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Today actor turned politician and BJP MLA from Ahmedabad (West) Paresh Rawal’s controversial remarks on Arundhati Roy be tied to Army jeep instead of stone pelter. Instead of tying stone pelter on the army jeep tie Arundhati Roy ! — Paresh Rawal (@SirPareshRawal) May 21, 2017 Rawal’s remarks drew both support and criticism from several […]
Union minister Harsh Vardhan today took over the charge of the environment ministry that fell vacant after the death of Anil Madhav Dave. Dave had passed away on May 18 after suffering cardiac arrest. He was 60. The government had subsequently handed over the additional charge of the ministry to Science and Technology Minister Harsh […]
A 58-year-old Indian man, who was in the US customs’ custody for entering the country illegally, has died after being hospitalised for shortness of breath. Atul Kumar Babubhai Patel was taken in custody by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Atlanta City Detention Centre for two days. He died on Tuesday afternoon at Atlanta’s […]
Environment Minister Anil Dave passed away here today. 60-year-old Dave complained of uneasiness at his home this morning and was rushed to AIIMS where he passed away, according to official sources. He was a member of the Rajya Sabha since 2009. Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the death of Dave. “Absolutely shocked by the sudden […]
Vegetable khicdi, Rajma-rice and idli-vada will be among the dishes that will replace pizza, noodles and pastries in school canteens across Maharashtra as the state government has banned sale of junk food in school cafeterias. The Maharashtra government yesterday imposed a ban on sale of `High in Fat, Salt and Sugar’ (HFSS) food at school […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today condoled the loss of lives in a road accident in Uttar Pradesh and announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh for the kin of each of those killed. Fourteen persons were killed and 28 others injured when a truck carrying a marriage party fell into a canal at Etah, nearly […]
Supreme Court confirmed death penalty for four convicts in Nirbhaya gang-rape case on Friday. The order was pronounced by the SC bench comprising of Justices Dipak Misra, Justice R Banumathi and Justice Ashok Bhushan. While reading out his judgement, Justice Misra said modern and progressive techniques have been used in investigation. Prosecution shall be relied […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s dream of South Asia satellite or GSAT-9 will be fulfilled with today’s launch from Sriharikota. ISRO countdown is under way. Launch is slated for 4:57 pm today. The satellite will be networked with all SAARC countries except Pakistan who did not come on board the project citing its own space programme. […]
The GST Bill, among other new transformations, will prove to be a game changer for the media and entertainment industry, Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu said here on Thursday. “Campaigns like Make in India, Skill India and Digital India were clearly positive signals for new transformation including GST which would prove to be a game changer […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today paid obeisance at Kedarnath as the portals of the Himalayan shrine were reopened for devotees after remaining closed for six months for the winters. Accompanied by Uttarakhand Governor K K Paul and Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, Modi arrived in an army chopper at the helipad built close to the […]
