India
A day ahead of Reserve Bank meet, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday pitched for easier monetary policy, arguing that high interest rates can make the economy sluggish. “The government has stuck to fiscal deficit commitments and inflation has been under control. Therefore, I do hope that this movement will continue in order to make […]
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday took oath as the first woman chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir. Governor NN Vohra administered the oath of office to Mehbooba along with her council of ministers. Meanwhile, former deputy chief minister Nirmal Singh also took oath. Union parliamentary affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu and […]
Today India’s National ailines Air India’s crew members will have Khadi made uniforms on flights. The Khadi and Village industries Commission (KVIC) has made an agreement with Air India on this. As per the agreement, Khadi silk saree, Khadi trousers, Khadi shirts and jackets will be provided to the crew members. Other essentials provided to […]
Days after RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ remarks, a top functionary of the organisation has said that ‘Vande Mataram’ is the real national anthem as opposed to the ‘Constitutionally-mandated’ Jana Gana Mana. “Jana Gana Mana is today our national anthem. It has to be respected. There is no reason why it should […]
Protesters shouted slogans outside the Pathankot airbase on Tuesday as a five-member team from Pakistan, which includes an official of its Inter-Services Intelligence or ISI, headed in bulletproof SUVs to the base to investigate a terror attack in which seven military personnel were killed in January. Protests erupted near the Pathankot airbase on Tuesday morning […]
Aiming to meet the April 3 deadline set by Jats, the Haryana Cabinet today passed a Bill to provide reservation to the community in government jobs and education, paving the way for tabling of the proposed legislation in the Assembly before March 31. The draft Bill on reservation to Jats and four other castes — […]
In wake of PDP staking claim to form government in Jammu and Kashmir with BJP’s support, Shiv Sena today sought to know if chief ministerial candidate Mehbooba Mufti will now chant ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’ in the honour of Kashmiri Pandits who lost their lives in terror attacks. Ending the over two-month deadlock, the PDP […]
Union minister Jitendra Singh today said that there were no differences between coalition partners BJP and PDP in Jammu and Kashmir where decks have been cleared for government formation. “There was never a breakdown in the coalition between BJP and PDP. I think this is the continuation of the process which started about a year […]
Pakistani-American terrorist David Coleman Headley on Friday claimed in a Mumbai court that he had “arranged” a fund-raising programme for the Shiv Sena in the US and had planned to invite the then party supremo Bal Thackeray to the event. The 55-year-old, who has turned approver in the 26/11 attacks case, stated this during cross-examination […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today greeted the people of Pakistan on their national day, close on the heels of President Pranab Mukherjee stating that India remains committed to peaceful, friendly and cooperative relations with the neighbouring country. PM Narendra Modi said on twitter:- Greetings to the people of Pakistan on their National Day. — Narendra […]
