Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday made it clear that effective financial governance requires “full commitment” to act against the corrupt and elimination of “safe havens” for economic offenders as he called on G20 members to break down the web of excessive banking secrecy. In his intervention on the second[Read More…]
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India’s entry into NSG will promote non-proliferation: Japan
Japan has reaffirmed its support for India’s Nuclear Suppliers Group membership. In the first official comment after China’s opposition sealed India’s fate at NSG group, Japan said that India’s presence in NSG will help promote non-proliferation. According to a TOI report, as China refuses to let go of its opposition to[Read More…]
Senior AAP leaders exploiting women, AAP MLA writes to Kejriwal
After the arrest of AAP minister Sandeep Kumar, a party MLA worried about “debauchery” in the party has embarked on a “fact finding mission” to Punjab. Bijwasan MLA Devinder Sehrawat has written to Arvind Kejriwal, saying he had heard about senior partymen in Delhi and Punjab exploiting women. He said in his letter, “I saw disturbing[Read More…]
Church of England Bishop opens up about being homosexual
Nicholas Chamberlain, the Bishop of Grantham has publicly admitted to being in a ‘long term and committed’ homosexual relationship. Chamberlain is the first bishop in the Church of England to be open about his sexuality. Although Bishops are allowed to be in same-sex relationships but they are to maintain celibacy[Read More…]
‘No’ turns fatal: Man murders mother for refusing cash to buy alcohol
A middle-aged man allegedly beat his 70-year-old mother to death after she refused to give him money for buying alcohol in Baran district of Rajasthan, police said on Saturday. The incident took place at Saimera village in Shahabad area of the district on Friday evening. The man, Murari Sahariya, returned[Read More…]
Noose tightens around Mallya as ED attaches ₹6,630cr worth properties
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday attached ₹6,630 crore worth properties belonging to loans defaulter Vijay Mallya, Times Now reported. The properties include a mall, a farmhouse and several stocks Mallya owns. The properties attached by the ED are located around the country, including in Mumbai and Bengaluru. Mallya, who[Read More…]
Shahrukh behind the lens: Ex-employee gushes about the superstar
Someone asked the all-important question on Quora – ‘What is the character of Shah Rukh Khan in a private space’ and one of King Khan’s ex-employee was happy to answer. This anonymous user goes on to talk about how SRK is a true-blue dilliwala and is probably the funniest and[Read More…]
India, Vietnam sign 12 agreements; pacts to boost IT, defence ties
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc for one-to-one talks ahead of delegation-level talks. India and Vietnam sign 12 agreements for cooperation in areas, including defence and IT, to boost bilateral ties. Modi said that India will provide $500 million credit line for Vietnam[Read More…]
AAP suspends primary membership of Sandeep Kumar, say sources
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday suspended primary membership of sacked minister Sandeep Kumar in connection with the “objectionable” CD episode, sources said. Kumar, who held the Women and Child Welfare and Social Welfare portfolios, was sacked from the council of ministers by Kejriwal after he received a nine-minute-long[Read More…]
Triple talaq prevents men from killing wives: Muslim Law Board to Supreme Court
Asserting that “Personal laws of a community cannot be rewritten in the name of social reform,” the All India Muslim Personal Law Board defended the validity of triple talaq before the Supreme Court. Some of the arguments presented by the board drew a lot of flak as it said that[Read More…]
CBI raids ex-Haryana CM Bhupinder Hooda’s home over corruption case
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday conducted searches on the premises of former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and his associates in connection with alleged irregularities in the acquisition of land in Gurgaon district. In raids in 20 locations across Delhi, Chandigarh, Rohtak and Gurugram, the CBI[Read More…]
Arunachal governor asked to resign, says he is “clueless”
Arunachal Pradesh governor Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa has been asked to step down on “health grounds.” According to Indian Express report, this movement comes weeks after the apex court restored the Congress government in the hill state and rapped the central government for “humiliating the elected government of the day.” The[Read More…]
Kolkata to get its first church named after Saint Teresa
The city of joy and the place that converted Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu to ‘Mother Teresa’ will get the country’s first church named after Saint Teresa of Kolkata on September 4. Also, soon after the canonisation ceremony at the Vatican, the Catholic Association of Bengal will embrace Mother as its patron[Read More…]
Swaraj, Kejriwal, Mamata to attend Mother Teresa’s canonization
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will lead a 12-member delegation to represent India at canonisation ceremony of Mother Teresa in Vatican on September 4. External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Vikas Swarup said two delegations led by chief ministers had sought political clearance from the Ministry of External Affairs to attend the[Read More…]
Delhi government cracks down on agitating nurses, as Capital reels under diseases
Coming down hard on the strike declared by the nurses union in state-run hospitals, the Delhi government on Friday invoked the stringent ESMA declaring the agitation as illegal. Even as a two-year-old girl died of dengue in the capital on Thursday, taking the total death toll to eight, the city hospitals are[Read More…]
India-Vietnam partnership critical to Asia and World: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday stressed on the strategic partnership between India and Vietnam saying that it will benefit Asia and the rest of the world. Greeting the people of Vietnam on their National Day, Prime Minister Modi on his official Facebook page said, “Vietnam is a friendly nation with whom we cherish[Read More…]
A French artist’s guide to tackle Islamophobic harassment
Islamophobia is a sad reality that the world of today faces. Sometimes being present blatantly in the form of attacks on Muslims and sometimes disguised as a ‘government policy’ to control the way they dress, speak or eat. Not only in western nations, but in even our own India where[Read More…]
Suspense over: Sidhu to launch political party ‘Awaaz-e-Punjab’
Putting to bed rumours over his next move after his resignation from BJP, Navjot Singh Sidhu is all set to lead a new political front in Punjab, where assembly elections will be held early in 2017. The front, Awaaz-e-Punjab, will be launched by September 9, declared a big red poster[Read More…]
UP apathy: HIV+ pregnant woman denied admission, delivers stillborn
In yet another instance of heartless medical apathy, an HIV-positive pregnant woman who traveled nearly 50 km to Bareilly with her husband, was denied treatment and delivered a stillborn at Badaun district hospital in Uttar Pradesh. Doctors said the infant could have been saved had the mother received immediate medical[Read More…]
How Reliance Jio choke-slammed its telecom competitors
Mukesh Ambani’s announcement of Reliance Jio services turned out to be a nightmare for other telecom operators. Soon after Ambani’s announcement of Jio, shares of Bharti Airtel and Idea sunk by 9% and 11% respectively and together they lost Rs 15,600 crore. Shares of other telecom companies also fell on the Bombay[Read More…]
My Seditious taste for Indo-Pak peace
Over the past few days, Indian actress Ramya has been under fire for speaking in favour of our neighbours. So atrocious were her words that there is a case of “Sedition” filed against her. Her crime: To speak a truth that is unwanted in the Indian diaspora currently. I am[Read More…]
Felipe Massa to quit Formula 1 at end of 2016 season after 15 years
Brazilian Felipe Massa announced on Thursday that he will retire from Formula One at the end of the season. The 35-year-old Williams driver, who won 11 races for Ferrari between 2006 and 2008 and finished overall runner-up to Lewis Hamilton in the 2008 world championship, is out of contract at[Read More…]
6 months on, Bihar teachers yet to get salaries despite govt’s assurances
Work for a month and expect your salary at the end of it. This is a routine everyone follows but the Bihar government. The state government has been delaying the payment of salaries to high school and plus two teachers for the past 6 months. However, after much uproar over[Read More…]
Bid to set daughter-in-law ablaze foiled after astrologer predicted baby girl
In a shocking incident from Nellore, a woman attempted to set her pregnant daughter-in-law on fire, because an astrologer predicted that she would give birth to another girl child. The in-laws poured kerosene on the victim Girija and fled the house after she raised an alarm. She was rescued by[Read More…]
Government may relax some Surrogacy bill provisions
After much opposition, Centre is likely to make changes in the surrogacy bill passed by the cabinet. According to a CNN-News18 report, “top sources” said that the key changes included the widening of options for a surrogate parent and the probable removal of the clause which states that couples who[Read More…]