Union Food Minister Ramvilas Paswan today assured that the Food Corporation of India has enough stock of foodgrains to meet the requirement for this year despite drought situation in some states. “Nearly 600 lakh tonne of food grains are available against the requirement of 549 in the country,” Paswan told reporters here. He said that […]
President Pranab Mukherjee today praised the people of Manipur for their broad tolerance, pluralism and acceptance of universalism. “Truly, it (Manipur) is Jewel of India. It is not only for its rich culture variety or pristine beauty, for its brave men and women, but for its broad tolerance, pluralism, celebration of pluralism and acceptance of […]
Republican presidential front runner Donald Trump has used fake Indian accent to mock a call center representative in India. At the same time, he described India as a great place, asserting that he is not angry with Indian leaders. The billionaire from New York said that he called up his credit card company to find […]
Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli has been fined Rs 12 lakh for maintaining slow over rate during the team’s Indian Premier League game against Rising Pune Supergiants. Kohli and AB de Villiers smashed brisk half centuries to guide Royal Challengers Bangalore to a 13-run win over Rising Pune Supergiants here last night. “Royal Challengers […]
SpiceJet has sacked one of its commanders for allegedly asking an air hostess to be with him in the cockpit of a Boeing 737 on both legs of an international flight and making her sit on his seat. He also sent his co-pilot out of the cockpit, leaving the two alone in the cockpit for […]
Members of the Sikh community today staged a protest here against actors Boman Irani and Vir Das- starrer ‘Santa Banta’ and burnt posters of the movie, alleging it “insulted” their religion. The protesters, under the banner of Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha (GSGSS), protested in front of PVS Mall in Shastri Nagar, prompting the theatre’s […]
Today Bollywood’s dreamgirl Hema Mailini was in Gujarat. Hema visited Pujya Morari Bapu’s Ashram Chitrakut in Mahuva. He conferred upon Dharamji and me awards in recognition of our contribution to the art field. Despite of demonstration against Pakistani singer Ghulam Ali by Shiv Sena. Ali arrived received the Hanumanta award conferred by religious preacher Morari […]
The benchmark Sensex fell almost 72 points and the NSE Nifty slipped below the 7,900-mark in early trade on Friday as investors took profits in recent gainers amid weak Asian cues. Investors remained cautious as they looked forward to earnings show of blue-chip companies, including Reliance Industries, which is set to release its numbers after […]
The Uttarakhand Cabinet today decided to convene a session of the Assembly on April 29, paving the way for Chief Minister Harish Rawat to go for a floor test as directed by the High Court. In a Cabinet meeting, chaired by Rawat, it was decided to convene a session of the Assembly on April 29 […]
The BJP has decided to fill up the Rajya Sabha vacancies in the nominated category, possible before the Parliament session starts on Monday. Highly placed sources said the government has shortlisted BJP member and known baiter of the Gandhi family Subramanian Swamy, Malayalam actor Suresh Gopi, journalist Swapan Dasgupta, Olympic medallist Mary Kom, economist Narendra […]
