Known for her penchant for staying in news and inviting controversies right, left and centre, India’s controversy queen- Rakhi Sawant has again grabbed eyeballs. Appearing in a dress plastered with Prime Minister Narenda Modi’s pictures, she declared her love for the PM in the most unconventional manner. She was attending[Read More…]
Jharkhand BJP chief Tala Marandi resigned on Wednesday, highly-placed sources tell Newsd. BJP president Amit Shah had summoned Jharkhand chief minister Raghubar Das and Tala to New Delhi following internal issues in the state unit. It was during this meeting that Tala quit. Newsd had earlier reported that Marandi’s son, Munna Marandi, married a 11-year-old minor.[Read More…]
In the middle of a serious discussion between parliamentarians on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir in Rajya Sabha, who would have thought All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) MP A Navaneethakrishnan would slice the tension with a song! We’re not surprised that Navaneethakrishnan began, and ended, his speech[Read More…]
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rains and issued a red alert in Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odisha and Rajasthan at different times for the next two days. National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams are on standby in these states. Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh are expected to receive heavy[Read More…]
Devansh Jain, a Class VIII student of Vidhyakunj International School from Khandwa was upset when he learned that he was going to miss school because his school bus was to be used for Narendra Modi’s rally in Alirajpur district. Anguished over the incident the boy wrote a letter to Prime[Read More…]
Prime Minster Narendra Modi said India loves the people of Jammu and Kashmir, and some people are misled into believing otherwise. He said the Centre will cooperate in giving the people the state what they want to improve their livelihoods. Further, he stated that the Centre wants to develop the[Read More…]
Irom Sharmila broke her 16 year long fast on Tuesday by tasting honey. Sharmila, who announced that she will contest election in the upcoming Manipur polls, appeared before the court for her release from judicial custody. The court has granted her bail with a bond on Rs 10,000. In 2000,[Read More…]
Even though India has not opened its medal account at the Rio Olympics and we have already witnessed the fall of some big athletes and teams, here’s a list of some other athletes we can count on. Dipa Karmakar: Dipa has risen to global fame after she executed the ‘Vault[Read More…]
Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan on Tuesday described the experience as fantastic, saying he is leaving the office knowing the central bank did something. While addressing the media following his last monetary policy meeting, Rajan said he enjoyed every minute of his tenure and hopes he has added[Read More…]
Former chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh Kalikho Pul passed away on Tuesday morning. He was allegedly found hanging at his residence this morning. The Congress rebel served as chief minister of the state from February 19, 2016, to July 13, 2016. Party president Sonia Gandhi has expressed shock at the[Read More…]
Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley in the latest budget approved various tax exemptions to Gujarat International Finance Tech-City (GIFT City) which is country’s first International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) being established between Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar. The project received the much-required recognition from the finance minister despite the fact that the clouds[Read More…]
An RTI filed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Harish Khurana reveals that Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has never called a meeting on the law and order situation in the national capital or on the safety and security of women since assuming office—February 14, 2015, to June 9, 2016.[Read More…]
Going home to office and from office to home, whenever you get stuck in traffic you might have cursed your mediocre life. You have been doing your job for years but the zeal you had at the beginning of your carrier might have been stolen by everyday burden. Every day[Read More…]
The Supreme Court on Friday said that milk vendors who sell milk laced with harmful chemicals like detergent, caustic soda and urea should be given life imprisonment. The apex court observed that the six month penalty “was hardly a deterrent” for offenders and asked the Centre to implement the rule that has[Read More…]
Girl students of Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology in Bhopal are protesting against dress code and curfew timings imposed by the college authorities. They are calling it a ‘Talibani rule’. Reportedly, the hostel timing has been stipulated to 9 pm and girls are barred from wearing miniskirts and shorts in the campus,[Read More…]
1. Nita Ambani was elected as an individual member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on August 4. She received the highest percentage of valid votes, 92.20%, making her the first Indian woman to become a member of the global body. 2. Nita recently received ‘Y’ Security, meaning she now[Read More…]
A former flight attendant of Emirates has hailed the airhosts who helped evacuate Flight 521 which crash landed in Dubai airport, and minutes later burst into flames. The plane was flying from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, to Dubai. He has described the Indian travellers as “f*cking rats” and “an untameable bunch”. A[Read More…]
15 police officers have been suspended after a 25-year-old Dalit man was found dead under suspicious circumstances while in police custody. One of the officers is facing murder charges. The incident sparked violent protests in the Chakeri area, Uttar Pradesh, after his family alleged he was tortured to death. “A[Read More…]
“We may not be financially weak today but I cannot risk the future. Instead of waiting for the situation to get bad, I had to plan something. I realised that I will not save enough money by working as a teacher. Since I love cooking, I thought why not invest[Read More…]
The Delhi High Court gave its verdict on the tussle between the Centre and state on the jurisdiction of the national capital region on Thursday. For a quick wrap of what went down, the court said Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung is the administrative head and does not need to act[Read More…]
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government is expected to challenge the Delhi High Court’s verdict on the jurisdiction of the national capital region in the Supreme Court. Saying justice will be served in the Supreme Court, AAP leader Ashutosh said the government’s counsel will immediately file an appeal to the[Read More…]
Getting the Constitution (122nd Amendment) Bill, 2014, through the Rajya Sabha for the introduction of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill was a big step for the NDA government. However, the journey does not end here. Following the unanimous vote for the indirect tax, the bill will be sent[Read More…]
Union minister Manohar Parrikar was reportedly caught sleeping in Parliament during the discussion on the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill on Wednesday. Given the anticipation surrounding the passage of the bill in the Rajya Sabha and the serious on-going deliberation in the Rajya Sabha, this comes as a shocker[Read More…]
Congress leader and former finance minister P Chidambaram spoke on behalf of the party to raise its objections to the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill, which was moved in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. Welcoming the “friendly tone” of finance minister Arun Jaitley’s introductory speech, Chidambaram hoped the bill[Read More…]
After ‘Selfie with beti’, we now have India’s ‘beti‘ taking the selfie. Smriti Irani the Union minister for textiles has been posting pictures of her Bihari silk and ‘kanjeevarams’ in her latest campaign, #IWearHandloom, to promote Indian handloom and textile industry. While the campaign grabbed a lot of eyeballs with[Read More…]