Budget 2018: Good news for health insurance likely
January 15, 2018 Health insurance premiums could get larger tax breaks, as the finance ministry has asked the apex body of general insurance firms to examine the proposal for the Budget 2018-19. The government is willing to consider the demand, since health insurance costs have moved centre stage in the policy circles. The Narendra Modi-led […]
Why Jaitley is under no pressure to present a populist Budget
January 15, 2018 A view, currently shared by a large number of people, is that the Union government’s Budget for 2018-19 will be populist. The argument is that this will be the last full Budget of the Modi government in its current tenure. Hence, it will make sense for Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to dole […]
Kohli-Pandya partnership will be crucial for India on Day 3
January 15, 2018 India were in a spot of bother at the close of play on Day 2 on Sunday but pacer Ishant Sharma feels the visitors have the chance to take the ongoing second cricket Test away from South Africa if Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya build up a good partnership on Monday. Skipper […]
7 Pakistani Soldiers Killed In “Retaliatory Action” Along LoC, Says Army
NEW DELHI: January 15, 2018 The army today said it had killed seven Pakistani soldiers in retaliatory action along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch, according to news agency PTI. At least four of the deaths were confirmed by the Pakistani government in a tweet. The army’s action comes after an Indian soldier […]
Nuclear threats can’t undermine need for India, Pakistan talks: Pakistani daily
Islamabad, Jan 15 : India Army chief General Bipin Rawat’s remarks that his force was ready to call Pakistan’s “nuclear bluff” and cross the border cannot “erase the core truth” that the two countries need to engage each other in dialogue, a Pakistani newspaper said on Monday. Dawn, Pakistan’s influential newspaper, in its editorial “Aggressive […]
26923 falls prey to dogs last year,srinagar alone reported 9514 bites.
Srinagar has emerged as the dog capital of the state as the number of dog-bites reported in 2017 were the highest from state’s fist city, information revealed by the state government in the state legislature said. Srinagar alone reported 9514 dog bites to the hospitals in 2017. Kashmir had registered a staggering 26923 dog bites […]
Opposition walks out over Army Chief’s Statement.
Opposition National Conference MLAs on Monday staged a walkout from the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly over the recent statement of army Chief and Cardon and search operations in the state. As soon as the House assembled for the day’s proceedings, the NC MLAs demands statement by Chief Minister regarding army chief’s statement and Caso’s in […]
One UN Vote Can’t Change Our Relationship With India, Says Israel PM
15 January 2018 Dubbing India-Israel relationship as a ‘marriage made in heaven’, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said even though the Jewish state was disappointed by India’s vote at the United Nations against Jerusalem issue, one negative vote will not affect the ties. Netanyahu said he hoped that his visit to India would strengthen cooperation […]
Malik demand release of Kawa,joined family during protest .
Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik on Monday termed Bilal Kawa’s arrest as a “ploy of Delhi police to get awards and promotions.” Malik, who had come in solidarity to participate in the protest organized by Kawa’s family at Press Enclave in Srinagar, said that it is hard to understand […]
26 killed in Baghdad twin suicide bombings
January 15, 2018 At least 26 persons were killed and 75 others injured in twin suicide attacks in Baghdad early on Monday, police said. The first attack took place in the morning when a suicide bomber detonated his explosive vest at a crowded site near al-Tayaran Square where construction workers usually gather waiting for potential employers. “The blasts were […]
