In a shocking incident, a man in Varanasi’s Sarnath area gagged and stabbed his five-year-old son who was asking for two rupees for buying a kite, police said on Monday. The child was severally injured. The incident took place on Sunday when Shivam, a class I student, was attacked by[Read More…]
The Centre and states finally managed to break the logjam after months of tough negotiating on two critical issues concerning the goods and services tax (GST) and ended up pushing the rollout date from April to July. Notably, both sides decided to cede some space to draw an agreement that[Read More…]
Delhi Police Commissioner Alok Verma was on Thursday appointed as the next chief of the Bentral Bureau of Investigation (CBI). His appointment was approved for a period of 2 years by a three-member selection panel headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and comprising Chief Justice of India Jagdish Singh Khehar and[Read More…]
The Election Commission on Monday granted the ‘cycle’ symbol to Samajwadi Party leader and Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav. Earlier, both factions in the Samajwadi Party, one led by Mulayam Singh and the other by son and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, have staked their claim over the[Read More…]
Malayalam Writer Kamal C Chavara, who symbolically cremated his novel in protest against the jingoist nationalism, has alleged he was attacked by a Sangh Parivar activist on Sunday in Kunnamangalam near Calicut in Kerala. Chavara said the attacker approached him and asked whether he was the one who had burnt[Read More…]
In a major relief to the citizens, the Reserve Bank of India on Monday increased the daily limit for ATM withdrawals from Rs. 4,500 which has been in place for a few weeks now. The weekly withdrawal limit for current accounts had been increased from Rs. 50,000 to Rs. 1[Read More…]
Despite the strong warning from Army chief Bipin Rawat on posting grievances on social media, a video of a jawan singing of alleged problem faced by army troop has emerged, The Hindu reported. The video featured a Sikh soldier singing of unsatisfactory living conditions to a group of colleagues. “It[Read More…]
In a counter attack on newly joined Congress man Navjot Singh Sidhu, SAD leader and Bathinda MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Monday said Sidhu might go to Pakistan. Some people have their feet in three boats, sometimes BJP, Congress and why not go ahead a little into Pakistan,” Harsimrat was[Read More…]
The Supreme Court on Monday sought after a detailed status report on the probe into the 1984 anti-Sikh riot cases being investigated by a Special Investigation Team (SIT), set up in 2014. A bench including Justice Dipak Misra and Justice R. Banumathi demanded the report after a petitioner S. Gurlad[Read More…]
The Supreme Court on Monday allowed a woman with 24-week pregnancy to undergo medical abortion as the unborn was a threat to her life. Justice S.A. Bobde and Justice L. Nageswara Rao allowed the termination after a board of seven doctors gave up hope of the foetus with an undeveloped[Read More…]
Wholesale inflation on Monday rose to 3.39 per cent in December 2016, mainly due to rise in prices of manufactured items, even as food articles turned cheaper. The wholesale price index-based inflation, reflecting the annual rate of price rise, in November stood at 3.15 per cent. In December 2015, the[Read More…]
Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu formally joined Congress on Monday saying that he was a “born Congressman.” “This is my ghar wapsi,” said Sidhu. Sidhu quit the BJP in September complaining that he had been sidelined. Asked whether he was ready to work under the Congress’ chief ministerial nominee Amarinder Singh,[Read More…]
While lashing out at e-commerce giant Amazon, economic affairs secretary Shaktikanta Das said in a tweet on Sunday that the company must stop “being flippant about Indian symbols and icons”, as images of flip-flops surfaced with Mahatma Gandhi’s picture on it for sale. Later, the top official clarified that he[Read More…]
A 38-year-old tailor was arrested on Saturday after he was suspected to be involved in three sexual attacks during probes on young girls since December in Delhi. The father of five, Sunil Rastogi allegedly confessed to assaulting hundreds of schoolgirls over a period of 14 years. The alleged pedophile used[Read More…]
Hizbul militants who invaded Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district, were killed in an encounter with the security forces today. Security forces in Jammu and Kashmir were overcame a fierce encounter with Hizbul’s district commander and his aides in Anantnag. The encounter broke out yesterday after terrorists opened fire at security[Read More…]
At least six persons, all women have died in a stampede that occurred near Kochuberia in Sagar Islands during Gangasagar fair in West Bengal. Over 35 people have been injured in the incident, according to the reports. “Six aged women died at Kachuberia temporary hospital due to heart attack. They[Read More…]
Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on Sunday warned of disciplinary action against those posting grievances online rather than using official channels of redressal after two such videos was found by two jawans on social media last week. While addressing the Army Day parade at Delhi Cantonment, “A few of our[Read More…]
Chinese State TV said that it would take country’s motorised troops 48 hours and its paratroops 10 hours to reach India’s capital if war broke out, According to a tweet from @spectatorindex. The news got hillarious response in Twitter. Twitterati mocked that Chinese People’s Liberation Army couldn’t even reach at[Read More…]
At least six persons have died and 15 others have been injured in a stampede that took place near Kochuberia in Sagar Islands during Gangasagar fair in West Bengal. The incident occurred while the devotees were trying to board a launch at the Kachuberia ghats. The stampede occurred around 5pm[Read More…]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday wished all soldiers, veterans and their families on the occasion of Army Day. “Greetings to all soldiers, veterans & their families on Army Day. We salute the courage & invaluable service of the Indian Army,” Prime Minister Modi tweeted. Modi said army has always[Read More…]
Flights going to Chowdhary Charan Singh International Airport were suspended on Saturday after a radar facilitating take off and landing of aircrafts developed a technical snag. An airport official said that a DVOR (Doppler Very High Omni Range) radar suddenly shut down leading to complete chaos at the airport. Because[Read More…]
The Finance Ministry on Saturday said that it fully respects the autonomy of the Reserve Bank of India. “It is categorically stated that the government fully respects the independence and autonomy of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI),” Finance Ministry said in a statement. “Consultations between the government and the[Read More…]
Days after a BSF jawan raised issues regarding food quality being served to its personnel, BSF has maintained that there was no scarcity of rations and soldiers deployed along the border have never complained about its quality, in a report submitted to the Home Ministry on Thursday. Reportedly, the Border[Read More…]