Politics
Inadvisable To Say Every Marriage Violent, Every Man Rapist: Smriti Irani
| Leave a CommentNew Delhi: The protection of women and children in the country is a priority for all but condemning every marriage as violent and every man a rapist is not advisable, Minister of Women and Child Development Smriti Irani said in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. Her comments came in response to CPI leader Binoy Viswam’s […]
Read more »Mulayam Singh Yadav’s daughter- in-law Aparna Yadav joins BJP
| Leave a CommentNEW DELHI : Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav’s daughter-in-law Aparna Yadav joined the BJP on January 19. She joined the party in the presence of Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya and and its State chief Swatantra Dev Singh. Expressing her admiration for PM Narendra Modi, she also said the nation’s interest […]
Read more »The cruise that was not to be
/ | Leave a CommentHer name is Celestyal Experience (formerly Costa Romantica) and she is a cruise ship from Italy. She arrived at Karachi’s Gadani Port recently, along with rumours and conjecture. Ahmadullah Khan, her new owner, told the media that he had bought the ship for tourism purposes. While he did not say what these purposes would be, […]
Read more »PM Modi, Rajnath likely to pay tributes to Rawat, others at Palam airport
/ | Leave a CommentNEW DELHI : Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will pay respects to CDS Bipin Rawat and other Armed Forces personnel, who were killed in the chopper crash in Tamil Nadu’s Coonoor, at around 9 PM today. National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and three Services chiefs will also be present. According to […]
Read more »Farmers in Gujarat to get Rs 1,500 government aid to purchase smartphones
/ | Leave a CommentSURAT : The Gujarat government has decided to provide financial assistance of up to Rs 1,500 to farmers in the state for purchasing a smartphone, as per a notification issued by the state agriculture department. The scheme is meant to encourage the farmers to buy smartphones which could be used for various purposes towards […]
Read more »Air quality in Delhi ‘very poor’
/ | Leave a Comment| New Delhi | The air quality in the national capital was recorded under the ‘very poor’ category on Sunday, while shallow fog in some areas reduced visibility, affecting the traffic movement. The System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR) said the Air Quality Index (AQI) in the national capital was 324 […]
Read more »Buzz in BJP: Biggest gain for Modi’s image
/ | Leave a CommentNEW DELHI : After digging its heels for more than a year over the contentious farm bills, the announcement of their withdrawal by Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday morning is expected to give moral high ground for the BJP and its leaders to leverage ahead of key elections coming up next year. Although the announcement […]
Read more »Gangster-style
/ | Leave a CommentIn a world slowly but surely going mad, the standoff between Belarus and Poland allows us to understand how a deranged moment can bring countries to the brink of war. The author of the unhinged action ~ one characterised by the European Union as a “gangster” approach ~ is Alexander Lukashenko, the dictator who rules […]
Read more »Why has Kerala revoked order allowing Tamil Nadu to fell trees near Mullaperiyar dam?
/ | Leave a CommentNEW DELHI : A fresh row related to Mullaperiyar dam has erupted between Kerala, where the dam is situated, and Tamil Nadu, the custodian of the dam. The controversy is over felling of trees downstream the baby dam, which is part of the 126-year-old Mullaperiyar dam. On November 5, 2021, Kerala granted Tamil Nadu permission […]
Read more »Rafale row: French portal Mediapart’s revelations trigger Cong-BJP slugfest
/ | Leave a CommentNEW DELHI : A day after French investigative journal Mediapart made fresh claims that the Rafale manufacturer paid €7.5 million to a middleman between 2007 to 2012, a slugfest broke about between Congress and BJP, with both parties taking potshots at each other over the fresh revelations. Referring to the claims, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi […]
Read more »PM Modi Holds Review Meeting With DMs Of Over 40 Districts Having Low Covid Vaccination
/ | Leave a CommentNEW DELHI : Prime Minister Narendra Modi, immediately upon his return from abroad after attending the G20 and COP26 meetings, is holding a review meeting on Wednesday with district magistrates of over 40 districts having low Covid-19 vaccination coverage. Prime Minister asserted that the COVID-19 vaccination drive is now needed to be taken door-to-door and […]
Read more »Mamata calls TMC’s win ‘people’s victory’, Congress wins three Himachal seats, BJP gains in MP
/ | Leave a CommentNEW DELHI : Counting of votes for three Lok Sabha and 29 assembly seats across 13 states and the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli is underway. A turnout of 50 per cent to 80 per cent was recorded during voting in three Lok Sabha and 29 Assembly constituencies that went for by-elections. The […]
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