Ranveer Singh is set to be immortalised in the form of a wax statue at the Grévin in Paris, France. Ranveer will be the third Bollywood star to get a wax statue after Shah Rukh Khan and Aishwarya Rai. Ranveer has made a name for himself in a short span[Read More…]
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‘Beer is a health drink’: Andhra Excise Minister
Remark of Andhra Pradesh Excise Minister Kothapalli Samuel Jawahar that beer is a “health drink” has triggered controversy with the main opposition party, YSR Congress, creating chaos over it. The Minister, in an interview to a vernacular TV channel, had said the State government was planning to endorse beer as[Read More…]
China: The new axis of evil power to its neighbours?
China has to its credit a great civilisation, the discovery of compass, centralised administration, gun powder etc. In the present day, China is known for making cheap and low-quality goods, anti-dumping and infamous for border disputes to most neighbouring countries (14 countries by land, and 6 by sea). China is[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh suffers Rs 5,000 cr loss after liquor ban along highways
Uttar Pradesh government suffered a loss of about Rs 5,000 crore after the Supreme Court order of banning all liquor shops along national and state highways. Of the 8,591 highway liquor shops affected after the Supreme Court ruling, while 2,000 are yet to be relocated, nearly 3,000 shop owners have[Read More…]
West Bengal violence: Internet suspended, Section 144 imposed; Centre seeks report
Internet services were disrupted in the Baduria district after clashes in Baduria and Basirhat areas of West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas over a Facebook post. The development took place after an angry mob torched police vehicles, vandalised shops and blocked roads leading to the India-Bangladesh border following an offensive post[Read More…]
Is Sridevi in Mom going to be the new age Mother India?
The intense thriller that releases this Friday seems all set to deconstruct the mother image sanctified by the 1957 Nargis epic. Sridevi’s upcoming thriller, Mom, has been grabbing headlines for the choicest of reasons. It happened again recently when the Censor Board certified the film U/A without a single snip.[Read More…]
Law panel recommends obligatory registration of marriages linking Aadhaar
The Law Commission of India recommended necessary registration of marriages with linking Aadhaar to get universal tracing of records. “Also, if registration of marriage is linked to the unique identification number (UID), it would be possible to achieve universal tracing of records,” said a report published by the Law Commission. The[Read More…]
Watch: Nigerian singer’s ‘Lollipop Lagelu’ is new internet sensation
A 26-year-old Nigeria resident has recreated the popular track ‘Tu lagaweli jab lipishtick, hilela Arra dishtric’ and it has become new internet sensation. Samuel Adepoju, aka Samuel Singh has recreated this song, originally sung by Pawan Singh. Uploaded on his Facebook, the video already has over 10,000 shares. “I first[Read More…]
New Chief Election Commissioner Achal Kumar Jyoti to take charge on July 6
Election Commissioner Achal Kumar Jyoti has been elected as the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India. He will take charge as the CEC on July 6 after the current CEC Nasim Zaidi, who took charge on April 19, 2015 as the 20th CEC, will retire. Jyoti, the former Chief Secretary[Read More…]
UP: Cycle tracks built under former SP government to be demolished
The BJP urban development minister Suresh Khanna termed the cycle tracks made across Uttar Pradesh during the Samajwadi Party’s regime “a cause for traffic congestion”. He further added that such tracks will be demolished in time to accommodate vehicular traffic. “The cycle tracks in many areas lie unused and cause[Read More…]
BJP leader Ravindra Bawanthade arrested for allegedly raping woman in crowded bus
Ravindra Bawanthade, a local BJP leader from Armori Taluka of Gadchiroli district arrested for allegedly raping 19-year-old student in a bus on June 27. The arrest happened after a clip of Bawanthade engrossed in sexual act with a woman in a moving bus in Maharashtra had gone viral. The woman[Read More…]
Drug-racket busted in Bihar: 2 women among 6 arrested with 68 kilo ganja
Busting a massive inter-district drug racket in Bihar, six persons along with two women have been arrested and 68 KG of Ganja (marijuana) recovered from Kaimur district of south-west Bihar. The value of seized drugs is approximately 25 lakhs, says the Police. A team lead by Mohania sub-divisional police officer[Read More…]
This auto-rickshaw driver is Coimbatore’s new superhero! Know why
Just when you thought that humanity is dead, this autorickshaw driver in Tamil Nadu is giving free rides to kids and pregnant women! This local superhero of Tamil Nadu city, Karuppusamy, a 25-year-old guy refuses to take money from pregnant women and schoolchildren for the rides he offers. This act[Read More…]
North Korea launched missile that can reach anywhere; Trump calls it ‘nonsense’
North Korea has conducted its first successful test of a long-range missile and claimed that it can “reach anywhere in the world.” The missile test, conducted on Tuesday morning, reached a height of 2,802 kilometers (1741 miles), reports state broadcaster Korea Central Television (KCTV). This is the highest ever altitude[Read More…]
Finance Ministry slams fake reports stating churches, mosques are exempt from GST
As GST rolled out this month, rumours were doing rounds on social media stating that the churches and mosques have been exempted from GST. The Finance Ministry made it clear that they are encouraging no religious distinction under the Goods and Service Tax. The rumours which could strike a religious[Read More…]
Roads within city can be excused from highway liquor ban: SC
Days after Punjab government altered the law to let restaurants placed within 500 metres of National Highways to serve liquor within their premises, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday that there was nothing wrong with denotifying highways if such roads fall within a city. The court was hearing a petition[Read More…]
RBI to introduce Rs 200 notes; printing order has been placed
In a first such move, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will soon introduce Rs 200 notes. Reportedly, the printing order for the new Rs 200 notes has been placed already. Recently, reports surfaced that Reserve Bank of India has cleared a proposal to introduce new lower denomination currency notes[Read More…]
15-year-old Indian boy gets invited to world’s leading ballet school in New York
In an instance of delight, a 15-year-old boy from Vashi, Navi Mumbai, has been accepted in world’s leading ballet school in New York. Amiruddin Shah, who prefers to be called Amir, has been dancing since he was six. And while those of his age chose to explore hip-hop, his dance[Read More…]
Allow people with valid reasons to deposit demonetised notes: SC asks govt
The Supreme Court has asked the government and Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday to provide an opportunity to the people who couldn’t submit demonetised bank notes before the December 30, 2016 deadline. “If someone has a genuine reason, you cannot deny him the opportunity to deposit the money,” a[Read More…]
IGNOU to provide free education to transgenders on all courses
In an initiative to empower the third gender, the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has announced that transgender students can now study any programme offered by the university free of cost. Students who want to avail this facility will have to produce an identity proof and they are eligible[Read More…]
GST impact: Ford India slashes vehicle prices by up to 4.5%
It has been a couple of days since Goods and Service Tax (GST) came into effect and we’ve seen automakers wasting no time to get their vehicle prices down to start luring customers to their showrooms. While we’ve seen Maruti, Audi, Jaguar, Land Rover and Toyota complete this activity on July 1, Ford India has now joined the list.[Read More…]
24% of monsoon kills 32 in Gujarat
With the dawn of the monsoon over India, the state of Gujarat recorded a total of 23.82% rainfall till Monday. As the monsoon hit Gujarat last week, it caused many flood-like situations, the meteorological department has issued a warning of heavy rainfall across Gujarat on Tuesday as well. The monsoon[Read More…]
India stands with Bhutan inspite of China’s allegations
In its first statement on the Indian Army’s on-going confrontation with a Chinese patrol and road construction party that began two weeks ago, New Delhi stated on Friday that it is “deeply concerned” at China’s attempt to alter the status quo, which could have “serious security implications” for India. This[Read More…]
GST Effect: Honda joins the party, drops prices by up to Rs 2.27 lakh
The Newly Launched Honda WR-V Gets A Cut Of Rs 96,000 Honda Cars India is the latest to pass on GST benefits to its customers after carmakers such as Maruti, Toyota, Audi and Jaguar Land Rover announced price cuts on July 1. The one nation one tax policy has proven to[Read More…]
Surat: Women autorickshaw drivers exclusively to cater women
The Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) launched Pink Auto Service exclusively of women autorickshaw drivers to cater only to women passengers in the city on Sunday. In a move to empower women, SMC trained, identified and even assisted these women to get loans from banks to buy their own vehicle to[Read More…]