Air India’s revenue is expected to rise around 10% as compared to last fiscal’s years. It is anticipated to grow to Rs. 22,521 crore this financial on account of higher passenger earnings and increased capacity. Notably, The Revenue Passenger Kilometers has improved by 6.8% while the Passenger Carriages improved by 6.2 per[Read More…]
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Maternity Bill passed in Parliament; leave increased to 26 weeks
Women working in the organised sector will now be entitled to paid maternity leave of 26 weeks, up from 12 weeks, as Parliament on Thursday passed a bill in this regard that will benefit about 1.8 million women. The new law will apply to all establishments employing 10 or more[Read More…]
Akhilesh hints at post-poll alliance with BSP
With exit polls predicting a hung Assembly, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday did not completely rule out a post-poll tie-up with the BSP to prevent BJP from coming to power in the state. As exit polls indicated the BJP emerging as the largest single party in the[Read More…]
Exit polls: BJP ahead in UP, Goa, Manipur; Congress surges in Punjab
The BJP is likely to form government in Uttarakhand, Goa, Manipur while Congress may return in Punjab, according to exit poll results of the five states. The safforn party, however, is expected to fall short of majority in Uttar Pradesh. Interestingly, amid prediction of a hung assembly in UP by[Read More…]
Army jawan dies under suspicious circumstances
Days after finding bullet –riddled bodies of two army jawans in separate incidents, a jawan’s body with bullet injuries was found in Draba belt of Poonch district in Jammu & Kashmir under suspicious circumstances. “One jawan has died under suspicious circumstances due to bullet injuries in Draba belt of Surankote[Read More…]
Iceland becomes first country to make equal pay mandatory
Iceland became the first country in the world to force companies to pay equal wages to all employees irrespective of gender, ethnicity, sexuality or nationality. On International Women’s Day, Iceland government announced a new law that will require every company with 25 or more staff to gain a certificate demonstrating[Read More…]
Why I am being targeted? Mallya asks SC
Business tycoon Vijay Mallya on Thursday asked Supreme Court “Why have I been made the poster boy for loan defaulters?” As his debts mount and his properties stay attached under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, Mallya accused the judiciary of targetting him, of treating him worse than a terrorist[Read More…]
Urgent action needed to eliminate terrorism: Prez Pranab Mukherjee
President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday said that urgent collective action needed in order to eliminate terrorism. Mukherjee said this while interacting with visiting Chief of Royal Court of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Fayez Al-Tarawneh who called on him on Thursday at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The President said India attaches great[Read More…]
Tribals term Jharkhand CM’s presence as pollution
Tribals in Jharkhand have adopted a unique way to protest chief minister Raghubar Das’ anti-tribal policies and decisions. Locals purify any place wherever Das pays homage to tribal freedom fighters, claiming the CM’s presence pollutes the “holy area”, Hindustan Times reported. On Tuesday, a tribal community, under the banner of[Read More…]
Country proud of slain terrorist Saifullah’s father, says Rajnath Singh
Union home minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said that the whole country is proud of slain ISIS terrorist Saifullah’s father Sartaj for saying a traitor cannot be my son, straight and simple. “He (Sartaj) refused to take ISIS terrorist Saifullah’s body. The entire country is proud of him,” Rajnath Singh[Read More…]
Digital payments go down with return of cash: RBI report
In a major drawback to the digital India move and cashless economy, the digital transactions that gained popularity following the demonetization move, have started declining with the lift in remonetisation – indicating the return of people’s preference for hard cash. According to the latest data from the Reserve Bank of[Read More…]
Srinagar, Anantnag LS seats to go to polls on April 9, 12
Srinagar and Anantnag parliament seats would go to polls on April 9 and 12 respectively, Election Commission of India said on Thursday. The Anantnag seat had fallen vacant in June 2016 after Mehbooba Mufti, the present Chief Minister, had resigned as Lok Sabha member following her election as MLA from[Read More…]
Hawaii sues to block Trump’s unconstitutional travel ban
US President Donald Trump’s immigration policies had faced a pair of new challenges on Wednesday. The attorney general of Hawaii alleged that Donald Trump had violated the Constitution with his redrawn executive order banning travel from six predominantly Muslim countries and had requested immediate court intervention to halt the order.[Read More…]
Kochi to witness another episode of ‘Kiss of Love’ protest
A day after Shiv Sena activists attacked young couples on Marine Drive in Kochi, ‘Kiss of Love’ protest organizers announced that they are re launching the stir on Thursday against moral policing. The Facebook page of ‘Kiss of Love’ announced that the protest would be held Thursday, at 4 pm[Read More…]
Karan is shaming a woman for being a woman: Kangana Ranaut
Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut finally reacted to Karan Johar’s statement that she uses the victim card and woman card by saying that, she plays every card possible, but on Koffee With Karan, she was playing the ‘badass card’. Recently, Karan in an interview had said that Kangana was confused about[Read More…]
Victims of 2005 Delhi blasts may get compensation soon
Over 200 victims of the serial blasts in the capital in 2005 may get compensation finally with the New Delhi Legal Services Authority starting the process to make a list of the entitled persons after a court order. Last month, a court had declared its judgment in the Sarojini Nagar[Read More…]
Paytm to charge 2% fee on recharge via credit cards to avoid misuse of the service
Online recharge platform Paytm has made some significant changes in Paytm wallet. The firm has withdrew its zero percent transfer to bank fee facility as it had observed a rising misuse of the medium originally meant for the service of its customers along with levying a two percent fee charges[Read More…]
Delhi govt to build 11,000 toilets by FY 2017-18 end: budget
Delhi government will construct 11,000 toilets by the end of the next finacial year towards making the national capital open defecation-free. Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, while presenting the budget in the Assembly, said the AAP government has prepared a sanitation plan based on a survey done by the Delhi[Read More…]
Gender sensitisation has to start from home: CJI Khehar
Questioning the mindset of presuming a girl child as a life-long liability, Chief Justice of India J S Khehar on Wednesday said gender sensitisation is not a matter of punishment and has to start from home. “Society must look into the matter of gender sensitisation. It is not a matter[Read More…]
Afghanistan: Gunmen dressed as doctors kill 30 at military hospital
Gunmen dressed as doctors stormed a military hospital near the U.S. Embassy in Kabul on Wednesday, killing at least 30 people and injuring more than 50. All four of the gunmen who entered the Sardar Mohammad Daud Khan Hospital had been killed by security forces. The military hospital is located[Read More…]
Assembly polls: 60.3% voter turnout in UP, 86% in Manipur
Sixty percent of voters cast their ballot in Uttar Pradesh and over 83 per cent votes were cast in final phase of the Manipur Assembly polls on Wednesday. Voting for the last phase covering 40 seats in Uttar Pradesh and 22 Assembly constituencies in Manipur began on Wednesday, with all[Read More…]
PM announces loans scheme for fishermen
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday announced a scheme for giving loans up to Rs 1 crore to small and marginal fishermen for buying modern boats so that they can venture into the deep sea for a better catch. “We are bringing a scheme for poor fishermen, who cannot go[Read More…]
Nike unveils ‘Pro hijab’ for Muslim athletes
On International Women’s day, world’s largest sports brand Nike has unveiled a hijab designed for female Muslim athletes. The pull-on hijab is made of light, stretchy fabric that includes tiny holes for breathability and an elongated back so it will not come untucked, The Guardian reported. The hijab will come[Read More…]
Ajmer blast case: Swami Aseemanand acquitted, three people convicted
A special court in Jaipur acquitted on Wednesday former Rashtriya Sawamsevak Sangh (RSS) pracharak Swami Aseemanand in the 2007 Ajmer Dargah bomb blast case. The court found three – Sunil Joshi (dead), Devendra Gupta, Bhavesh Patel – guilty and they have been convicted the case. Patel and Gupta fined Rs[Read More…]
Kerala to restrict groundwater usage by PepsiCo
Kerala government on Wednesday said it plans to further restrict groundwater use by PepsiCo at Palakkad plant in the context of severe drought in the state. “The government will take stern measures to restrict usage of groundwater due to prevailing drought and if possible stop Pepsico from drawing it at[Read More…]