With a whopping 12.77 lakh people authorised to carry weapons, Uttar Pradesh tops the list of states with active gun licences followed by Jammu and Kashmir where 3.69 lakh people are having arms licences. As per the statistics released by the home ministry, the nation has a total of 33,69,444[Read More…]
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Exclusive: Patidars irked over Amit Shah’s behavior towards their leader Nitin Patel
Just ahead of the Assembly polls in Gujarat, a video of BJP President Amit Shah along with chief minister, Vijay Rupani, BJP Gujarat President Jeetu Bhai Vaghani and Deputy CM and only Patel leader in the cabinet, Nitin Patel from Gujarat has surfaced and making noises. In the video, the[Read More…]
Let the lawmakers make laws
Louis XVI in 1787 reminded the Parlement of Paris in vain that it was a mere registering body of royal edicts. Indian Parliament needs no such reminder, for it has, of its own free will, reduced itself to that position. In the Westminster system that we follow, the executive is a creation[Read More…]
People are tired of Modinomics and Jaitleynomics: Congress
Congress on Friday termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley as synonyms of economic mismanagement. Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said, “The truth is people are tired of Modinomics and Jaitleynomics, because they have wrecked India’s economy. Now the economic mismanagement has become synonymous with Prime Minister[Read More…]
Soha Ali Khan and Kunal Khemu blessed with a baby girl
Actress Soha Ali Khan and Kunal Khemu welcomed their first child, a baby girl on Friday on the occasion of Mahanavami (the ninth day of Navratri festival). Kunal Khemu declared the good news with a tweet, “We are over the moon to share that we have been blessed with a[Read More…]
Mumbai: 22 killed, many hurt in stampede at Elphinstone station footbridge
At least 22 commuters were killed and 39 others were injured in a stampede on a foot overbridge at Elphinstone Road railway station in Mumbai on Friday. President Ram Nath Kovind expressed sorrow over the death of 22 people. He said, “Anguished by the loss of lives in the stampede[Read More…]
Railways to work with ISRO to ensure rail safety, says Piyush Goyal
Indian Railways is working with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to develop safety mechanisms to make travel by trains’ safer, union minister, Piyush Goyal said on Thursday. The minister said that he met ISRO chairman AS Kiran Kumar a few days back. Indian Railways along with RailTel are functioning[Read More…]
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman begins two-day J&K visit
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is visiting Jammu and Kashmir to take stock of the security condition and examine readiness of soldiers on borders. Sitharaman is also expected to visit Siachen on 30 September. The defense minister may meet senior commanders as well during her visit. This will be Sitharaman’s first[Read More…]
Battleground Gujarat: Anandiben-Amit Shah turf war brewing?
Barely a year after exiting office, Anandiben Patel has once again become a key power centre in Gujarat BJP. If BJP leaders in Gujarat are to be believed, Anandiben will play an important role in the upcoming state elections due later this year. “She is giving inputs to PM Modi[Read More…]
Delhi woman allegedly raped by 23 men in Rajasthan’s Bikaner
A Delhi woman had filed a complaint at Jai Narayan Vyas Colony police station after she was abducted and raped by 23 men in broad daylight in Bikaner. A case of rape has been filed against two named and 21 unidentified suspects. However, no arrests have been made yet. The[Read More…]
If I am asked to go on leave, I will resign: BHU Vice Chancellor GC Tripathi
BHU Vice Chancellor, Girish Chandra Tripathi has said that he will “resign” if he will be asked to go on leave adding that that the HRD ministry had not told him to do so. Reportedly, the ministry has initiated a routine process to choose the successor of Tripathi. His tenure[Read More…]
If I were a job applicant, he wouldn’t be there: Sinha on Jaitley’s ‘job applicant at 80′ barb
Senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha hit back at union finance minister Arun Jaitley’s “job seeker at 80” remark saying the former wouldn’t have a job if that were true. “If I were a job applicant, he (Arun Jaitley) would not be there in the first place,” Sinha said. Jaitley had[Read More…]
Playing Amitabh Bachchan most difficult task of my life, says Shilpa Shetty
Shilpa Shetty Kundra will be seen playing megastar Amitabh Bachchan in filmmaker Farah Khan’s TV show, Lip Sing Battle. She said playing Bachchan was the most difficult task of her life. The actress took to Instagram to share a picture in which she can be seen flaunting Bachchan’s popular look.[Read More…]
Withdrawal of Patidar cases: too little too late?
The Patidar community leaders seem to have rejected the olive branch extended by the state govt on Wednesday. “The decision by the state govt to withdraw political cases against us is a clear admission that these cases were fake and hurled at us just to weaken the movement. Withdrawing these[Read More…]
Playboy founder Hugh Hefner dies at the age of 91
Playboy founder Hugh Hefner died from natural causes at the age of 91 at his home. Hefner founded popular Playboy magazine in 1953. The magazine’s website, paying tribute, has a file picture of Hefner, with a quote, “Life’s too short to be living somebody else’s dream”. Born on April 9,[Read More…]
Dead rat found in breakfast at IIT Delhi’s hostel; probe on
In a shocking incident, students at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi have found a dead rat in the morning meal served at a boys’ hostel in the campus. After the incident, a committee has been set up by the institute to look into the issue. The incident happened[Read More…]
UPA govt can’t be blamed for declining economy, says Yashwant Sinha; son responds
The BJP’s senior leader Yashwant Sinha hit the BJP-led government once again on Thursday by evidently absolving the previous Congress-led UPA government for a slowdown in growth. Recently, he ignited a political firestorm with a column criticising the government’s economic policy. “The economy is in decline. We can’t blame the[Read More…]
Rahul Gandhi’s meeting with Naresh Patel to decide outcome of Gujarat elections?
Gujarat is all set to go to polls in next few months, thus, political leaders are putting all effort to set their number game right. Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited his home constituency; Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi finished his three-day tour to the state on Wednesday. Rahul[Read More…]
Corruption case: ED summons Rabri Devi and Tejashwi Yadav
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday issued summons to former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi and her son Tejashwi Yadav. They have been called in link with the alleged corruption case where maintenance contracts of two IRCTC hotels were provided to a private firm during Lalu Prasad Yadav’s tenure as[Read More…]
Madhya Pradesh: Jyotiraditya Scindia will be the face of Congress in polls next year
Jyotiraditya Scindia will lead the Congress party in Madhya Pradesh polls next year, said senior party leader Kamal Nath in Guna, the Lok Sabha constituency of Scindia on Wednesday. “There was no opposition to the name of Scindia as the leader of the party in the state,” Zee News quoted[Read More…]
Worship of virtually naked young girls in South Indian temples ‘slavery, abuse’, says NHRC
The National Human Rights Commission in a report has termed the practice of keeping young girls in temples for worshipping as goddesses as part of rituals in south India as ‘abuse and slavery’. In the ritual, girls are dressed as brides and then undressed, virtually leaving them naked. It is[Read More…]
Tobacco product shops can’t sell non-tobacco products: Health Ministry
In a significant decision, the union health ministry said that the shops selling tobacco products will not be allowed to sell non-tobacco products that may draw the attention of children. The government has also asked the state governments to develop a method under which shops selling tobacco products would need[Read More…]
L’Oréal introduces more natural products after Patanjali’s feat: MD Jean-Christophe Letellier
Jean-Christophe Letellier, managing director of L’Oréal, India has admitted that Baba Ramdev’s Patanjali has shifted the focus to natural products. Letellier, who’s been heading the company’s India business, thinks that with better access to the internet, affordability, and the desire for better grooming, consumers in Asia’s third-largest economy are demanding[Read More…]
BHU row: Chief Proctor resigns over violent protests citing ‘moral responsibility’
Days after the violent protests that rocked the Banaras Hindu University last week, chief proctor of BHU, Professor Onkar Nath Singh resigned citing “moral responsibility” on Wednesday. Reportedly, Singh was asked to quit by the HRD ministry that is allegedly unhappy with the way student protests against eve-teasing and harassment[Read More…]
GJM suspends Darjeeling shutdown after over 100 days
Hours after insistence by union home minister, Rajnath Singh, Gorkhaland Janmukti Morcha (GJM) faction led by Binay Tamang called off the ongoing protests after over 100 days in Darjeeling. Rajnath appealed the GJM to withdraw the ongoing strike in the Hills and told the union home secretary, Rajeev Gauba to[Read More…]