US President Barack Obama telephoned Narendra Modi to thank him for his partnership that enhanced Indo-US relations, said the White House. “Both leaders discussed the progress they have made on shared economic and security priorities, including recognition of India as a major defense partner of the United States and addressing[Read More…]
The Congress party has been having contradictory stance on jallikattu. In May 2016, last year Congress wanted the bull-taming sport banned but today it doesn’t want it banned. As protests by Jallikattu supporters intensify across Tamil Nadu, the Congress said that people of Tamil Nadu have a right to preserve their culture and the bull-sport[Read More…]
Yoga guru Baba Ramdev displayed his wrestling skills promoting his the Patanjali Powervita Pro Wrestling League (PWL) in New Delhi on Wednesday. Baba, sporting his usual saffron langot deafeats 2008 Olympic silver medalist Andriy Stadnik. Watch the yoga guru’s best technical moves and wrestling skills in this video.
On January 21, the Bihar will witness a government sponsored human chain promoting prohibition stretching across 11,000 km in the state. The Bihar government claims that this will be world’s largest human chain, a move that will be go down in the Guinness Book of World Records besides promoting alcohol[Read More…]
Chief Minister O Panneerselvam met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Thursday and urged him to issue an ordinance for the conduct of the Jallikattu after Tamil Nadu erupted with huge protests over the ban on traditional sport by Supreme Court. PM Modi appreciated the cultural significance of[Read More…]
In an exclusive interview to Firstpost, Pratip Chaudhuri, the former chairman of SBI claimed that The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has been “lying on the face” to the public about the cash situation of India. As per Firspost reports, Chaudhuri said, the central bank should have been more honest[Read More…]
Days after controversy over calendars and diaries in which Mahatma Gandhi’s pictures were replaced with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s, the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) issued a notice to its employees on Wednesday. A letter was issued by the KVIC deputy chief executive officer handling administration and HR asking[Read More…]
In a tragic incident, as many as 22 school children are feared dead after a school bus collided with a truck in Uttar Pradesh’s Etah district on Thursday morning. The incident injured over 50 kids. The accident took place early in the morning. In an initial probe, it has been[Read More…]
A Lashkar-e-Taiba militant on Thursday was killed while a policeman was injured in an encounter in Bandipora district of north Kashmir. The security forces launched a cordon and search operation on specific intelligence input about presence of militants in Hajin area of Bandipora, a police official said. During the search[Read More…]
The Central Information Commission (CIC) was recently informed that Union minister Smriti Irani had refrained Delhi University from disclosing information related to her degree, the School of Open Learning (SOL). The commission has now directed SOL to produce all documents related to Irani’s educational qualification as a show-cause notice was issued on January 10 to the[Read More…]
As the Punjab polles inch closer, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday released a special manifesto of the party for differently-abled persons in Punjab. Assuring a hike in monthly pension to Rs 2,500. He addressed a plethora of differently-abled persons and said, “Pension will be raised (up to Rs[Read More…]
Bollywood blockbuster “Chennai Express” was produced by Karim Morani, who has been booked for allegedly raping a Delhi-based woman on promise of marriage, police said on Wednesday. The case is under sections 417 (cheating), 376 (rape) 342 (wrongful confinement), 506 (criminal intimidation), 493 (cohabitation caused by a man deceitfully inducing[Read More…]
After Jallikattu protests attracted huge strength across Tamil Nadu, chief minister O Panneerselvam said he will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday to get an ordinance passed in favor of the customary bull-taming sport. The government may take a kind approach, but would wait for the Supreme Court’s ultimate[Read More…]
An FIR was registered on Wednesday against BJP leader Sangeet Som and two others for violating the poll code by screening a documentary containing parts of his speech related to the Dadri lynching case and his arrest during the Muzaffarnagar riots. Sangeet Som, Virendra Kumar and Chandrshekhar Singh have been[Read More…]
Accused in the murder of her daughter Sheena Bora, Indrani Mukerjea told a special CBI court on Wednesday that she wanted to divorce husband and co-accused Peter Mukerjea. Special judge HS Mahajan, while stating that it was her personal matter, informed her that she did not require the permission of[Read More…]
Congress workers protested at Reserve Bank of India (RBI) offices at several locations across the country on Wednesday. The Congress party are executing their planned nationwide campaign against demonetization starting from Wednesday which included them gheraoing the RBI offices. This is expected to continue till the 23rd of January. Senior[Read More…]
A huge protest continues across Tamil Nadu on Wednesday with thousands of people joining in Madurai, Chennai, Salem and Coimbatore against the Jallikattu ban. The protests started in Madurai after Pongal festival spread to other parts of the state and police detained more than 200 protesters on Tuesday morning. More[Read More…]