Tathagata Satpathy is a four-time member of the Lok Sabha representing Dhenkanal constituency of Odisha. Born in a political family, it was expected of him to follow the footsteps of his parents. But he pursued journalism and remained away from electoral politics until he was 34. And when he did[Read More…]
On Sunday, Independent legislator Sheikh Abdul Rashid along with his supporters of Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) held a sit-in here to push Centre government to take active steps to resolve the Kashmir conflict. Protesters gathered near Press Enclave, shouting slogans against the Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is visiting the state[Read More…]
April 2 is a nostalgic day for both Indian cricket fraternity and the crazy Indian cricket fans as it marks India’s victory in the ICC World Cup in 2011. As the nation remembers the second giant World Cup trophy lifted by India after a break 28 years of the 1983[Read More…]
Gaurav Bhatia former Samajwadi Party’s spokesperson and its face on news channels to join BJP. Bhatia who was also the national president of SP’s lawyer’s wing left Samajwadi Party just a few days ahead of the assembly polls in February. Former Samajwadi Party leader and spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia to join BJP[Read More…]
Indian Women Hockey team started their Women’s World League campaign on a winning note defeating Uruguay 4-2 in the penalty shootout. Both the ends were at equal score 2-2 at the end of the regulation play time when Rani, Monika, Deepika and Navjot Kaur took a lead on scoring in a[Read More…]
Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N Chandrababu Naidu’s son Nara Lokesh along with four MLAs of the opposition YSRC who switched loyalty to the ruling TDP-BJP coalition, and six others sworn in as incorporated on Sunday to the Andhra Pradesh Cabinet. The oath was administered by Governor ESL Narasimhan along with[Read More…]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be inaugurating India’s longest tunnel. The Chenani-Nashri tunnel on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway will be inaugurated on Sunday. This tunnel is very important for regulating traffic in and around the state, it is likely to save fuel worth nearly Rs 99 crores a year. The tunnel will also[Read More…]
Cellular operators’ body COAI has said Reliance Jio’s current charges will continue to affect the industry and there is a fair risk of the pricing having an impact on banks and others that are associated to telecom industry. Jio’s lower pricing for consumers is subjected to a bigger question whether[Read More…]
Eastern Coalfields Limited in Jharkhand on Saturday witnessed a unique way of protest as agitators started cleaning officer’s shoes to remind them that the land belong to the poor and they were the one, who actually stepped on it illegally. Scores of activists under the banner of Congress party reached[Read More…]
Taking a dig at Akhilesh Yadav for the humiliating loss in the UP Polls, Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav on Saturday said how can anyone trust a person who wasn’t faithful to his father. Responding to Mulayam’s comment, BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi said the SP supremo was once a socialist leader and added[Read More…]
BJP leader and Union Minister of Textiles Smriti Irani on Saturday lodged a complaint against four youngsters, who were travelling in a Honda City, for eve -teasing. The incident happened on Saturday afternoon in the capital city. Sources told Newsd that the youngsters have been detained at Chanakyapuri police station[Read More…]
A 25-year-old Dalit youth from Khanapur village in Peddapally of Telangana was allegedly murdered for loving a girl from a higher caste. According to reports, the boy was a farmhand working with the family of the girl , whom he got romantically involved with, and was murdered for the same[Read More…]
A group of people vandalised a hospital in Indore after the death of a RSS leader Himmat Rathore due to alleged medical negligence. A video footage showed an angry mob destroying furnitures, breaking glass panes and overturning stretchers at the Gokul Das Hospital. #WATCH Indore(Madhya Pradesh): Gokul Das Hospital vandalized after[Read More…]
DMK working president M K Stalin on Saturday visited the protesting Tamil Nadu farmers at Jantar Mantar in Delhi and said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should waive off their loans like he promised in Uttar Pradesh during the recent Assembly election. “Just like how BJP promised farmer loan waiver to UP[Read More…]
The Modi government for the first time has formally acknowledged that the personal identity of individuals, including Aadhaar number and other sensitive information, has been leaked. In a letter written by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology confirms the data breach as per a report in the New Indian[Read More…]
Sanjay Chandra, Managing Director of real estate major Unitech and two others were arrested by the economic offenses wing (EOW) of the Delhi Police in a link of financial irregularities. Chandra faces the charge of illegitimately divesting the fund of one venture into a different company. He will be produced[Read More…]
With an aim to promote the use of digital modes of payment, the government decided to give encouragement to passengers for booking tickets online by withdrawing service charge from November 23, 2016 to March 31, 2017. And now the offer has extended to June 30, 2017. “We have received instructions[Read More…]
Madhya Pradesh government will bring in law for awarding death penalty to rapists in the forthcoming monsoon session said, chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday. Chouhan said, MP government will propose a bill in the monsoon session of the assembly in which there will be a provision for death[Read More…]
An Indian Navy personnel awarded two years in prison on Friday for outraging modesty of a minor girl through indecent and vulgar chat messages on social media in 2010. Besides, a fine of Rs 15,000 was also imposed on INS Shikra staffer Dilip Kumar by First Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate[Read More…]
With the soaring temperature, the cases of chicken pox and respiratory illnesses are on the rise, said the municipal health department. The cases of viral infection, chicken pox go up in fluctuating temperatures and are mainly affecting children. “Cases of chicken pox increase in summer. There have been many cases[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh government on Monday banned any kind of strike by employees in state universities and colleges till June 30 under the stringent Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA). Under the Act, Police can arrest anybody without warrant, if he/ she violate the regulations. Any person taking part in a strike[Read More…]