Budget Session 2018-19: Speaker announces institution of media awards
JAMMU, DECEMBER 27: Speaker, J&K Legislative Assembly Kavinder Gupta today announced institution of awards for the media coverage of the upcoming Budget session of the state legislature. “On the recommendations of the Director Information, we have decided to institute two awards, one each for print and electronic media, for the outstanding and comprehensive coverage of […]
UP govt withdraws 22-year-old case against CM Yogi Adityanath
December 27, 2017 Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is set to get relief in a 22-year-old case against him and a dozen others for defying prohibitory orders as the state government has ordered its withdrawal. The case against the chief minister, who now also holds the home department portfolio, and Union minister Shiv Pratap […]
China to become world’s biggest economy by 2032
Wed Dec 27, 2017 Experts say the United States is set to lose its global economic dominance and will be replaced by China that will establish itself as the world’s biggest economy before 2032. A report released by the London-based Center for Economics and Business Research emphasized that China was already successfully moving ahead […]
Malegaon Blast Case: Sadhvi Pragya, Lt Colonel Purohit Not To Be Charged Under Organised Crime Law
December 27, 2017 Lieutenant Colonel Prasad Purohit and Sadhvi Pragya, accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, will not be charged under a tough law against organised crime. A special National Investigating Agency (NIA) court has dropped charges under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 1999, against six accused including Lt Colonel Purohit and […]
Al Qaeda threatens to wage war on Indian cities.
A senior al Qaeda commander has said “the key to victory in Jammu and Kashmir lies in waging war on Indian cities” in a video which was released on online jihadist forums on Tuesday night. “India is already using 600,000 troops just to hold on to Kashmir. If it is attacked in Kolkata, Bangalore and […]
Paytm becomes India’s first payments app to cross 100 mn downloads on Play Store
27 December 2017 New Delhi , Dec 27 : India’s largest mobile-first financial services platform, Paytm on Wednesday announced that its app has crossed the 100 million milestone on Google Play Store in the second week of December 2017. This makes Paytm the country’s first payments app to cross the 100 million downloads mark. “We […]
After amnesty to stone pelters,detained seperatist’s to be released.
Srinagar, After announcing amnesty to more than 4500 first stone pelters and others, reportedly on the recommendation of Centre-appointed interlocutor Dineshwar Sharma, the government has now started releasing Separatists detained for the past about one year or so. The Centre announced the amnesty to first-time stone pelters after Mr Sharma completed his first visit to […]
Mirwaiz reacts at social media gag on employees
Hurriyat (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Wednesday reacted sharply to the Jammu and Kashmir government’s social media gag order on its employees. Mirwaiz said the gag order has exposed the “occupational regime of New Delhi and its local agents in Jammu and Kashmir.”“Ordering gags and threatening punishment to State employees for expressing their opinion […]
On a cold winter morning in Shimla, the PM takes a coffee break
December 27, 2017 On a cold winter day in Shimla, PM Narendra Modi reflects on a hot cup of coffee. The PM tweeted, “In Shimla, relished coffee at the Indian Coffee House and reminisced old days. The coffee tastes as good as it did two decades ago, when I would frequent Himachal for party work.” […]
China urges Pakistan, India to maintain peace
Beijing Dec 27: China on Wednesday urged India and Pakistan to maintain peace along the LoC, which has witnessed a spurt in cross-border firing including the killing of three Pakistani soldiers by Indian Army commandos this week. China, which maintains a neutral position on the Indian-Pakistan dispute, asked the two countries to stay committed to […]
