New Delhi “You may call me Pappu, but I don’t hate you,” Rahul Gandhi said, looking directly at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and then walking across to embrace him. It may not have been an “earthquake” but the Congress president’s jaw-dropping gesture during the no-confidence motion debate in parliament came close to it, felt many […]
New Delhi: Supreme Court has stayed the Madras High Court order which had directed CBSE to award 196 grace marks to students who appeared for NEET exam in Tamil and release a fresh merit list. Students who had qualified in the NEET exam had been waiting for the Supreme Court decision on the matter with […]
Lucknow In yet another incident of vandalism, a Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar statue has been vandalised in UP’s Ballia district by some miscreants. The district’s superintendent of police, SP Ganguly, said, “Some unknown miscreants broke the finger of the statue in the wee hours on Monday morning. The investigation is being done in the case.” […]
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. […]