Opposition along with some regional parties on Tuesday sought to put up a united face raising the pitch against demonetisation by demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. After the eight-party meeting including JD(U), SP and BSP, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee , also sought[Read More…]
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Lack of fuel, human error led to Colombia Chapecoense plane crash
A series of human errors including errors by the pilot are to blamed for the plane crash in Columbia that killed 71 people on November, Columbia aviation authorities said. Colombia’s Civil Aeronautics agency concluded in its investigation that the plan for the flight operated by Bolivia-based charter company LaMia did[Read More…]
Violent clashes in WB, Mamata in Delhi to corner PM over demonetisation
A small town, Dhulagarh in West Bengal has been under panic since Dec 13, following violent clashes broke between two communities. Interestingly, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, has not spoken even a single word about the incident. Though the incident has not reported by media houses but Banerjee, has hogged[Read More…]
IT department sends notice to AAP over hidden donations
The Income Tax department has issued a notice to Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party, citing discrepancies in the donors’ list submitted to tax officials and what had been put up on the party website. Terming the notice as “malicious”, AAP alleged that the BJP-led NDA government is harassing the party[Read More…]
Old notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 will fetch you Rs 550 and Rs 1,100 in Kolkata
At a time when people are facing problems across the country due to note ban, the banned currencies are selling at a premium in the serpentine bylanes of trading hub Burrabazar at central Kolkata. As per reports in TOI, Old notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 will fetch you[Read More…]
In pics: Geeta Phogat and Babita Kumari rocks the photo shoot in glamorous avatar
Ever since the film Dangal has been released, the popularity of Phogat sisters has increased tremendously. These girls are real inspiration when it comes to the sport, but their fashion statement is no less. The international wrestling champs Geeta Phogat and Babita Kumari turned into stunning divas for a rocking[Read More…]
Salman Khan launches personalised mobile app ‘Being In Touch’on 51st birthday
Bollywood star Salman Khan launched personalised mobile application named “BeingInTouch” on his 51st birthday to keep his fans updated about his personal and professional life. Salman shared an 18-second video on Twitter to inform about the launch. #BeingInTouchApp is Live on the Google Play Store ! Go Download . https://t.co/bfKZmySig5[Read More…]
Sushma Swaraj says will spare no effort to rescue Father Tom
External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday said that the government will spare no effort to secure the release of Indian Catholic priest Father Tom Uzhunnalil from his captors. “I have seen the video from Father Tom. He is an Indian citizen and the life of every Indian is most precious[Read More…]
Woman approaches PMO after finding Rs 100 cr in Jan-Dhan account
After finding nearly Rs 100 crore in her Jan-Dhan account in a Meerut branch of a state-run bank, a woman on Monday approached the PMO’s intervention after the bank officials did not attend to her complaint and kept asking her to come some other time. In the complaint, Sheetal Yadav[Read More…]
Nearly 950 million Indians don’t have Internet connection
While Prime Minister Narendra Modi is pushing India towards digital country or cashless economy, internet connectivity still remains a major problem for nearly 950 million people in the country, a report said. “Even with the internet data plans in India being among the cheapest in the world and the average[Read More…]
BJP IT cell pressurised Snapdeal to dump Aamir Khan, claims former volunteer
Following the “intolerance” remarks made by Aamir Khan at the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards ceremony, BJP social media cell organised a campaign to pressurise e-commerce platform Snapdeal to remove Khan as its brand ambassador. The revelation has been made by a former volunteer, Sadhavi Khosla, of BJP social[Read More…]
Demonetisation: Cracks in Opposition parties; Mamata to attend meeting
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee arrived in Delhi on Monday to be present at a meeting of opposition parties and a joint press conference on Tuesday along with Congress, DMK, RJD and other parties. Mamata, who is leading the fight against demonetisation, will be part of the joint opposition meeting,[Read More…]
Rajkot: Gold jewellery looted from Muthoot Finance branch
Five kg of gold jewellery worth around ₹90 lakh was allegedly looted by three unidentified persons from a branch of Muthoot Fincorp, a gold finance company at Dhoraji town in Rajkot, said police. “Three unidentified persons entered a branch of Muthoot Fincorp at Dhoraji and looted 4.8 kg gold jewellery[Read More…]
Possession of old notes may invite fine of over ₹50000 after Dec 30
The Modi government is planning to bring a fresh law under which possessing, sending or receiving an amount of over ₹10,000 in scrapped ₹500 and ₹1,000-rupee notes will be a punishable offence. The maximum number of scrapped notes that a person will be permissible to have of any denomination, is[Read More…]
#BringInsiyaBack: Dutch national’s fight against her Indian ex-husband, who kidnapped her daughter
Society has a pretty screwed up way of looking at itself. We consider abusive marriages, child grabbing and male domination a part of the lower income group. This particular story of Dutch national, Nadia Rashid may be the rude wake-up call that you need. Humans of Amsterdam shared a story[Read More…]
Arrested by Delhi Police in 2005, city court acquits Irshad Ali and Maurif Qamar of terror charges after 11-years
It took more than one decade for two Muslim youths to get out of trial, terror-tag and torment when they were acquitted of terror charges by a trial court. Irshad Ali and Maurif Qamar, were picked up in December 2005 and kept in “illegal custody” for weeks, after which they[Read More…]
Cash crunch will continue for 6-7 months: Rahul Gandhi
Continuing his tirade against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his demonetisation move, Rahul Gandhi on Monday said the cash crunch will continue to hurt the poor, farmers and workers the most. “Modiji has said that the problems will end after December 30. But I can say with confidence that it[Read More…]
Reprieve for Gandhis in National Herald case; blow to Swamy
The Patiala House Court gave relief to Congress president Sonia Gandhi and vice-president Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald case on Tuesday. The court dismissed BJP leader Subramanian Swamy’s the plea asking for additional documents from the Congress and Associated Journals Limited (AJL). The next date of hearing has been[Read More…]
Rapping instead of caroling? This Sri Lankan church’s guffaw is hilarious!
To err is human, right? Well, church service organizers are human too as was seen recently at a Sri Lankan church. Churchgoers were in for a rude shock when they attended a Christmas carol service on December 11. Instead of the usual ‘Hail Mary’ carol, the printed leaflets had rapper[Read More…]
CBSE asked to remove entire history of women’s caste struggle
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) announced its decision to eliminate a section entitled ‘Caste, Conflict and Dress Change’ from its social science syllabus meant for Class IX students after the Madras high court ruled to remove the “objectionable content.” The removed portion of the NCERT textbook that is[Read More…]
Indian cricketer Mohammed Shami defends wife against Twitter trolls
Indian cricketer Mohammed Shami was lectured on morality by trolls because his wife was seen wearing a sleeveless gown in the photograph after he posted pictures with his wife and daughter. The Indian fast bowler, however, gave a fitting reply to the trolls on both Twitter and Facebook. “Very good[Read More…]
Pilot error, technical fault behind Russia plane crash: Transport Minister
Pilot error or technical faults could be a reason for Sunday’s crash of a Russian Tu-154 plane carrying 84 passengers and eight crew members, said Russian Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov. The rescue teams are searching for victims using ships, helicopters and drones following the Russian plane to Syria crashed into[Read More…]
AgustaWestland chopper scam: Former IAF chief SP Tyagi granted bail
A special court granted bail to former Indian Air Force chief SP Tyagi in AgustaWestland chopper deal scam case on Monday. Special judge of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Arvind Kumar allowed Tyagi’s bail plea. Tyagi was asked to furnish a personal bond of Rs 2 lakh and one surety[Read More…]
India successfully test-fires longest-range nuclear missile Agni-V
India’s indigenously developed intercontinental surface-to-surface nuclear capable ballistic missile ‘Agni-5’ was on Monday test-launched from Wheeler Island off Odisha coast. This was the fourth and final test of the missile. The missile, with a strike range of 6,000 km, will balance out China’s military muscle. It will give India long-range[Read More…]
7.7 magnitude earthquake hits Chile, tsunami alert
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami alert for parts of the pacific ocean after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake hit off the coast of southern Chile Sunday, 40 km (about 25 miles) southwest of Puerto Quellon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. A “state of precaution” has also been[Read More…]