read More…]
Bravado and distortion are the highlights of BJP govt: Kamal NathCivil aviation minister Gajapathi Raju said that Airlines are reporting the lesser number of cases of unruly passengers after the government’s move to come out with a ‘national no-fly list’ to handle such incidents. Raju said he had urged Air[Read More…]
In another disgraceful act, a 7-year-old girl has been allegedly gang-raped in a remote village in Allahabad district police said on Friday. Four persons have been detained in this concern. The incident happened on Thursday morning in Ghurpur police station area of the district’s trans-Yamuna region. It is about 40[Read More…]
The J&K government once again suspended the internet services in the Kashmir Valley on Saturday, hours after the ban was lifted after Months. The Jammu and Kashmir Home Department on Friday lifted a month-long ban on 22 social media sites and applications, including Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter, in Kashmir. The[Read More…]
The Centre’s move to ban the sale of cows and buffaloes for slaughter through animal markets has triggered severe criticism from the state of Kerala. From the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) to the opposition, all have condemned the government’s decision. “We will seek legal resort against this. The Centre[Read More…]
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar who couldn’t attend Sonia Gandhi’s lunch party for the opposition leaders due to pre-engagements, will fly to Delhi only a day later to lunch with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. PM Modi is hosting lunch in honour of visiting Mauritian Prime Minister Anerood Jugnauth and has invited[Read More…]
On Friday, Congress leader and former Union Minister Shashi Tharoor has filed a defamation case against popular journalist Arnab Goswami for an amount of 2 crores and 10,000 rupees. “We filed today in Delhi High Court. Had enough of his campaign of calumny”, he tweeted. This comes soon after an[Read More…]
In order to prevent cattle slaughter, the Environment Ministry has banned the sale of cattle from marketplaces for the purpose of culling. A gazette notification, titled Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Regulation of Livestock Markets) Rules, 2017 by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change states that no one[Read More…]
On Friday, as the BJP led NDA government completes three years in power, BJP party president Amit Shah on Friday launched a sarcastic attack on the 2004-14 UPA government. “In 2014, BJP replaced a regime suffering from policy paralysis and gave the people a decisive and transparent government,” Shah said at a press conference. As[Read More…]
According to a verdict on Thursday, a court in Abu Dhabi has commuted the death sentence to 10 Indian men for murdering a Pakistani man in 2015 following a feud over bootlegging. 10 Indian men who were facing execution in the UAE from Punjab will now serve jail terms ranging[Read More…]
The anticipated ‘Heritage Line’ stretch of the Delhi Metro will be active from May 28, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) announced on Friday. This project was to be operational last year, however, after failing deadlines it is ready to begin its commercial operation. An extension of the Violet Line[Read More…]
Former Punjab DGP KPS Gill passed away on Friday in a Delhi hospital at 82. Among his notable contribution to Punjab, Gill has served twice as DGP of Punjab and is credited with having brought the Punjab insurgency under control. He has been called a “supercop”, for his work in[Read More…]
As part of its CSR (corporate social responsibility) campaign, Maruti Suzuki will invest Rs 6 crore to start 15 Automobile Skill Enhancement Centres (ASEC) by August 2017. These centres will be operated in partnership with government-run ITIs (Industrial Training Institute) across 11 states in the country. The first out of[Read More…]
On Friday, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi has been denied permission to visit violence struck area of Saharanpur in western Uttar Pradesh. “No permission has been given for Rahul Gandhi’s visit to the district,” said ADG (law and order) Aditya Mishra, adding that the district administration has banned the visits[Read More…]
As BJP completes 3 years in power on Friday, the Congress prophesied a dark future for the country on the economic and social side. It also claimed that it was on the verge of seeing friction under the BJP-led NDA government. Additionally, they also demanded a White Paper on the[Read More…]
Congress president Sonia Gandhi is hosting a get-together for the leaders of the opposition parties in the Delhi on Friday with an aim to discuss upcoming Presidential elections. The leaders will talk about a joint candidate for President to undertake the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance’s candidate. The meeting is considered[Read More…]
Amidst the pompous celebrations being done by the BJP government for having completed three years in power at the Centre, Congress leader Kamal Nath on Friday said that the party is spending a huge amount for celebrations, but are hardly doing anything concerning the farmers. May 26th marks the third[Read More…]
In view to uphold the dignity of Indian media and fairness of journalism, President of India, Dr Pranab Mukherjee urged the journalists to maintain the freedom of the press and not misuse the same for their personal interest. He tweeted his thoughts and reached out to media persons, saying that[Read More…]
In connection to the Bennett, Coleman & Company Ltd (BCCL) filing a criminal complaint against journalist Arnab Goswami, the Delhi High Court has issued a notice to the former Times Now Editor-in- chief for breaching employment contract and misusing the intellectual property (IP) of the media conglomerate. BCCL had filed[Read More…]
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has clarified that the BJP and the Sangh family support a ban on cow slaughter, but “condemn” vigilantism in the name of cow protection. The minister even went on to say that people who are spreading such vigilantism are “not our people”. Gadkari’s remarks are the[Read More…]
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Paresh Rawal triggered a controversy recently saying that tying the leftist writer Arundhati Roy to the Army Jeep would bring peace in Kashmir. The veteran actor clarifies that he does not hold any grudges against Roy, but suggested her to be used as human shield.[Read More…]