It’s the theatre of the absurd. First a Muslim cleric issues a ‘fatwa’ against a politician who allegedly made some adverse remarks about Chief Minister Mamata Bannerjee. The Cleric, it appears directed his flock to ‘kick’ several BJP politicians out of Bengal. Then the BJP retaliates. The battle of the loudmouths now has developed into […]
Faced with plunging revenues post the government’s ‘demonetisation drive’ and suffering the agony of the continuing cash crunch, a street vendors’ forum today tied up with a mobile wallet company to train vendors go digital and tide over the cash crunch due to the exercise. National Association of Street Vendors of India (NASVI), which claims […]
Seven NGOs, including one run by activist Shabnam Hashmi, and two by Teesta Setalvad have been barred by the government from receiving foreign funds after their FCRA licences were cancelled following alleged adverse intelligence reports against them, says a PTI report. The renewed licences of another 13,000 NGOs across the country are similarly ‘being reviewed’. Registration under […]
New Delhi: No more beer in the pubs along the national highway! The Supreme Court has ordered all liquor shops along National and State Highways closed. Now, Shillong bound travellers, no longer can you stagger in to Stagger Inn to slake your thirsty tonsils with a cool draught of chilled beer! The Supreme Court on […]
Calcutta: The Calcutta High Court on December 14 allowed anticipatory bail prayer of Gorkha Janmukti Morcha chief Bimal Gurung, his wife Asha and 20 others in connection with the murder of All India Gorkha League leader Madan Tamang. A division bench comprising justices Ashim Kumar Roy and M M Banerjee directed the petitioners to surrender […]
It’s a bit of good news on a gloomy day. Physically and mentally challenged people now have a piece of legislation that gives them more protection. A usually divided house united for a few moments to pass the Disabilities Bill. For the first time since the Winter session began on November 16, Rajya Sabha on […]
This OROP thing, ‘One pension One pay’ fracas is really getting out of hand. Four retired non-commissioned officers threatened to jump off a water tower near old Delhi railway station over the issue of One Rank One Pension (OROP), several hours before they came down from the structure on assurance from defence ministry officials, says […]
Chennai, Dec 12 (PTI) Heavy rains accompanied by high- velocity winds pounded the city and coastal districts of north Tamil Nadu as severe cyclonic storm “Vardah” commenced its landfall through the coast, killing two persons and forcing the evacuation of thousands of people from low-lying areas. The cyclone, that triggered strong winds of nearly 100 […]
Hang on, you dry ATMs, the army has been called to the rescue! The Army has been called in to help churn out the new Rs 500 notes at a faster pace! The 200 soldiers will do the non-technical stuff. Army jawans are now assisting the Bank Note Press employees at Dewas in Madhya Pradesh […]
Will Patna’s Radio Mirchi have a competitor in radio City, Patna? We hope so. FM continues to grow in India. Now Private FM operator Radio City has launched four new stations in Rajasthan at Ajmer, Udaipur, Kota and Bikaner, taking the number of their outlets to five in the desert State. Radio City, part of […]
Bombay (Mumbai), Dec 12 : Three bank holidays back to back. No money in ATMs. People reeling under the currency crunch no longer believe the “bhagao blackmoney” spiel of the government. And to top it all, from where did the many bags of brand new 2000 rupee notes being ‘seized’ come from? As the banks […]
On Sunday, 11 December the world’s best known protest singer, Bob Dylan graciously accepted the Nobel Prize. Bob Dylan said it was “truly beyond words” to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature. In a speech read on his behalf at the ceremony in Sweden, he said he thought his odds of winning were as likely […]
