Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president, Amit Shah is making all effort to defeat All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief and MP Asaduddin Owaisi in Hyderabad. The approach to beat Owaisi is a part of Shah’s “Mission 2019”. Shah is developing a plan to win a bulk of Assembly and Lok[Read More…]
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After pigeon peas, toor dal, govt put import of urad and moong dal under restricted category
The government has put the imports of urad and moong dal under the restricted category with the intention ofstabilizing domestic prices. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade said the import of the two pulses will be restricted to a yearly quota of three lakh tonnes. “Import of urad and moong[Read More…]
No more physical police verification will be needed for passports after a year
The physical police verification for getting a passport will soon end as the government is planning to have a robust national database of crimes and criminals that will check the backgrounds of applicants at the click of a mouse. According to union home secretary, Rajiv Mehrishi, the Crime and Criminal[Read More…]
PM Modi, Amit Shah met CMs to discuss new India; says there’s no place for slackers
Prime Minister, Narendra Modi and BJP chief, Amit Shah met the chief ministers and their deputies of all 13 BJP-ruled states on Monday night. The top leaders in the party told the ministers that the government’s vision to shape new India by 2022 was of supreme importance and there was[Read More…]
Govt gets Rs 42,000 crore tax in first filing under GST regime so far
Nearly Rs 42,000 crore has already come in as taxes so far in the first monthly filing under the new Goods and Services Tax (GST) rule. The revenues are expected to increase further as the filing cycle closes this later this week. Reportedly, while about Rs 15,000 crore has come[Read More…]
Srijan scam: None will be spared, no matter how mighty they may be, says Nitish Kumar
Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar, on Monday has said that the Economic Offences Unit (EOU) of the state would continue with its probe till the CBI took over the case of the unique government fund transfer scam in Bhagalpur involving crores of rupees. The government is continuously facing criticism from the[Read More…]
Nishikant Dubey’s lawyer sent notice to Hindustan for bringing his name in Srijan Scam
Lok Sabha MP, Nishikant Dubey’s lawyer has sent a legal notice to publication house, Hindustan for circulating false news, titled, “Saansad Nishikant Dubey Par Barse Lalu Yadav“, dated 18 Aug 2017. The news piece is said to be ‘derogatory’ in nature and has made several allegations against the veteran politician.[Read More…]
Despite paying huge taxes, public isn’t getting good roads: Gujarat HC
Gujarat High Court has expressed severe disappointment over the condition of roads in the city of Ahmedabad, and gave Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation four weeks’ time to turn up with a report on contracts and work orders over the harm sustained by city roads. “It appears that though crores of rupees[Read More…]
Coal scam: Supreme Court disappointed as CBI’s fails to complete probe
The Supreme Court has expressed its disappointment over the failure of Central Bureau of Investigation in completing its investigations in the coal block allocation scam cases on Monday. SC observed that it has asked the CBI to complete the continuing investigations in these cases but “it doesn’t seem to come[Read More…]
McDonald’s stores to shut down in North, East; thousands of jobs at risk
McDonalds India announced that it had terminated its franchise agreement with Vikram Bakshi’s Connaught Plaza Restaurants on Monday. As a result, 169 restaurants operated by the latter will have to shut down and stop using McDonald’s brand name within 15 days. The company runs McDonald’s outlets in northern and eastern[Read More…]
AIADMK merged: OPS to be deputy CM, no mention on Sasikala
In a latest development in Tamil Nadu politics, chief minister, Edappadi K Palanisamy and O Panneerselvam on Monday has sealed the deal for the merger of the two groups of AIADMK. In the new cabinet, Panneerselvam will be given the portfolio of finance ministry along with the position of deputy[Read More…]
Trailer: Varun Dhawan’s ‘Judwaa 2’ is going to be a fun ride!
The first trailer of highly anticipated sequel of 90’s cult film, ‘Judwaa’ is out and it is indeed a fun ride. Lead actor Varun Dhawan, who is playing double role in the film, has teamed up with his father again for this highly anticipated sequel of iconic drama. The hilarious[Read More…]
Piyush Goyal uses fake image to highlight govt’s feat; deletes after Twitterati pointed out
Union power minister, Piyush Goyal had to face major embarrassment on Sunday after he highlighted government’s achievement of illuminating 50,000 km of Indian roads with LED lights in a tweet. His tweet turned into a controversy as the image used was from Russia and not the real picture of the[Read More…]
Congress MP Ranjeet Ranjan’s convoy crushes three to death; injures many in Bihar
The convoy of Ranjeet Ranjan, the Congress spokesperson and MP from Supaul in Bihar, has crushed three people to death and injured many on Monday in a fatal occurrence. The incident happened at Nirmali-Sikarhata main road in Supaul in Bihar. Nirmali block chief, Ramprasesh Yadav, who was also present at[Read More…]
2008 Malegaon blast case: Shrikant Prasad Purohit gets bail after eight years
The Supreme Court granted bail to Lieutenant Colonel, Shrikant Prasad Purohit in the 2008 Malegaon blast case on Monday. Seven people were killed in bomb blast on 29 September at Malegaon in Nasik district of north Maharashtra. Purohit (45), who was in jail for eight years, had denied participation in[Read More…]
Six coaches of Utkal Express derail in Muzaffarnagar; 20 dead
At least six coaches of the Haridwar-bound 18477 Utkal Express derailed on Saturday at Khatauli railway station, 25 km from Muzaffarnagar in western Uttar Pradesh. Reportedly, 20 persons have died while 34 others were injured and were rushed to hospitals. Uttar Pradesh ADG law and order, Anand Kumar said preliminary[Read More…]
Gorakhpur incident is a government made tragedy, says Rahul Gandhi
Congress vice-president, Rahul Gandhi on Saturday dubbed death of infants at a Gorakhpur hospital as a ‘government made tragedy’. Rahul said the government must take action against the deaths and not try to cover it up. “Modi ji talks of new India, we don’t need a new India like this,[Read More…]
Bihar: IAS officer investigating Srijan scam case transferred
In the latest development in high-profile Srijan scam case, IAS officer Amit Kumar who was investigating the case was transferred by Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar. So far, 10 FIRs have been registered in Bihar’s famous NGO scandal. At the same time, the figure of embezzlement has also reached to[Read More…]
Actress Kalki Koechlin posts stunning nude picture on her Instagram
Bold and beautiful actress, Kalki Koechlin posted a nude picture on her Instagram account and it is stunning. She captioned the picture as, “Half way between shadow and light.” The gorgeous black-and-white photo has Kalki baring her back for the camera in a most incredible way. Find the picture below:[Read More…]
Non-bailable warrants issued against two BJP MLAs
A local court has issued non-bailable warrants against two BJP MLAs. The warrant was issued against these MLAs for not appearing in court in link with a case of disrupting train services on Saturday. As per prosecution, chief judicial magistrate, Gopal Tiwari issued non-bailable warrants. The two ministers are Kapil[Read More…]
Rahul Gandhi visits Gorakhpur tragedy victims’ kin, assures all possible support
Congress vice-president, Rahul Gandhi visited families of four children who died in BRD Medical College tragedy on Saturday. Gandhi assured all possible support to the families of the victims. Rahul first went to see Brahmdev Yadav at Baghaghada village on the outskirts of Gorakhpur. Brahmdev lost his twins in BRD[Read More…]
Smriti Irani is always an issue whichever ministry she has been a part of: Pahlaj Nihalani
Days after being sacked as Central Board of Film Certification chairperson, Pahlaj Nihalani made a series of sensational allegations. In fact, he passed some disparaging remarks about recently appointed union information and broadcasting minister, Smriti Irani and the home ministry in an interview with Lehren TV. “Indu Sarkar was the[Read More…]
Government hospital using saffron-colored bed sheets in Adityanath’s Gorakhpur
Have you ever seen a hospital submerged in saffron color? If not, here is one such hospital which can be seen sank in saffron in Gorakhpur. According to media reports, a photo of Sahjanwa Community Health Center in Gorakhpur district was surfaced and is going viral now. In the hospital,[Read More…]
Bihar: Nitish Kumar led JD(U) passes resolution to join NDA
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar led Janata Dal (United) passed a resolution to join National Democratic Alliance in the party’s national executive meeting on Saturday. In the meantime, security has been increased outside chief minister’s house where JD(U) meet is underway after protest by Sharad Yadav and RJD supporters. Nitish had[Read More…]
Will not let Gorakhpur become picnic spot,’ says Adityanath ahead of Rahul Gandhi’s visit
Uttar Pradesh chief minister, Yogi Adityanath who is being criticized for his administration’s way of tackling BRD hospital tragedy, slammed Rahul Gandhi on Saturday saying that he will not let Gorakhpur to become a ‘picnic spot’ prior to Congress vice-president’s visit. “Delhi mein baitha koi yuvraj swachhta abhiyan ka mahatv[Read More…]