New Delhi: One year after the arbitrary alcohol ban by the Nitish Kumar Government in Bihar, people are looking back in frustration and anger. Liquor major United Spirits (USL) has said over 500 employees have lost jobs due to shutting down of four bottling facilities in Bihar after alcohol prohibition in the state. Terming prohibition […]
New Delhi: A lot of people, who at first took Maywati’s comments with a pinch of salt (She is the Bahujan Samaj leader whose party did miserably in the recent elections in Uttar Pradesh), are now shocked that an electronic voting machine appeared to be grossly inaccurate, favouring the BJP party symbol! At first the […]
Patna: National Waterways would do well to address the major problem of silt deposits along the Ganges, says Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. He also questioned the wisdom of building check dams which would further affect the flow of water. Boats need enough water to be able to traverse the length of the river! Bihar […]
Calcutta: This is no April Fool’s joke. The Censor Board’s regional office has recommended six cuts for Bengali film “Shunyota” themed on the effects of demonetisation on the common man. Confirming this, director Suvendu Ghosh told a wire service that the CBFC recommended six cuts in his film. He has no choice but to “abide […]
New Delhi, Mar 31 (PTI) The government on Friday notified a simpler, one-page form for filing income tax returns while making it mandatory to quote Aadhaar number and disclose bank deposits of more than INR 2 lakh post demonetisation. The Income Tax Return Form-1 (Sahaj) will replace the 7-page form, removing a plethora of columns […]
Gandhinagar: Holy Cow! The horned animal is in the news again.The Gujarat Assembly passed an amendment bill prescribing life imprisonment for those found guilty of killing cows, and making the offence ‘non-bailable’. They did this on a day when the opposition members were suspended for creating a ruckus in the house. The Gujarat Animal Preservation […]
The cost of living in Kathmandu is higher than in New Delhi, Bombay (Mumbai), Bangalore and Karachi, a new report says. The Nepali capital secured 116th position in the league table of the world’s most expensive cities prepared recently by the Economist Intelligence Unit, the research and analysis division of The Economist Group, a sister […]
Vatican Radio’s English shortwave (SW) broadcast for Asia has come to an end, with its last transmission going out Friday evening, after nearly 60 years of service. However this does not mean it has disappeared altogether. What ultimately closed on March 24 as Vatican Radio’s English Service for Asia, is however very much alive online […]
New Delhi: Today March 30, will have countless fans flocking to the Regal Theatre in Connaught Place. Raj Kapoor’s classics “Mera Naam Joker” and “Sangam” will be the last two movies to be screened at the iconic Regal theatre as it brings the curtains down after an eight-decade-long golden run. Situated in Connaught Place area […]
Hyderabad, Mar 26: Two staff nurses of state-run Gandhi Hospital were today suspended after allegations that they administered expired injections to some children undergoing treatment there. However, the hospital and health officials have denied the allegations. The parents of around 10 children, who were admitted to hospital yesterday for various ailments alleged that their kids […]
New Delhi, Mar 26: It’s a curios case and probably the first time that a man facing an allegation of ‘rape’ has been absolved, and charged with ‘having unnatural sex! A pilot with a private airline will face trial for allegedly having unnatural sex with a former air hostess of the carrier, the Delhi High […]
New Delhi, Mar 24: Questioning the failures of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh in implementing the witness protection schemes till now, the Supreme Court today asked them to give security to the witnesses in rape cases against Asaram. “It’s high time now, why are you not implementing the witness protection scheme. The witnesses in criminal cases […]
