The Supreme Court on Friday made it clear that it will not allow to “smother” and “throttle” the freedom of media. Dismissing a PIL demanding an investigation into alleged cuts received by Indian journalists to write in favor of the multi-crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal. A bench led by Justice Dipak[Read More…]
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India’s first lunar spacecraft, Chandrayaan-1 “re-discovered” by NASA
Almost a decade after it was believed missing, India’s first lunar spacecraft – Chandrayaan-1, has been “re-discovered” by Nasa’s ground-based radars – the American space agency declared on Friday. Chandrayaan-1, was launched on October 22, 2008 and was credited with the first discovery of water on the moon on November[Read More…]
UP assembly polls: Counting of votes begins in Uttar Pradesh
Officials will begin counting over 120 million votes on Saturday to elect a new assembly in Uttar Pradesh. The risk factor is high for almost 5,000 candidates across 403 seats in India’s most-populous state. Notably, UP saw a huge campaigning swinging from a growth narrative and caste reckoning to religious[Read More…]
Deadlock over loan waiver continues in Maharashtra
The disagreement between the state government and the Opposition over loan contract led to the suspension of the state legislative assembly and the council for the fourth consecutive day on Friday. The Opposition leader in the Assembly, Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil, and Dhananjay Munde of the council led the Congress and the[Read More…]
101 soldiers, 19 airmen, 5 sailors committed suicide in 2016: Govt
As many as 348 armed forces personnel committed suicide since 2014, with the highest 276 from the army.A total of eight cases of fratricide were also reported during the period, as per details given by Minister of State for Defence Subhash Bhamre while replying to a question in the Lok[Read More…]
Air India sold 5 Boeing planes at significantly low cost: CAG
CAG report tabled in Parliament on Friday revealed that Air India sold its five Boeing planes to Etihad Airways at a significantly lower cost than the indicative market price of the aircraft. The government-owned Air India sold these five Boeing 777-200 LR planes to the Gulf carrier Etihad for $336.5[Read More…]
Assembly polls: Counting of votes in five states on Saturday
Counting of votes will take place in five States, where Assembly polls were held, on Saturday amid tight security from 8 a.m. Tens of thousands of central forces are deployed at the counting centres. The Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance in Uttar Pradesh is hoping to stop the BJP juggernaut. The Congress[Read More…]
Pakistan Parliament passes Hindu Marriage Bill
Pakistan’s Parliament has passed the landmark bill to regulate marriages of minority Hindus in the country. The law was passed after a lengthy process of enactment. It is the first comprehensive personal law applicable for the Hindu community in the country and covers marriage, registration of marriage, separation and remarriage. The[Read More…]
In a first, SC issues warrant against Calcutta HC judge CS Karnan
The Supreme Court on Friday issued bailable warrants against serving Calcutta High Court judge C S Karnan to ensure his presence before it on March 31 in a contempt case. Justice Karnan goes down in the Indian judicial history as the first serving High Court judge against whom an arrest[Read More…]
Bengaluru: North-Eastern tenant beaten up, forced to lick shoes by landlord
A North-Eastern tenant was allegedly assaulted and forced to lick shoes by his landlord in Bengaluru. Higio Guntey, a fourth-semester student in the Christ University in Bengaluru, was allegedly abused by his landlord on Monday evening and was later beaten up for using extra water. Guntey alleged that the house[Read More…]
Dehradun litfest announces arrival with sarod maestro’s book
Strengthening the bond between literature, people, and culture, the second edition of The Dehradun Community Literature Festival (DCLF) is all set to kickoff with its curtain raiser event in Dehradun on March 25. Newsd is digital media partner for DCLF, which is going to be held from April 19-April 22[Read More…]
NASA finds India’s lost Chandrayaan-1 orbiting Moon
Using a new ground-based radar technique, NASA scientists have found India’s first lunar probe – the Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft – which was considered lost. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) lost communication with Chandrayaan-1 on August 29, 2009, almost a year after it was launched on October 22, 2008. Now, scientists at[Read More…]
Free wifi provided to 50 lakh passengers: Prabhu
Vijay Mallya offers one-time settlement to banks
Business tycoon Vijay Mallya, on Friday took to Twitter saying he is ready to negotiate with banks to pay a one-time settlement charge on Rs 9,000-crore loan default. “Public-sector banks have policies for one-time settlements. Hundreds of borrowers have settled. Why should this be denied to us?” he tweeted. Public[Read More…]
UP Polls: How and why senior journalists and editors batted for the BJP on poll eve
Team Modi’s electoral strategy aimed at capturing floating votes? Elections are a tricky subject in India. Things can change overnight. Rumor mills start working overtime and rumor mongers have a field day because they know that that is the moment when they can bring about a big change if their[Read More…]
Bengaluru College sacks faculty for being homosexual
A lecturer at the Bengaluru St Joseph’s Autonomous College was terminated from service on Thursday, allegedly due to his sexual orientation. Ashley Tellis, Associate Professor with the college’s Department of English, told The Hindu that he was asked to leave a lecture midway and was called to the principal’s chamber.[Read More…]
New Harley-Davidson Street Rod 750 to be launched in India
THE BIKE IS BASED ON THE STREET 750 AND TAKES DESIGN INSPIRATION FROM THE ICONIC HARLEY-DAVIDSON XR DIRT SERIES Harley-Davidson has recently unveiled its upcoming entry-level motorcycle – the Street Rod. The bike has also been listed in the company’s Indian product line-up, hinting at its India launch. Once launched,[Read More…]
Head constable booked for kidnapping minor girl
A head constable in Hyderabad has been booked for allegedly kidnapping a 15-year-old minor girl, said the police sources on Friday. The complaint was lodged by the sister of alleged victim. The constable is associated with the Kamatipura police station in Hyderabad. The complaint said that the victim was kidnapped[Read More…]
Chandigarh to impose green tax on commercial vehicles
Chandigarh administration is likely to impose a green tax in the city. At a road safety meeting chaired by UT Adviser Parimal Rai on Thursday, there was a discussion on the alarming level of pollution. As a solution, they may revise the pattern of environmental reimbursement charges that was imposed[Read More…]
No more fee for using credit cards to add money: Paytm
Digital wallet platform Paytm makes a u-turn on credit card fee in a new blog post saying that, “we are suspending 2% charge on credit cards for adding money to wallet keeping users’ convenience in mind.” “We are conscious that this move caused inconvenience to a large segment of our[Read More…]
Starbucks popularity declines after CEO’s refugee remarks
Starbucks’s customers seem to be offended by Starbucks Chief Executive Howard Schultz’s declaration, promising to employ thousands of refugees, post President Donald Trump’s first executive order that temporarily banned travel from seven mostly-Muslim nations. Schultz in a letter to employees said the promise of the American Dream was “being called into[Read More…]
At least 22 killed, over 40 injured in a bus accident in Nepal
In an unfortunate event, at least 22 people were killed and over 40 others got injured after a bus veered off a highway in Jajarkot district of western Nepal on Thursday, said officials. Almost 13 people died on the spot and nine more succumbed to their injuries in a hospital[Read More…]
Shashi Tharoor pushes for government interference over fishermen issue
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Thursday pursued the Central government’s intrusion concerning the recent trend of incidents involving fishermen being killed and detained by neighboring countries after they allegedly drifted into international waters. Appealing for a special assistance package to ensure justice for fishermen, he says that they are living[Read More…]
Switzerland: Two killed, one severely injured in a shooting at cafe
Two men shot dead two people and seriously injured a third on Thursday at a cafe in Basel, north-west Switzerland, said police as they hunt for suspects. “Two men came into Cafe 56” around 8.15 pm local time (1915 GMT) “and fired several rounds of shots,” police said in a[Read More…]
Sonia Gandhi likely to ‘Skip’ counting day
Congress president Sonia Gandhi is likely to miss the counting day on Saturday as she will be traveling abroad for medical treatment. The counting of votes will be held on March 11. Notably, Sonia also was seen not campaigning in the assembly elections including UP. However, Rahul organized Congress’s election[Read More…]