Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar will on Wednesday embark on a two-day visit to Bangladesh during which he will call on the top leadership there and firm up defence cooperation initiatives ahead of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s trip here next month. Parrikar, who will be the first Indian Defence Minister to[Read More…]
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Tina Dabi’s engagement to Aamir ‘love jihad’: Hindu Mahasabha to UPSC topper’s parents
Following IAS topper Tina Dabi’s announcement of engagement to the 2nd rank holder Athar Aamir-ul-Shafi a couple of weeks ago, the Akhil Bhartiya Hindu Mahasabha wrote a letter to her parents calling her relationship with Athar, ‘love jihad’. According to Sabrang India, Munna Kumar Sharma, national general secretary Hindu right[Read More…]
PM must take bank account details of 6 months before announcement of demonetisation: Kejriwal
After Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that BJP lawmakers need to submit their bank transaction details since the currency ban, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said the PM should ask for their transaction details of the last six months. Kejriwal took to Twitter and said that PM Modi[Read More…]
I want to live. I don’t want to die: 7 year-old girl’s tweet from war-torn Aleppo
Bana Alabed, a seven year-old Syrian girl who was tweeting about the daily life in rebel-held eastern Aleppo, shared a message on Sunday night that her house had been bombed and her family was on the run. Tonight we have no house, it’s bombed & I got in rubble. I[Read More…]
Fat to fit; Aamir Khan’s drastic body transformation for Dangal
Superstar Aamir Khan’s upcoming sports drama Dangal is almost here and before the film hits the screen we take a look at the sweat (quite literally) and the blood Aamir has put in to play the role of wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat – both the younger and older versions. To[Read More…]
Rajnath Singh leads Indian delegation at Castro’s funeral
Home Minister Rajnath Singh will lead the eight member Indian delegation to attend the pre-funeral commemoration of Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro. The team will leave for Havana on Tuesday and is expected to return on Thursday. The team includes Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker M Thambidurai, Congress leader Anand Sharma, CPI(M)[Read More…]
Plane carrying Brazilian football players crashes in Colombia, 5 survive
A plane that left Bolivia with 72 passengers plus flight crew has crashed on its path to Medellin international airport in Colombia. Five people have reportedly survived, news agency AFP reported. The plane was carrying the Brazilian side Chapecoense to Medellin airport when it fell from the sky after suffering[Read More…]
Three soldiers injured, one terrorist killed in Nagrota army camp attack
At least three army soldiers have been injured as a group of terrorists stormed into an army camp in Nagrota on the outskirts of Jammu on Tuesday at around 5: 30 am. As per media reports, three terrorists have targeted a military location near White Knight Corps in Nagrota and[Read More…]
Digital payments future of financial transactions: Jaitley
Asserting that hard cash in India would become obsolete in the near future, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday said that digital payments like e-wallet system and mobile banking would rule the roost which would immensely benefit the people. “In future, the proportion of hard currencies in India is[Read More…]
Demonetisation: 50 per cent tax on unaccounted deposits, 85 per cent if caught
Intensifying its black money hunt, the government tabled a Bill to amend the Income Tax Act in the Lok Sabha on Monday to impose more tax, penalty and surcharge on deposits made after the demonetisation drive was launched nearly three weeks ago. The amendments provide a window to black money[Read More…]
Twitterati mocks Shilpa Shetty over ‘Animal Farm’ faux pas
Hailing the initiative of Council of School Certificate Examination (CISCE) to include Harry Potter series in the English Literature syllabus for junior and middle school students, Bollywood actress said Shilpa Shetty said George Orwell’s Animal Farm, should be included in school syllabus as it will “teach the little ones to[Read More…]
WikiLeaks releases 1979 US diplomatic cables
Marking the sixth anniversary of “Cablegate”, WikiLeaks released over half a million US diplomatic cables from 1979. WikiLeaks described 1979 as “year zero” as The year saw the start of a great many political conflicts and alliances which continue to define the present world order, as well as the rise[Read More…]
Kerala Maoist Encounter : Human rights activist demands judicial probe
Days after Kerala Police shot down two alleged members of CPI-Maoist,Kuppu Devarajan and Ajitha, at the Nilambur forest region in Malappuram districts. Many evidences were surfacing in the social media which rebuffs the police narrative of an encounter. Manjeri District Court has ordered police officials not to cremate the bodies[Read More…]
SC extends Subrata Roy’s parole, asks to pay ₹600 crore by Feb 16 or surrender
The Supreme Court on Monday extended Sahara Chief Subrata Roy’s parole and asked him to deposit ₹600 crore by February 6 if he wished to stay out of jail. The top court said that Roy must surrender if he failed to deposit the directed amount by February 6, 2017. Earlier[Read More…]
Fire in Delhi’s Majnu ka Tila slum renders Pakistan’s refugees homeless
At least 150 Pakistani refugees out of 400 people living in a slum settlement were rendered homeless as nearly 30 shanties were gutted in fire at north Delhi’s Majnu ka Tila on Sunday. A senior Delhi Fire service officer said the fire incident was reported around 12:45 pm. He said[Read More…]
Demonetisation: Twitter war between Mahesh Sharma and Kejriwal
A wedding in union minister Mahesh Sharma’s family has seized the attention of Arvind Kejriwal, who tweeted on Monday questioning how he is paying for it after the currency ban. Kejriwal tweeted in Hindi: “BJP MP Mahesh Sharma’s daughter is getting married. Is the entire payment in cheque? Has he[Read More…]
Ready for discussion, PM Modi will intervene, says Rajnath Singh
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday told Lok Sabha that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will speak on demonetisation if the Opposition wanted, but the rival parties demanding debate with a provision for voting remained unimpressed, forcing the House to adjourn for the second time. A number of opposition leaders,[Read More…]
Now swipe your SBI, PNB debit cards in some Ola cabs for cash
Cash can now be withdrawn by swiping debit cards at select Ola cabs as India’s largest ride-hailing service partners with lenders like State Bank of India (SBI) and Punjab National Bank to ease cash crunch. With banks and ATMs not being able to cope with the rush for access to[Read More…]
Francois Fillon wins French Republican primary
French Republicans have picked Francois Fillon as their presidential candidate for the next year’s election. Fillon won 66% of the total votes in the Republican Party’s first ever US-style primary run off. “France wants the truth and France want action,” Fillon told supporters after his rival Alian Juppe conceded defeat.[Read More…]
Don’t harass anybody without solid proof: Rajnath Singh to police chiefs
Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday asked police officers not to arrest or harass anybody on basis of allegation of radicalisation unless solid proof was available. Singh also added that NGO’s indulged in anti-national activities would not be spared. This comment was made by Singh on the concluding day of[Read More…]
Baby trafficking racket: Desperate parents want their kids back
Few day after the baby-selling racket in West Bengal was busted, police are also dealing with desperate pleas from families who feel their children are still alive in addition to their ongoing investigations of nailing the culprits. One such person, Reshma Bibi, wants the police to find her daughter’s baby[Read More…]
I was shivering on my 1st day as Defence Minister: Manohar Parrikar
Manohar Parrikar on Monday said he was “shivering” on his first in office as Defence Minister though he tried to put up a brave face. “When I went to Delhi, I took in the experience of that city. I became Defence Minister with the blessings of you all. I was[Read More…]
Punjab jailbreak: Delhi Police arrests Harminder Singh Mintoo
Less than twenty-four hours after the the Special Cell of Delhi police launched a manhunt, Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) chief Harminder Singh Mintoo was arrested on Monday near Delhi-Haryana border. “Mintoo has been arrested from Delhi railway station by Delhi police,” said a senior official of Punjab police in Chandigarh.[Read More…]
Rs 40 crore deposited in banned notes at Axis bank: I-T cells search bank premises, residences
Amid currency ban, the income tax ( I-T) department has conducted a search at the Kashmere Gate branch of Axis bank in New Delhi and found that around Rs 40 crore was deposited in banned currency notes since demonetisation. The I-T department also conducted search operation at the residence of[Read More…]
An act to remember! Smriti Irani gives cobbler ₹100 for fixing slippers
In a sweet gesture, union minister Smriti Irani on Sunday paid ₹100 to a cobbler in Coimbatore for getting her slippers repaired and the latter, who had demanded only ₹10 for the job, happily put in additional stitches on it with the incident going viral on the social media. The[Read More…]