To send a strong message to those who are spreading hatred among communities in the world Mohammad Sohan, 25, and Nuresha Khatun, who is five years younger to the groom tied the knot in a Hindu temple at Bhimnagar village of Supaul district in northeast Bihar bordering Nepal. Amid nationwide[Read More…]
India has gained one position and has been ranked on the 130th position in the World Bank’s ‘ease of doing business’ ranking for 2017. This marginal improvement came on the back of slight improvement in four indicators: getting electricity, enforcing contracts, trading across borders and registering property. A government statement[Read More…]
A 36-year-old school principal killed herself after alleged harassment by a male colleague in Puppalguda in Ranga Reddy district on the outskirts of Hyderabad. According to reports, the victim Srilatha was being stalked for a long time by the accused R Sridhar. While Srilatha was the principal (Education), Sridhar was[Read More…]
Flipkart Chief Financial Officer Sanjay Baweja has put in his papers after a two-year stint, marking the latest high level exit at the Bengaluru based e-commerce company. “Flipkart CFO Sanjay Baweja has quit. The company has started searching for his replacement. Baweja will continue to work with company till December[Read More…]
The Union Home Ministry has prepared a proposal for increasing the salaries of President and Vice-President of the country. This decision comes after the implementation of the 7th Pay Commission”s recommendations which has created an anomalous situation in which the salary of the President is ₹1 lakh less than that[Read More…]
Instead of increasing the revenue, surge pricing in Rajdhani, Shatabdi and Duronto trin had done an opposite job. The revenue of Indian Railway had declined by Rs232 crore as compared to the previous year. Railway data reveals that a large number of seats in trains like Mumbai Rajdhani, August Kranti[Read More…]
A seven-judge bench of Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice TS Thakur gave its decision on the on the ‘Hindutva verdict’ on Tuesday. The matter is concerning the electoral malpractices arising out its 1995 judgment, popularly known as the “Hindutva verdict and ruled that it will not examine the issue[Read More…]
The Delhi government has issued its first health advisory following bird flu cases in the capital, where it has asked people to refrain from consuming “half-cooked” chicken and chicken products, as well as “half-boiled or half-fried” eggs. This was issued after six more birds succumbed to the H5N8 virus in two locations[Read More…]
In what appears to completely contradict Pakistan’s claims of not having any role in the Uri attack on Indian forces, Pakistan-based jihadist group Lashkar-e-Taiba has claimed responsibility of the Uri attacks. As reported by Indian Express, blatantly announcing in absentia last rites for one of the four terrorists who had[Read More…]
In a shocker for Bengal politics, the Congress party on Monday announced to contest the bypolls of two parliamentary and one Assembly seats alone, thus putting an end to the longstanding alliance between CPM and Congress. Congress chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury , pointed out that the CPM has already declared[Read More…]
Andhra Pradesh Civil Liberties Committee(APCLC) on Monday iled a petition with Hyderabad High Court, to declare the killing of 24 maoists in an encounter by combined operation of Andhra Police and Odisha Police as, illegal. APCLC counsel Raghunath questioned authorities over why culpable homicide cases should not be registered against[Read More…]
A total of 24 Maoists were killed in a 90-minute-long encounter with a joint team of the Odisha Police and Andhra Pradesh Police Greyhounds personnel early on Monday morning. The encounter took place in a forest in Malkangiri district near the Andhra-Odisha border and 11 women were also a part[Read More…]
In an interesting twist to the rift in Yadav clan, SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav called his son, Uttar Pradesh CM Akhilesh Yadav, and brother Shivpal Yadav to his home and asked them to bury the hatchet. Shivpal was fired by Akhilesh a day earlier and after a day full of clashes[Read More…]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing a rally in Bundelkhand urged the voters to break the cycle of Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party to make Uttar Pradesh an “Uttam Pradesh”. He said the Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party both loot in their own turns, and when one comes to[Read More…]
Union Minister of State Giriraj Singh on Sunday said that the Hindu society needs to increase their population as it has been continuously decreasing in eight states of the country. He said that the Muslim population has grown from 10% to 24% since partition. Addressing a programme at Devbad area[Read More…]
Polls may be away for Punjab but Twitter is already burning with allegations and counter-allegations between Aam Admi Party and Congress. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Monday alleged that BJP ally Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) was funding Punjab Congress leader, Captain Amarinder Singh’s, poll campaign. He[Read More…]
The trust governing the Haji Ali shrine in Mumbai informed the Supreme Court on Monday that women will have access to the inner sanctum of the shrine. The trust that governs the mosque said it will allow women to enter what has been the men-only inner sanctum or core area[Read More…]
Just In: Chaos takes over as the meeting abruptly ends without any conclusions after heated argument break out between father-son duo. Mulayam says “here is a CM who talks to his father like this.” Just in: Mulayam’s compromise policy: Akhilesh to remain chief minister. Shivpal Yadav to remain Uttar Pradesh[Read More…]
In a horrific act, a woman died after she was stabbed multiple times by a man at the MG road metro station in Gurgaon on Monday morning. The victim was exiting the metro station when the man ambushed her from behind, police said. The incident occurred around 9:30 am. Central[Read More…]
During early hours of Monday morning Pakistani rangers carried out unprovoked firing and shelling from Suchetgarh sector in R S Pura to Pargwal in Akhnoor sector along the International Border. In the firing, a BSF head constable was killed and an ASI was among the three injured. Two women were[Read More…]
Lashing out at Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis over his role in mediating talks between the MNS and fimmakers in ensuring release of ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that BJP will ruin the country. MNS chief Raj Thackeray has faced flak from various quarters, including the[Read More…]
The Delhi government has asked all state departments on Saturday to identify contractual staff by November 15 and finalise proposals for their regularisation. The move which could impact over 70,000 employees is being seen as timed for the municipal polls early next year. The departments have been asked to send proposals[Read More…]
The Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav sacked Rajya Sabha MP Ram Gopal Yadav from the party for six years. The announcement came less than an hour after chief minister Akhilesh Yadav sacked his uncle Shivpal Yadav from his council of ministers. Ram Gopal has said that being with Akhilesh means being with the winning side.[Read More…]
Even though BJP MP Varun Gandhi dismissed allegations of being ‘honey trapped’ by US-based whistleblower Edmonds Allen, according to sources BJP is contemplating issuing a show cause notice to Varun Gandhi. The notice will demand explanations from Gandhi about the media reports on his honey trap and engagement the with arms dealer[Read More…]
Earlier this week, a RailTel official had announced that the Patna railway station made the most of the free Wi-Fi with most of it being principally used to watch and download porn. The embarrassment has made the Railways rethink the move of putting up the service on premium trains like[Read More…]
