The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday released two Pakistani schoolboys, who were arrested in connection with Uri terror attack after no incriminating evidence was found against them. The NIA filed a closure report in the case stating that the two, Faisal Hussain Awan and Ahsan Khursheed, were not involved[Read More…]
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Online petition to FM Arun Jaitley for removing taxes on sanitary napkins
An online petition was directed to finance minister Arun Jaitley for removing taxes on sanitary napkins on change.org on the occasion of women’s day. As India is all set to implement the GST, the move has brought to the forefront a long awaiting demand of various activists and organisations to[Read More…]
Over 100 open defecation free districts in country: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that the clean India mission has become a mass movement and over 100 districts across the country have become open defecation free (ODF). “I am glad that the Swachh Bharat Mission is a mass movement, with over 100 districts now open defecation free,”[Read More…]
CIA hacked Smartphones, used Smart TV as bugs: WikiLeaks
WikiLeaks has published what it calls as the biggest ever leak of confidential documents from the CIA detailing the “malware, viruses, trojans, weaponized ‘zero day’ exploits, malware remote control systems and associated documentation” it uses to break into phones, communication apps and other electronic devices. A total of 8,761 documents[Read More…]
Uphaar case: No relief for Gopal Ansal as SC rejects plea for more time to surrender
The victims of the 1997 Uphaar fire tragedy have re-lodged their plea asking the Supreme Court to modify its order. Concerning the case, the Apex court orders have been rather loose when it came to the case of real estate baron Sushil Ansal, sentencing him to prison for just a brief while.[Read More…]
Kejriwal requests PM Modi to unfollow abusive trolls
CM Arvind Kejriwal and PM Modi has always been in a verbal battle on social media and otherwise. Political or administrative, Kejriwal is often found reacting to the BJP-led government’s decisions, much of it on Twitter. On International Women’s Day, Delhi Chief Minister had a message for PM Modi. He pleas[Read More…]
Tata unveils Tamo Racemo, to launch in 2017-18 | See pics
Flaunting Scissor Doors, The Tamo Racemo Features A 190PS Revotron Engine With A Claimed 0-100kmph Sprint Time In Under 6 Seconds! The Geneva Motor Show has always been the mecca of world premieres in the auto space ever since its inception in the year 1905. A couple of decades[Read More…]
UP Assembly Elections 2017: Manufacturing a “hawa” for the BJP out of thin air
Senior journalist and India Today consulting editor Rajdeep Sardesai said in the Hindustan Times on March 2: “I am putting my neck on the line once again and forecasting a likely BJP win in Uttar Pradesh. In a seemingly ‘wave-less’ election where 403 constituencies are witnessing fierce competition almost everywhere,[Read More…]
Gujarat: PM Modi to address gathering near Triveni Sangam; visited Somnath Temple
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a two-day visit to his native state Gujarat, took a helicopter ride to the famous Somnath Temple to offer prayer on Wednesday. Further, the Prime Minister will address a public meeting near Triveni Sangam. On Tuesday, PM Modi laid the foundation stone of[Read More…]
It may take 150 years for women to match men’s pay standard
Although the corporate world is happy have women at work and women CEOs, the glaring reality is that the women don’t stand a chance of equaling men when it comes to pay till the year 2168 – 151 years from now. Significantly, India ranks second when it comes to gender[Read More…]
The ‘fragile’ male ego: Addressing the elephant in the room
Writing about male ego may sound like a disastrous idea on women’s day but it is one of the prime causes keeping us away from attaining gender equality. India is a contradictory society and has people living both a hundred years ahead and behind time, all at once. With such[Read More…]
Ujjain train blast: Terror suspect killed in Lucknow
Anti-terror operation in Thakurganj area of Lucknow ended after almost 12 hours in the wee hours of Wednesday, killing one terror suspect. Initially, police denied reports of two terror suspects being in a house in the outskirts of Lucknow. “After opening the doors of the house (where the terrorist was[Read More…]
Six dismembered bodies found in bags in Mexico
In the south of Mexico, authorities of the state of Guerrero have found six dismembered bodies in 13 bags in a mountain town. State security spokesman Roberto Alvarez Heredia says state police and soldiers responded were called on 911 on Tuesday and these they found the bags on the side[Read More…]
Funds to be ready for govt schemes from Apr 1: FM to ministries
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday asked various central ministries to remain in a state of readiness for implementing schemes and projects as funds would be made available from April 1. “This time the Finance Bill would be passed by Parliament before March 31, 2017, therefore, different ministries should be[Read More…]
Children never died of dengue in Congress rule: Rahul Gandhi
A day after making a ‘sexiest’ comment on former First Lady Michelle Obama admiring utensils while cooking in her kitchen, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi has come with another remark that is likely to take the internet by storm. Addressing a convention of Congress workers at Ram Lila Maidan, Rahul[Read More…]
Mumbai, B’luru, NCR-Delhi among safer cities for working women: JLL
Claiming that the voice of working women in India is stifled under pressures of a daily work commute and the responsibility of managing their households, JLL India, a professional services and investment management firm specialising in real estate, has listed safer and more convenient areas where women can live, work[Read More…]
Lucknow: Suspected terrorist opens fire at security forces, refuses to surrender
At least one suspected terrorist opened fire at security forces in Thakurganj area of Lucknow, on Tuesday afternoon. The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terror Squad is currently engaged in an operation in Thakurganj area of Lucknow. The area is among the densely populated areas of Lucknow. Security officials had to fire tear-gas[Read More…]
Kerala state film awards: Vinayakan best actor, Vidhu Vincent best director
Director Vidhu Vincent’s ‘Manhole’ has been selected as the best film of 2016 in Kerala State Film Awards. Minister of state for cinema AK Balan announced the award at a press conference in Thiruvananthapuram. Vinayakan bagged the best actor award for his realistic performance in the movie Kammatipaadam, while Rajisha[Read More…]
Big bats dismissed, player send-offs introduced in new laws
Cricket’s law-makers are to limit bat-sizes and introduce sendings-off among a new batch of rules which will take effect this year. Bats will be measured with a bat gauge to make sure they don’t exceed 108mm (4.25 inches) in width, 67mm in depth and 40mm at the edges, the Marylebone[Read More…]
Bihar: Indian Institute of Information Technology unit to be set up in Bhagalpur
The Bihar government has decided to allocate about 50 acres of land at Bhagalpur College of Engineering (BCE) to the Union ministry of human resource development (MHRD) for building up a unit of Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT). The plan has been in discussion since 2010. Energy minister Bijendra[Read More…]
Life sentence to Professor Saibaba under UAPA
Former Delhi University professor G N Saibaba along with four others were sentenced to life in jail by the Gadchiroli court on Tuesday under Sections 13, 18, 20, 38, 39 of UAPA and 120 B of the IPC, said advocate Barun Kumar, who represented them in the court along with[Read More…]
Ind vs Aus, 2nd Test: Ashwin spins India to 75-run win
India put in one of their best bowling performance under pressure in recent time to defend a total of 188 in the second against Australia Test at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore on Day 4, beating Australia by 75 runs. They thus brushed aside the harrowing Pune defeat and brought 1-1[Read More…]
Oscar-winning film ‘The Salesman’ will release in India on March 31
The Oscar-winning film ‘The Salesman’ will release in India on 31 March 2017. ‘The Salesman’ Won Best Foreign Film at the Academy awards. The film is directed by Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi, who boycotted the Oscars over Trump’s travel ban. “My greatest challenge in the film was to erase all[Read More…]
Racist video aimed at Indians surfaces on Internet
Days after the report of hate crimes against Indians, an anti-immigration website that features the video and photo of Indian families chilling in Ohio has Indian communities across the US worried. A report titled “Ohio – A Journey to Indian Park”, and an accompanying video, has been posted in the[Read More…]
Trailer of Sonakshi Sinha’s Noor out!
The trailer of Sonakshi Sinha’s next film ‘Noor’ is out. The film is an adaptation of popular novel ‘Karachi, You’re Killing Me!’ by Saba Imtiaz. However, the novel, as the name suggests is set in Karachi. But the film’s setting has been changed to Mumbai. The makers of the film[Read More…]