Six Tripura legislators who joined the BJP after quitting the Trinamool Congress three months ago are yet to get recognition in the state assembly as BJP lawmakers though the assembly begins its last session before the polls on November 13. The Left-ruled Tripura goes to polls in February next year.[Read More…]
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Society doesn’t like women who confront tormentors: Amitabh Bachchan
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan rues how patriarchal mindsets still dominate most part of India, where the society has not allowed women to freely use the fundamental right of legal recourse in cases of harassment. “Many crimes against women go unreported because women are scared to go to the police station, where[Read More…]
NTPC blast: Modi announces ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each for the families of the people who lost their lives in the NTPC boiler blast in Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh. Rs 50,000 was announced for each person injured in the state-run National Thermal Power Corp[Read More…]
NTPC boiler blast: Death toll reaches 26; Rahul Gandhi meets injured
The death toll in the NTPC boiler blast in Uttar Pradesh rose to 26 on Thursday, with more injured workers succumbing to their burn injuries, officials said. Doctors warned that the toll was likely to rise further as more than a dozen contractual labourers were battling for life with more[Read More…]
Movie review: ‘Ribbon’ – Capturing rhythms of metropolitan life
Film: “Ribbon” Director: Raakhee Sandilya Cast: Kalki Koechlin and Sumeet Vyas Rating: ***1/2 And then, something happens. Something awful and irreversibly life-changing happens in this true-life portrait of an urban marriage threatening to fall apart under the strain of coping with daily vicissitudes. Debutant director Raakhee Sandilya uses her two[Read More…]
Assembly polls: Amit Shah to begin 79-day ‘Karnataka Parivartan Yatra’ today
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president, Amit Shah will begin party’s 79-day ‘Karnataka Parivartan Yatra’ in Bengaluru on Thursday. The aim of this yatra is to return to power in the southern state. Over one lakh party workers riding motorbikes may attend a rally to be addressed by Shah as[Read More…]
CIA releases files recovered in Osama bin Laden raid
The CIA has released thousands of files seized during the May 2011 raid on Osama bin Laden’s compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, including personal photographs of his family and insight into the Al Qaeda’s global leadership, the media reported. The massive amount of new material released on Wednesday contains nearly 470,000[Read More…]
World Bank rankings on ‘Ease of Doing Business’ not based on ground reality: Congress
The Congress on Wednesday said that World Bank’s “Ease of Doing Business” global rankings is “not based on ground reality” as it has not taken into account the impact of GST and demonetisation, and the survey is confined only to Mumbai and New Delhi. “We, as a party, are not[Read More…]
Triumphant end to Nehra’s eventful career
One of the most talented pacers of his generation, Ashish Nehra’s lengthy career has been a saga of frequent injuries and determined comebacks. His 18-year career came to a triumphant end on Wednesday evening at the Ferozshah Kotla as India beat New Zealand by 53 runs in the opening match[Read More…]
Rahul clueless about World Bank’s take on Indian economy: BJP
The BJP on Wednesday hit back at Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, saying he was exposing himself with his “shallow statements” and knew nothing about the World Bank’s take on India’s economy and the ease of doing business in the country. “Should I presume that he has absolutely no knowledge[Read More…]
Will go and protest at Jantar Mantar: Sharad Yadav
Janata Dal United (JD-U) leader Sharad Yadav on Wednesday said that he and other leaders would “go and break the anti-people law” by protesting at the Jantar Mantar here. “If not Jantar Mantar then the protest site should be shifted to Boat Club as before. Shifting it to Ramlila Ground[Read More…]
Ask traders about ease of doing business in India: Gandhi to Jaitley
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday mocked at the BJP government over India’s improved global ranking in ease of doing business, asking Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to see how small traders were suffering due to the double blow of demonetisation and hasty implementation of GST. Gandhi, in a fiery[Read More…]
Himachal Pradesh polls: Congress manifesto woos farmers, youths, employees
The ruling Congress in Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday released its manifesto for the November 9 assembly election, promising interest-free loans to farmers, laptops for students and special grade pay scale for all employees. Releasing the manifesto, Congress leader and Health Minister Kaul Singh said all marginal and small farmers in[Read More…]
Renault Captur: How comfortable is it?
The Renault Captur is a stylish looking SUV. The LED lights, floating turn indicators and the 17-inch crystal cut alloy wheels come together to make it look handsome. The Captur is not just good looking though. It packs in a lot of practicality as well. Step inside and the first-in-class ErgoDesign leather**[Read More…]
New York attack: Eight killed in ‘act of terror’; suspect arrested
Eight persons were killed and 12 injured after a truck ploughed into pedestrians in Lower Manhattan in New York on Tuesday, the Mayor said, calling the attack an “act of terror”. The suspect has been arrested. Based on the information authorities had at the moment, the incident was “a particularly[Read More…]
Google honours Urdu writer Abdul Qavi Desnavi with a doodle
Known for his huge contribution towards the enrichment of Urdu language, Abdul Qavi Desnavi was honoured by search engine Google with a doodle on his 87th birth anniversary on Wednesday. The doodle showed Desnavi sitting in the middle and writing. The letters of the search engine were also given a[Read More…]
‘Surge of misinformation, propaganda under BJP’
There has been a surge of misinformation and disinformation in the country in the last three and half years of the BJP regime, senior journalist, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta said on Tuesday. “The emergence of information technology and social media is blurring the line between true and false, imagination and reality.[Read More…]
India can be among global top 50 in ease of doing business: Jaitley
With India climbing over 30 places in just a few years in the World Bank’s “Ease of Doing Business” global rankings, getting into the league of top 50 countries is a distinct possibility over the short term, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Tuesday. “We jumped over 30 places in[Read More…]
BJP trying to adopt our leaders, rewrite history, says Congress
Hitting out at BJP for creating controversy over Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Congress on Tuesday said that ” BJP was trying to adopt party leaders and rewrite history”. “This business of trying to adopt Congress leaders is a clear indication and admission by the BJP that their participation in the freedom[Read More…]
40% seats on Mumbai-Ahmedabad trains go vacant: RTI reply
As the Narendra Modi government proceeds with the grandiose plans for a Bullet Train between Mumbai and Ahmedabad, a RTI query has revealed that over 40 percent of seats on all the trains on this sector go vacant causing huge losses to Western Railway. According to RTI replies received by[Read More…]
Dhumal to be BJP’s CM candidate in Himachal
The BJP on Tuesday announced two-time Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal as its chief ministerial candidate in poll-bound Himachal Pradesh. Addressing a public meeting in Sirmaur district, BJP national President Amit Shah said: “Prem Kumar Dhumal would be the chief ministerial face of the BJP.” The state’s ruling Congress has[Read More…]
Delhi govt bans hookah bars; asked police to cancel licenses
The Delhi government has banned hookah bars in the city and has asked the Delhi Police and the Municipal Corporations to immediately cancel licenses of restaurants with hookah bars. Health Minister, Satyendar Jain on Tuesday said that hookah smoking is not allowed in non-smoking zones as per Section 4 of COTPA[Read More…]
Kannada actor Upendra announces new political party
Kannada film superstar Upendra on Tuesday announced the formation of a new political party which will contest the coming assembly elections in Karnataka early next year. “I want my party to be run by the people for the people to meet their needs. It is an open platform for people[Read More…]
Jaipur civic body makes singing national anthem mandatory
The Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) has told its employees to sing the national anthem every day before the start of duty and the national song, Vande Mataram, just before the end of duty hours. A directive, issued on Monday, came into effect from Tuesday when all staffers of the JMC[Read More…]
Indira Gandhi not just had keen interest in music but was also a good singer: Lata Mangeshkar
Melody queen Lata Mangeshkar on Tuesday paid a tribute to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her 33rd death anniversary, saying she not just had a keen interest in music but was also a good singer. “Today is the death anniversary of India’s first and only woman Prime Minister Indira[Read More…]