Jamaat-ud-Dawah chief Hafiz Saeed claimed responsibility for the Akhnoor attack where terrorists attacked a General Reserve Engineer Force (GREF) camp in the Jammu and Kashmir district, while addressing hundreds of its activist. The Pakistan-based terror mastermind was heard on a tape saying that four of his “young boys” carried out[Read More…]
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BuzzFeed trades $25K worth of ‘failing pile of garbage’ merchandise a day after Trump’s comment
During his first presser since being elected, US president-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday called online media outlet BuzzFeed a “failing pile of garbage”. Trump’s scathing attack came after BuzzFeed published the unverified dossier that alleges Russia has compromising information on Donald Trump. Buzzfeed, who decided to creatively respond to the[Read More…]
Air India to reserve 6 seats for women on domestic flights
National carrier Air India will reserve six seats for women on its flights operating on domestic routes from next week. At times, a woman travelling alone gets a middle or window seat on aircraft, which puts her to inconvenience, particularly while going to washroom. This necessitated for the airline to[Read More…]
10 killed, 17 injured in suicide bombing in Syria
10 people were killed and 17 persons wounded on Thursday by a suicide bombing in the Kafarsuseh neighbourhood in the capital Damascus. Two suicide bombers shatter their explosives near the Muhafaza sport club in Kafarsuseh west of Damascus, as per India Today reports. The Syrian army and allied Shiite fighters[Read More…]
Trump’s CIA nominee lists ISIS, Russia, Iran as major threats
Congressman Mike Pompeo, US president-elect Donald Trump’s pick to run the CIA, on Thursday has listed out Russia, Iran and Islamic State as major threats to the United States. The Congressman said that Mike said that Russia is “asserting itself aggressively” by invading and occupying Ukraine, threatening Europe, and “doing[Read More…]
Government forms a panel to look into scrapping huge Haj subsidy
Ministry of minority affairs formed a team to scrutinize if the Haj subsidy should continue on Thursday. Headed by Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, the ministry is yet to declare the members of the committee. Notably, the board has not been specified a time period to submit its report, said sources in[Read More…]
PM Modi replaces Bapu in khadi udyog’s calendar, diary; staff protested
The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) attracted huge controversy after PM Narendra Modi’s picture replaces Mahatma Gandhi’s from the agency’s calendar and diaries. The development also prompts protests from a section of employees. Reportedly, employees of KVIC staged “a silent soul-cleansing” on Thursday at its Mumbai headquarters. They prayed[Read More…]
Tricolor row: Amazon regrets ‘offending’ Indian sentiments to Swaraj
Just a day after Sushma Swaraj threatened to deny visas to Amazon’s officials if the company didn’t take doormats depicting the Indian flag off its site, the e-commerce giant has written to External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj expressing regret at hurting Indian sensibilities. Amazon finally apologized and has pulled the[Read More…]
Former Chief of Army Staff’s rant against Capt Amarinder Singh goes viral
The run-up to Punjab Assembly Elections next month is getting closer with political parties indulging in mud-slinging. One such video where a former Chief of Army Staff and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) candidate for the Punjab assembly polls from Patiala, General JJ Singh is allegedly seen using abusive words for[Read More…]
TCS chief N Chandrasekaran appointed as new Tata Sons Chairman
CEO and Managing Director of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Natarajan Chandrasekaran, will be the new chairman of Tata Sons, the holding company that controls the $100 billion Tata conglomerate. Chandrasekaran will be the first non-Parsi chairman of Tata Sons. He will take charge from February 21, 2017. Chandrasekaran, 53, has[Read More…]
IIMC suspends student for writing article criticising institution
Indian Institute of Mass Communication became the latest in the array of educational institutions which curbed the right to dissent and was slowly being saffronised. The premier media institute suspended a student for writing an aricle criticising institution’s decision to sack a faculty and “provoking students” to create unrest in[Read More…]
US forces admit killing 33 Afghani civilians during air raids
NATO confirmed Thursday that air raids in Afghanistan by US forces targeting Taliban have killed 33 Afghan citizens. Twenty-seven other civilians were wounded in the village of Boz in Kunduz city, a statement from US Forces Afghanistan said on Thursday. The incident on November 3 saw US and Afghan troops carrying[Read More…]
CISF constable opens fire on colleagues, 4 dead
A Central Industrial Security Force or CISF personnel on Thursday morning opened fire on four colleagues in Bihar, killing two of them instantly, while two others, who were injured, died shortly after the incident. The man, Balveer Singh, has been arrested and CISF has set up a Court of Inquiry[Read More…]
Demonetisation effect! Industrial production grows by 5.7% in November 2016
Defying reports of slowdown post demonetisation, industrial production in November grew by 5.7 per cent compared to a contraction of 3.4 per cent in the same month a year ago. Factory output measured in terms of Index of Industrial Production (IIP) got a push in November 2016 due to better[Read More…]
‘Love for your underwear is not patriotism’: Actor protests intolerance
Noted Malayalam actor Alencier Ley Lopez performed a one-act drama in Kasargod bus station in Kerala protesting against Sangh Parivar’s politics of hatred. The actor dramatically appeared at the bus station and started singing patriotic songs. He went inside buses and asked the passengers, now that the Sangh Parivar is[Read More…]
Elderly woman doesn’t stand up for national anthem, gets verbally abused in Chennai
A woman and her elderly mother were verbally abused by a man who accused the woman for not standing up for the National Anthem at Palazzo Cinemas in Vadapalani, one of the venues of the Chennai International Film Festival. The woman Sreela M, a social worker, was part of a[Read More…]
Vidya Balan opts out of Kamala Das biopic, director Kamal hints at possible right-wing pressure
Actor Vidya Balan has pulled out of a biopic on the poet Kamala Das, Aami, directed by Kamal. Media reports suggest that several Hindutva outfits, including Shiv Sena, were opposed to Vidya Balan playing the role of the controversial figure Director Kamal alleged that Balan’s opting out could be linked[Read More…]
Best ever position! India rise to 129 in new FIFA rankings
India jumped six places to the 129th spot, their best football ranking in over a decade, according to world governing body FIFA on Thursday. It is India’s best ever ranking since December, 2005, when they were at the 127th spot. They have now improved 42 places in less than two[Read More…]
Trump considers Putin an ‘asset’ in fighting ISIS
President-elect of USA, Donald Trump has said in his first press conference after the victory, that alliance with Russia and its President Vladimir Putin would be assets in fighting the Islamic State terror organization. He also called ISIS the “number one” issue of concern for the state. Blaming the former[Read More…]
Man receives misprinted Rs 500 notes from an ATM in Madhya Pradesh
An ATM at a village in Khargone, Madhya Pradesh dispensed two new Rs500 denomination with one blank side. Although the bank officials said the misprinted notes were received as such from the Reserve Bank of India. “We have changed these ‘misprinted’ currency notes after the consumer’s complaint. We are now[Read More…]
Taking steps to improve jawans’ conditions, says Kiren Rijiju
The government on Thursday said it is taking all such incidents seriously and corrective steps are being taken to improve the conditions of service personnel and their food. “Several things have come to light and we are taking them seriously. We are taking this issue (CRPF) seriously. We will ensure[Read More…]
Jallikattu: Here’s why it’s making the headlines
The ban on the sport had sparked resentment in the Tamil Nadu; One of the reasons why it is in news lately. Although the apex court said it cannot deliver a verdict on the ban before the state celebrates Pongal, the protests have hit the road. Tamil Nadu chief minister[Read More…]
Law and order situation! David Guetta’s Bengaluru concert cancelled
French DJ David Guetta’s concert, scheduled for Thursday night, has been scrapped with the organisers citing “law and order situation” following the molestation incident during New Year’s Eve as the reason. Guetta, 49, is on a four-city tour which was expected to begin from Bangalore and then move to Mumbai,[Read More…]
Trump calls BuzzFeed ‘pile of garbage’ and CNN a ‘fake news site’
US president-elect Donald Trump unleashed his ire on the two media outlets that first published details of a dossier on Tuesday that claimed he was being blackmailed by the Russian government after they obtained video of him committing a sex act with prostitutes in a Moscow hotel room. In his[Read More…]
EFL Cup: Southampton beat lacklustre Liverpool in first leg of semis
Southampton hold a slender advantage in the EFL Cup semi-final after a fully deserved first-leg victory over Liverpool at St Mary’s. Nathan Redmond’s cool finish from Jay Rodriguez’s pass gave Saints a crucial lead to take to Anfield on 25 January – but Southampton can count themselves unlucky not to[Read More…]