UP minister Suresh Kumar Khanna said at the state assembly on Thursday that the decreased Karnataka-cadre IAS officer was on the verge of exposing scams worth thousands of crores. He further claimed that the scam was related to the Congress-led government in Karnataka. This response came amid allegations from opposition[Read More…]
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Zomato hacked; user payment details remain safe
Just when the world was paranoid about the cyber threats, Zomato has admitted that 17 million usernames and passwords have been stolen by hackers from its platform. However, it further added that information relating to payment remains safe them. Notably, this is the second breach of Zomato’s system the past[Read More…]
Shraddha Kapoor denies dating Farhan Akhtar, says ‘focusing on my work’
Bollywood actress Shraddha Kapoor’s alleged romance with Farhan Akhtar is talk of the town now. However, Shraddha, who is currently busy with the promotions of her upcoming film ‘Half Girlfriend’, has denied dating the actor. Referring to the dating rumors, Shraddha said that she pays no heed to those reports[Read More…]
RSS vaccines keeping children away from school in Assam
Students in Assam are not attending school in fear of the ‘RSS vaccine’. The panic has set among the parents as well. This fear is an aftermath of a widespread rumour that this RSS vaccine would be administered in schools to make students infertile. According to the rumours, this RSS[Read More…]
Lalu’s close aide, Prabhunath Singh convicted in Ashok Singh murder case
Former Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Prabhunath Singh along with two others, were convicted by a court in Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh on Thursday. They have been convicted in the link with a 22-year-old MLA Ashok Singh’s murder case. All the convicts were sent to jail. The court said it will declare[Read More…]
Watch: Smiling Buddha, 42 years since India’s first Nuclear programme
On 18 May, 1974, India became a nuclear superpower with project Smiling Buddha, under the leadership of its first female Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi. With its success, India became the sixth nation to be a nuclear-powered nation. Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru authorised the nuclear programme for peaceful purposes. The project[Read More…]
NASA probes found a man-made BUBBLE surrounding Earth
Since ages human have been shaping Earth’s setting, but now NASA scientists have found that we can also shape our near-space surroundings with radio communications. Effects of such communications extended beyond our atmosphere that created a bubble surrounding Earth, revealed NASA’s Van Allen Probes. The Van Allen Probes are meant[Read More…]
Jaipur: Woman alleges parents’ hand in husband’s murder
In a shocking incident, a young woman from Jaipur has alleged that her parents had hired murderers to kill her husband. She said that she saw her husband murdered. Mamata Chaudhary, 30, had married Amit Nayyar, 28, an engineer from Kerala a year-and-a-half ago. They had met when they were[Read More…]
Bollywood’s favorite Maa: Reema Lagoo dies of cardiac arrest
Veteran Bollywood actor Reema Lagoo died on Thursday after suffering a cardiac arrest at the Kokilaben Dhirbhai Ambani hospital in Mumbai. Lagoo was popular for essaying the role of a mother in movies. She has worked in several blockbuster films. The popular face of ‘maa’ in the 90s and early[Read More…]
Cisco Systems to lay off 1,100 more staff
Global networking giant Cisco Systems would extend its restructuring plan to lay off 1,100 more staff. Earlier, Cisco Systems had earlier announced the restructuring plan in August 2016 to reinvest in “key priority areas.” It had a plan to lay off up to 5,500 staff, or 7 per cent its[Read More…]
Civil court grants anticipatory bail to Karnataka’s ex-CM Kumaraswamy
On Wednesday, a city civil court awarded a 7 day anticipatory bail to former Karnataka CM and Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) lawmaker H.D. Kumaraswamy. He is allegedly involved in a mining scam in which a serving IAS officer was arrested on Monday. Kumaraswamy, who was the JD-S Chief Minister in 2006-07,[Read More…]
Ministers to be penalised for overstay in public homes
On Wednesday, the Cabinet declared that ministers and members of Parliament who overstay in public homes on time will be penalised. According to new orders, those ministers & MPs who refuse to vacate these homes can further be prosecuted. Ministers who overstay their tenure in such public homes and continue[Read More…]
Over 2000 people fined in UP for using tobacco products
As per an official, the Uttar Pradesh government has fined a total of 2,250 people and collected Rs 1,98,096 during 2016-17 for using tobacco products in public places. The reports revealed that the government fined 12,444 people and collected Rs 14,28,261 between April 2013 and March 2017 for violating Section[Read More…]
Health Minister warns private medical colleges on admission issue
On Wednesday, Health Minister Malladi Krishna Rao warned private medical colleges in the Puducherry. Rao cleared that if the colleges did not accept students chosen by Centralised Admission Committee (CENTAC) for PG courses under government quota owing to the fee issue, it will have to face stern actions. Rao was[Read More…]
Mukesh Ambani tops Forbes list of Global Game Changers
Just when Reliance was enjoying Jio’s popularity and success over making 4G Internet incredibly accessible to Indians, Mukesh Ambani, 60, comes at the top of the list for his game-changing efforts to bring the internet to India’s masses. “Anything and everything that can go digital is going digital. India cannot[Read More…]
Women involvement is key to making India open defecation free
In India, one in two people defecate in the open, making India a country with the dubious distinction of having the largest number of people defecate in the open in the world, at more than 564 million (UNICEF report). The rural-urban divide is most pronounced in this case with about[Read More…]
Forced out of home, society comes together to help a blind girl achieve her dreams
As they say, success is not final, failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts and to prove that we have a very young law student, Nikita Shukla who never learned to give up despite all odds. Nikita won a radio contest recently and as she[Read More…]
Former Haryana CM, 82-year old Om Prakash Chautala clears class 12 in Tihar jail
In a progressive move and setting an example for many, former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala, who is serving a 10-year jail term, has passed his higher secondary examination with first division at the age of 82. The veteran leader is now planning to pursue an undergraduate course. He[Read More…]
Defence Minister Jaitley, Army Chief Rawat to visit J&K to examine security situation
Defence Minister Arun Jaitley and Army Chief General Bipin Rawat will visit Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday to examine the security situation in the valley state. Notably, this will be Jaitley’s first visit to the state after he took over the charge from Manohar Parrikar. His visit came amid intensified[Read More…]
Presidential poll: Mamata Banerjee met Sonia Gandhi; favors Opposition consensus on candidate
West Bengal Chief Mamata Banerjee met Congress President Sonia Gandhi on late Tuesday night with a purpose to field a joint candidate for the upcoming Presidential poll. The 40-minute long meeting also saw the presence of Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi. “We want the entire Opposition to get together and[Read More…]
10-year-old pregnant with child of rapist stepfather to undergo abortion this week
In an incident that shows a disgraceful side of our society, a 10-year-old girl will undergo an abortion this week in Haryana. The young kid is pregnant with the child of her rapist stepfather. The abortion decision came after a city court asks doctors at the Post Graduate Institute of[Read More…]
Batla House encounter: Court drops charges against caretaker
On Monday, a Delhi court discharged Abdul Rehman, the caretaker of the Batla House flat where the two suspected terrorists, who were allegedly involved in Delhi serial blasts were killed in an encounter in 2008. Rehman, who was accused of sheltering alleged terror activities was discharged by additional session Judge[Read More…]
WannaCry: No compromise in ATMs clarifies RBI
Soon after the invasion by ransomware WannaCry which threatened the global security, the Reserve Bank of India has denied that it has asked banks in the country to shut down ATMs despite multiple conflicting reports on the same. The central bank’s spokesperson clarified, “The RBI has not passed any circulars[Read More…]
No new BEd colleges this year: Union Minister Prakash Javadekar
The Centre has refused to allow new BEd colleges to spring into existence as they are concerned over the dropping standards of teacher training institutions in the country. Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar said that 2017 will be a “zero year” for new colleges in the field and[Read More…]
Child rights panel asks Uttarakhand govt to improve school condition
The State Commission for Protection of Child Rights has asked the Uttarakhand government to renovate the neglected and crumbling school buildings on a priority basis during the summer holidays. “There must be at least 500-600 school buildings from the primary to intermediate level in the state which are either without[Read More…]