At least 23 pilgrims from Indore district of Madhya Pradesh died after a bus carrying them fell into the Bhagirathi River in Uttarkashi in Uttarakhand on Tuesday evening. The pilgrims had gone to Dehradun by train but took the bus on their way to Kedarnath. The accident happened around 7[Read More…]
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Despite volatile market, JSPL standalone sales turnover in FY17 rose by 5%
Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) that started its performance recovery in 3QFY17, managed the uncertainties well and achieved performance level which were superior not only compared to FY16 but also Q3. Although market for raw materials and finished products were quite volatile, the company continued its momentum for an[Read More…]
Rs 40k maintenance for two kids not high in place like Delhi, says Court
A Delhi court has refused to lessen the maintenance amount of Rs 40,000 for two daughters from their father in a domestic violence case filed by their mother. The court said the amount is not high for maintaining two kids in a city like Delhi. The Additional Sessions Judge Lokesh[Read More…]
Soldiers live at the bleeding edges of morality
Many are infuriated by the Army’s decision to honour Major Leetul Gogoi. Hordes of people are still exercised over Major Gogoi’s actions. They all seem to know his decision was wrong, but nobody is pondering over the other options he had. Soldiers live at the bleeding edges of morality. That[Read More…]
India’s private aviation sector has a potential of 6.7 billion USD: BAC’s founder Ivan Vanderhyden
With millions of people choosing luxury in their air travel, India’s passenger growth has increased by 20 per cent. Not only that, India might overtake the United Kingdom as the world’s third largest aviation market by 2026. Considering these factors, the Dubai-based Business Aviation Concepts (BAC) is providing top-notch customer[Read More…]
Scary: Sea lion grabs little girl and pulls her into water
In a deadly incident, a sea lion grabbed a little girl and dragged her into the water leaving her family and people present there in shock. A video capturing the incident has gone viral now. The girl was sitting on a dock at the Steveston Fisherman’s Wharf in Richmond, British[Read More…]
Ashok Singh murder case: Prabhunath Singh, two others awarded life-sentence
Former Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Prabhunath Singh along with two others were awarded life sentence by a court in Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh on Tuesday. They have been convicted in link with a 22-year-old MLA Ashok Singh’s murder case. Singh along with his brother Dinanath and former mukhiya Ritesh Singh were[Read More…]
PSEB exam results out: Girls outshine boys; more than 28% fail in Maths
The results of the Class X exams of the Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) were declared on Tuesday showing the girls surpassing the boys. Significantly, the pass percentage of girls’ was 63.97, much more than the boys’ whose number stood at 52.35 per cent. The overall pass percentage was 57.5.[Read More…]
Breaking: Trouble growing for Lalu Yadav
ED arrests CA Rajesh aggarwal in case of alleged accommodation entries to companies linked with Lalu Yadav’s daughter Misha Bharti. More to follow…
10-yr-old impregnated by stepfather undergoes abortion; sent to child care
The 10-year-old girl who was raped and impregnated by her stepfather successfully underwent an abortion and is doing better now. She was discharged from the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS) in Rohtak on Monday. The minor has been rehabilitated to a Child Care Institution (CCI) in Bahadurgarh by[Read More…]
EC defers Rajya Sabha polls in view of Presidential poll and EVM hackathon
Even though the political parties declared the candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls for 10 seats in West Bengal, Gujarat, and Goa, the Election Commission has postponed the polls. The election was supposed to take place June 9. No new dates were declared now. Out of 10 seats, six[Read More…]
Manchester blast: Bomber died in the blast, says police
In an update, Police chief constable of the city Ian Hopkins said that the bomber of the tragic blast that happened in Ariana Grande’s concert in Manchester died in the blast. At least 22 people were killed in a suspected blast at the end of a pop concert by US[Read More…]
BJP has already thought of an ‘appropriate position’ for Rajinikanth: Nitin Gadkari
Amid speculations that superstar Rajinikanth is ready to join politics, Minister for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping, Nitin Gadkari sends out an open invitation to the actor. The BJP has already thought of an ‘appropriate position’ for the megastar, said Gadkari while speaking to CNN-News18. Significantly, Gadkari shares a ‘good[Read More…]
Bizarre: At nights, books lie free in Iraq’s market
Iraq, a country which is famous for its reading habits among other things, has a strange book market. Yes, we are talking about the howaish market in the holy city of Najaf. Books in this market remain in the open on the streets as the booksellers there firmly believe that[Read More…]
How the BJP’s Tacit Support is Fanning a Lynching Movement in India
The Sangh Parivar excels in camouflaging. The ruling dispensation basically thrives upon promoting intolerance emanating out of exploiting identity based societal fault lines. The mandate it won in 2014 was a vote for the chimera of ‘development’ and aspirational pandering rather than identity based mobilization. After winning the elections that[Read More…]
Luxury train, Tejas Express, to make you forget flights!
Extra Luxurious train ‘Tejas Express,’ with ultra-modern facilities began its maiden journey on Monday. Flagged off by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu through video-conferencing in the presence of Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal, Sachin Tendulkar and other dignitaries, the train started from Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) and will reach Goa’s[Read More…]
Shatrughan Sinha backs Lalu-Kejriwal; Sushil Modi wants such ‘traitors’ removed
Actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha supported RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday. “Enough of negative politics and mudslinging by opponents on our political leaders, be it Kejriwal, Lalu (Prasad) Yadav or Sushil Modi,” Sinha tweeted. Favoring Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Kejriwal, Sinha said, “Individually[Read More…]
Indian cab driver attacked, manhandled and abused in Australia
In another case of racism, an Indian cab driver was attacked and endured injuries in Sandy Bay, Tasmania, on Friday. The driver, who was not permitted to disclose his name owing to legal proceedings, told his terrible ordeal. The driver picked up a couple on Friday night around 10.30 pm[Read More…]
ICJ’s intervention in Kashmir issue is not a practical move: Congress
The Congress party on Monday said that the International Court of Justice’s intervention in Kashmir issue is not a practical move while responding to the reports of Pakistan’s alleged move to seek redressal on the same from the ICJ. Islamabad is gravely ‘mistaken in the matter,’ it added. “In the[Read More…]
No more VIP culture in Karnataka: Ambulance overtakes CM’s convoy
In a blow to the VIP culture, an ambulance of Hosmat hospital, which was carrying an emergency patient, was given precedence over Chief Minister of Karnataka convoy. The ambulance was allowed to overtake CM of Karnataka convoy with their concurrence. “BTP (Bangalore Traffic police) stood by my instructions to prioritise[Read More…]
Nagpur to become India’s first city with all-electric cab fleet
Union power minister Piyush Goyal recently said that the government is looking at having an all-electric car fleet by 2030 to reduce fuel import bills and running costs of vehicles. He also added that not a single petrol or diesel car will be sold in the country by then. To[Read More…]
Another Samajwadi Party leader killed in Uttar Pradesh
Two unidentified assailants in Uttar Pradesh’s Ballia have killed a Samajwadi Party leader on Sunday evening. According to police, Sumer Singh (48) and his friend Manoj Mishra were going to Gopalpur village on a bike to attend a function. But, they were attacked outside Bahuwara village under Lalganj police station.[Read More…]
With ‘Digital India’, we are riding a wounded tiger
India needs to put itself in high gear on the road to information sovereignty, or it may trail further behind in the race for dwindling global resources. I see a strange paradox in front of me. The world has never been this safe – the end of the Cold War[Read More…]
Defence ministry confirms private investment policy in military platforms
On Saturday, Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) confirmed the much-anticipated policy under which selected private firms will be included to build military platforms like submarines and fighter jets in India in partnership with foreign entities. This decision is viewed as a major initiative that aims to create a better defence manufacturing[Read More…]
Govt must ban Triple Talaq if Muslims fail to change the law: M Venkaiah Naidu
Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said on Saturday that the government must take steps to the ban the practice of Triple Talaq if the Muslim community fails to change the practice. “It is for the society to take up the issue and it will be good if the (Muslim) society[Read More…]