Goa’s state-run hospitals will start charging a minimum fee from outstation patients, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Saturday. “Goa government is responsible for Goans and therefore we will take care of Goans. About neighbours coming, we have no objection to it. The charges are very minimal,” Parrikar said. The[Read More…]
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Political circus: The pitfalls of urbanisation as reiterated by the Gujarat polls
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) victory in Gujarat was largely based on the support it received in the urban areas. In rural areas, however, the Congress generally held sway. As a result, the urban-rural divide, or what has been called the gulf between “India” and “Bharat”, was quite prominent in[Read More…]
2G case: Congress accuses BJP of ‘concocting conspiracy”; seeks Modi’s apology
The Congress Working Committee, the highest decision-making body of the party, on Friday accused the BJP of “concocting a conspiracy” in the 2G spectrum case and demanded its apology as well as from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The opposition party also alleged that former Comptroller and Auditor General Vinod Rai[Read More…]
Bill to guard Delhi slums against punitive action tabled in Lok Sabha
A bill to extend the deadline for a law to protect slums and other unauthorised colonies in the national capital till 2020 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Friday. The National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Second (Amendment) Bill, 2017 was tabled in the lower House by[Read More…]
Lalu Prasad reaches Ranchi: Verdict in fodder scam case today
The fate of two former Chief Ministers of Bihar — Lalu Prasad and Jagannath Mishra — will be decided on Saturday in a fodder scam case. Lalu Prasad, also the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief, reached Ranchi on Friday evening, along with his son Tejashwi Yadav to hear the verdict.[Read More…]
Four lakh Anganwadi Centre buildings to be built by 2019
With the aim to provide each Anganwadi Centre (AWC) with its own building, the government will construct four lakh more Anganwadi Centre buildings across the country by 2019, the Women and Child Development Ministry said in a statement on Friday. According to the statement, the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS)[Read More…]
Rahul Gandhi to begin his Gujarat visit from Somnath Temple today
Congress President Rahul Gandhi, who will be in Gujarat on Saturday to attend a review meeting to analyse the party’s showing in the assembly elections, will start by visiting the Somnath Temple. During his three-day visit to the state, Gandhi will hold meetings with all the newly-elected MLAs and leaders[Read More…]
BJP reaches 100 mark in Gujarat with support of Congress rebel
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which fell one short of a ton in the Gujarat Assembly elections, on Friday managed to reach the three-figure mark with the support of an independent, who was actually from the Congress. Ratansinh Rathore, the newly-elected independent legislator from Lunawada constituency, has sent a letter[Read More…]
Skincare beauty regime to kick start your day
Just as food, clothing and shelter, a healthy beauty regime is a must for our skin. Do not forget to scrub your face and moisturise without fail, suggest experts. Shikhee Agrawal, Head-Training at The Body Shop and Sonia Mathur, Head Training at Divine Organics have listed a step-by-step regime: *[Read More…]
Rahul Gandhi chairs first CWC meet, says BJP foundation ‘based on lies’
Rahul Gandhi on Friday chaired a Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting, his first after taking over as party president, and launched a scathing attack on the BJP terming the ruling party’s entire structure as “based on lies”. With the Congress’ spirits greatly buoyed by the party’s good showing in the[Read More…]
Vijay Rupani stays as Gujarat CM, Nitin Patel his deputy
Vijay Rupani will continue as the Chief Minister of Gujarat and Nitin Patel as his deputy, the BJP announced on Friday after Finance Minister Arun Jaitley oversaw a meeting of the party’s newly-elected MLAs. The legislators unanimously elected Rupani as leader of the BJP’s legislature party, Jaitley told reporters. He[Read More…]
2G case verdict: Nationalist Congress Party hits back at Arun Jaitley
Nationalist Congress Party’s Rajya Sabha Member Majeed Memon on Friday hit out at Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for his comments after the verdict in the 2G spectrum case was delivered, acquitting all the accused. Questioning Jaitley’s remark that the Congress considered the verdict as “a badge of honour”, Memon[Read More…]
No formal letter received from poet Inqulab’s family: Sahitya Akademi
A day after late Tamil poet Inqulab’s family said it would accept this year’s posthumously-conferred Sahitya Akademi Award, the Akademi said it hadn’t received any formal letter and will take decision only after receiving it. “We have just received a mail stating ‘Inqulab Family and Trust’ at the end of[Read More…]
Chandy, Tharoor likely to make it to congress working committee list
Two-time former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and suave Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha member Shashi Tharoor are likely to make it to the Congress Working Committee (CWC), either as permanent or special invitees to the party’s highest decision-making body, according to the buzz in Congress circles in Kerala. Rahul Gandhi, who has[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh: Salaries of 298 madrasa staff stopped
The Uttar Pradesh government has stopped the salaries of 298 staff and teachers at 43 madrasas in the state that have not submitted the required details, an official said on Friday. Minority Welfare and Muslim Waqf Minister Laxmi Narayan Chaudhary told the legislative council that of the total 560 madrasas[Read More…]
Rajasthan: Valmiki community protests screening of Salman’s ‘Tiger Zinda Hai’
In yet another protest against a Bollywood film, the morning shows of “Tiger Zinda Hai”, a Salman Khan-Katrina Kaif starred film, had to be stopped in many cinema halls across Rajasthan after members of the Valmiki community raised slogans, tore and burnt posters of the film over the alleged use[Read More…]
Former SC judge Singhvi says 2G case before apex court was different
Former Supreme Court judge, Justice GS Singhvi, who in 2012 pronounced the cancellation of 122 2G spectrum licences, on Friday said the case before the top court was the allocation of spectrum without auction, while the CBI court was to see whether there was a conspiracy in the allocation. “The[Read More…]
Bihar: Opposition RJD leader shot dead by unidentified assailants
An Opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader in Bihar was shot dead on Friday by unidentified assailants, police said. Hareram Yadav, 50, was out on his morning walk when motorcycle-borne men shot him dead in Bihar’s Samastipur district. According to a district police official Ajeet Kumar, the incident took place[Read More…]
RS adjourned over protest by opposition on PM’s remark against ex-PM Singh
The Rajya Sabha was adjourned till Wednesday after the opposition, led by the Congress, on Friday sought a “solution” to the ongoing impasse over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks against his predecessor Manmohan Singh before conducting any business. Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu, rejecting the opposition’s demand, initially adjourned the House[Read More…]
Why now more than ever do we need a secular India?
Indian democracy has been unique in encompassing the plurality of religion, giving freedom to practice religion, recognising it as an essential part of Indian psyche and yet never declaring a state religion. The nation’s constitution-makers took care to adopt the term to plural and multicultural Indian sensibilities. Our secularism is[Read More…]
Hero MotoCorp unveils three new motorcycles
Hero MotoCorp has unveiled three new commuter bikes for the Indian market: the Hero Passion Pro, Hero Passion Xpro and the Hero Super Splendor. All three bikes are reportedly new, as claimed by the manufacturer, but still carry over names from previous Hero commuter bikes. The newest iteration of the Hero Passion[Read More…]
Adarsh scam: Ashok Chavan gets relief as Bombay HC sets aside prosecution order
The Bombay High Court on Friday set aside governor’s sanction to prosecute former Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan in Adarsh Scam. The senior congress leader had filed a petition terming governor C Vidyasagar Rao’s order of 2016 as “arbitrary, illegal and unjust.” Chavan had alleged that it was passed without[Read More…]
Salman Khan again tops Forbes India Celebrity 100 list
Superstar Salman Khan has once again maintained the top spot in Forbes India Celebrity 100 list for the second consecutive year. The “Badshah” of Bollywood Shah Rukh Khan and India’s cricket captain Virat Kohli took the second and third spot respectively with actress Priyanka Chopra named as only female celebrity[Read More…]
Hyundai India hikes prices by two per cent
Hyundai Motors India Limited has announced that the company is going to increase the prices of all its products in the country by two per cent come 2018. Hyundai sells a comprehensive range of vehicles which range from the entry level hatchback, Eon, to the Hyundai Tucson, which now comes with an AWD[Read More…]
Movie review: ‘Tiger Zinda Hai’ director makes this tiger roar
Film: ‘Tiger Zinda Hai’ Director: Ali Abbas Zafar Starring: Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Sajjad Delafrooz, Girish Karnad, Kumud Mishra, Paresh Rawal Rating: *** When did this Tiger ever stop roaring? Well…okay, “Tubelight” didn’t quite work . Salmaniacs didn’t want to watch him as a whimpy whiny crybaby hero. The message[Read More…]