Birthday girl among 14 killed in Mumbai pub blaze
Mumbai, Dec 29 : Fourteen persons, including a young woman celebrating her birthday, were asphyxiated, and at least 23 others injured in a major fire that engulfed a pub and other establishments here early on Friday, an official said. According to the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Disaster Control, the blaze reportedly broke around 12.30 a.m. […]
Government sounds alarm on Bitcoins
New Delhi, Dec 29 : Noting that virtual currencies like Bitcoin have no “intrinsic value”, the Indian government on Friday sounded the alarm on the phenomenon of cryptocurrencies, comparing them with the notorious Ponzi schemes floated to dupe gullible investors. A Finance Ministry statement said that as virtual currencies (VCs) were not backed by assets, […]
We are about to make history: Law minister on instant triple talaq Bill
December 28, 2017 New Delhi, Dec 28: A bill to make instant triple talaq illegal and void and awarding a jail term of three years for the husband, was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Thursday Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad introduced the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, calling it a “historic day” […]
Republic Day Celebration -2018, Govt constitutes official panel to oversee arrangements
JAMMU, DECEMBER 27: Government today constituted a committee under the chairmanship of Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Nirmal Singh for supervising the arrangements for Republic Day Celebration -2018. As per the government order issued in this regard, the members of the Committee include Principal Secretary to the Governor, Principal Secretary Home, Principal Secretary Health & […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.” […]
AAP fumes over no invitation to Kejriwal for Magenta line metro
December 25, 2017 The move to not invite Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for the inauguration ceremony of the new Magenta line of the Delhi metro has not gone down well with the Aam Aadmi Party. The party has asked for a refund of the 50 per cent amount it reportedly paid for the construction […]
