The decision to delay the winter session shows the government is on the defensive, says Trinamool Congress leader Derek O’Brien. He said the government has been on the defensive for the last two months and this is good for the opposition. “The petrol rollback, first time in three-and-a-half years, was[Read More…]
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Told Modi privately that country shouldn’t be divided on religious lines: Obama
Former US President Barack Obama on Friday said he had “privately” told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that a country should not be divided on sectarian lines and emphasised how the Indian society needed to cherish that Muslims in the country identify themselves as Indians which is not common for minorities[Read More…]
Mumbai Congress headquarters vandalised by unknown persons
Some unknown persons vandalised the Mumbai Regional Congress Committee office at Azad Maidan here on Friday morning, a party official said. The incident occurred around 8 am, when the cleaning work was underway and around half a dozen people suddenly barged inside. Using sticks and other things they destroyed glass[Read More…]
I’ve really not given Bollywood a thought: Manushi Chhillar
Her dance performance on “Nagada sang dhol” song during Miss World 2017 pageants made many of her co-contestants think that she is a “Bollywood actress”, but Manushi Chhillar is not eyeing Bollywood as of now. She wants to complete her medical education after her tenure as Miss World gets over.[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh, Delhi top crime list in 2016: NCRB
Uttar Pradesh was the state where the maximum number of crimes took place in 2016, while Delhi reported the highest crime rate, latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report said on Thursday. Uttar Pradesh accounted for 9.5 per cent of total Indian Penal Code (IPC) crimes reported in the country[Read More…]
PM Modi has given up Hindu religion for Hindutva: Kapil Sibal
Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Thursday questioned how many times Prime Minister Narendra Modi has gone to temples, and said Modi has given up Hindu religion for the sake of Hindutva. “How many times does the Prime Minister go to a temple? Does he go to temple every morning?” Sibal[Read More…]
BJP let four private firms squander Rs 26,000 cr in Gujarat power scam: Congress
The Congress on Thursday alleged that the BJP government in Gujarat had let four private companies — Adani, ESSAR, Tata and China Light Power — to “squander” Rs 26,000 crore of the public exchequer by purchasing electricity from them at “unimaginably high rates” in a “huge power purchase scam” in[Read More…]
We are Sweden-based and not malware, says Truecaller
Reacting to reports that the Indian security establishment asked troops to delete some 40 Chinese mobile apps, including the leading communication app Truecaller, to avoid a possible cyber attack, the company on Thursday denied any foul play on its part. According to reports, the Intelligence Bureau (IB) in a November[Read More…]
Modi playing ‘Gujarati pride’ in assembly polls, not focusing on development: TMC leader
Trinamool Congress leader Derek O’Brien says that Gujarat assembly elections should not be seen as a referendum on the implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST). O’Brien, the national spokesperson of Trinamool Congress and its leader in the Rajya Sabha, also said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was playing to “Gujarati[Read More…]
BJP activist shot dead by unidentified miscreants in Tripura
A BJP party member was shot dead by unidentified miscreants in Tripura’s Gomati district on Wednesday night, hours after Chief Election Commissioner AK Joti ended his two-day visit to the Left-ruled state to review poll preparedness and directed improvement in the law and order situation in order to hold state[Read More…]
As Re 1 note completes journey of 100 years, it becomes collector’s item
Its value has eroded over its lifetime of a century. Today, a rupee can buy very little, maybe a toffee. Yet, this sturdy currency has survived two world wars, regularly shedding value till it has practically gone out of use. The British government introduced the one rupee note on November[Read More…]
Sundar Pichai delivers on promise: Fixes ‘burger’ and ‘beer’ in just a month!
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has brought a strange gratification to the internet generation by resolving the most bizarre of issues over which a storm was blowing for weeks recently. I think we need to have a discussion about how Google's burger emoji is placing the cheese underneath the burger, while[Read More…]
India hopes to have world class infra in two decades: Jaitley
Expressing hope that India will be able to create “world-class infrastructure” in another 20 years, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said that his confidence in the timeline was based on how the country has become an “aspirational society” whose energies have been unleashed by the 1991 economic liberalisation. Delivering[Read More…]
Demonetisation was a money laundering scheme: Rahul Gandhi
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday termed demonetisation a money laundering scheme, and raked up the issue of BJP President Amit Shah’s son Jay Shah’s company recording massive turnover after the NDA government came to power. “Demonetisation was implemented suddenly, maybe he did not like the Rs 500 and[Read More…]
Tackling smog needs clear, decisive leadership, says UN Environment head
There’s no magic solution to the smog problem in the Indian capital as it’s caused by a variety of factors, United Nations Environment head Erik Solheim has said, adding: “The key here is providing clear, decisive leadership on the issue.” It’s the same in New Delhi, Manchester, London, Beijing or[Read More…]
‘India’s archaic laws need to be brought into 21st century’
Even as India moved into the top 100 for the first time in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business global rankings, there’s a lot more that needs to be done to keep up with the rest of the world, said Diljit Rana, one of the UK’s top businessmen and[Read More…]
Positive change is visible in India: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that there has been a “positive change” in the mindset and self-confidence of the people ever since his government came to power in 2014. “If we see the country as a living entity then the positive attitude that has come to India, was[Read More…]
Rahul Gandhi to ask Modi a question every day in Gujarat poll run-up
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi will ask Prime Minister Narendra Modi a question every day in the run-up to the Gujarat assembly elections, the party said. Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala on Wednesday said Gandhi would ask a question to the Prime Minister every day. “Rahul Gandhi is asking[Read More…]
Man who made hoax bomb call during Ivanka-Modi dinner arrested
Hyderabad police on Wednesday said it arrested a mentally unstable man who made a hoax call about a bomb being planted in Falaknuma Palace when Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump’s daughter and advisor Ivanka Trump were attending a dinner on Tuesday. The call was made to[Read More…]
No ‘ash-content’ in Maggi, 100% safe for consumption: Nestle India
FMCG major Nestle India on Wednesday said no amount of ash-content is added to its snack brand Maggi noodles at any stage of the manufacturing process and that the noodles brand is “100 per cent safe for consumption”. “We wish to reassure our consumers that Maggi noodles are 100 per[Read More…]
Ivanka Trump returns home; terms her visit ‘remarkable’
Returning home after two-day visit to attend Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES), Ivanka Trump, daughter and advisor of US President Donald Trump, on Wednesday termed her visit “remarkable”. US Ambassador to India Kenneth Juster, India’s Ambassador to the US, Navtej Sarna and other officials saw her off at Rajiv Gandhi International[Read More…]
Another Meghalaya legislator withdraws support to Congress-led government
Independent legislator Rophul Marak on Wednesday withdrawn support to the Congress-led Meghalaya United Alliance government ahead of the assembly elections next year. The second Independent legislator to withdraw support to the Mukul Sangma-led government after Robinus Syngkon earlier this month, he said his decision came since “the Chief Minister has[Read More…]
Controlling onion prices not in our hands: Food Minister
Saying that the onion yield this year is expected to be lower, the Centre on Wednesday expressed its helplessness in controlling the rising prices of onions, which crossed Rs 60 per kg this week in Delhi. Union Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said the production this year was expected to[Read More…]
I want the freedom to meet and talk to the people I love: Hadiya
Hadiya, the Muslim girl sent to a homeopathy college by the Supreme Court for completing her studies, on Wednesday, said she wants the freedom to meet her husband Shafin Jahan. “I had said in the court that I want to meet the people I love. I want freedom. I want[Read More…]
JD-U’s RS member from Kerala wants to separate from Nitish Kumar faction
Senior Janata Dal-United leader and Rajya Sabha member MP Veerendra Kumar on Wednesday said he will not continue as member of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s faction. The Janata Dal-United (JD-U) led by Veerendra Kumar in the state is an ally of the Congress-led United Democratic Front and was elected[Read More…]