Pakistan on Thursday released a video of alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav who says he has not been tortured in custody and that he saw an Indian diplomat “yelling” at his mother and wife after they met him last month. Sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges[Read More…]
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Aadhaar data fully safe, no breach possible, claims UIDAI
Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Thursday denied breach or leak of Aadhaar data after a newspaper reported it bought unrestricted access to the details of over one billion Aadhaar numbers — for just Rs 500. “The Aadhaar data, including biometric information, is fully safe and secure,” the authority[Read More…]
‘New’ RCOM to be India’s largest B2B business, says Anil Ambani
The “new” Reliance Communications (RCOM) will be “capex light” and emerge as India’s largest B2B (business-to-business) entity that is “focussed on the global and enterprise business”, according to Reliance Group Chairman Anil Ambani. It will also have a “strong strategic partner coming in the next few months”, Ambani said in[Read More…]
In touch with Maharashtra over riots: Home Ministry
The Union Home Ministry on Thursday said it was keeping a close eye on violent incidents in Maharashtra and was in constant touch with the state government. A Home Ministry official said the Centre “has received a factual report from the Maharashtra government regarding the clashes in the state”. At[Read More…]
Mumbai: Ruckus as police cancels Mevani, Khalid meet
Angry protests erupted and anti-government slogans were raised on Thursday as the police abruptly refused permission for a convention to be attended by Gujarat Dalit legislator Jignesh Mevani and JNU student leader Umar Khalid. Confirming the development, a Mumbai police spokesperson said that the permission has been denied for the[Read More…]
2009 Jigisha murder: Delhi High Court commutes death of two to life
The Delhi High Court on Thursday commuted the death sentence of two convicts to life imprisonment in the 2009 Jigisha Ghosh murder case. A division bench of Justice S. Murlidhar and Justice I.S. Mehta modified the death sentence awarded to Ravi Kapoor and Amit Shukla by the trial court and[Read More…]
Kolkata: Governor condemns assault on teachers in college
West Bengal Governor Keshri Nath Tripathi on Wednesday condemned the incident of agitation by the student’s union in the Charuchandra College here and urged the students to show “student-like courtesy” towards the teachers. A teacher and a non-teaching staff of the college were allegedly manhandled by the students during an[Read More…]
TMC practicing soft Hindutva to stop consolidation of Hindu votes in favour of BJP
Terming West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s visit to a temple in Birbhum district as “soft Hindutva”, state BJP President Dilip Ghosh on Wednesday said the ruling party was trying to arrest consolidation of “Hindu votes” in favour of his party. “If we go to temples, we are branded as[Read More…]
Goa looks to ban binge, public drinking, says Parrikar
The Goa government is working on an effective legislation to put curbs on binge drinking and consumption of alcohol in public places, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Wednesday. “There will be some solutions in the Budgetary exercise. This requires legal solutions and proper directions and preparedness by the government…[Read More…]
War of words in LS over making Hindi official language at UN
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Congress leader Shashi Tharoor traded barbs in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday over making Hindi an official language at the United Nations. Tharoor questioned the need to push it while the Minister called his remark “ignorant”. Sushma Swaraj, in her reply to a question,[Read More…]
Jet Airways: Couple pilot fights mid-air putting lives of passengers in danger; probe on
A major case of negligence of two pilots has surfaced on the Jet Airways’ London-Mumbai flight on Tuesday. On January 2, a Jet Airways’ flight moving towards Mumbai from London at around 5 pm escaped a major accident due to a fight between two pilot couple, reported Newscode. According to[Read More…]
Anti-Dalit violence in Maharashtra disrupts Rajya Sabha
The Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 2 pm on Wednesday after ruckus over the violence against Dalits in Maharashtra that some opposition members blamed on the BJP and the RSS. Satish Chandra Mishra of the Bahujan samaj Party alleged that the Rashtriya Swayemsewak Sangh (RSS) and the Bharatiya Janata Party[Read More…]
World’s first sunroof airbag system revealed
Hyundai Mobis, a Hyundai Motor Group subsidiary, has introduced a Panorama Sunroof Airbag System. Focused on strengthening passenger safety in a vehicle, the airbag can deploy in 0.08 seconds, protecting passengers from head and neck injuries in a case of a rollover. How does it work? The sunroof airbag is quite similar[Read More…]
Bengal to offer rural houses to five lakh families: Mamata
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said the state would offer rural houses to five lakh families ahead of the panchayat elections scheduled to be held this year. “Five lakh families of the state would be offered houses under the state government’s ‘Bangla Gramin Abas Yojna’. We would[Read More…]
Rs 65 cr illegal income of Karnataka hair exporters detected
Income Tax raids on human hair exporters in Karnataka recently resulted in disclosure of Rs 65 crore and seizure of crores in cash and jewellery from them, said an official on Tuesday. “Tax evasion even on income from hair offered by devotees in temples was found by our investigation directorate[Read More…]
Can’t prevent misuse of Bitcoin by terrorists: Government
There is no mechanism to prevent the misuse of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin by terror groups and other anti-national elements, the government said on Tuesday, adding it was awaiting the report of an expert group on the subject. “One of the features of cryptocurrency is that there is lack of[Read More…]
Congress confused on triple talaq: Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Tuesday attacked the Congress for its “confused” stand on the Triple Talaq Bill and wanted to know why it was sad while the Muslim women were happy. “These days a number of reforms are being brought in. The Triple Talaq Bill is one of[Read More…]
The growing charm of online shopping fests
Late last year, business reporters from across the world were invited to Shanghai — China’s largest city — to witness the people of the most populous country in the world shop relentlessly for 24 hours. The Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, one of the world’s largest retailers, has been celebrating the[Read More…]
Nearly two lakh cr investment proposed for 90 smart cities: Minister
An investment of Rs 1,91,155 crore has been proposed for the 90 cities under the Smart Cities project, Urban Development Minister Hardeep Puri said on Monday, a day after Congress President Rahul Gandhi said only seven per cent of funds for the project had been used. An official statement issued[Read More…]
Delhi ration distribution system made online; to be managed through e-PoS devices
The Delhi government on Monday said that the ration distribution in all 2,254 fair price shops has been made online and will now be managed through the electronic Point of Sale (e-PoS) devices. The Aadhaar-based e-PoS machines would use biometric identification to ensure that ration card-holders get their allotted share[Read More…]
Singer Sunidhi Chauhan gives birth to a baby boy
Singer Sunidhi Chauhan gave birth to her first child — a boy — in a hospital on Monday evening. “The baby and mother are doing well. Sunidhi and husband Hitesh are proud with their little bundle of joy who arrived at 5.20 p.m. on January 1, 2018,” Ranjana Dhanu, Sunidhi’s[Read More…]
Karnataka to buy 640 electric vehicles under central scheme
Karnataka will purchase 640 electric vehicles under the Central government’s Fame India subsidised scheme, an official said on Monday. “We have received approval from the Department of Heavy Industries to purchase the electric vehicles under the National Electricity Mobility Mission of the Central government’s Fame India scheme,” the statement said.[Read More…]
Only 7 per cent of Rs 9,860 cr spent so far under Smart City mission: Report
Only seven per cent, or about Rs 645 crore have been utilised so far out of Rs 9,860 crore released to 60 cities under the Smart City project, says a data report. Of the Rs 196 crore specified to each of around 40 cities, Ahmedabad has spent the maximum amount[Read More…]
2017: Opposition parties showed some unity, face formidable challenges
Opposition parties face a daunting task to check the BJP’s rise and expansion under Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the coming year presents them opportunities to do so in eight states that go to the polls. It will also test them for their ability to build up the momentum against[Read More…]
Bihar man draws govt funds to construct ’42 toilets’ at his home
A man in a Bihar village has allegedly drawn government funds good enough for constructing 42 toilets in his house, an official said on Saturday. Yogeshwar Choudhary, a resident of Vishnupur Ram village under Hajipur Sadar block in Vaishali district, has managed to draw the funds for construction of toilets[Read More…]