Political tensions have no sign of relief in Punjab. Worries escalate in Punjab’s Majitha constituency on Monday soon after the dispute erupted between supporters of the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal and Congress. Police reinforcements were rushed to Mian Pandher village in Amritsar district, 275 km from Chandigarh, following the clashes.[Read More…]
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Celebrating reggae king birthday: Bob Marley’s songs you couldn’t have missed
Worshiped by millions, the proponent of reggae music and Rastafarian Robert Nesta “Bob” Marley Bob is still inspiring all of you to “stand up for your rights”. Mostly known for his music, this Jamaican singer-songwriter, musician and guitarist who was internationally acclaimed, blending mostly reggae in his compositions. Marley was[Read More…]
Here’s how twitter reacted to V.K. Sasikala becoming CM of Tamil Nadu
Just after AIADMK general secretary V.K. Sasikala on Sunday was elected as the Leader of the Legislature party by the MLAs paving the way for her swearing in as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, the entire social media gets flooded with the reactions. Sasikala Natarajan was unanimously elected as the[Read More…]
Delhi: Wanted criminal nabbed near Nehru Place; 2 cops injured in gunfire
A fierce gun battle took place between police and criminals near Nehru Place metro station in south Delhi on Monday morning following a dramatic chase. As per a report in TOI, the sources said that about 13 rounds were fired in the encounter. Notably, two policemen were injured. However, police[Read More…]
Protest intensifies in Romania
Romania witnessed the 6th day of the protest on Sunday in order to maintain pressure on the government despite its climbdown over contentious corruption legislation that sparked the biggest protests since 1989. On Saturday, the government pledged to repeal the punishment for corruption that initially resulted in days of furious[Read More…]
Akshay Kumar shares poster of ‘Naam Shabana’ with a message for women
Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar has shared the poster of ‘Naam Shabana’ on Twitter. Starring ‘Pink’ actress Taapsee Pannu in lead role as the rest of the cast floats around her, all seems to be geared up for a chase in the poster. Previously, Akshay Kumar, who had unveiled the film’s[Read More…]
PM Modi mum on Bihar, will stop taking name of UP after polls: Rahul Gandhi
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi takes a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi while addressing a joint election meeting along with chief minister Akhilesh Yadav at GIC (Government Inter College) ground here on Sunday. Just as PM Modi has stopped taking the name of Bihar after his party’s defeat in[Read More…]
Australia’s largest cocaine haul: 1.4 tonne seized
Australian law enforcement agencies seized 1.4 tonnes of cocaine worth A$312 million ($239.5 million) from an Australia-bound yacht as they successfully executed a covert midnight operation last week, the authorities confirm on Monday. This is the largest amount of cocaine seized in a single operation and is over 880 pounds[Read More…]
Railways to lay track on Andaman Nicobar Islands
A 240-KM railway line connecting two major islands, with bridges and stations along the coast of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, is to be launched soon. It will be part of rail route connecting Port Blair with Diglipur on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands — a first in the country that[Read More…]
Muslim organisations oppose triple talaq too
A majority of people who had responded to its questionnaire on a uniform civil code have opposed spontaneous triple talaq, Law Commission chairperson Justice B S Chauhan has said. The majority includes a couple of Muslim organisations too. The commission has received 40,000 responses since its issue in October 2016. Chauhan[Read More…]
Teacher thrashes students for poor performance, one hospitalised
About 30 girl students were allegedly brutally beaten up by their teacher on Friday out of which one had to be hospitalized. The incident took place at a school in Munnanur village of Amrabad mandal in Telangana’s Nagarkurnool district. The accused, Kalyani, an English teacher in Kasturba Ashram School in the[Read More…]
Qatar Airways presents world’s longest commercial flight
Qatar Airways launched the world’s longest commercial service with its inaugural flight from Doha to Auckland which took off on Sunday. Flight QR920 boarded at 05:02 (local time). The Boeing 777 flight will take 16 hours and 20 minutes passing over 10 time zones and five countries, covering a total[Read More…]
Turkey detains 400 ISIS suspects in nationwide operation
Turkey detains over 400 ISIS suspects in a nationwide search operation just a month after the horrifying Istanbul Nightclub attack on New Year’s eve, which killed 39 people. The suspected members of the murderous group include non-Turkish nationals and some suspected of planning attacks. The nationwide operation detained 150 suspects[Read More…]
India bags gold in the Asian Junior Squash Championship
India defeated Malaysia by a score of 2-0 in the boy’s team event at the Asian Junior Squash championship on Sunday. This is their second victory, once back in 2011 defeating Pakistan in Colombo. India’s No. 1 player Velavan Senthilkumar defeated second seed Malaysia’s Ong Sai Hun in quick time. Then[Read More…]
Sasikala Natarajan, new leader of AIADMK set to be CM soon
Sasikala Natarajan was unanimously elected as the Legislative Party leader of the AIADMK on Sunday. She was elected in an AIADMK party meeting in Chennai. As predicted, Sasikala can now replace O Panneerselvam as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu however it was Panneerselvam who suggested the name of VKSasikala[Read More…]
₹ 6 Lakh cash seized in Delhi-Dehradun highway
More than ₹6 lakh in cash which allegedly belongs to an RLD MLA, was seized from a vehicle on Delhi-Dehradun national highway on Sunday, Police confirmed. The cash allegedly belonged to RLD MLA from Khatoli, Kartar Singh, and was being sent to Dehradun for the February 15 Assembly elections, Police[Read More…]
Demonetisation has affected normal life says Chidambaram
BJP government’s demonetisation scheme of scrapping high-value currency notes in order to solve the problem of black money in India had a critical impact on the majority of the population in the country, said former Union minister P Chidambaram. Addressing a discussion on ‘Demonetisation scheme’, he claimed that the ban on high-value currency[Read More…]
36 injured in a Jallikattu event in Madurai
In a Jallikattu event held at Avanipuram in the district amid high-security today, 36 participants were injured. About 900 bulls were used in the event. All the injured were being treated at the medical camp put up near the venue, police said. According to reports, there were 1200 people and[Read More…]
UP Polls: PM Modi to address rally in Aligarh
After the Dalit leader Mayawati addressed a rally in Meerut on Saturday just before the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to address a public rally in Aligarh on Sunday. However, Bharatiya Janata Party is yet to announce its chief ministerial candidate. In his first rally before Uttar Pradesh[Read More…]
Chandigarh Municipal Corporation suffers a loss of 5 crore on parking lot scheme
Chandigarh Municipality has finally realised the repercussions of paid parking lot plan after suffering a loss of Rs 5 crore. The MC’s parking branch has now written to the Commissioner of the Municipality that until the time these empty parking lots were auctioned under Smart Parking Management System, these will[Read More…]
Air Force refuses to share details of Rafale deal
Air Force denied the access to the details of supply of 36 Rafale aircraft as they said it is confidential in nature. An Inter-Governmental Agreement was signed between the governments of India and France on September 23, 2016, for the supply of the Rafale aircraft, initial consignment of weapons, long-term maintenance[Read More…]
Journalist shot dead in Bangladesh
A people representative of the ruling Awami League of Bangladesh has shot dead a journalist named Abdul Hakim Shimul despite police presence in Bangladesh’s northern district Sirajganj. Hakim was a local and a correspondent at one of the top daily, National daily Samakal. Additional Police Super Abul Hasnat said explaining the[Read More…]
Canada and Britain to cooperate against radicalisation
Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau and Theresa May, leading Uk, have taken an oath to counter all forms of radicalisation, Indian Express reported. May offered her condolences through a phone call, over the mosque shooting tragedy which shook Quebec on January 29 killing six innocents, according to the Canadian[Read More…]
Abdul Basit to be appointed as Pakistan Foreign Secretary
Pakistan’s High Commissioner to India, Abdul Basit is set to become the country’s new foreign secretary. Basit was selected for the job three years back but couldn’t be appointed due to technical reasons and was instead posted as high commissioner in New Delhi. As per reports, Nawaz Sharif government has[Read More…]
Voting ends; Goa records 83% polling, Punjab 70%
Final voting percentages in Punjab and Goa assembly polls reported at 70% and 83%, respectively. This year’s turnout in Goa broke last election record of 81.7 per cent. The two states are the first of the five to go to polling ahead of Uttar Pradesh, Manipur and Uttarakhand which are[Read More…]