New Delhi, Mar 23: Amidst reports of slaughterhouse owners being threatened, some more ‘anti- beef ‘vigilantism, and members of minority communities facing inconvenience and harassment under the new UP government, Rajnath Singh has responded with a bland statement. The BJP does not discriminate on the basis of caste, creed or religion, Home Minister Rajnath Singh […]
New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government has drawn a veil of secrecy on corporate donations to political parties, so much for all the ‘transparency talk’. Finance minister Arun Jaitley slipped in a surprising amendment to the Companies Act, 2013, through a last-minute change in the Finance Bill, 2017, which removes the cap that barred a […]
Bombay (Mumbai): Canadian filmmaker Deepa Mehta says she does not get bothered anymore about the ‘controversial director’ tag. “As a filmmaker you don’t think this (controversy) might happen. I have been called a controversial filmmaker and perhaps it is right. But at this point in my life I don’t care about it but earlier on […]
New Delhi: The Election Commission tonight issued an interim order freezing the ‘two leaves’ election symbol of AIADMK, saying both the rival camps cannot use the party symbol as well as its name for the prestigious R K Nagar assembly bypoll, says PTI. After a day-long hearing here, the Commission said since there is little […]
New Delhi : The Supreme Court today (March 21) said fresh attempts must be made by all parties concerned to find a solution to the Ayodhya temple dispute which is a “sensitive” and “sentimental matter”. A bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar said that such religious issues can be solved through negotiations and […]
The Parsi New Year, Jamshed-e-Navroz is celebrated on the first day of the first month of the Shehenshai calendar followed by the Zoroastrian faith. [This year it falls on 20-21 March] Jamshed Navroz is one of the three major festivals celebrated in the Parsi calendar. It is the first day of the first month of […]
Chennai: The Madras High Court has pulled up the National Institute of Siddha (NIS) authorities here for admitting a student to a research programme without recognition. Justice N Kirubakaran directed the NIS, an autonomous body under the Union Ministry of AYUSH, to submit a report on its various aspects including the courses recognised and the […]
New Delhi: Some 21,54,000 people owe the government less than Rs 100 in tax. As a ‘one time measure’, the government has decided to write off their outstanding taxes ( 21.54 lakh taxpayers who owe Rs 100 or less). These small tax payers form about 16 percent of all ‘tax due’ cases. This was stated […]
New Delhi, Mar 17 (PTI) The large number of student protests at JNU only indicates “there is something wrong somewhere”, the Delhi High Court told the varsity today while allowing the students to agitate near the admin block. Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva made the observation after the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) said that in the past […]
Bombay (Mumbai) President Pranab Mukherjee has urged the nation to guard against “majoritarianism”, saying those in power must take the entire nation along at all times. “Consultation and consensus is the best and often the only way forward,” he said, appreciating the measured tone of Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the BJP victories in Uttar Pradesh […]
If you say that your washing machine doesn’t get that ‘masala’ stain off your naughty kid’s shirt, your worries will apparently disappear if you buy one with a ‘curry’ button. (A washing machine with the button, not a shirt!) A washing machine has been launched for the Indian market, with a special mode to tackle […]
New Delhi: Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi hailed the passage of Maternity Bill, which allows paid maternity leave of 26 weeks, in Parliament, calling it a “historic” decision (March 9). The Lok Sabha passed the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016 today. The Bill had already been passed by the Rajya Sabha during the […]
