Congress President Sonia Gandhi has called an 18 opposition party meet on Friday, notably, the last day of the Parliament’s monsoon session, to discuss the upcoming strategy and action of the joint opposition. The meeting will be chaired by Sonia Gandhi. Janata Dal-United leader Sharad Yadav has been invited to[Read More…]
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Venkaiah Naidu to take oath as India’s Vice-President today
M Venkaiah Naidu will take oath on Friday as India’s 13th Vice President. Nominated by the ruling BJP-led National Democratic Alliance, he won the Vice Presidential election last week. The swearing-in ceremony will take place in the Durbar Hall of Rashtrapati Bhawan at 10 am. Before the formal function, Naidu, 68, will[Read More…]
Kolkata: 78 Bajrang Dal, VHP workers held for protesting at newspaper office
In West Bengal, seventy-eight VHP and Bajrang Dal workers were arrested on Thursday. They were booked while they were demonstrating near the office of a vernacular newspaper in Kolkata against the alleged derogatory depiction of a Hindu Goddess in one of its magazines. A few hundred workers of VHP and Bajrang[Read More…]
Buxar District Magistrate Mukesh Pandey commits suicide at railway station
District Magistrate of Bihar’s Buxar, Mukesh Pandey committed suicide at a railway station in Uttar Pradesh‘s Ghaziabad area on Friday. Reports said that Mukesh Pandey had left Buxar two days ago, informing the officials that he would be visiting Patna. The Bihar state secretariat was unaware of his presence in[Read More…]
Flipkart bags record investment of $2.5billion
In the largest-ever investment in an online Indian company, e-commerce giant Flipkart got an investment of $2.5 billion from a Japanese telecom and internet company. Japanese group SoftBank’s new $93bn Vision Fund has invested $2.5bn in Indian Flipkart – the biggest private investment in the company’s technology sector. The fresh[Read More…]
Shops, hotels, theatres to stay open 24×7 in Maharashtra soon
The Maharashtra government has cleared a shops and establishment bill, which will let stores, hotels, theaters and multiplexes in Mumbai to remain open seven days a week and operate round the clock. Presently, shops have to close by 10 pm, commercial establishments by 9.30 pm and restaurants by 12.30 am.[Read More…]
Watch sneak peek of Priyanka Chopra’s new single ‘Young and Free’
Priyanka Chopra has taken time out from her hectic schedule to work on a new single ‘Young and Free.’ The actress took to Instagram to share the sneak peek of the single on her social networking handle and it is indeed mesmerizing. For ‘Young and Free,’ the global diva has[Read More…]
Now Amit Shah is here, all your leisure days are over: PM Modi to MPs
Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has some really strict advice for his party lawmakers after BJP chief, Amit Shah has made it to the Rajya Sabha. “Now Amit Shah is here, all your leisure days are over,” said PM while addressing MPs during BJP parliamentary party meeting in Delhi on Thursday.[Read More…]
People try to use minority issues for political purposes: M Venkaiah Naidu
Just a day before assuming office, Vice-president elect M Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday has said that people were trying to use minority issues for political gains. “Indian ethos is of mutual respect for each other. People try to use minority issues for political purposes,” he said. The former union minister[Read More…]
This anonymous messaging app ‘Sarahah’ has become a new social media sensation!
The internet has found its new love and it is an anonymous messaging app, Sarahah. People are going crazy over this secret messaging app through which anyone can send messages to anyone without revealing his or her identity. Sarahah is really simple to use – make an account, get a[Read More…]
Trailer of Sanjay Dutt’s ‘Bhoomi’ out and it looks promising!
The first trailer of Sanjay Dutt’s comeback film, Bhoomi, has been released on Thursday afternoon and the film looks promising. The trailer already has around two lakhs YouTube hits within hours. Bhoomi is a revenge drama and tells the story of a father and a daughter. Sanjay Dutt plays the[Read More…]
Ahmed Patel dares PM Modi and Amit Shah, says Congress will win Gujarat assembly polls
After winning Rajya Sabha polls, senior Congress leader, Ahmed Patel on Thursday has said that it was BJP that made the contest a ‘prestige issue.’ He also looked confidence that his party would win Gujarat assembly polls due later this year. Patel, who won Rajya Sabha seat from Gujarat said,[Read More…]
Chandigarh stalking case: Vikas Barala, Ashish Kumar sent to two-day custody
Days after the Chandigarh stalking incident, Haryana BJP chief, Subhash Barala’s son Vikas and his friend Ashish Kumar, the two accused were sent to two-day police custody. Both were arrested on the charges of stalking and attempting to kidnap Varnika Kundu. Kundu is the daughter of a senior-cadre Haryana IAS[Read More…]
Rajya Sabha bids farewell to vice president Hamid Ansari
As outgoing Vice-President Hamid Ansari finishes his tenure, the Rajya Sabha on Thursday heaped lavish praises on Chairman Ansari. With Ansari leaving the office after a decade, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other senior members lauded him for upholding constitutional norms. Praising Vice President Ansari, Modi said the Chairman did[Read More…]
For this 88-year-old ‘Insta-queen’, life has just begun!
Age is just a number and to prove that we have 88-year-old Taiwanese woman, who goes by the name, Moon Lin. Moon Lin has attracted huge fan following on Instagram for her sassy style statement. From funky T-shirts to torn jeans and flamboyant reflectors, the woman has given a whole[Read More…]
More jawans die in Maoist-hit areas than in Kashmir
According to government reports, the number of security force personnel killed in Maoist-affected areas was more than that in conflict-hit Jammu and Kashmir. The report further added that the left-wing insurgency accounted for the death of 67 soldiers out of 106 casualties in the first seven months of 2017. According[Read More…]
Watch: Watch: Govt school in Uttar Pradesh turns into a bar
In a shocking incident, a government school in Uttar Pradesh’s Mirzapur turned into a dance bar which has triggered an inquiry by the state government. The issue came into limelight after a video footage showing rows of students, two women dance to Bhojpuri music, surrounded by men showering cash on[Read More…]
Noted poet and writer Vijay Nambisan dies at the age of 54
Noted poet and writer, Vijay Nambisan, who became the first all India poetry champion in 1988, died on Thursday. Nambisan co-authored Gemini, a poetry book, with Jeet Thayil and Dom Moraes. He was 54-year-old. Nambisan was also a supporter of ethical use of language. He made an appeal to readers,[Read More…]
Peepli Live actor Sitaram Panchal passes away at 54
Actor Sitaram Panchal, who was known for his roles in films like Jolly LLB 2 and Peepli Live, died after a prolonged battle with cancer at the age of 54. Panchal was battling lung and kidney cancer. “He died today morning. He was suffering from cancer and was unwell. He[Read More…]
National-level wrestler Vishal Kumar Verma dies of electrocution at flooded stadium
National level wrestler, Vishal Kumar Verma died on Tuesday in an accident at the Jaipal Singh Stadium in Ranchi. Reportedly, the 25-year old wrestler was electrocuted owing to short circuit at the inundated stadium building. Vishal was found lying unconscious by locals. He was declared dead by doctors after he[Read More…]
A sense of insecurity among Muslims, says outgoing VP Hamid Ansari
Retiring vice-president Hamid Ansari said on Wednesday that there is a feeling of unease and a sense of insecurity among the Muslims in the country, asserting the “ambience of acceptance” is now under threat. Ansari, whose second five-year term as the Vice-President ends on Thursday, stated that he had flagged[Read More…]
Delhi HC instructs police to ‘keep away’ from JNU
An order from the Delhi High Court has been asked to keep away from the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus unless there is any proof of disturbance of law and order or in the case of varsity seeking its assistance adding that the university is not a place where the[Read More…]
Bomb found on Akal Takht Express train in Amethi
In a shocking incident, the passengers of Akal Takht Express train were in a panic on Thursday after the recovery of ‘suspicious object’ from the AC-B3 coach of train number 12317. This caused the train to halt at Akbarganj Railway Station near Amethi in Uttar Pradesh. The Bomb Disposal Squad[Read More…]
Bihar: RJD councillor shot dead in Patna
In Patna, a councillor affiliated to the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) was shot dead by three men on a motorcycle near Saguna Mor at Danapur on Thursday. Kedar Rai, a representative of ward number 15, was shot dead when he was out on a morning walk. He was soon taken[Read More…]
Direct Tax Collection rises to 19% in April-July
Direct tax collections increased to 19% in the first four months of the current fiscal as demonetisation of higher denomination currency brought in more number of individuals in tax net. Collections of direct taxes, which are made up of personal and corporate taxes, soared to Rs 1.90 lakh crore in[Read More…]