Telugu Desam Party chief N Chandrababu Naidu was put under preventive detention at a time when he along with his party workers were set to take out ‘Chalo Atmakur’ rally. The former Andhra Pradesh chief minister, following the house arrest, sat on a hunger strike to protest against the said move. Naidu sat on a […]
Fitch Ratings have cut India’s GDP growth forecast for 2019-20 fiscal year to 4.6 per cent on deterioration in business and consumer confidence. It affirmed India’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at ‘BBB-‘ with a Stable Outlook. Fitch said growth will gradually recover to 5.6 per cent in FY21 and 6.5 per cent in […]
In a major setback for Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Britain’s Supreme Court has ruled in a historic verdict that his decision to suspend Parliament in the run-up to Brexit was “unlawful”. Johnson suspended, or prorogued, Parliament for five weeks earlier this month, saying it was to allow for a Queen’s Speech to outline policies of […]
‘Dalrymple is a superb historian with a visceral understanding of India … A book of beauty’ – Gerard DeGroot, The Times In August 1765 the East India Company defeated the young Mughal emperor and forced him to establish in his richest provinces a new administration run by English merchants who collected taxes through means […]
Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat has said that India will have two to five theatre commands to deal with future security challenges along the western and northern borders and the first such structure is set to be made functional by 2022, rolling out plans for big ticket military reforms. The chief of defence […]
Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections came in at Rs 95,380 crore in October, down 5.29 per cent from Rs 100,710 crore in the same month last year, as per government data released recently. According to a PTI report, this is the third consecutive month when GST mop-up remained below the Rs 1 lakh crore […]
After rebel Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah sparking off intense speculations of him joining the BJP , a stunned Congress in a quick reaction has expelled Jyotiraditya Scindia from the party moments after he releases resignation letter to party president Sonia Gandhi. “Congress President has […]
Singer-actor Rihanna and her billionaire boyfriend Hassan Jameel have reportedly called it quits. A source confirmed to E! News that the low-key pair have decided to go their separate ways. However, the ace singer is not single again. According to media reports, and report by pagesix.com, Rihanna and Drake were spotted in close proximity to […]
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah has cancelled his visit to two Northeastern states — Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh — scheduled on Sunday and Monday, officials said on Friday. The cancellation comes amidst widespread protests in Assam and Meghalaya against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019. The home minister’s visit to the Northeast has been cancelled, a […]
Witnessing a economic slowdown Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s first full year Budget is expected to provide short-term stimulants to boost consumer demand, and such measures will get a positive response from markets, an Amrerican brokerage report said . If the government fails to take the necessary measures, the current cyclical growth slowdown can turn […]
Amit Panghal, the World Championships’ silver medal-winning boxer , now looking into the future reckons securing an Olympic spot at next year’s Asian qualifiers will be a tough task but vowed to leave no stone unturned in his quest for glory at the Tokyo Games. Panghal (52kg), an Asian Games and Asian Championships gold-medallist, became […]
After slumping to an over six-year low, India’s economic growth will pick up over the coming quarters but the rebound is expected to be weaker than before, Fitch Solutions said as it trimmed GDP forecast for the current fiscal to 6.4 per cent from 6.8 per cent previously. India’s real GDP growth slumped further in […]
Top shuttlers from across the world have hit out at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) for taking the novel coronavirus outbreak “too lightly” and putting them at “risk” by going ahead with its international tournaments. The coronavirus outbreak, declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO) , has led to nearly 5000 deaths globally. […]
A month-and-half after it took off from the launch pad at Sriharikota, traversing a distance of over 3,84,000 km on a pre-defined path, Chandrayaan-2 is ready to face its moment of truth. Meanwhile it learnt that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Bengaluru to witness live, Chandrayaan-2’s landing module ‘Vikram’ trying to pull off […]
Leading food delivery platform Swiggy has said it will expand presence to 600 cities and 200 universities across the country by December this year. The company currently is present in 500 cities and 75 universities, Swiggy said in a statement. Through its Swiggy Launchpad Programme, the company is seeking to enable students to set up […]
An Indian Army officer and two soldiers were killed in Ladakh’s Galwan Valley on Monday night during a “violent face-off” with the Chinese, Army sources told news agency ANI. “During the de-escalation process in the Galwan Valley, a violent face-off took place last night with casualties. The loss of lives on Indian side includes an […]
Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina will be visiting India between October 3-6. This was announced by Ministry of External Affairs in a press release . This will the first visit of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to India since she came to power in Bangladesh and Prime Minister Narendra Modi was elected for the […]
The death toll in China due to novel coronavirus epidemic has gone up to 908 and the number of confirmed cases rose over 40,000, Chinese health officials said . There were 97 deaths and 3,062 new confirmed cases of the lethal infection on Sunday, China’s National Health Commission said. Ninety-one deaths were in Hubei province, […]
After Shiv Sena ended its alliance with the BJP in Maharashtra , now BJP faces another trouble in its alliance . This time in Bihar. After facing criticism over his support to the amended citizenship law,in a big statement Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar has declared that his state will implement the NRC. Kumar […]
Argentine superstar Lionel Messi won a record-breaking sixth Ballon d’Or after another sublime year for the Argentinian, whose familiar brilliance remained undimmed even through difficult times for club and country. Despite Barcelona’s collapse at the end of last season and Argentina losing to Brazil in the semi-finals of the Copa America, Messi’s genius was ever-present […]
Prime Minister Imran Khan admitted that Pakistan committed “one of the biggest blunders” by joining the United States after the 9/11 attacks, saying the previous governments “should not have pledged what they could not deliver.” Speaking at the Council on Foreign Relations think-tank in New York, Khan also said the least he expects the international […]
According to various media reports coming in , it is learnt that the winter session of Parliament is likely to begin from November 18 and last till December 13 , 2019. Jammu and Kashmir, Article 370, Economic slowdown, PMC , NRC are other issues that are likely to come up in both the houses. The […]
Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi has once again put the Congress party in a tight spot. Just days away from voting on October 21 for the two assembly elections in Haryana and Maharashtra, Rahul had apparently left for a foreign trip once again. Some media reports say Bangkok while others say Cambodia. Whatever location it […]
United States aerospace major Boeing have handed over the first four of the 22 Apache attack helicopters to the Indian Air Force while another batch of four choppers will be delivered next week. PTI reported that the delivery of the first batch of the AH-64E Apache helicopters to the IAF at the Hindan air base […]
Vodafone Idea Ltd’s chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla has said that the India’s third largest mobile service provider, will shutdown if the government does not provide relief on the liability it faces in past statutory dues following a Supreme Court order. “If we we are not getting anything then I think it is end of story […]
After the assembly poll results that were declared on October 24,it has been 14 days yet no sign of government in Maharashtra. It is now learnt that the Shiv Sena has MLA’s have now authorised party chief Uddhav Thackeray to take a “final decision” on government formation in Maharashtra. According to a report by PTI, Thackeray chaired […]
There is no respite as of now for embattled senior Congress leader P Chidambaram. The former finance and Home minister is facing the heat in the INX media case . This after the Delhi High Court rejected his anticipatory bail . CJI Ranjan Gogoi is according to news reports likely to hear Chidambaram’s plea and […]
Air India posted an operating loss of around Rs 4,600 crore in the last financial year mainly due to higher oil prices and foreign exchange losses but the debt-laden carrier expects to turn operationally profitable in 2019-20, according to senior officials. Reflecting tough business conditions, the airline’s net loss stood at about Rs 8,400 crore […]
In his address to the nation US President Donald Trump said that no Americans were harmed in the attack by Iran on US bases in Iraq as he offered to embrace peace with the Iranian leadership, in a significant move to de-escalate spiralling tensions in the Middle East. His remarks came hours after Iran launched […]
A finance ministry report has said that Indian economy appears to have slowed down in 2018-19 due to lower private consumption, tepid growth in fixed investment and muted exports. The Central Statistics Office, which released the national account data for the third quarter, had in February revised downwards the growth estimate for 2018-19 fiscal to […]
The Supreme Court has issued notices to the Centre on a batch of 59 pleas challenging the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019. A Bench of Chief Justice SA Bobde, Justice BR Gavai and Justice Surya Kant however have refused to stay the implementation of the Citizenship Act, 2019. The court said it will hear the pleas […]
Reliance Jio has according to media report has pipped Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea in April-June as top revenue earner from telecom services at Rs 10,900 crore within three years of commencing commercial operations, according to the latest financial data released by telecom regulator Trai. This assumes significance as Reliance Jio stormed into the highly-competitive […]
Now that the BJP’s experiment in Maharashtra has boomeranged and leaving the party red- faced, there are pertinent questions that needs to be asked which the nation really wants to know with candidly. A) BJP delegation which included Devendra fadnavis after having met the Governor first said that they did not have the numbers . Their […]
ED has arrested former Fortis Healthcare promoter Malvinder Singh and former CMD of Religare Enterprises Sunil Godhwani in a money-laundering case related to alleged misappropriation of funds of Religare Finvest Ltd (RFL). The Enforcement Directorate (ED) as reported by PTI, took both the accused in its custody inside the Tihar central jail in New Delhi, […]
The past 24 hours have brought some relief to the people residing in the national capital and its adjoining areas such as Gurugram, Noida, Faridabad and Ghaziabad as the air quality index slightly improved from ‘severe’ to ‘very poor’ category in Delhi-NCR, stated the Centre-run System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research. At […]
The Centre while updating the situation in Jammu And Kashmir to the Supreme Court maintained that the restrictions imposed in Jammu and Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370 are a “temporary measure” and was done keeping in mind the safety and security of people.” The entire situation [in Jammu and Kashmir] has been handled […]
BJP leader and former Union minister Swami Chinmayanand has been quizzed by the SIT for around seven hours in connection with a law student’s allegation that he raped her, his counsel said on Friday. The special investigation team, formed on the orders of the Supreme Court, summoned Chinmayanad to the police lines on Thursday night, […]
Bollywood superstar and Global icon Priyanka Chopra Jonas has been honoured with UNICEF’s Danny Kaye Humanitarian Award. The India star was named the 2019 recipient of the Humanitarian Award by the United Nations Children’s Fund in June this year and received the award at the Snowflake Ball in New York on Tuesday night. “Giving back […]
With Hockey India announcing Bhubaneswar and Rourkela as the host cities for the 2023 FIH Men’s World Cup, India Captain Manpreet Singh expressed excitement about the prestigious quadrennial event returning to the spectacular Kalinga Stadium. “There is no doubt that the Kalinga Stadium is one of the world’s best venues we have ever played in. […]
Supreme Court has asked Parliament to ponder over the power of the speaker in deciding petitions seeking disqualification of lawmakers, observing that he also belong to a political party. The suggestion for devising an independent mechanism to deal with disqualification pleas against lawmakers came in a judgment by which the top court asked the Manipur […]
Riding on a massive Modi wave sweeping through most parts of India, the BJP stormed back to power under Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It led in 292 seats while the Congress trailed far behind with 51, according to trends released by the Election Commission for all 542 seats that went to polls. The BJP Parliamentary board meeting […]
