Popular stage, TV and film actress Thodupuzha Vasanthi passed away on Tuesday, according to family sources. She was 65. Vasanthi was ailing for a while now, they said. In a film career that began in 1975, Vasanthi has acted in over 450 films and was mostly seen doing side roles[Read More…]
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Ashok Khemka questions Haryana bureaucrat’s appointment as RERA chief
The announcement of the appointment of a senior bureaucrat, who had given a controversial “clean chit” to the Robert Vadra-DLF land deal in 2012, as a real estate regulator has been questioned by another senior bureaucrat, Ashok Khemka. “An officer, who was member of committee that gave clean chit to[Read More…]
Not for candidates, vote for party in civic polls: Yogi Adityanath
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday urged people to vote for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the ongoing urban body polls and not to focus on the candidates. Addressing a public rally in Balrampur, Aditynath said people should focus on the party symbol “lotus” and not see[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh: Imprisoned donkeys ‘released’ from jail on BJP leader’s ‘recommendation’
Bizarre news is not something new to Uttar Pradesh. On Monday, the district jail in Orai was witness to a unique sight as eight donkeys “incarcerated” for the last four days in the prison were let off, after a “recommendation” from a local BJP leader! These donkeys had been “sent[Read More…]
Manushi on ‘Padmavati’ row: Indian women face challenges head-on
Miss World Manushi Chhillar has said Indian women do not feel prosecuted and face challenges head-on even though there is a feeling that “our society is not very women friendly”. Manushi said this while expressing her views on the controversy over Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s upcoming film “Padmavati”, during a media[Read More…]
First case of Darier’s skin disease reported in UP’s Kanpur
A 20-year-old woman patient at a Kanpur hospital has been diagnosed as suffering from non-contagious Darier’s skin disease, making her the first reported case in Uttar Pradesh, officials said on Monday. The young woman’s affliction was diagnosed by the Pathology Department at the Lala Lajpat Rai Hospital in Kanpur. Doctors[Read More…]
Odisha: Govt announces scheme to boost fresh water aquaculture
The Odisha government on Monday introduced a new scheme ‘Fish Pond Yojana’ to facilitate the creation of additional 2,200 hectares of fresh water aquaculture farming with 50 per cent financial assistance to farmers. “The state plan scheme has been introduced with a budget provision of Rs 96 crore,” said Chief[Read More…]
Gujarat assembly elections: Congress comes out with 15 more candidates
Amidst disgruntled ticket aspirants some of who have decided to fight as independents, the Congress on Monday declared 15 more candidates for the second phase of the Gujarat Assembly elections. Monday is the last day for filing nominations. People of Gujarat would not forgive those ‘insulting its son’: PM Modi[Read More…]
Modi will be responsible if anything happens to Lalu: Tejashwi Yadav
A day after the NSG cover for former Union Minister Lalu Prasad was withdrawn, his son Tejashwi Yadav said on Monday Prime Minister Narender Modi will be held responsible if anything untoward happens to the RJD chief. “If anything happens to Lalu Prasadji, Modi will be responsible and blamed for[Read More…]
Kerala love jihad case: I want my freedom, says Hadiya
Hadiya or Akhila Ashokan told the Supreme Court on Monday that she wants her freedom. “I want my freedom,” she said the court in the Kerala ‘love jihad’ case. The SC in its October 30 order directed Hadiya’s father to present her in the court to ascertain her opinion on[Read More…]
Bengal meets most parameters of ease of doing business: Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said the state, which has been facing legacy issues in terms of ease of doing business, has fulfilled 336 parametres out of the 372. The remaining 36 parametres would be met in the next few months, she said addressing the Horasis Asia[Read More…]
People of Gujarat would not forgive those ‘insulting its son’: PM Modi
Appealing to the Gujarat electorate as “son” of the state, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday lashed out at the opposition Congress, saying that people of the state would not forgive those who are “insulting the son of Gujarat” who has never had a single blot on his political career.[Read More…]
Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani to contest from Vadgam as independent
Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani on Monday announced he will contest the Gujarat Assembly elections as independent candidate from Vadgam constituency in Banaskantha district. The Rashtriya Dalit Adhikar Manch leader, social activist and lawyer made the announcement on his Twitter handle, hours after the opposition Congress declared its third list of[Read More…]
Supreme Court declines plea by woman claiming to be Jayalalithaa’s daughter
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain a petition by an Amrutha, who claimed to be a biological daughter of the late J Jayalalithaa, to exhume the AIADMK leader’s body for a DNA test to establish the petitioner’s parentage. Justice Madan B. Lokur and Justice Deepak Gupta, however, permitted[Read More…]
Gujarat Assembly elections: BJP issues sixth list, repeats sitting MLAs for most seats
The BJP on Monday announced its sixth list for the second phase of the Gujarat Assembly elections, declaring 34 candidates. The party has repeated most of the sitting MLAs and also given tickets to some senior members. The most noteworthy is the ticket given to Congress rebel MLA Tejashreeben Patel[Read More…]
Second Test: India beat Sri Lanka by an innings and 239 runs
India defeated Sri Lanka by an innings and 239 runs in the second Test match at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium here on Monday. Beginning the day 384 behind and needing to bat about five sessions to save the Test, Sri Lanka failed to step up to the pressure and[Read More…]
Indian project aims to regenerate heart, liver, pancreas, skin, eye in lab
India’s Department of Biotechnology has decided to give a big push for research in “tissue engineering” aimed at eventually creating human organs in a dish apparently for overcoming the problems of donor organ shortages. The Department has invited “concept proposals” from Indian scientists for regeneration of heart, liver, pancreas, skin,[Read More…]
Populist nationalism is divisive, damages financial growth, says ex RBI governor Raghuram Rajan
Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan on Sunday noted that the populist nationalism is potentially quite damaging to economic growth. It is often articulated as the majority community’s feelings of aggravation at being discriminated against, he added. In a conversation at the Times Litfest event, Rajan said that populist nationalism is[Read More…]
Too much centralisation of power in PMO due to ‘top boss’ insecurity: Arun Shourie
Renowned journalist and former Union Minister Arun Shourie on Sunday alleged that there is too much centralisation of power in the Prime Minister’s Office because of the insecurity of the “top boss” Narendra Modi. He also said that “falsehood” was the “hallmark” of the Modi government and it has failed[Read More…]
New Congress president will be elected through free and fair electoral process: Tharoor
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday said the new party President will be elected through a free and fair electoral process and that party workers felt a strong connect at a personal level with its Vice President Rahul Gandhi. “… there will be free and fair elections among Congress workers.[Read More…]
Miss Universe 2017: South Africa’s Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters walks away with crown
India’s Shraddha Shashidhar lost out on the Miss Universe 2017 title, failing to make it even to the top 16. South Africa’s Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters walked away with the crown, ending a nearly four-decade-long jinx for her country in one of the world’s biggest pageants. After Manushi Chhillar’s victory at the[Read More…]
Any government ignoring human suffering will fall, says Kamal Haasan
Hitting out at the Tamil Nadu government, Tamil actor Kamal Haasan on Sunday said any regime that focusses on power and fame even if results in loss of life would fall. A person is an accessory to a murder if his action results in an accident which Tamil Nadu’s rulers[Read More…]
Gujarat polls: Congress releases third list of 76 candidates
The Congress on Sunday released another list of 76 candidates for the upcoming Gujarat assembly elections. The names of 76 candidates were released for the second phase of elections. The Congress party on November 21 released its second list of 13 candidates for the elections. The Election Commission (EC) last[Read More…]
Want to be with husband, says Hadiya as she travels to Delhi
Hadiya, a 24-year-old Hindu woman from Kerala who converted to Islam, on Saturday told newspersons in Kochi airport that she wants to live with her Muslim husband. Hadiya left for Delhi to be present before the Supreme Court on Monday in a case of alleged forced conversion. As she was[Read More…]
Tripura: Four bank officials kidnapped by unknown persons
Four employees of Tripura Gramin Bank were kidnapped by unknown persons from southwestern Tripura, police said here on Saturday. The miscreants kidnapped the four Tripura Gramin Bank officials, including branch manager Tanumoy Bhattacharjee, 30, while they were returning to Agartala in a vehicle on Friday night, southern Tripura’s Gomati district[Read More…]