Vijay Rupani and Nitin Patel are widely expected to continue as Gujarat’s Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister after the BJP retained power in keenly fought elections but some others are said to be eyeing the top post. Among those wanting to take Rupani’s place are ministers from Gujarat in[Read More…]
Tag: Featured
Nabha jailbreak: Mastermind Inderjit Singh Sandhu arrested from IGI airport
Inderjit Singh Sandhu, one of the masterminds of the sensational Nabha jailbreak in Punjab, has been arrested from the Indira Gandhi International airport in Delhi, Punjab Police said on Wednesday. Sandhu, against whom a lookout notice was issued by the Punjab Police, was detained by immigration authorities after it was[Read More…]
UP assembly passes UPCOCA bill to control crime, mafias, land grabbers
The Uttar Pradesh Control of Organised Crime Act (UPCOCA) bill was passed by the state assembly on Wednesday. The bill was presented by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who also holds the charge of the Home Department. He told the House that the proposed law would come in handy in controlling[Read More…]
India’s tallest Christmas tree reaches up to the heavens
Over 10,000 twinkling colourful fairy lights, cherubic angels and fairies, reindeer and snowmen, bells, streamers and festoons, tiny crosses, and a beaming paunchy Santa Claus waving from the “cotton snow” adorn this famous and majestic Christmas tree — said to be the tallest in India. At a staggering 65 feet[Read More…]
Max Hospital resumes operation after stay on license cancellation
Max Hospital Shalimar Bagh resumed its operations on Wednesday, days after its licence was cancelled by the city government for declaring a live newborn baby dead. The hospital said the operation was resumed after the Court of Finance Commissioner on Tuesday put on hold the government’s December 8 order. “We[Read More…]
Yet to find the right person to marry: Priyanka Chopra
Actress Priyanka Chopra says that marriage doesn’t happen as per plans and she is yet to find the right person to marry. Priyanka attended the Zee Cine Awards on Tuesday and during a media interaction she was asked about her marriage plans to which she replied: “Marriage doesn’t happen as[Read More…]
New Facebook face recognition tools to help you manage identity
To help people better manage their identity on Facebook, the social media giant has launched new facial recognition features. The new features will help you find photos that you’re not tagged in and help you detect when others might be attempting to use your image as their profile picture. “We[Read More…]
Shah Rukh Khan completes 25 years in industry; says ‘don’t feel like 50-yr-old’
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan said that he does not feel like a 50-year-old man and is motivated to entertain his fans as he completes 25 years in the film industry. The actor, who was present at the Zee Cine Awards 2018 on Tuesday, received an award for completing 25[Read More…]
Parliament passes bill to let IIMs award degrees
Parliament on Tuesday passed a bill that will enable the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) to award MBA and Ph.D. degrees, with the Rajya Sabha’s nod to the legislation. The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bill 2017, passed in Lok Sabha in July, envisages greater autonomy to the IIMs than[Read More…]
Lok Sabha takes up bill amending regulations for government acquiring property
A bill to amend the regulations concerning compensation payable for acquisition of immovable property by the central government for public purpose was moved for passage in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Moving The Requisitioning and Acquisition of Immovable Property (Amendment) Bill, 2017, Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said the[Read More…]
Virat married abroad, can’t be a patriot: MP BJP leader
A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator from Guna in Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday voiced his reservations over cricketer Virat Kohli and Bollywood actress opting for a foreign land as the venue of their marriage. “A big cricketer got married recently. But in such a large country, he could find a[Read More…]
Hichki trailer: Speech impairment not a subject but reality, says Rani Mukerji
Actress Rani Mukerji, who attended the trailer launch of her upcoming film “Hichki” on Tuesday, says that “speech impairment” is not a subject but a reality that most people live with in real life. When asked if talking about the speech impairment issue with the movie will help bring awareness,[Read More…]
Lok Sabha passes two bills to remove obsolete enactments
The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed two repealing and amending bills that seek to remove enactments which have ceased to be in force or have become obsolete. Replying to the brief debate, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said that the bills were “a great initiative to make the country reform[Read More…]
Winter special: Must-have Indian dishes during this seasons
With the change of season, it’s time to dig into food items that are not served throughout the year. Try gajar pak, bathua ka saag or gucchi ki galawat that are mostly prepared with ingredients only available during winter, say experts: Chef Saransh Goila has a few suggestions: * Bathua[Read More…]
Analysis: After losing CM-face Dhumal, BJP looks for alternatives
After creating massive support for the BJP but not able to save his face, the saffron brigade is now looking for alternatives to replace septuagenarian Prem Kumar Dhumal, who suffered an abject defeat in the Himachal Pradesh assembly polls. Political observers say though elections were held under the leadership of[Read More…]
Singer Enrique Iglesias, girlfriend welcome twins
Singer Enrique Iglesias has welcomed twin children with his longtime girlfriend and former tennis star Anna Kournikova. The boy and girl — named Nicholas and Lucy — were born on Saturday here in Miami, reports usmagazine.com. Iglesias and Kournikova kept the pregnancy a secret. They didn’t even announce the arrival[Read More…]
LS disrupted over PM’s allegation against Manmohan Singh
The Lok Sabha was disrupted again on Tuesday as Congress members sought to raise the allegations levelled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi against his predecessor Manmohan Singh. Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, unhappy over the uproar, adjourned the House briefly. As soon as the House met, Congress members again tried to raise[Read More…]
Millennials prefer exploring international destinations more: Survey
A whopping 80 percent of millennial travellers prefer exploring international destinations over domestic locations, says a survey conducted by global search engine Skyscanner. The Millennial Travel Study touched the pulse of over 1,000 millennials from across the country, quizzing them on their preferred destinations, mode of travel, interests and much[Read More…]
Data requests from India surged in 1st half of 2017: Facebook
The Indian government requested Facebook for data 9,853 times in the first half of 2017 – up from 6,324 times in the first half of 2016 — Facebook’s latest ‘Government Requests Report’ revealed on Tuesday. Facebook restricted access to 1,228 pieces of content “in response to legal requests from law[Read More…]
WhatsApp asked to stop sharing data with Facebook
France’s privacy watchdog has issued a formal notice to WhatsApp, asking the popular mobile messaging app to stop sharing user data with the parent company Facebook within a month. The Chair of the National Data Protection Commission (CNIL) had asked WhatsApp to provide a sample of the French users’ data[Read More…]
In three Gujarat seats, Congress loses by less than 1,000 votes
With the BJP on Monday managing to hold on to power in Gujarat – though with a reduced tally of 99 seats, the Congress, which along with its allies won 80, lost by a margin of less than 1,000 votes in at least three seats. In Botat constituency, Bharatiya Janata[Read More…]
NOTA gets 2.5 times more votes than AAP in Gujarat
NOTA (None of the Above) option got 2.5 times more votes than the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the 29 seats that the party contested in Gujarat, according to an election result analysis by IANS. The NOTA is an option in the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and by registering a[Read More…]
NOTA, independents play spoilsport for Congress in Gujarat
A marked increase of the None Of The Above (NOTA) voters in the Gujarat assembly elections played a significant role in deciding the result as many victories of the ruling BJP, which ended up with 99 seats in the 182-member assembly, were with thin margins, exceeded by these votes. Out[Read More…]
Gujarat is a setback for BJP, but will it make party more humble?
For the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to have struggled to cross the 100-seat mark in Gujarat when it was boasting about bagging 150 is suggestive of an undeniable downward turn in its popularity ratings. Considering that it tried all the tricks in the book, including several dirty ones, to cross[Read More…]
Proud of workers for fighting anger with dignity: Rahul Gandhi
In a veiled jibe at the BJP, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday thanked party workers for fighting “anger with dignity” and demonstrating that the Congress’ greatest strength is its “decency and courage”, in the Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh state elections. Gujarat, Himachal results prove there is no substitute to[Read More…]