Kashmir problem, a national issue: RSS chief Bhagwat
Nagpur:Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat said on Friday that Kashmir problem is not region-specific but a national issue, and it must be treated in the same manner. “The Kashmir problem should not just be confined to Kashmir alone, but should be viewed as an all India problem and therefore we should all come […]
Babri Masjid case: SC to re-examine 1994 verdict holding ‘offering prayers in mosque not essential in Islam’
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday decided to examine the correctness of its 1994 verdict holding that “offering namaz in a mosque is not an essential and integral part of Islam and Muslims can offer prayers anywhere”, the Asian Age reported. A three-judge bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices Ashok Bhushan and […]
TDP set to exit NDA, will back YSR Congress’s no-confidence motion
March 15, 2018 The Telugu Desam Party is all set to break its alliance with the BJP and could exit the NDA as early as Friday. The party has also decided to support the YSR Congress Partys no-confidence motion in Parliament tomorrow. TDP president and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has called a […]
SP hints at alliance with BSP
March 15, 2018 Samajwadi Party leader Ram Govind Chaudhary on Thursday hoped for an alliance with the Bahujan Samaj Party in future and congratulated chief Mayawati, as the SP, with the support of BSP, registered victory in both the Lok Sabha seats. Chaudhary said, “I would like to congratulate Mayawatiji and give my greetings to her. According to my view, […]
Haryana: 16-year-old raped by principal on pretext of helping her clear Class 10 board exams
In a shocking incident, a Haryana school principal allegedly raped a 16-year-old student on the pretext of helping clear her Class X board exams, The Times of India reported. The principal, who is also the owner of the school that is located on the outskirts of Gohana town in Sonipat, arranged for a dummy student to write the […]
Air India’s Twitter glitch: probe launched
New Delhi, March 15 : National carrier Air India on Thursday said it has “restored” its official Twitter handle after it was hacked and there is no cyber security threat now. According to a senior airline official, Air India has commenced its investigation into the matter. “Early today Air India twitter handle @airindiain was hacked. […]
Ex-PNB official Shetty booked in Rs 9-cr LoU fraud with another company
New Delhi, March 15 : Apparently, the Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi groups were not the only ones indulging in frauds related to Letters of Undertaking (LoUs) issued by the Punjab National Bank (PNB) officials. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed another case against former Deputy Manager of PNB, Gokulnath Shetty — […]
IndiGo, GoAir cancel 50 flights today
March 14, 2018 In other news, domestic carriers IndiGo and GoAir cancelled around 50 flights today as almost one-third of their A320 Neo aircraft fleet remained grounded for the third day following a safety directive by aviation watchdog DGCA. Of the 48 flights, which are not being operated as part of the curtailed schedule, 42 […]
SC dismisses Perarivalan’s plea in Rajiv assassination case
March 14, 2018 The Supreme Court today dismissed the plea of convict A G Perarivalan seeking recall of its May 1999 judgment upholding his conviction in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. A bench of justices Ranjan Gogoi, R Banumathi and M Shantanagoudar said it does not need to interfere with its 1999 verdict upholding Perarivalan’s […]
Indian economy to rebound to trend growth of 7.5% by FY20: World Bank
New Delhi, March 14 : The Indian economy is set to revert to its trend growth rate of 7.5 per cent by 2019-20 as it bottoms out from the impact of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and demonetisation, a World Bank report said on Wednesday. It said that India’s GDP growth is projected to […]
