Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal compared the Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung to Adolf Hitler in yet another attack on him on Wednesday. In a controversial remark, the CM also said that the LG will never become India’s Vice-President since the government will never give a Muslim the post. “LG[Read More…]
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Donald Trump is TIME person of the year; pips 2nd-placed Hillary Clinton
Time magazine on Wednesday named President-elect Donald Trump its Person of the Year. “It’s a great honor. It means a lot,” Trump said in a telephone interview on NBC’s Today show. The magazine’s managing editor, Nancy Gibbs, said on the program that Democrat Hillary Clinton was the No. 2 finalist.[Read More…]
When will people debate on foreign policies?
In a republic, it is important to understand the public debates on issues like foreign policy. “Ye jo public hai sab jaanti hai” is a popular song of Bollywood movie called ‘Roti’. Does public know everything if yes, then why the public is not vocal on the issues of foreign policy? Is it[Read More…]
Expect all demonetised money to come back to system: Revenue Secretary
Contrary to reports anticipating a windfall gain for the government, Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia has said that the government expects the entire scrapped currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 to come back to the banking system, following which the tax authorities will trace transactions and tax black money[Read More…]
Despite cash crunch, RBI leaves repo interest rate unchanged
Despite the possibility of growth being impacted due to the crippling cash crunch since the currency ban, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday left the main repo interest rate unchanged at 6.25 per cent, to keep inflation in check. The repo rate is the interest rate at which[Read More…]
Driver commits suicide; alleges Janardhan Reddy of converting Rs 100 crore black money into white
The driver of a Karnataka Administrative Service officer allegedly committed suicide on Tuesday after blaming Karnataka mining baron Gali Janardhan Reddy and a KAS officer of harassing him, as per the reports. The incident occurred in Mandya and the deceased was identified as Ramesh Gowda. Gowda claimed in his suicide[Read More…]
Sasikala and her family may inherit Jayalalithaa’s property worth Rs 113.73 crore; deets inside
Sasikala Natarajan, a confidante and close aide of former Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa and her family, may receive the ownership of late leader’s property worth ₹113.73 crore. As per a report in The Telegraph, sources said that Jayalalithaa had drawn up a will a couple of years ago that clearly[Read More…]
AIADMK MPs and MLAs tonsure head as mark of respect to Jayalalithaa
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) MPs, MLAs and staunch supporters of the late former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa including women shaved their heads in grief in memory of their beloved leader and also as a mark of respect. Teary eyed supporters continue to throng the Marina beach[Read More…]
Bola tha na maine… Lo Aa Gaya! SRK launches ‘Raees’ trailer
Bola tha na maine… Lo Aa Gaya! With this tag line Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan on Wednesday releases trailer of its much awaited movie ‘Raees’. Shah Rukh Khan is breaking out of his tried-and-tested mould in Raees and that calls for an applause. It takes a lot to be[Read More…]
6 powerful dialogues from SRK-starrer Raees that’ll blow your mind
The much-anticipated trailer of Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Raees was launched on Wednesday. The much anticipated trailer of Shah Rukh Khan’s Raees was launched on Wednesday. The film also stars Mahira Khan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui. There was a sneak peek of Sunny Leone’s item number in the Shah Rukh Khan-starrer flick.[Read More…]
Lok Sabha MP Shashi Tharoor’s Delhi home robbed, FIR lodged
Congress leader and Lok Sabha MP Shashi Tharoor filed a First Information Report (FIR) on Wednesday after his house was robbed and many valuables went missing. Tharoor filed complaint in Tuglhak Road police station after the theft on November 29. Tharoor lives in Lodhi Estate in the Lutyens’ Zone. Several[Read More…]
Obama admin differs with Trump on China policy
The outgoing Obama administration appears to be in differences with President-elect Donald Trump over the China policy, saying it has been in contact with the Chinese officials to reiterate its continued support to the long-standing one-China policy. Responding to questions, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest even tended to question[Read More…]
16 Chief Ministers passed away while in office; Jaya 3rd in Tamil Nadu
With the death of Chief Minister, J Jayalalithaa, who passed away on December 5, 2016, the count of Chief Ministers, who died while in office has reached to 16. Here’s a list of chief ministers who died in office: Gopinath Bordoloi (Assam, died 6 August 1950) Terms as CM: April[Read More…]
Best of the lot! Ronaldo will be named Ballon d’Or 2016 winner: Reports
Cristiano Ronaldo is expected to be crowned the latest winner of the Ballon d’Or on Monday night, according to Spanish sports newspaper Mundo Deportivo. Francesc Aguilar, a well-connected journalist within the Barcelona-based sports daily, has revealed that the announcement will be made a 7pm next Monday (8pm, CET) and the[Read More…]
Will appointed judges decide what people do inside movie theatres?
Justices Deepak Misra and Amitva Roy concurring with a petitioner who had expressed concern over the lack of public respect for the national anthem, opined that requiring movie theaters to play the national anthem accompanied by the image of the Indian flag will instill a sense of patriotism and national[Read More…]
3 deaths, 2 suicide attempts in Coimbatore over Jayalalithaa’s death
Three people died apparently due to shock and two cases of suicide attempts were reported from Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore district after the news of Chief Minister Jayalalithaa’s deteriorating health spread on Monday evening, police said on Tuesday. In Singanallur, a 65-year-old painter complained of chest pain while watching television news[Read More…]
Star Screen Awards 2016: Amitabh Bachchan-starrer Pink bags four awards, Alia Bhatt receives best actress
Star Screen Awards 2016 had a long list of winners but it was Shoojit Sircar’s critically-acclaimed Pink which was the big achiever of the night. Amitabh Bachchan-starrer bagged as many as four awards, including for the Best Film. While megastar Big B won the Best Actor award for the film,[Read More…]
Ola Cabs to soon deliver cash via micro ATMs at your doorstep
Taxi aggregator Ola and private lender Yes bank are jointly working on a mobile solution wherein cabs will bring cash to your doorstep via micro ATMs powered by the bank. “This is part of our commitment to serve as many customers as possible. We are working on a mobile solution[Read More…]
President Mukherjee, PM, Sonia Gandhi, condole Jayalalithaa’s death
President Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Vice President Hamid Ansari, Union Ministers, Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and various other top leaders from across the country have condoled Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa’s death and paid tributes to her. Jayalalithaa died late on Monday night at a[Read More…]
O Panneerselvam sworn in as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister for 3rd time
Following Chief Minister Jayalalithaa’s death, senior AIADMK leader O Panneerselvam was elected the leader of the Legislature Party shortly after Monday midnight and sworn in as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. At a solemn ceremony in the Raj Bhavan, Panneerselvam was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor[Read More…]
9 Indian companies in list of least empathetic in world: Global survey
The latest 2016 Empathy Global Index has nine Indian companies at the bottom of the pile holding positions from 140 to 150. It is no surprise that Silicon Valley giants Facebook and Alphabet — the parent company of Google — top the list as the most empathetic, followed by many[Read More…]
Two dead, 14 injured as Navy’s INS Betwa tips over during undocking
India’s prized warship INS Betwa, a guided missile frigate, tipped over and crashed to its side at the Mumbai dockyard on Monday, in what the navy described as an “unprecedented and sad” incident. Two sailors have died while 14 others have been rescued with minor injuries. The 3,850-ton ship is[Read More…]
Director confesses infamous ‘butter’ rape scene in ‘Last Tango In Paris’ was non-consensual
A controversial video surfaced online wherein Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci can be seen admitting that he and Marlon Brando conspired to shoot a rape scene in the film ‘Last Tango In Paris’ without the consent of the lead actress Maria Schneider. The director made the confession about the film’s infamous[Read More…]
Standing Rock protest: Construction of the controversial pipeline stopped
Native Americans and environmentalists celebrated the victory of ‘Standing Rock’ protest as Obama administration would halt the construction of the controversial Dakota Access pipeline (DAPL). In the most substantial victory of tribals over the Federal government, The US Army Corps of Engineers has informed the protestors that the current route[Read More…]
Demonetisation chaos: Woman set herself ablaze, dies
A 45 year old daily wage labourer, who set herself ablaze in Aligarh after allegedly failing to exchange old notes, died at a hospital in New Delhi. Razia was a resident of Shahjamal locality in Delhi Gate area in Aligarh. According to her family, she immolated herself on the evening[Read More…]