Japan should push back if President-elect Donald Trump uses “wrong economics,” said an adviser of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to Reuters in an unusually direct expression. As Trump takes over White House on Friday, January 20, 2017; his policies to impose border tax on import and unsettles the global trade.[Read More…]
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Intelligence Bureau says ISIS may target Delhi courts around Republic day
The Islamic State may be planning an attack on Delhi courts near about the Republic Day, according to Mail Today quoting a latest input by the Intelligence bureau. However a senior Delhi police official said that Delhi Police has done the most sensitive arrangement for the Republic Day celebration and[Read More…]
Amazon withdraws flip-flops having Mahatma Gandhi’s picture: External Affairs Ministry
Following a tri-colored doormat row wherein e-commerce giant Amazon had to withdraw the product that was offensive to Indian sensitivities from its Canadian platform after facing warnings from external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj, the e-commerce platform has now also pulled out flip-flops bearing the picture of Mahatma Gandhi. “We have[Read More…]
Surat businessman arrested for laundering money using 1000 fake IDs
The Enforcement Directorate has arrested Surat-based financer Kishore Bhajiawala on money laundering charges. He is accused of illegal conversion of ₹ 1 crore old notes into new, using 1,000 fake IDs. As per reports, “Jignesh Kishorebhai Bhajiawala (41) is under arrest as per provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering[Read More…]
US may have a Hindu President if it continues to be inclusive: Barack Obama
The first black president for eight years, Barack Obama has said that if the US continues to be inclusive and diverse, it may send a woman, a Hindu, a Jew or a Latino to the White House. The retiring president also made it clear that he was not going away[Read More…]
Road accidents kill seven children in UP every day
In a shocking revelation, a data from ministry of road transport and highways shows that with 2,610 deaths, Uttar Pradesh witnesses the maximum number of child fatalities because of road accidents in 2015. Thus, road accidents kill seven children in UP every day and of these one-fifth suffered as pillion[Read More…]
1 lakh crore fund for Railways safety upgrade
After over a decade the government is ready to invest extra money into the Railways for critical safety upgrades by creating a special fund. The five-year, Rs 1 lakh crore Rashtriya Rail Sanraksha Kosh (RRSK). This will be considering a long-pending wish of the railway passenger in the wake of[Read More…]
Tamil Nadu govt to hold Jallikattu with Centre’s assurance
As the protests against the ban on Jallikattu intensifies across Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister O Panneerselvam, who met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, declared that his government would “take steps with the backing of the Centre” to hold the traditional bull-taming sport. While the state government sought an ordinance “to remove the[Read More…]
Gujarat ministers haunted by phone calls
BJP government in Gujarat faces a new problem lately. Audio clips of random phone calls to ministers, from people seeking answers on what they considerytp be an integral agenda to them, are going viral on social media. And this has only added to the government’s discomfiture. BJP government image of[Read More…]
India wants NSG berth for its non-proliferation record: MEA
India slammed China for saying that membership to the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) could not be viewed as a “farewell gift”. India wanted the membership not as a “gift”, but because of its “non-proliferation record,” said Vikas Swarup, spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs while speaking at a press[Read More…]
Third party has no role in Kashmir row: India tells UK
India set aside a discussion on the Kashmir issue saying that no third party had any role to play in resolving the dispute between the two countries in UK Parliament. MEA was aware of the development but added that all problems between India and Pakistan can only be resolved bilaterally.[Read More…]
Alok Verma appointed as new CBI director
Delhi Police Commissioner Alok Verma was on Thursday appointed as the next chief of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). His appointment was approved for a period of 2 years by a three-member selection panel headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and comprising Chief Justice of India Jagdish Singh Khehar and[Read More…]
Zuckerberg files law suits against native Hawaiians, seeking privacy at his Hawaii estate
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has filed a series of lawsuits against Hawaiian families aimed at forcing them to sell their lands so the world’s sixth richest person and his family can have more privacy in their estate. According to The Honululu Star Advertiser, a dozen small parcels within Zuckerberg’s Kauai[Read More…]
Jallikattu: AR Rahman to fast in support of Tamil spirit
Joining the list of celebrities who’ve come forward against the Supreme Court’s ban of Jallikattu in Tamil Nadu, eminent composer AR Rahman has decided to fast on Friday. The legendary composer took to Twitter to announce the same, revealing that he’d be doing so for the spirit of Tamil Nadu.[Read More…]
2017 KTM RC 390 and RC 200 launched at Rs 2.25 and 1.72 lakh respectively
THE RC 390 RECEIVES SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONS WHILE THE RC 200 GETS JUST LIGHT UPDATES Bajaj Auto today launched the 2017 models of the KTM RC twins in India. The bigger RC 390 has been priced at Rs 2,25,300 and the RC 200 gets a price tag of Rs 1,71,740 (both[Read More…]
Obama calls Narendra Modi to review Indo-US relations
US President Barack Obama telephoned Narendra Modi to thank him for his partnership that enhanced Indo-US relations, said the White House. “Both leaders discussed the progress they have made on shared economic and security priorities, including recognition of India as a major defense partner of the United States and addressing[Read More…]
Congress changes mind against Jallikattu ban
The Congress party has been having contradictory stance on jallikattu. In May 2016, last year Congress wanted the bull-taming sport banned but today it doesn’t want it banned. As protests by Jallikattu supporters intensify across Tamil Nadu, the Congress said that people of Tamil Nadu have a right to preserve their culture and the bull-sport[Read More…]
Baba Ram Dev flaunts his wrestling skills!
Yoga guru Baba Ramdev displayed his wrestling skills promoting his the Patanjali Powervita Pro Wrestling League (PWL) in New Delhi on Wednesday. Baba, sporting his usual saffron langot deafeats 2008 Olympic silver medalist Andriy Stadnik. Watch the yoga guru’s best technical moves and wrestling skills in this video.
Washington University offers course on American rapper Kanye West
Students of Washington University can opt for a new course on cultural icon Kanye West titled: “Politics of Kanye West: Black Genius and Sonic Aesthetics.” Seventy-five students are registered for the course on the controversy magnet, and there was a waiting list to get in for the course which began[Read More…]
UP Polls: RLD rules out of grand alliance, Akhilesh offers 103 seats to Congress
Amidst the ongoing feud within the Uttar Pradesh’s first family, Samajwadi Party leader and UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav and the Congress party confirmed that they would announce the pre-poll alliance in the next 24 hours. According to sources, Akhilesh offered 103 seats to the grand old party. 20 candidates[Read More…]
I have ‘amazing babies’ with Vin Diesel in my head: Deepika Padukone
As Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone has been on the promotional rounds for her upcoming feature xXx: Return of Xander Cage, she lately graced the primetime favorite, The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Padukone and host DeGeneres talked about many things from actor’s modest beginnings, badminton, to her sizzling chemistry with co-star, Vin[Read More…]
Bihar to organize human chain to oppose alcohol ban
On January 21, the Bihar will witness a government sponsored human chain promoting prohibition stretching across 11,000 km in the state. The Bihar government claims that this will be world’s largest human chain, a move that will be go down in the Guinness Book of World Records besides promoting alcohol[Read More…]
Jallikattu: CM Panneerselvam wants ordinance, PM says it is sub-judice
Chief Minister O Panneerselvam met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Thursday and urged him to issue an ordinance for the conduct of the Jallikattu after Tamil Nadu erupted with huge protests over the ban on traditional sport by Supreme Court. PM Modi appreciated the cultural significance of[Read More…]
‘RBI is awfully short of cash’ says former SBI chairperson Pratip Chaudhuri
In an exclusive interview to Firstpost, Pratip Chaudhuri, the former chairman of SBI claimed that The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has been “lying on the face” to the public about the cash situation of India. As per Firspost reports, Chaudhuri said, the central bank should have been more honest[Read More…]
Calendar-diary fiasco: KVIC targets employees over ‘unauthorised protest’
Days after controversy over calendars and diaries in which Mahatma Gandhi’s pictures were replaced with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s, the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) issued a notice to its employees on Wednesday. A letter was issued by the KVIC deputy chief executive officer handling administration and HR asking[Read More…]