As the Punjab polls are expected to be held in 2017, the state Congress on Thursday released the first list of candidates. The party has named 61 candidates including Punjab Congress Chief Captain Amarinder Singh, who will contest election Patiala and Manpreet Badal is the candidate from Bathinda Urban. Congress[Read More…]
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MHA suspects hacking behind renewal of controversial NGO’s licenses; ropes in CERT-IN to probe matter
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said it suspects that its computers may have been hacked as all controversial NGO’s FCRA licenses are being granted renewal online. The ministry has sought help from Computer Emergency Response System-India (CERT-IN) to probe if the online system, which was introduced in 2015 has been[Read More…]
Thand aa gayi hai. Muffler nikal gaya: Kejriwal
After the capital awoke to dense fog and an unexpected nip in the air, Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) founder Arvind Kejriwal tweeted saying “Thand aa gayi hai. Muffler nikal gaya. Aap bhi apna khayal rakhe (The cold is here. The muffler has come out. All of[Read More…]
MCC recommends sendings off be introduced into laws of cricket
Cricket umpires at all levels of the sport will soon be given the power to eject players from the field of play for threats or acts of violence as part of a raft of recommendations announced by the MCC World Cricket Committee on Wednesday that also included a restriction on[Read More…]
Last Tango controversy is ridiculous; only the ‘butter’ was a surprise: Bernardo Bertolucci
Reacting to outrage over reports he and Marlon Brando conspired against actress Maria Schneider while filming a notorious rape scene in “Last Tango in Paris,” Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci said that the outcry was based on a “ridiculous misunderstanding” of what actually happened. In a statement, issued in Italian, Bertolucci[Read More…]
PIL filed in SC against Rakesh Asthana’s appointment as CBI’s interim boss
A PIL was filed on Monday in the Supreme Court challenging the appointment of Rakesh Asthana as the interim director of the CBI. The plea, filed by NGO Common Cause and activist lawyer Prashant Bhushan, has alleged that the Centre took a series of steps in a “completely mala fide,[Read More…]