Bhupendra Vira, a 60-year-old RTI activist was shot dead in his home at Vakola, Mumbai on Saturday evening. Many of his applications targeted a former corporator over illegal constructions in some areas and the corporator had received an order from the Lokayukta hours before the murder that four of his[Read More…]
A married woman demanding for privacy after she enters her matrimonial home cannot be dubbed as cruelty towards the husband, the Delhi High Court has held. “Privacy is a fundamental human right. Oxford dictionary defines privacy as ‘a state in which one is not observed or disturbed by other people.’[Read More…]
Talking tough on Pakistan at the BRICS Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the “most serious” direct threat to regional security was terrorism, whose “mothership” was a country in India’s neighbourhood. He also said that country nurtures a mindset that loudly proclaims that terrorism is justified for political gains. Addressing[Read More…]
Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) on Saturday said it will sell its online maternity and childcare brand BabyOye, a yeah after acquiring it, to competitor FirstCry for ₹362.1 crore on a slump sale basis and also invest in it. “A business transfer agreement has been executed by and between Mahindra Retail Pvt Ltd[Read More…]
The government on Saturday hiked the petrol price by ₹1.34 a litre, the fifth increase in two months, and diesel by ₹2.37 a litre in wake of spike in global rates. The hike announced by oil companies is excluding state levies. After including local VAT, petrol will now cost ₹66.05[Read More…]
A passionate debate has emerged over the government’s stand to oppose the practice of “triple talaq” with some leading women politicians seeking its abolition, even as Muslim bodies accused the ruling dispensation of waging a “war” on their personal law. Manipur Governor Najma Heptulla refrained from giving her opinion on[Read More…]
The National Green Tribunal has asked the Delhi govt to submit the quantum of waste generated by city hospitals, nursing homes and labs. Justice Swatanter Kumar directed the Delhi Pollution Control Committee to file a detailed affidavit and asked bodies to ensure proper collection, segregation and disposal of bio-medical waste[Read More…]
Three students of Amity University, Noida, were killed and seven of their classmates, including were injured after their rental SUV collided with a tractor on National Highway 1 a few hours after midnight Friday. The students were heading to Murthal for food in a self-drive rental Scorpio when the youngster[Read More…]
The Jammu and Kashmir Criminal Investigation Department (CID), is probing the possibility of Pakistan Intelligence Agency receiving sensitive information across the Line of Control (LoC) through the use of over 150 smuggled pigeons. The CID is investigating a case in which 153 pigeons were seized by the police that were[Read More…]
A government-constituted expert committee has found that the so far considered mythical Saraswati River actually existed. Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti said the government will take action on the report, which according to her, ‘cannot be challenged’. “We have reached a conclusion that river Saraswati existed, it flowed. It[Read More…]
The Bombay High Court has asked how Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur who was arrested in the 2008 Malegaon blast case could be kept in prison when the prosecuting agency had said there was no case against her. The court asked the NIA to submit a compilation of all the previous[Read More…]
24 people were killed and many were injured in a stampede at a religious gathering in Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi on Saturday.Thousands of followers of the Jai Gurudev sect had gathered at a venue near the historic Rajghat bridge on the river Ganga. The stampede broke out as the venue was[Read More…]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi called out to India’s ‘old friend’ Russia in a joint address at the sidelines of the BRICS Summit before holding wide-ranging talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, which covered the entire expanse of bilateral engagement. The engagement witnessed 16 agreements being signed between the two countries.[Read More…]
The government of India is planning to revive the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), a project conceived by the UPA government in 2012 but vehemently opposed by then Chief Minister of Gujarat, Narendra Modi. The idea was earlier shelved after state government’s raised an opposition. However, according to sources Union[Read More…]
Russian President Vladimir Putin said the five-nation bloc of emerging economies was “determined” to cooperate in the fight against terrorism. “For our five countries’ leaders this meeting (in Goa) will be a good opportunity to harmonise our positions on key issues on the international agenda. We are determined to cooperate[Read More…]
Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav on Friday said the party’s chief ministerial candidate will be decided by elected party legislators after the 2017 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. “SP legislature party will decide on the name of chief minister,” said Mulayam, indicating that his son and current chief minister Akhilesh[Read More…]
The Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) questioned Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia in connection with its probe into an alleged recruitment scam in Delhi Commission for Women (DCW). The ACB has been probing the matter for the last few months and it has found that due procedure was not followed in[Read More…]
India blocked a climate change project from Pakistan at the Green Climate Fund, raising eyebrows at the meeting in South Korea. The project, meant to reduce the risk of floods caused by bursting glacial lakes, is to be located in the Gilgit-Baltistan region. Dinesh Sharma, special secretary in the finance[Read More…]
Another prominent Congress MLA and former minister Francis Ngajokpa from Manipur has resigned from the party and his post on Thursday. He cited the reason as ‘pressure from workers’ behind his step and this MLA from Tadubi constituency in Senapati district, was elected twice on a Congress ticket since 2002[Read More…]
Caesar, the last surviving dog of the 26/11 Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad of the Mumbai Police, passed away on Thursday after battling prolonged illness. A Labrador Retriever, was given an emotional farewell by the Mumbai Police as he died around 9.30 a.m. at Fizzah Farm in Virar near Mumbai,[Read More…]
A private school principal has been arrested on Thursday for allegedly posting controversial content on Facebook on the Prime Minister and RSS leaders on Dussehra. Mudassir Rana, who heads a private school in Saradhna area, has been charged under Section 153-A of IPC (promoting disharmony) and relevant sections of IT[Read More…]
In a sign of improving relations among both countries, China on Thursday said ‘sound and stable’ development of ties in recent years has proved that the ‘dragon’ and the ‘elephant’ can join hands and peacefully co-exist. “Once, predictions about our future relations dwelled on ‘rivalry between the dragon and the[Read More…]
The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the establishment and operationalisation of an Indian Institute of Management (IIM) at Jammu. Atemporary campus will be at Old Government College of Engineering and Technology from the Academic Year 2016-17. The approval is a part of the Prime Minister’s development package for Jammu and[Read More…]
With the government increasing supply of cooking gas and electrification in rural areas, the kerosene subsidy is set to take a nose dive. The Centre is reducing kerosene supply by 5% a quarter which, along with additional voluntary cuts by some states, small increases in retail prices, and roll out[Read More…]
Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalithaa’s health condition has steadily become more mysterious than a Sherlock Holmes novel. With she being hospitalized for more than three weeks, speculations and rumors about her health are going hand in hand. Put Chutney’s satirical take on the entire situation is definitely mention worthy as[Read More…]
