The Indian news media was stunned into silence as news of Times Now and ET Now’s Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami resignation streamed in. The announcement was made after by the man himself to his newsroom, after an editorial meeting. Reports suggest that the voracious anchor is set to start a new[Read More…]
The Home Ministry is initiating the process for cancellation of registration of Islamic Research Foundation (IRF), promoted by Islamic preacher Zakir Naik. The foundation will soon be banned from receiving foreign funds. The move came after different investigations found Naik to be “involved” in utilising funds for radicalisation of youths.[Read More…]
Pre-placement offers (PPOs) to students at the Indian Institutes of Technology have scaled a record high this year. According to a report by Times of India, the number of offers at some IITs has already shot up about a third than that a year ago. Companies offer pre-placement offers to deserving candidates to[Read More…]
In a strange incident, a patient’s fart during a surgical procedure allegedly sparked a fire which caused her to be seriously burnt, the Tokyo Medical University Hospital in Shinjuku Ward said. The incident was reported in Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun. The fire occurred at the university hospital in Tokyo on[Read More…]
A day after eight alleged SIMI operatives escaped Bhopal prison and were killed in an police encounter, families of the deceased have approached the Madhya Pradesh High Court seeking a CBI probe into the ‘cold-blooded murders’. “The families of the deceased have come to me and are weeping inconsolably for[Read More…]
An investigation by the BBC and The Guardian has found that British defence major Rolls-Royce made ‘secret payments’ of around 10 million pounds to an Indian defence agent to win a big contract for engines on Hawk aircrafts used by the Indian Air Force. Rolls-Royce had in 2013 admitted that[Read More…]
A series of videos which shows the encounter between Madhya Pradesh Police and the under trial SIMI activists, who escaped from jail, casts doubt over the state administration’s claim that they had killed in a gun battle. An exclusive video accessed by India Today shows an armed police commando shooting[Read More…]
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has said her Democratic rival is not only unfit to be commander- in-chief but also a danger to America’s national security. Addressing a well-attended election rally in Kent in the battleground State of Ohio, Clinton said Trump cannot be trusted to command nuclear arsenal, alleging[Read More…]
The Centre is working on formulation of a national policy to address the emerging challenge of alcohol dependency in the country, especially among youth. In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the policy will follow the same approach as it is being used in cases of drug de-addiction, a source said. According to[Read More…]
The Centre on Tuesday summoned governments of Punjab, Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh over enforcing ban on stubble burning. The decision comes on a day the Central Pollution Control Board released its report on air quality of Delhi. As per the report, PM 2.5 levels on the day of[Read More…]
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi – probably India’s most ruthless politician, one who truly understood the ethos of power politics. Being the only child to the then Prime Minister, she grew up as playing among the circles of power. Born Indira Nehru in a Kashmiri Pandit family on 19 November 1917 in[Read More…]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said there is a need to lessen the load on the judiciary which spends its maximum time in tackling cases where the government is a party. He also pitched for an All India Judicial Service on the lines of Indian Administrative Service. Modi said,[Read More…]
According to NITI Aayog index on reforms in the farm sector, Maharashtra topped as the most farmer friendly state in the country followed by Gujarat and Rajasthan. “The state of Maharashtra achieves first rank in implementation of various reforms. The state has implemented most of the marketing reforms and it[Read More…]
An army jawan has been killed during ceasefire violation by Pakistan in the Rajouri sector of Jammu and Kashmir Pakistan violated ceasefire thrice on Monday. The first violation was in the Mendhar sector of Poonch district and two others in the Rajouri sector. Two army men were injured during an[Read More…]
Staff members at Bhopal jail were in for a rude shock as eight operatives of the Students of Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) broke out of the prison on Monday. A major man hunt was launched and within hours all terror suspects were killed in an encounter, outside the city.[Read More…]
Members of the banned Islamic outfit SIMI who escaped from Bhopal Central Jail were shot dead in an encounter at Eintkhedi village on the outskirts of Bhopal. Police said the men were washing their faces in a river when villagers saw them and informed the police.The Anti Terrorist Squad then[Read More…]
Air quality in Delhi worsens alarmingly on Diwali night as pollution levels hiked as much as 42 times higher than the normal in one of the most polluted spots of the Capital city. On Monday morning, people woke up to smog with visibility up to 200 metres. According to real[Read More…]
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday alleged that phones of members of the Indian judiciary are being tapped and their conversations are being monitored. “I don’t know if it is true or not, but if this is true, then it’s dangerous. Where is the independence of the judiciary then?”[Read More…]
8 members of banned SIMI outfit escaped from Bhopal Central Jail after killing a security guard using a “steel plate and glass” and scaling the prison wall with bed sheets. “8 SIMI activists escaped around 2-3 AM by killing a jail security guard,” DIG Bhopal Raman Singh told PTI. They[Read More…]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday celebrated Diwali with soldiers in a remote and strategic area in Himachal Pradesh, adjoining the Chinese border. Modi also made an unscheduled trip to a village, Chango, and said he was “deeply touched by the impromptu reception and their joy”. Dressed in olive green,[Read More…]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday dedicated this year’s Diwali to the armed forces in his monthly video address Mann Ki Baat, saying ‘we sleep peacefully because you guard our borders’. The soldiers, he said, “stand guard for us in the desert on the mountains. Someone is guarding our industry,[Read More…]
The Indian Army destroyed at least four Pakistani posts and inflicted heavy casualties on Pakistani troops in the Keran sector along the Line of Control on Saturday, shortly after Pakistan violated the ceasefire in Jammu and Kashmir’s RS Pura sector. The Indian forces retaliated after Pakistani Rangers violated ceasefire repeatedly[Read More…]
The Indian government offered to buy hundreds of fighter planes from foreign manufacturers if they are ready to manufacture planes in India with a local partner, Air Force officials said. As India plans to phase out all ageing soviet-era aircraft, the deal could move up to 300 planes making it[Read More…]
Home Minister Rajnath Singh, amid the continuing ceasefire violations by Pakistani troops along LoC, said on Saturday that the security forces were giving a ‘befitting reply’. “I want to assure the nation that the security forces are giving befitting reply to the firing from Pakistan. We will not bow down[Read More…]
As reported by the Indian Express, Surjeet Singh the Indian High Commission official left the country with his family on Saturday after Pakistan declared him a ‘persona non grata’ in retaliatory action. He was told to leave Pakistan in 48 hours by the Foreign Office, Geo News reported and his[Read More…]
