RAMALLAH, Feb 10 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred the ‘Grand Collar of the State of Palestine’, the highest Palestinian honour for foreign dignitaries, recognising his contributions to promoting relations between India and Palestine.President Mahmoud Abbas bestowed the Grand Collar of the State of Palestine on Modi after the conclusion of their bilateral meeting […]
Gurgaon, Feb 9 : She didn’t carry her Aadhar card. The nurses refused to admit her. She delivered a baby on the unhygenic floor outside the ward, while onlookers made videos on their cellphones. The nurses didn’t move a finger to help. Here’s the new , digital India for you! No Aadhar, you may as […]
New Delhi, Feb 5 : The employees, not the owners are the ones paying the most taxes in India. If this statement sounds bizarre, here’s the low down. There is “unevenness” in the taxes paid by the salaried class and business people, as 50 per cent of the 7 lakh companies which file I-T returns […]
The word ‘Cancer’ blows the mind of any individual. It is a painful and terminal disease. People suffering from it go into depression and also lose hope of life. Some unlucky ones also face the lack of family support. Instead of caring, people start neglecting the person. In some areas, people who are suffering from […]
New Delhi: The government is planning to abolish all posts which have been vacant for more than five years, and has directed all ministries and department to submit a comprehensive report on the matter, according to news reports. In an office memorandum, the Finance Ministry said it had asked all ministries and departments to submit […]
Lucknow, Jan 31 The prime accused in the murder of Chandan Gupta in Kasganj was arrested today as the strife-torn western Uttar Pradesh town, which saw communal clashes last week, moved towards normalcy despite tension in some pockets, according to official reports. The UP government submitted a report on the incidents in Kasganj to the […]
Following the celebration of India’s 69th Republic Day, rights groups and liberals have expressed concern over recent developments in India. At a gathering of intellectuals at Patna on Monday, Rashtra Seva Dal president Dr Suresh Khairnar said that India was going through an ‘unofficial emergency’, with far reaching ramifications. Marginalization of not only religious minorities, […]
Panaji, Jan 20: Tourists and commuters in sunny Goa are having a tough time finding transport, because the taxi cab drivers have kicked up their heels and thumbed their collective noses at both the State government and a Supreme Court directive to install speed governors on their vehicles. Taxi operators today kept their vehicles off […]
Patna: Arrests have started. Bihar gets serious about tackling underage marriages. A middle-aged man was arrested from Samastipur district on Thursday on the charge of marrying a minor girl. A day earlier, a Madhubani court sent the parents of another minor girl to jail on the charge of violating provisions of the Child Marriage Restraint […]
New Delhi, Jan. 16 (Agencies): A record 1.75 lakh Muslims will undertake the Haj pilgrimage this year from India, despite the government’s decision to withdraw the subsidy, minority affairs minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Tuesday. Naqvi said withdrawal of the subsidy is based on a 2012 directive from the Supreme Court to do away […]
Thiruvananthapuram : Robots will soon replace men in cleaning up sewer holes in Kerala, ending the age-old practice of manual scavenging in the southern state. ‘Bandicoot’, the robot developed by the startup firm Genrobotics, will be used for cleaning sewer holes. The Kerala Water Authority (KWA) and Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) signed an MoU for […]
Thiruvananthapuram, : Janata Dal (United) in Kerala, led by M P Veerendra Kumar, is likely to return to the ruling CPI(M)-led LDF as a general consensus in this regard was reached at a party meeting here today. A meeting of the state executive of the JDU met here today and disucssed the proposal to join […]
