With slogans of “Jai Sardar, Jai Patidar”, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Friday evening stormed into the Patidar-dominated Varachha area here in the diamond hub asserting that the “satya” of Gujarat and that of the BJP were two different things. He also promised to come here again on November[Read More…]
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Six more injured in NTPC blast admitted to AIIMS
Six more injured in the NTPC boiler blast in Uttar Pradesh were on Friday rushed to the national capital and admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). All of them have suffered extreme facial burns injuries, said hospital authorities. The injured were brought to the AIIMS round[Read More…]
Bihar: Four NGOs booked for multi-crore toilet scam
Cases were filed on Friday against two Bihar government officials and four NGOs for misappropriating government funds to the tune of over Rs 13.50 crore meant for construction of toilets in the state capital, a senior official said. Patna District Magistrate Sanjay Agrawal said the FIR was lodged against the[Read More…]
Greater awareness of Aadhaar linking risks, mitigation needed: ICERT
There is a need for greater public awareness of cybersecurity risks and mitigation measures regarding compulsory linking of Aadhaar with bank accounts and mobiles, Indian Computer Emergency Response Team Director General Sanjay Bahl said on Friday. “Risks will always remain. So it is the question of creating the necessary awareness,[Read More…]
Fight between truth and lies in Gujarat, Congress represents truth: Rahul Gandhi
Terming the assembly elections in Gujarat a fight between truth and lies, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Friday said truth lies with his party, and not the BJP. “This is a fight between truth and lies. On one side, it is Gujarat’s people, on the other 5-10 industrialists. Modiji[Read More…]
ED notice to Yasin Malik in forex violation case
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued show-cause notices to Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik and a Srinagar-based couple in a 2001 forex violation case, an official said on Friday. Malik, Chairman of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front, and the couple have been issued notices under the Foreign Exchange Management[Read More…]
Delhi BJP demands speaker Goel’s resignation over letter to Delhi HC
The BJP on Friday slammed Delhi Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel for his letter to the High Court seeking withdrawal of a letter he had written alleging that a division bench of the court had passed orders against the legislature without ascertaining facts, and demanded his resignation. “The application moved[Read More…]
No farm loan waiver in Uttarakhand: Chief Minister
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Friday said the state was not in a position to waive farmers‘ loans but plans to instead provide soft loans to them. “We cannot afford to waive farmers loans in the state,” Rawat told reporters here while addressing a press conference to highlight[Read More…]
Unemployment may lead your child towards negligence
Is your child getting neglected while you are busy hunting for a job? Beware, unemployment problems lead to child neglect as parents have limited resources to fulfil their child’s basic necessities, reveals a new study. The study defines that if any child is getting neglected or abused, either by emotional,[Read More…]
PM Modi meets Armenian President
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan and discussed ways to boost bilateral ties. “Reinvigorating age-old ties. PM @narendramodi meets President Serzh Sargsyan of Armenia, discusses ways to intensify cooperation,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar tweeted. Earlier on Friday, Sargsyan attended the World Food India[Read More…]
Mention last date for Aadhaar linkage, mobile firms and banks told
The Supreme Court on Friday asked banks and mobile phone service providers to tell their customers the last date for the linking of accounts and mobile numbers with Aadhaar. A bench of Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice Ashok Bhushan said the court had been told that banks and service providers[Read More…]
40,000 private hospitals, clinics closed in Karnataka
Around 40,000 private hospitals and clinics remained closed on Friday as private doctors went on strike protesting against Karnataka’s proposed amendments to a medical bill to fix costs for private hospitals and penalise doctors. “Nearly 50,000 private doctors from across Karnataka will abstain from their duties on Friday against the[Read More…]
BJP’s ‘ease of doing corruption’: Virbhadra targets Amit Shah’s son
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Friday targeted BJP President Amit Shah over the meteoric rise in the revenues of his son’s company, a year after the party came to power at the Centre. Virbhadra Singh, charged by the CBI with holding assets disproportionate to his known sources of[Read More…]
Doing business in India easier now: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday invited global investors to do business in India, which he said was “easier now” after his government repealed archaic laws and launched attractive fiscal incentives. Describing India as “one of the fastest growing economies” in the world, Modi said it was an opportune time[Read More…]
Himachal Polls: It will be a do-or-die battle equally for Congress and BJP CM faces
It’s literally a do-or-die battle for both the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief ministerial faces in the upcoming Himachal Pradesh assembly polls. Both veterans — one in his eighties and the other in his seventies — are struggling for their political survival. One is veteran Congress leader[Read More…]
No action against those who couldn’t deposit demonetised notes: Centre tells SC
On Friday, the government told the Supreme Court that no criminal action will be taken against people who could not deposit banned Rs 1000 and Rs 500 banknotes during demonetisation. However, the apex court allowed 14 petitioners to put their argument before a Constitution Bench. One of the petitioners named[Read More…]
Over 800,000 Rohingya in B’desh in ‘most acute’ situation: UN
UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi has told the UN Security Council that over 800,000 Myanmar Rohingya were probably in the “most acute” situation. Grandi made the remarks about Rohingya refugees, as in comparison to 65 million to 66 million people forcibly displaced in the world, Xinhua news[Read More…]
Rae Bareli: Death toll reaches 30; Rahul Gandhi meets injured as NTPC plant shut down
The death toll in the NTPC boiler blast here in Uttar Pradesh rose to 30 on Thursday, with more injured workers succumbing to their burn injuries. Power producer NTPC shut down the 500 MW unit following the accident. The National Human Rights Commission has issued a notice to the Uttar[Read More…]
Don’t have legal power, but know how to get things done: Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said here on Thursday said that though his government doesn’t have legal power in many areas, they know how to get things done. Kejriwal, who is also the National Convenor of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), was speaking at the annual National Council Meeting of[Read More…]
Mamata cares for Mukesh Ambani, not for those dying from dengue: Vijayvargiya
BJP national General Secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya on Thursday slammed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for meeting industrialist Mukesh Ambani in Mumbai at a time when her state is in the grip of dengue. “You are in Mumbai to meet Mukesh Ambani. A 21-year-old youth died in Kolkata’s alleys due[Read More…]
Government approves FDI proposals worth Rs 24.56 cr
The government on Thursday said that it has approved foreign direct investment (FDI) proposals worth Rs 24.56 crore, including one from Sterling Commerce Solutions India. “During the month of October, the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA), Ministry of Finance has disposed of three FDI proposals aggregating to foreign investment of[Read More…]
Arvind Kejriwal slams LG for Kathputli Colony demolition
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday slammed Lt Governor Anil Baijal for the demolition of Kathputli Colony here and said it was wrong to use DDA and police officials for “such a brutal activity”. “People’s homes have been brutally demolished. Young girls are in the streets. One kid has[Read More…]
Maruti Suzuki registers 9.5 per cent growth despite dipping Ciaz sales
Maruti Suzuki made the most out of the festive season as they registered a total growth rate of 9.5 per cent. The company sold a total of 1.46 lakh units in October this year with 1,36,000 units sold in the domestic market and a further 10,446 units for exports. In comparison,[Read More…]
Infertility increases death risk in women: Study
Women with a history of infertility have a 10 per cent increased risk of dying due to breast cancer and diabetes compared to women without fertility issues, finds a new study. The findings showed that while women with infertility were 44 per cent more likely to die of breast cancer,[Read More…]
Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Padmavati’ to be banned in Gujarat?
Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s multi-starrer “Padmavati” has run into trouble – this time political – in Gujarat ahead of its December 1 release. While the ruling BJP has demanded the release to be postponed till after the state elections, the Congress has said if there is actually “distortion of history” in[Read More…]