Congress on Wednesday pointed out Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar’s statement that the Army had carried out “target specific, limited-calibre, counter-terrorist operations” across LoC in the past too, to “expose” the BJP and Modi government’s “lie” on the recent surgical strikes. Randeep Surjewala, party’s chief spokesperson said that Jaishanker would not[Read More…]
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India acquires second Akula 2 nuclear submarine from Russia
In a deal worth close to $2 billion, India is set to acquire a second Akula 2 nuclear-powered attack submarine from Russia. The deal, signed on the sidelines of the BRICS summit, was not publicly announced. However, Russian Journal Vedomosti has confirmed that the contract was finalized and signed in Goa along[Read More…]
Enjoy the ride of your life with ‘Dear Zindagi’
Gauri Shinde is back with another off-beat yet enticing film, Dear Zindagi. Starring Shah Rukh Khan and Aliya Bhatt, it takes a fresh, young and impatient take on the journey of life. Though, marred in controversy because of the speculated presence of Ali Zafar, the movie’s trailer has been released[Read More…]
Rajasthan government challenges Salman Khan’s acquittal in Supreme Court
A special leave petition in the Supreme Court has been filed by Rajasthan govt against the acquittal of Salman Khan in chinkara case. He was acquitted by the High Court in two 18-year-old chinkara poaching cases. “Hearing on our SLP is expected to come up after Diwali vacations,” said Shiv[Read More…]
Tamil Nadu: O Panneerselvam to chair first Cabinet meeting, Cauvery to be discussed
Tamil Nadu Finance minister and interim chief minister O Panneerselvam will head a Cabinet meeting at the Secretariat on Wednesday. This will be the first such meeting since Acting Governor Ch. Vidyasagar Rao allotted all portfolios held by chief minister J Jayalalithaa to him. The Cauvery issue will be one of[Read More…]
MakeMyTrip acquires Ibibo for $720 million
MakeMyTrip, the online travel firm will acquire rival Ibibo in an equity deal on Wednesday. The company said in a statement that South Africa’s Naspers and China’s Tencent Holdings are selling ibibo Group to MakeMyTrip in exchange for an issuance of new shares . After the deal, MakeMyTrip will own[Read More…]
Blowin in the Wind: An ode to Bob Dylan
I first heard the song Blowin in the Wind several years back in JNU. I was a new entrant and was straight away swept away by it, such was its all-pervasive power even half a century after its penning. I remember guys meticulously learning to strum the chords of Blowin[Read More…]
SC setback for BCCI as court refuses to review petition
A review petition filed by BCCI to look into verdict passed by the court in the Lodha panel logjam was refused by the Supreme Court. BCCI had asked the court to consider a review of the verdict passed on July 18 where the recommendations by Lodha panel were accepted including a[Read More…]
#UP2017: The entry of Ram in the battle arena
The much debated issue of Ram temple is back in the political arena of Uttar Pradesh. Minister Mahesh Sharma has planned a visit to Ayodhya to inspect the proposed site for setting up a Ramayana museum, and has drawn flak from a lot of political opponents. BSP supremo Mayawati criticised the[Read More…]
Supreme Court notice to Markandey Katju for calling 2011 Soumya verdict ‘grievous error’
In the first of its kind case, the Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to its former judge, Justice Markandey Katju, for claiming that the top court “grievously erred” in setting aside the death sentence of a Kerala man accused of rape and murder of a 23-year-old Soumya in 2011. Katju made the[Read More…]
Fire claims 22 lives in Bhubaneswar hospital
At least 22 people died after a fire broke out at SUM hospital in Bhubaneswar on Monday evening. Many have been injured and the fire originated around 7.30 pm in the dialysis ward in the second floor of the hospital. While seven critical patients with ventilators were admitted to the dialysis[Read More…]
Techno-relationships and SM Trials
An old joke when I was growing up is that men always took to their heels with the “M” word. This has slowly and steadily changed. Today men and women are not running from the M word but the C word. Commitment issues are way more disparaging than having a[Read More…]
SC concerned over garbage dumped at landfill sites in Delhi
“People are dying” due to lack of proper disposal of waste, the Supreme Court said on Monday as it expressed concern over garbage dumped at landfill sites in the national capital. “I have seen some TV reports in which it was pointed out that people are dying (due to lack[Read More…]
Cauvery row refuses to die down as opposition backs ‘rail roko’ agitation
Cauvery issue has come to rock the city of Chennai again as various farmers’ organizations began their 48-hour ‘rail roko’ agitation in Tiruchi on Monday. Demanding the constitution of Cauvery Management Board, they garnered support from opposition parties like the DMK as former DMK Minister K.N. Nehru courted arrest after[Read More…]
Kashmir: Gunmen snatch rifles from security guards at a TV tower
Five service rifles were snatched away by separatist guerrillas from TV tower guards in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, police said on Monday. According to the police the militants attacked the guards posted at a Low Power Transmitter station of public service broadcaster Doordarshan in Dalvash village late Sunday night. As reported[Read More…]
Tragic: At least 30 persons killed as two buses collide in Pakistan
At least 30 people were killed in Pakistan when two buses collided in southern Punjab province, police said on Monday. Images from the crash site showed a bus on its side with its windows shattered, and another bus with its roof partly caved in. Officials said the buses collided at[Read More…]
Mumbai RTI activist shot dead after petitions target illegal constructions, 2 held
Bhupendra Vira, a 60-year-old RTI activist was shot dead in his home at Vakola, Mumbai on Saturday evening. Many of his applications targeted a former corporator over illegal constructions in some areas and the corporator had received an order from the Lokayukta hours before the murder that four of his[Read More…]
PM Modi lashes out at Pakistan at BRICS, terms it ‘mothership’ of terror
Talking tough on Pakistan at the BRICS Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the “most serious” direct threat to regional security was terrorism, whose “mothership” was a country in India’s neighbourhood. He also said that country nurtures a mindset that loudly proclaims that terrorism is justified for political gains. Addressing[Read More…]
Mahindra and Mahindra sells BabyOye to FirstCry for ₹362 crore
Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) on Saturday said it will sell its online maternity and childcare brand BabyOye, a yeah after acquiring it, to competitor FirstCry for ₹362.1 crore on a slump sale basis and also invest in it. “A business transfer agreement has been executed by and between Mahindra Retail Pvt Ltd[Read More…]
Petrol costlier by ₹1.34 a litre, diesel by ₹2.37
The government on Saturday hiked the petrol price by ₹1.34 a litre, the fifth increase in two months, and diesel by ₹2.37 a litre in wake of spike in global rates. The hike announced by oil companies is excluding state levies. After including local VAT, petrol will now cost ₹66.05[Read More…]
Mixed response over triple talaq
A passionate debate has emerged over the government’s stand to oppose the practice of “triple talaq” with some leading women politicians seeking its abolition, even as Muslim bodies accused the ruling dispensation of waging a “war” on their personal law. Manipur Governor Najma Heptulla refrained from giving her opinion on[Read More…]
National Green Tribunal asks Delhi govt to submit data on bio-waste
The National Green Tribunal has asked the Delhi govt to submit the quantum of waste generated by city hospitals, nursing homes and labs. Justice Swatanter Kumar directed the Delhi Pollution Control Committee to file a detailed affidavit and asked bodies to ensure proper collection, segregation and disposal of bio-medical waste[Read More…]
India and USA will be ‘best friends’ if I am the President: Donald Trump
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has termed India as a “key strategic ally.” He also said that if voted to power India and the US would become “best friends” and have a “phenomenal future” together. “We are going to have a phenomenal future together,” Trump said at an event by[Read More…]
Three students of Amity Noida killed in car crash, 7 classmates injured
Three students of Amity University, Noida, were killed and seven of their classmates, including were injured after their rental SUV collided with a tractor on National Highway 1 a few hours after midnight Friday. The students were heading to Murthal for food in a self-drive rental Scorpio when the youngster[Read More…]
Hefty payout: VW to pay $175 mn to US lawyers suing over ‘Dieselgate’
Volkswagen AG (VW) has agreed to pay $175 million to US lawyers suing the German automaker on behalf of the owners of 475,000 polluting vehicles, two people briefed on the agreement said. In August, the lawyers in the class action litigation sought up to $332.5 million in fees and costs[Read More…]