India shoots down satellite, announces Modi
PM Narendra Modi says India shoots down low orbit satellite and becomes a major space power. Mission Shakti is a big win for India. "India has entered its name as an elite space power. An anti-satellite weapon A-SAT, successfully targeted...
EC likely to clear revised MNREGA wage rates
Going by precedents and instructions issued in the past, the Election Commission is likely to approve a rural development ministry request to revise the wages under MGNREGA from April 1, a move that could benefit crores of beneficiaries across the...
Boeing holds test flights for 737 MAX fix
Boeing has flown test flights of its 737 MAX to evaluate a fix for the system targeted as a potential cause of two deadly plane crashes, two sources familiar with the matter said. The aviation giant, which has been...
Shatrughan Sinha to join Congress on March 28
Bollywood actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha, who has been associated with BJP for about three decades, will join Congress at New Delhi on March 28, a senior party leader said on Tuesday. "Shatrughan Sinha will join Congress in New Delhi on March 28...
Bombay HC refuses to stay quota in education for Marathas
Nagpur/Mumbai: In a major relief to Maharashtra Government, the Bombay High Court on Tuesday refused to stay the reservation in education for Marathas. Hearing on the matter was being held since February 6 this year. Several PILs opposing and supporting Maratha...
Jaya Prada joins BJP
Actor-turned-politician Jaya Prada has joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. The former Samajwadi Party leader had won the Rampur Lok Sabha seat in 2004 and 2009. According to media reports, Jaya is likely to contest Lok Sabha elections from Rampur against SP's...
BJP busy in T-shirt marketing: Priyanka
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra took a jibe at 'Namo again' and 'chowkidaar' T-shirts, being sold as a part of poll merchandise for the ensuing Lok Sabha election. Gandhi took to Twitter and slammed Bharatiya Janata Party leaders for ignoring...
Shatrughan Singh to Join Hands With Congress This Week After BJP Snub
New Delhi: After the denial of ticket from Patna Sahib, disgruntled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Shatrughan Sinha is likely to join Congress by the end of this week, claimed reports. Speaking to media persons at Patna airport, Bihar Congress...
Naresh Goyal steps down from Jet board
Jet Airways founders and principal promoters Naresh Goyal and his wife stepped down from the board and quit the airline they founded nearly 25 years ago. Naresh Goyal is in London, and is likely to address his employees from there. The...
“We Will Wipe Out Poverty,” Says Rahul Gandhi In Big Election Promise
Lok Sabha Elections 2019: The minimum income guarantee scheme, said Rahul Gandhi, would lift 25 crore people out of poverty. New Delhi: Days before the national election, Rahul Gandhi today pulled out what he called a "historic" minimum income guarantee scheme...
Probe ordered into ‘purification’ of place where Parrikar’s body was kept
The Goa government has ordered an inquiry into reports that a 'purification ritual' was conducted on Saturday at the state-run Kala Academy in Panaji, where the body of former chief minister Manohar Parrikar was kept. Art and Culture Minister Govind Gawade...
Ola Cabs’ licence suspended for 6 months
The Karnataka government's s transport department on Friday suspended Ola Cabs' aggregator licence for a period of six months starting March 18. The transport aggregator has been charged with running bike taxis in violation of license conditions and rules prescribed by...
Justice Pinaki Ghose takes oath as India’s first Lokpal
New Delhi: Justice Pinaki Ghose takes oath as the first Lokpal of India. He was administered the oath by President Ram Nath Kovind. Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi were also present. Justice Ghose...
‘Inspired by PM Modi’: Gambhir joins BJP
New Delhi: Former Cricketer Gautam Gambhir joins the Bharatiya Janata Party in the presence of Union Ministers Arun Jaitley and Ravi Shankar Prasad. Jaitley welcomed him to the party and said Gambir's role will be decided. "He's an important induction,"...
Data suggests Mirage 2000 crash was due to technical malfunction
Black box data of the Mirage 2000 that crashed in Bengaluru on February 1 killing two Indian Air Force pilots has suggested that it was not due to pilot error and indicated towards technical malfunction related to sensors, according to...
Maharashtra to get a new chief secretary, Madan frontrunner for the top job
Mumbai: With Maharashtra’S Chief Secretary Dinesh Kumar Jain being named by the Centre as a non-judicial member of the country’s first Lokpal, the state is now set to get a new chief secretary. Sources said that Urvinder Pal Singh Madan, a...
Do not to use places of worship for campaign propaganda- ECI asks political parties
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Tuesday asked political parties and religious leaders to refrain from using places of worship for propaganda during the campaign for Lok Sabha elections. The poll body also advised parties and candidates against using the...
Prez appoints Justice P C Ghose as India’s first Lokpal
Former Supreme Court judge Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose appointed as Lokpal by President of India Ram Nath Kovind. Other judicial members of the Lokpal are: Justice Dilip B Bhosale Justice Pradip Kumar Mohanty Justice Abhilasha Kumari Justice Ajay Kumar Tripathi Members other than judicial members are...
News Portal editor murdered
Nityanand Pandey, the editor of a news portal and monthly magazine India Unbound, was found dead in Bhiwandi, Maharashtra on Saturday (March 16). The body was recovered a day after he went missing, and a case of murder has been registered. Senior...
Structural auditor held for Mumbai foot overbridge collapse
A structural auditor was arrested on Monday in connection with the last week's foot overbridge collapse that left six people dead, police said. Neerajkumar Desai's firm had reportedly carried out the structural audit of the bridge and declared it safe for...
Thousands throng Panaji streets to pay tribute to Parrikar
The affection and popularity he enjoyed from ordinary Goans was on display as hundreds of common folks, and his party workers lined up to pay tributes to Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar, who died on Sunday after prolonged illness. Parrikar, 63,...
