Since 2014, ever since Shri Narendra Modi took over as the Prime Minister of India there has been a big hue and cry from the opposition parties of this country that Modi and BJP are going to rule this country with an agenda of Hindutva. And now after Yogi Adityanath[Read More…]
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Unitech MD, two others arrested by Delhi Police
Sanjay Chandra, Managing Director of real estate major Unitech and two others were arrested by the economic offenses wing (EOW) of the Delhi Police in a link of financial irregularities. Chandra faces the charge of illegitimately divesting the fund of one venture into a different company. He will be produced[Read More…]
Apple, Amazon, Google bidding for Toshiba chip unit: Report
Top firms like Apple Inc, Amazon.com Inc and Google are taking part in bidding for Toshiba’s NAND flash memory unit, competing with others for the Japanese firm’s prized semiconductor operation, the Yomiuri Shimbun daily reported on Saturday. Toshiba shareholders decided to split off its NAND flash memory business. The decision[Read More…]
Govt extends ‘no service charge incentive’ on online train ticket bookings till June 30
With an aim to promote the use of digital modes of payment, the government decided to give encouragement to passengers for booking tickets online by withdrawing service charge from November 23, 2016 to March 31, 2017. And now the offer has extended to June 30, 2017. “We have received instructions[Read More…]
MP govt set to bring in law to award death penalty to rapists
Madhya Pradesh government will bring in law for awarding death penalty to rapists in the forthcoming monsoon session said, chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday. Chouhan said, MP government will propose a bill in the monsoon session of the assembly in which there will be a provision for death[Read More…]
Navy official gets two year jail term for harassing minor girl
An Indian Navy personnel awarded two years in prison on Friday for outraging modesty of a minor girl through indecent and vulgar chat messages on social media in 2010. Besides, a fine of Rs 15,000 was also imposed on INS Shikra staffer Dilip Kumar by First Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate[Read More…]
Mumbai: Cases of chicken pox, respiratory illnesses on rise as summer sets in
With the soaring temperature, the cases of chicken pox and respiratory illnesses are on the rise, said the municipal health department. The cases of viral infection, chicken pox go up in fluctuating temperatures and are mainly affecting children. “Cases of chicken pox increase in summer. There have been many cases[Read More…]
UP govt bans strikes in Universities, colleges under ESMA
Uttar Pradesh government on Monday banned any kind of strike by employees in state universities and colleges till June 30 under the stringent Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA). Under the Act, Police can arrest anybody without warrant, if he/ she violate the regulations. Any person taking part in a strike[Read More…]
54 Army personnel died in plane accidents in 4 years
Fifty-four persons were died in accidents involving military aircraft including fighter planes since last four years, the government said today. Of which, 33 casualties were reported in 2016-17. In response to a question in Lok Sabha, Subhash Bhamre, Minister of State in the Defence Ministry, said 617 complaints were registered against[Read More…]
More than 5,000 lawyers in Maharashtra, Goa protest against Advocates Bill
More than 5,000 lawyers from various courts all over Maharashtra, Goa, Daman, Diu and Dadra Nagar Haveli abstained from work on Friday to protest against the proposed Advocates Amendment Bill, 2017. The call for the protest was given by the Bar Council of India. “Majority lawyers did not attend the[Read More…]
Chess at the end of the dark tunnel
Childhood is a gift but unfortunately not all are blessed with a happy one. The plight of underprivileged and blind children spurred a school student with a passion for chess to do something unique. 18 year-old Devanshi Rathi believes that one must never give up hope and that firm belief[Read More…]
UN Secretary General calls for more aid to help people fleeing Mosul
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Friday called on the international community to increase aid to help people fleeing the Iraqi city of Mosul. Iraqi forces have seized back the city from the Islamic States in a massive six-month campaign. According to government sources, at least 355,000 residents have[Read More…]
Himachal Pradesh CM Virbhadra charge sheeted in DA case, HC removes stay on arrest
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh and his wife were on Friday charge-sheeted by the CBI in a special court in a disproportionate assets case, hours after the Delhi High Court denied him any relief and removed the interim stay on his interrogation or arrest. The charge sheet was filed[Read More…]
India hosts seminar on yoga in Cairo
UP: Warden strips 70 girls to check for menstrual blood
A lady warden of Kasturba Gandhi residential school in Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh allegedly forced 70 students to strip to check if any of them were menstruating, after blood was found in one of the bathrooms. According to reports, the girls were allegedly also made to sit in the classroom[Read More…]
China warns India again on Dalai Lama’s Arunachal visit
China on Friday warned India of serious damage to bilateral ties if it allows the Dalai Lama to visit Arunachal Pradesh as Beijing asked New Delhi to honour its political pledges on the Tibet issue. “We are seriously concerned about the news. On the eastern section of the China—India border,[Read More…]
Late OP Jindal’s journey from a village to a multi-billion dollar empire inspires many
Fondly known as Bauji, Om Prakash Jindal’s life is indeed inspiring. Born to a farmer in Haryana on August 7, 1930, Jindal’s determination and vision was incredible. He always wanted to see country developing economically – but the journey from a village boy to building up a multi-billion dollar empire[Read More…]
Post-matric scholarships to continue in Bihar: Nitish Kumar
ihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday said that students belonging to backward classes (BC), extremely backward classes (EBC), scheduled castes (SC) and scheduled tribes (ST), will continue to receive the post-matric scholarships in order to pursue higher studies. “Misgivings are being spread vis-a-vis post-matriculation scholarship. It will continue till[Read More…]
Babri Masjid case: SC dismisses Swamy’s plea for early hearing
On Friday, the Apex Court rejected BJP leader Subramanian Swamy’s plea seeking an early hearing on the Ayodhya-Babri case. “You didn’t tell us you were not a party to the case, we only got to know that from the press,” a bench comprising of Chief Justice of India J.S. Khehar[Read More…]
Karnataka gets award for empowering women entrepreneurs
Women empowerment is a need for a healthy society. In view of this, the government of Karnataka has taken effective measures to develop a healthy ecosystem dedicated to advance women entrepreneurship. By sustaining this culture, the women entrepreneurs in Karnataka have received an ideal platform which now invites global investments[Read More…]
Odisha: Maoists attack railway station; trigger blasts
A blast was triggered by suspected Maoists at Doikallu railway station in Rayagada district. They also abducted a couple of railway officials and snatched a few walkie-talkies used by the railway employees. However, no railway staff or local people were hurt. “Around 15-20 Maoists arrived at Doikallu railway station in[Read More…]
First heat wave, kills three in Maharashtra
In Maharashtra, two persons lost their lives as the first phase of summer in India hits the state on Friday. Maharashtra has also received warning from the Met department of a “moderate heat wave” in some areas. Many parts of Maharashtra recorded a maximum of 40 degree Celsius and[Read More…]
Maharashtra: Rs 1.5 lakh stents will now cost Rs 7K, says govt
Bringing a sign of relief to thousands of Cardiac patients, the Maharashtra government has said that the medical devices like stents and catheters must be sold at the maximum retail price (MRP). These patients are charged 300% to 400% the cost of stents, a tiny metal tube implanted into the[Read More…]
Gujarat Assembly amends law; life-term for cow slaughter
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government on Friday enacted a harsher law for those found involved in cow-slaughtering in Gujarat. Now, there will be a life-term imprisonment for those involved in this crime. Interestingly, the decision is being taken just ahead of the assembly polls in the state. The BJP has set[Read More…]
Co-ed engineering institutes will now include transgenders: AICTE
The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has decided that a “co-ed institution” will no longer means an institution that admits just boys and girls but from now on, it will also include transgender students. The AICTE has included new definition for educational institutions in its 2017-18 approval process[Read More…]