A joint team of CBI and ED is in London for the extradition hearing on Monday in a London court of liquor baron Vijay Mallya, wanted in India over non-payment of huge bank loans and a case of fraud and money laundering, an official said. The CBI-ED team will assist[Read More…]
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RBI expected to keep key interest rate unchanged at penultimate monetary policy review
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is expected to keep its key interest rate unchanged at its penultimate monetary policy review of the fiscal on Wednesday owing to higher inflation in October and a surge in oil prices, even as the reversal in the decline of GDP growth during the[Read More…]
Rahul Gandhi darling of Congress, will carry forward party’s traditions: Manmohan Singh
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday said that Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi is the “darling” of the party and will carry forward the “great traditions” of the Congress. “Rahul Gandhi is a darling of the Congress and he will carry forward the great traditions of the party,” the[Read More…]
Media, entertainment will generate 4 mn jobs in 5 years: Report
The media and entertainment industry will be able to generate both direct and indirect employment of four million jobs in the next four to five years, according to a report. The finding is part of the CII-BCG Report Media and Entertainment – The Nucleus of India’s Creative Economy, to be[Read More…]
Rahul Gandhi files nomination for Congress President
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Monday filed his nomination papers for the post of party chief at its headquarters amid cheers and enthusiasm by party leaders and workers. Gandhi signed a set of nominations in the presence of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, senior party leaders Kamal Nath, Motilal[Read More…]
Rahul Gandhi takes on PM Modi over youth unemployment, contract workers plight
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi for keeping the youth of Gujarat unemployed and not implementing the 7th Pay Commission leading to the plight of contract and fixed salary workers in the state. Keeping up at his 22 questions in the countdown to the[Read More…]
Rahul Gandhi to file nomination for top Congress post today
A host of party heavyweights will be present when Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi files his nomination for the party chief’s post at its headquarters on Monday, with over 90 sets of nomination papers likely to be filed to support his candidature. Six Chief Ministers — Punjab’s Amarinder Singh, Karnataka’s[Read More…]
Twitter stands by Trump’s anti-Muslim tweets
Taking US President Donald Trump’s side once again, Twitter has retracted its previous explanation for why it did not remove Trump’s tweets that included graphic anti-Muslim videos. Trump this week retweeted videos by far-right British politician Jayda Fraser that purported to show Muslims performing violent acts. Reacting to this, British[Read More…]
Modi, Trump express satisfaction over Global Entrepreneurship Summit: White House
US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a phone conversation, “expressed satisfaction” over the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) the countries co-hosted in Hyderabad late last month, according to the White House. The US delegation to the three-day event with the theme, “Women, First Priority for All”, was[Read More…]
During my tenure, I was bullied by I&B Ministry: Pahlaj Nihalani
Former CBFC Chairperson and producer Pahlaj Nihalani is shocked by a Parliamentary Committee’s decision to question director Sanjay Leela Bhansali on “Padmavati” before the censor board can view the film. He claimed the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting had also “bullied” him during his tenure. “By all means, the Parliamentary[Read More…]
India wins election to global maritime body
India on Friday won the election to the Council of International Maritime Organisation (IMO) in Category-B which represents the developing countries and countries with largest interests in international sea-borne trade. A senior official said that India won with second highest margin securing 144 votes of member countries while the highest[Read More…]
Rahul Gandhi meets former US President Barack Obama
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi met former US President Barack Obama here on Friday and discussed the US-India relationship. “Had a fruitful chat with President Barack Obama, great to meet him again,” Gandhi tweeted. Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Obama and discussed ways to further strengthen the US-India relationship.[Read More…]
Congress is proprietorship, Manish Tewari told me: Shehzad Poonawalla
On a day notification was issued for the election to choose the next, a party functionary from Maharashtra on Friday raised more questions over the election process. Maharashtra Congress Secretary Shehzad Poonawalla alleged that party’s spokesperson Manish Tewari had told him during a conversation that the Congress was a “proprietorship”[Read More…]
UP municipal elections: Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen bags 30 seats
The Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) on Friday won 30 of the 78 seats it contested in the Uttar Pradesh municipal elections. The Hyderabad-headquartered party’s candidate Hajjan Hansar was also elected as chairperson of Dasna Municipal Council. The party headed by Asaduddin Owaisi won 10 seats in Firozabad Municipal Corporation, two in[Read More…]
Supreme Court to see whether EC can de-register a party
The Supreme Court on Friday said that it will examine whether the Election Commission could de-register political parties if they have convicted or tainted politicians as office bearers. The bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud agreed to examine if the poll panel can[Read More…]
Surya Prakash reappointed as Prasar Bharati Chairman
Prasar Bharati Board Chairman A. Suryaprakash was on Friday re-appointed to the post till February 2020. An official announcement said President Ram Nath Kovind, on the recommendation of the Selection Committee, had appointed Suryaprakash, a former journalist, as Chairman of the public broadcaster’s board till February 8, 2020 when he[Read More…]
Solution to decades-old Nagaland insurgency is near: Kovind
President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday said a solution to the decades-old Naga insurgency is near. On August 3, 2015, the Modi government and the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN-IM) signed a Framework Agreement. The separatist group has been in talks with New Delhi since 1997 after signing a[Read More…]
GDP growth recovery to continue: EAC-PM Chairman Bibek Debroy
Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council (EAC-PM) Chairman Bibek Debroy on Friday welcomed the GDP growth recovery in the second quarter of the current fiscal and said the trend will continue in the future quarters. “In the wake of various measures being undertaken by the Central government, this GDP growth trend[Read More…]
People aspiring to win Gujarat wiped out in UP: Yogi Adityanath
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday took a dig at the Congress and said the party which was daydreaming of winning the Gujarat Assembly polls has failed to even open an account in the UP municipal corporation polls. “Jo gujarat jeetne ka sapna dekh rahe hain unka yahan[Read More…]
Film industry become ‘sabzi mandi’ where you sell, buy and bargain: Dharmendra
Veteran actor Dharmendra believes the film industry has become a ‘sabzi mandi’ (vegetable market) nowadays with money becoming everything for the actors in the current scenario. Speaking on Aaj Tak Agenda on Friday, the actor spoke at length on his take on the current film industry, the fame he got[Read More…]
Meet Nagratna, an HIV+ woman who is leading a healthy life and spreading hopes!
Meet, Nagratna Sunil Ramgowda, a courageous woman from Belagavi who has been giving hopes to the hundreds of hopeless people around Karnataka. Nagratna had no idea how her destiny will take a turn when she was told that she and her husband are HIV positive. The doctors had clearly told[Read More…]
Shashi Tharoor can’t be ‘compelled to speak’ on Pushkar death, HC tells Republic TV
The Delhi High Court on Friday said that Republic TV news channel’s right to air stories on the death of Sunanda Pushkar cannot be curbed, but it has to be “tempered and balanced”, and that Congress MP Shashi Tharoor cannot be “compelled to speak”. The court also came down on[Read More…]
Samsung demonstrates 5G network on high-speed train
Samsung Electronics said on Friday that it has demonstrated the fifth-generation network on a high-speed train travelling over 100 kmph under a joint project with Japanese telecommunications operator KDDI. The two companies, which have been rolling out joint projects in the field since 2015, said they successfully observed data transmission[Read More…]
Manmohan Singh great support in aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis: Obama
At a time when Manmohan Singh is under attack from the ruling BJP, former US President Barack Obama on Friday praised the former Prime Minister saying he was a great support in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis. “(Manmohan) Singh was the primary partner while we were working during[Read More…]
Money has never meant much to me: Mukesh Ambani
Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani on Friday said money never meant much to him and that as a resource, money enables the company to take risks. “Money has never meant much to me… I abhor the labels and the titles that all of you refer to me,” Ambani said at[Read More…]