Apple Inc CEO Tim Cook lauded the demonetisation drive taken by Centre as a “great move” in the longer term. “Despite the demonetisation move in India that created lots of economic pressure there last quarter, despite that, we had all-time record revenue results, and so we were very happy about[Read More…]
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Researchers confirm Lychee fruit behind the mysterious death of malnourished children in Bihar
A recent study had confirmed that a chemical present in the Lychee fruit is behind the mysterious death of malnourished children in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur for years. According to a study report published in the Lancet, an investigation begun in 2013 by India’s National Centre for Disease Control and the US[Read More…]
Twin IED blasts in Punjab: Two more children die, toll rises to five
Two more children, who were critically injured after a high-intensity twin blast that occurred during a political road show at Maur in Punjab’s Bathinda district on Tuesday night, have died at the Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana. These deaths occurred early on Wednesday morning. The death toll, in the[Read More…]
Budget 2017: Yeh sher-o-shayari ka budget hai, says Rahul Gandhi
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented the Union budget 2017-2018 in Lok Sabha on Wednesday, the fourth budget, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the budget reflects the commitment to eliminate corruption and black money. Claiming that the Finance Minister has presented an uttam, or excellent, budget, Modi said “In[Read More…]
E Ahamed, the skilled diplomat who played pivotal role in India’s relation with Middle East
E Ahamed, Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) president and former Union minister who died at RML hospital in Delhi early Wednesday was a political stalwart and a skilled diplomat who played pivotal role in India’s diplomatic relation with middle-eastern countries. Ahamed, member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly for 18 years[Read More…]
Union Budget 2017: 16 Key Announcements
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has presented the Union Budget 2017 in Parliament. This budget is also special as it is the first time that the Union and railway budgets have been merged. The merger brought an end to the 92-year-old tradition of having a separate railway budget. Here are key[Read More…]
Budget 2017: 55,000 cr allocated to railways, no service charges on e-tickets
As first time the Railway Budget is merged with General Budget. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley termed it as “ridding us of the colonial era practice of separate budgets”. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley made a slew of announcements for Indian Railways – from doing away with service charge for IRCTC ticket[Read More…]
Finance minister Arun Jaitley presents Union Budget 2017-18 in Lok Sabha
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is presenting the Union Budget 2017 in Parliament. This budget is also special as it is the first time that the Union and railway budgets have been merged. The merger brought an end to the 92-year-old tradition of having a separate railway budget. The demonetization of[Read More…]
Amid ruckus, Finance Minister present budget 2017-18
Opposition created a ruckus after LS Speaker Sumitra Mahajan refused to postpone the Budget following the death of lawmaker E Ahamed. Despite the death of sitting parliamentarian and former Union Minister E. Ahamed, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is all set to present the 2017-18 Budget in Parliament on Wednesday. “I[Read More…]
Kerala MP E Ahamed dies after cardiac arrest; family aghast after hospital denies visiting permission
Veteran Kerala MP, E Ahamed, who suffered a heart attack and collapsed in Parliament’s Central Hall on Tuesday, died after undergoing treatment at the city-based Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital. “Ahamed died despite being tried to revive. He was on life support system since Tuesday evening,” said sources as per a[Read More…]
3 killed in a blast in Bhatinda at a Congress poll rally
Two persons and a minor girl were killed while 15 others injured in an explosion in a car at the site of an election meeting Tuesday in Bathinda district of Punjab. Police said a pressure cooker had been recovered from the site which had been cordoned off by BSF personnel. There[Read More…]
Woman raped in a moving car in Delhi
A 21-year-old woman has been allegedly raped her “friend” and “molested by two others”, on Monday night inside a moving car in southeast Delhi’s Amar Colony. The victim is a resident of Jharkhand and had lodged a case was and all the accused were arrested from their residences. They were[Read More…]
Expect a 7% rise in train fares in the coming fiscal year
The railways might hike their passenger fares to around seven in order to be effective in the next fiscal year, as per the statements of financial projections in the Rail Budget, now merged with the General Budget to be presented on Wednesday. The announcement of an increase of fares is[Read More…]
RSS-BJP alliance dim over UP elections
There is an undercurrent of conflict between BJP and the RSS over the allocation of tickets in Uttar Pradesh. Effigies of party national president Amit Shah and state chief Keshav Prasad Maurya have been burned in Lucknow where he recently visited. As per inside stories, this is the first time that there[Read More…]
I-T dept to send SMSes, emails to 18 lakh suspicious cash depositors
18 lakh people, who made suspicious cash deposits post demonetisation, have been identified by the Income Tax department. I-T department will send emails and SMSes seeking explanation about their source of funds. Those who deposited over Rs 5 lakh will also come under the I-T scanner. These people will have[Read More…]
First look of all-female cast in Ocean’s 8
Director Gary Ross’s female-filled movie ‘Ocean’s 8’ features a star cast to die for. The image of eight seasoned female actors inside a subway train could make it difficult for cinephiles to wait for another 17 months. Warner Bros. and Village Roadshow on Monday morning released the first official image[Read More…]
Black money could be Rs 3 lakh crore or Rs 7.3 lakh crore, says Economic Survey
The Economic Survey, tabled in Parliament on Tuesday, said that the amount of potential black money in the system could be Rs 3 lakh crore or Rs 7.3 lakh crore. The survey has used assumption of soil rates- rate at which notes are considered to be too damaged to use[Read More…]
PMO clears Air India bill worth Rs 119 crore
Prime Minister’s Office claimed that bills worth Rs 119 crore pending towards Air India, generated for some foreign visits of Narendra Modi, have been cleared. RTI applicant Commodore (retd) Lokesh Batra said that the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) on January 30 uploaded on its website the details of bills worth[Read More…]
CBSE to conduct NEET exam on May 7
CBSE will conduct National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (UG), 2017 on May 7. The Board has invited online application from medical aspirants for admission to MBBS/ BDS courses in India in medical/ dental colleges. NEET 2017 will be conducted in 80 cities across the country. Around 10 lakh candidates are[Read More…]
Need a credible crackdown on Hafiz Saeed: India to Pakistan
A day after Pakistan said Hafiz Saeed, mastermind of 26/11 attacks in Mumbai, has been placed under house arrest, the government has said that more needs to be done by Islamabad if it wants to prove its commitment to fighting terrorism. “Exercises such as yesterday’s orders against Hafiz Saeed and[Read More…]
SC refuses to stay Tamil Nadu’s Act allowing Jallikattu, slams state over law&order issue
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to stay the Tamil Nadu government’s Act permitting jallikattu, but agreed to hear a plea against the law. The top court slammed the Tamil Nadu government for allowing people to defy its order on jallikattu and government’s failure to maintain law and order in[Read More…]
Exclusive: 2017 Chevrolet Beat spied undisguised inside-out
The 2017 Beat will come with heavily redesigned front and rear profiles along with additional features. Launch is likely to happen in coming months. Chevrolet is all set to introduce the thoroughly updated Beat in the country, soon. We have spied the 2017 Beat inside-out, completely undisguised, unlike the heavily[Read More…]
How Twitter reacted to Trump Hotel’s ‘favourite travel memory’ tweet
In the wake of Donald Trump’s executive order banning nationals from seven countries from entering USA, the neo-Nazi approach has been resisted all across the globe. Social media campaigns calling to boycott Trump business entities got huge supports. An old Twitter post from Trump’s hospitality business had drawn backlash after[Read More…]
Nine ‘Dalits’ injured in communal attack in Hisar village
Nine Dalits were severally injured after 20 persons allegedly attacked them after a disagreement in Mirchpur village of Hisar district. Notably, CRPF troops were withdrawn only last month from the area. Around six years ago two people were burnt alive in an inter-caste violence in the same village. As per[Read More…]
Jallikattu: Tamil Nadu CM assures action against police if found guilty
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam on Tuesday assured strict action against the police if it is proved that they resorted to violence during the protests on Jallikattu. “A new investigation commission headed by a former high court judge will set up to inquire about the violence and police excesses[Read More…]