New Delhi Homegrown car-maker Tata Motors has announced that the prices of its passenger vehicles will receive a hike of up to 2.2 per cent from August to offset increased input costs. This is the second time the company has hiked the prices of its models in the last three months, as in April, the company increased […]
Mumbai Veteran Bollywood and television actress Rita Bhaduri breathed her last on Tuesday morning. She was suffering from a kidney ailment. Noted actor Shishir Sharma took to his Facebook account and broke the news. He wrote: “We deeply regret to inform you that Reeta Bhaduri has departed for her journey beyond. The funeral rites will be […]
New Delhi The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it cannot wait for a “majoritarian government” to decide on enacting, amending or striking down a law if it violates fundamental rights. The apex court made the observation while hearing a clutch of petitions on the validity of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code. “We would […]
More than 20 people were injured on Monday after a section of a tent caved in during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech at a public rally in West Bengal’s Midnapore. The Prime Minister and the leaders of his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on the dais were, however, safe. He rushed to see the injured at […]
New Delhi Nearly 15,000 people died prematurely in Delhi due to pollution by fine particulate matter in 2016, says a new study, which ranks the national capital third in a list of cities worldwide that reported most deaths due to toxic air. Shanghai was ranked first in most premature deaths at 17,600 and Beijing second […]
Raipur Gold coins belonging to the 12th century have been found during earth-digging for a road construction in Chhattisgarh’s Kondagaon district on Friday. A pot containing 57 gold coins, a silver coin, and a gold earring was unearthed on July 10 during the construction of a road between Korkoti and Bedma villages, district collector Neelkanth […]
New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s official Twitter account, @narendramodi witnessed a drop in followers after the social networking site announced a global crackdown on fake and automated accounts on 11 July. PM Modi’s handle, which is the top most followed Twitter account in India, lost more than 2 Lakh followers within a span of 24 Hours. […]
New Delhi To discourage the practice of dowry and ward off false cases registered under the dowry prohibition laws, the Supreme Court has recommended the central government to make it mandatory for families to submit wedding expenditure to the concerned marriage officer. The Apex court issued a notice to the centre in this regard and […]
NEET 2018: The Medical Counseling Committee (MCC) is not releasing the results for the second phase of counselling today on July 12. As per a note published on the official page, “in compliance of the directions of High Court of Madras, Madurai, the online undergraduate counselling for the session: 2018 including the declaration of second round result will […]
Some newspapers have reported today that the use of Aadhaar Card will be a “must” to avail benefits under the Ayushman Bharat – National Health Protection Mission. This is factually incorrect. Notification of the Ayushman Bharat – National Health Protection Mission being issued by MoHFW under Section 7 of the Aadhaar Act, merely enables the […]