Union minister Smriti Irani on Friday visited the Rashtrapati Bhavan and met newly elected President of India Droupadi Murmu, a day after Irani raised – in the Lok Sabha – the issue of Murmu’s insult by Congress leader Adhir Chowdhury who referred to Murmu as ‘rashtrapatni’ . Smriti Irani paid a visit to Droupadi Murmu […]
Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh says he isn’t competitive by nature and doesn’t believe in one-upmanship.Singh made his first media appearance at the Filmfare press conference on Thursday, two days after an FIR was filed against him over his bare-bodied photoshoot for an international magazine. The actor has kept mum on the controversy so far and […]
The Lok Sabha was adjourned till noon on Friday within minutes of commencement of proceedings due to opposition protests.As soon as the House met at 11am, Congress MPs along with a few other opposition members came to the Well of the House shouting slogans against the government. BJP women members, who were standing in the […]
The 22nd Commonwealth Games kicked off in spectacular fashion with a stunning opening ceremony at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham. Despite the challenges posed by Covid-19, the Queen’s baton did not miss a single day or territory during its journey to Birmingham. Taking five months to build and standing 10m high, the raging bull is […]
India’s top chefs display culinary skills at Chitkara University Chandigarh 28 July 2022Chitkara College of Hospitality Management, Chitkara University, Punjab, organised a US Cranberry Culinary Training Program here today. The event gave students the opportunity to experience live cooking demos by some of India’s renowned chefs showcasing their innovative culinary skills using the star ingredient […]
The BJP on Thursday accused the Congress of “demeaning” President Droupadi Murmu and demanded its apology after its leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury called her “rashtrapatni”.Union minister Smriti Irani said Chowdhury used the term knowing well that it demeans Murmu and her office and is against India’s values. The Congress should apologise to the President and […]
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday morning left the Belgharia residence of Arpita Mukherjee, a close aide of West Bengal Minister Partha Chatterjee after filling 10 trunks with cash amounting to approximately Rs 29 crore that was found there.ED sleuths on Wednesday began its searches at the premises linked to aide Arpita Mukherjee. The ED […]
The Enforcement Directorate (ED), which is probing the money trail of the teacher recruitment scam in West Bengal, on Wednesday is conducting raids on four places, including a flat owned by Arpita Mukherjee, a close aide of arrested state minister Partha Chatterjee, in Belgharia and recovered a huge cache of currency notes. Earlier on Saturday, […]
The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld stringent provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act in relation to expansive definition of proceeds of crime, search and seizure, power of arrest, attachment of properties and tough bail conditions. The verdict delivered by a three-judge bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and CT Ravi Kumar is likely […]
Punjab Advocate-General Anmol Rattan Sidhu resigned from his post on Tuesday.In his resignation sent to CM Bhagwant Mann, Sidhu said he was resigning from the post with immediate effect owing to personal reasons. He thanked the party for giving him the chance to represent the office.Sidhu was appointed the advocate-general in March this year.The name […]