Claiming that critics were proved wrong on note ban, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said that impact ofdemonetisation on GDP so far not as bad as predicted. “Critics were proved wrong. There could have been adverse impact of demonetisation on GDP for quarter or so, but it is not[Read More…]
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10 New Year resolution ideas that will bring a major change in YOU!
As the year 2016 is just about to end, you must be wondering about an easy, attainable yet constructive New Year resolution. So, if you are still puzzled and yet to make you mind; we are here to help you out. Thank us later! We all know that when it[Read More…]
PM Modi likely to address nation on New Year eve, may talk about demonetisation
In a bid to reach out to the people across the country after the completion of 50 days of the much criticised demonetisation move, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation on New Year eve through public broadcaster Doordarshan, Hindustan Times reported. According to media reports, Modi will talk[Read More…]
Virat and Anushka likely to get engaged on Jan 1
Indian Test cricket team captain Virat Kholi and Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma are going to get engaged on Jan 1. However, no official statement has been sent out by the two. The speculation of their engagement was confirmed from their Instagram posts of their vacations at the hills. Virat Kholi[Read More…]
BMC to demolish Arjun Kapoor’s rooftop gym
After the comedian Kapil Sharma, now bollywood actor Arjun Kapoor has come under the scanner of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) as the corporation has issued a notice to pull down the terrace gym. The Bollywood actor built a gym on the terrace of his residence at the 7th floor of[Read More…]
Philippines: Bomb blast at boxing match injures at least 32 people
At least 32 people were injured when two bombs exploded while they were watching a boxing competition in Hilongos in Philippines Wednesday night as part of an annual Roman Catholic holiday festival, police and other officials said Thursday. Sixteen of the wounded were admitted to various hospitals while 16 others[Read More…]
Delhi: ED arrests lawyer Rohit Tandon in money laundering case
Delhi-based lawyer Rohit Tandon was detained by the Enforcement Directorate on late Wednesday night in link with the continuing money laundering case against him. Tandon was arrested under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). He will be produced before the court for further custody. According to[Read More…]
Demonetisation: RBI grants additional 30 days for loan repayment
In further relief to people hit by demonetisation, the Reserve Bank of India has relaxed the norms for bad loan classification for small scale borrowers by giving an additional 30 days to repay the loan. RBI said that lenders can now wait for 90 more days before classifying a loan[Read More…]
AIADMK appoints Jayalalithaa aide Sasikala as new general secretary
All India Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIDMK), the ruling party of Tamil Nadu appointed VK Sasikala, an aide of former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa, as the general secretary in a general council meeting on Thursday. Henceforth, the era of Sasikala in the AIDMK has begun. In one of the[Read More…]
Israel PM expresses deep disappointment with John Kerry speech
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that he had to express “deep disappointment” over US Secretary of State John Kerry’s speech and vowed to work with the incoming Trump administration to contain the fallout from last week’s U.N. resolution calling Israeli settlements illegal. “We are not about to[Read More…]
Delhi HC bars 3 copyright bodies from giving music licences
Three copyright societies have been restrained by the Delhi high court from issuing any licences for playing music and tracks of various artists in public. In an interim order Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva has restrained the Indian Performing Right Society (IPRS), the Phonographic Performance Ltd (PPL) and Novex Communications Pvt Ltd[Read More…]
Netaji’s list doesn’t include candidates who will surely win, will talk to SP chief: Akhilesh Yadav
After party Chief Mulayam Singh Yadav on Wednesday released a list of 325 of the possible 403 candidates ignoring Akhilesh Yadav’s oppositions to certain leaders for poll tickets and his strategies for an alliance in the state assembly elections, the ruling SP in Uttar Pradesh was in chaos. The UP[Read More…]
Former home secretary, Anil Baijal, appointed Delhi’s new Lieutenant Governor
Former bureaucrat Anil Baijal was on Wednesday formally appointed as the Lt.Governor of Delhi. The formal appointment from President Pranab Mukherjee came this evening after a recommendation from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Office. Baijal replaced Najeeb Jung who had, in a surprising move, submitted his resignation to the Centre last[Read More…]
UP Polls: SP Chief rules out alliance with any party, declares 325 candidates
Ignoring objections raised by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and his son, SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav on Wednesday announced candidates for 325 of the 403 Assembly seats and ruled out alliance with any party for the upcoming polls. In a press conference here, the SP patriarch released the list of[Read More…]
IAF chief Arup Raha hits out at China’s comment over Agni-V test
A day after Chinese foreign office reacted sharply on trial of nuclear capable Agni-V intercontinental ballistic missile, IAF Chief Air Marshal Arup Raha said India believes in peace and tranquility with neighbours but historically we have been drawn into conflicts. Without naming China, Air Chief Marshal Raha said, “We have[Read More…]
BJP leader and former Madhya Pradesh CM Sunderlal Patwa dies at 92
Former Madhya Pradesh CM Sunderlal Patwa died at a private hospital in Bhopal on Wednesday after suffering a heart attack. He was 92 years old. Patwa was chief minister for a brief period of two months from January 20, 1980 to February 17, 1980 when he was in the Janata[Read More…]
Aadhar card mandatory for Delhi airport employees from January 1: CISF
The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has asked the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) to make Aadhar card mandatory for all Delhi airport employees from January 1, Indian Express reported. The CISF, which is responsible for the airport security, has proposed that nobody is issued an Airport Entry Permit[Read More…]
Delhi: ED arrests Kotak bank manager in Money laundering case
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has detained a manager of a Kotak Bank branch in its money laundering probe in a criminal case of finding of nine alleged fake accounts with deposits worth Rs 34 crore after demonetization move. According to the officials, the agency detained the manager of the bank’s[Read More…]
PM sacrificed common people in ‘yagna’ against black money, says Rahul Gandhi
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sacrificed common people in ‘yagna’ against black money on Wednesday while criticising the demonetization move. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he is performing a ‘yagna’ against black money and corruption. As animals are slaughtered in ‘yagnas’, similarly Prime Minister Modi[Read More…]
Boss to reward his 800 staff by taking them on Caribbean cruise in January
What can be more overwhelming than cruising in the warm waters of the Caribbean that too on the cost of your company? While most of the people will shiver through another cold January, over 800 employees of Iowa’s Bertch Cabinets in Waterloo will get a free outing to the Caribbean[Read More…]
Folk songs, poems being penned to praise Burhan Wani
Months after Hizbul Mujahideen Commander Burhan Wani was killed by the Indian army, the terrorist is still being lauded by the Kashmiri separatists through folk songs and poems. They treat him nothing less than a rebel commander. Recently, a video clip was circulated on instant messaging apps and on social[Read More…]
Tata Sons send legal notice to Mistry for leaking sensitive information
Tata Sons send legal notice to Cyrus Mistry on Tuesday claiming he had passed confidential and sensitive information to his family controlled firms for use in a petition against theflagship holding company of the group. “As part of the petition, without there being any requirement to do so, the petitioners[Read More…]
No political interference: Naidu on Tamil Nadu chief secy’s case
Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday said there was no political interference over the income tax raid on Tamil Nadu chief secretary’s residence and the law will take its own course in the matter. “I do not want to react to irresponsible statements (made by Rao). He is known[Read More…]
Sealdah-Ajmer Express derails in Kanpur: At least 2 killed, 40 injured
In an unfortunate event 14 coaches of the Ajmer-Sealdah Express – train no 12988, derailed near Rera in Kanpur Dehat that killed at least two and left around 40 people injured as per the initial reports. The accident occurred at around 5.20 am, and traffic between Etawah and Kanpur, is[Read More…]
Gujarat: High Court orders single judge bench to hear PM Modi’s degree case
Gujarat high court’s division bench on Tuesday held that a single-judge bench will hear the Gujarat University’s plea against the Central Information Commissioner’s (CIC) order to provide particulars of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s MA degree under the Right to Information Act to Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal. Now, the single-judge[Read More…]