Prime Minister Narendra Modi started his Uttarakhand visit on Wednesday. The PM visited Kedarnath temple in the morning and paid obeisance at the sacred Himalayan shrine. The entrances of the Kedarnath shrine were thrown open after a six-month-long break. The PM’s visit is also important as he is the first[Read More…]
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Stop ‘Mann ki Baat’ and start ‘Gun ki Baat’ against Pak: Uddhav Thackeray to PM Modi
Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray hit out at PM Narendra Modi asking him to stop ‘Mann Ki Baat’ and start ‘Gun Ki Baat’ to teach a lesson to Pakistan, after Pakistan Army mutilated two Indian soldiers Naib Subedar Paramjit Singh and BSF head constable Prem Sagar. “Kashmir is burning and[Read More…]
President Pranab Mukherjee will present National Film Awards today
President Pranab Mukherjee will present the 64th National Film Awards in New Delhi on Wednesday. The names of the winner of the awards were declared last month. The president will be accompanied by information and broadcasting minister M Venkaiah Naidu and MoS Col Rajyavardhan Rathore during the event. While Akshay[Read More…]
BJP unable to protect soldiers or border, says Congress
The Congress Party said that the BJP is neither capable to protect the border nor the bodies of soldiers who are sacrificing their lives, while backing former defence minister AK Antony’s statement. Antony had urged the Centre to give a free rein to the Indian Army for giving ‘appropriate reply’[Read More…]
Will Smriti Irani send bangles to PM now?
Taking a jibe at Smriti Irani, the opposition lashed out at her over the “barbaric” killing and mutilation of two Indian soldiers. Slamming Irani, Congress leader Sibal on Tuesday wondered if Union Minister Smriti Irani would now “gift bangles” to Prime Minister Narendra Modi as she had wanted to send[Read More…]
Trump says he’d meet Kim Jong Un if conditions are right
Despite the tension over NorthKorea’s nuclear weapons programme, US President Donald Trump said he would meet with Kim Jong Un if the circumstances were right. “If it would be appropriate for me to meet with him, I would absolutely, I would be honoured to do it,” Mr Trump said Monday[Read More…]
Bitcoin soars to an all-time high
Bitcoin towered an all-time high above $1,400 on Tuesday which is technically more than triple of its value over the past year. This comes alongside the recent rise in demand for the service in Japan, where the digital currency has been considered a legitimate means of payment. Bitcoin rose around[Read More…]
The soldier soldiers on because he signed up to die
Two kinds of people die at regular intervals in Kashmir – soldiers and militants. The militants are driven by hatred fed by religion, with no other aim than to destroy, kill, and maim. The soldiers are driven by the duty to their profession of arms – to protect, to nurture,[Read More…]
Rajkummar Rao’s ‘Behen Hogi Teri’ trailer out
The trailer of Rajkummar Rao’s Behen Hogi Teri was finally shared by filmmaker Anurag Kashyap. Directed by Ajay K Pannalal, the film stars Shruti Haasan opposite Rao. Rajkummar plays a middle-class boy, Gattu, who is in love with a neighbourhood girl, Binni. Gattu is fighting the society’s attitude that “mohalle[Read More…]
Of Gau Raksha, Gau Rakshaks, and Hinduism
As a child, I have seen the “Mot”, an oxen-pulled leather bucket used for irrigating the fields when pumping-sets was rare and the tube well was still unheard of. The Mot was made either of cow or bullock hide. It was continuously dipped in the well and we drank from[Read More…]
UP cabinet approves GST bill; will roll out new tax regime from July 1
The Uttar Pradesh cabinet has approved the GST Bill on Tuesday even before introducing it in the approaching assembly session with an aim to roll out the new tax regime from July 1. The decision was taken at the fifth cabinet meeting of the state government. The meeting was presided[Read More…]
Praful Patel likely to be JDU-NCP CM face in Gujarat
JDU and NCP are getting ready for an all guns blazing battle in Gujarat, sources tell Newsd that the JDU-NCP alliance will project former Union Minister Praful Patel as the CM candidate for the state. “We have indicated our willingness to Congress for a grand alliance in the state however[Read More…]
Delhi: Teens allege sexual abuse in government shelter home
In a recent expose, a state-run west Delhi shelter home has been accused of molestation. More than 10 women have complained to have been molested, forcibly injected unexplained drugs, and even physically abused when they tried to resist the torture. This government aided home, which has now turned into horror,[Read More…]
SRK at Ted Talks: I sell dreams, and I peddle love to millions of people
Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan becomes the first Bollywood celeb to grace the stage of the TED Talks (Technology, Entertainment and Design talks). The actor was at his wittiest best at the talk held in Vancouver. He shared many inspirational thoughts on the theme – how a “present you” is going to[Read More…]
Inquiry ordered against Haryana police for allegedly asking rape survivor to strip
The Haryana government has ordered an inquiry into the alleged case of molestation of a 14-year-old rape survivor. Earlier, the Punjab and Haryana HC issued a notice to the Haryana DGP on the survivor’s petition. She has alleged that she was forced to strip by male police officers and was[Read More…]
Woman accused of ‘honey-trapping’ KC Patel detained for questioning
On charges of ‘honey trapping’ BJP lawmaker KC Patel, the Delhi Police took a woman into custody for questioning, on Tuesday. The woman, who accused Patel of rape, was arrested from her residence in Indirapuram. “We have taken the woman, who honey-trapped the BJP MP, into custody for questioning,” a[Read More…]
Cracks in AAP: MLA Amanatullah Khan resigns from PAC
AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan voluntarily resigned from the party’s PAC on Monday night, a day after 40 MLAs wrote a letter against Khan, seeking his ouster from the party’s political affairs committee (PAC) for pointing fingers at Kumar Vishwas. The incident took place when Delhi CM, AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal[Read More…]
EC cancels Anantnag Lok Sabha bypoll citing unfavorable ground situation
In a latest development, the Election Commission has cancelled the Anantnag Lok Sabha bypoll, saying that the ground situation is not favorable to hold free and fair elections in the valley state. Earlier, the bypoll was slated to be held on April 12. However, it was postponed for May 25[Read More…]
India retaliates after jawans mutilated on LoC: Kills 7 Pak soldiers, destroy bunkers
Soon after the mutilation of Army jawans by Pakistan’s Border Action Team (BAT), the Indian forces launched a solid retaliation in which at least 2 Pakistani bunkers were ruined in the firing, and seven Pakistani soldiers were killed, as per a report in India Today. However, there is no official[Read More…]
130 million Aadhaar numbers were leaked, says reports
Soon after centre proposed Aadhaar to be mandatory identification proof, cases of Aadhaar number leaks has surfaced which throws the security of information of many Indians under question. In fact, most incidents revealed the personally identifiable information of beneficiaries or subjects of the leaked databases containing Aadhaar numbers of individuals[Read More…]
UP CM Adityanath wants images of teachers on school walls
In order to improve the standards of education quality in state-run schools and ensure regular attendance, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath wants pictures of faculty members posted on school walls. This step will be taken to check and cross-check from students if those teachers’ whose images are on the wall[Read More…]
Nobody can compete with Anand ‘Amul’ Milk Co-op Model: Rahul Gandhi
On Monday, Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi visited the Panduri Mata temple at Dev Mogara village near Debiapada. A significant temple for the local tribals of the area. After arriving at the Vadodara airport on Monday afternoon, Gandhi headed straight to the temple in Narmada district, said Gujarat Congress spokesperson Nishith[Read More…]
Justice Karnan lashes out at SC after medical check-up order
Lashing out at the Apex Court, Justice CS Karnan of the Calcutta High Court on Monday said that he might issue a Suo moto stay order against West Bengal DGP if he comes to check his mental health forcefully. Might issue suo moto suspension order against West Bengal DGP if[Read More…]
Madhushala in the age of prohibition
“Musalman o hindu hain do, ek, magar, unka pyala, Ek, magar, unka madiralaya, ek , magar, unki hala, Dono rehte ek na jab tak masjid mandir mein jaate, Bair badhate masjid mandir mel karati madhushal ।” Many of us, poetry lovers, have enjoyed these lines of “Madhushala” sung by Manna[Read More…]
Deepika Padukone to play PV Sindhu in shuttler’s biopic?
Just after news broke out that Sonu Sood is making a biopic on ace shuttler PV Sindhu, there are speculations that Ram Leela actress Deepika Padukone has been approached to play the lead role in the film. “We haven’t locked yet on who will get into PV Sindhu’s shoes. In[Read More…]