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Pushpa Munjial, a 78-year-old woman from Dehradun, Uttarakhand, has transferred all of her assets –pegged at Rs 50 lakh – in Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s name, reasoning that him and his beliefs as “essential” to the country. In a will filed at a Dehradun court, Munjial, a widow, transferred the ownership of all of her […]
Forty-one-year-old Faisal Patel, son of top Congress strategist Ahmed Patel who succumbed to Covid-19 in November 2020, on Tuesday asserted through a Tweet that he had run out of patience with Congress and was keeping his options open. “Tired of waiting around. No encouragement from the top brass. Keeping my options open,” Faisal wrote in a terse Twitter message on Tuesday. Though he didn’t name […]
The ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine and sanctions on Russia by the Western countries may have an unexpected fallout on the fertiliser prices and subsidies by the government. Worldwide fuel costs have raised by up to 40% due to the war between Russia and Ukraine. On the other hand, key suppliers of Potash in […]
IndiGo, currently India’s largest private airline carrier, has suspended a number of its pilots who were planning to organise a strike to protest against pay cuts at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Salaries of IndiGo pilots were cut by almost 30 per cent after domestic flight operations were suspended during the pandemic. On April […]
The humble mobile repair shop owner in Punjab who convincingly defeated the sitting Chief Minister in the recently held electoral battle on the Bhadaur seat in Punjab, Labh Singh Ugoke had an occasion to walk down memory lane on a pleasant note. The 35-year-old Giant Killer AAP MLA on reserved SC seat Bhadur was invited […]
The fourth day of Chaitra Navratri which falls on April 5th this year is dedicated to the veneration of the cosmic mother in it’s representation as goddess Kushmanda Maa. Kushmanda word derives it’s name from Ku meaning a little, Ushma meaning warmth and anda meaning cosmic egg. This form of Durga, is depicted with eight […]
An IndiGo flight from Ahmedabad with 54 people on board had to make an emergency landing in Maharashtra’s Nagpur on Monday. The Ahmedabad to Lucknow flight (6E 7074) took off from Ahmedabad at around 7.45 am on Monday morning. It was around 8.33 am that the pilot sought permission to make an emergency landing, citing […]
Several Central Government secretaries have expressed their views to the Prime Minister about the possible disastrous effects of populist schemes announced by some states, already in deep financial trouble, on the economy of the state and by extension of the nation. The secretaries were responding on cue given by the Prime Minister during a meeting […]
The Directorate of Estates (DoE), which comes under the Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry, has slapped an eviction notice on the Congress leadership to vacate the accommodation in Chanakyapuri in the Lutyen’s Bungalow Zone. The C-11/109 was once a powerful address in central Delhi as it was occupied by George, secretary of Sonia Gandhi. Although […]
The festival of spring harvest is known by different names across the various regions in India. In essence, however, Chaitri (spring) Navratri celebrates the nine forms of Shakti (Mother Goddess). This nine-day festival is celebrated in spring (March-April) and is also known as Ram Navratri. Navratri, or the significant nine-days, comes four times a year. […]
Prabhakar Sail ( 37), the man who shot into prominence in the backdrop of high profile Aryan khan drug case last year died of a heart attack at his house in Mahul on 1st April. He was brought to the Rajawadi Hospital in Ghatkopar where declared brought dead. Last year, when the nation was engrossed […]
The BJP has for the first time in its history achieved the 100-seat mark in the Rajya Sabha after the party won one seat each in Assam, Tripura and Nagaland in the elections held on Thursday. In the recently held biennial polls for 13 Rajya Sabha seats across six states, the BJP lost its solitary […]
The Mumbai unit of National Investigation Agency (NIA) has initiated an investigation into an email threatening to assassinate Prime Minister Narendra Modi by claiming that 20 sleeper cells with 20 kilograms of RDX have been activated for the purpose. According to intelligence sources, the email also claimed that 20 big attacks had been planned in major cities. The NIA is […]
Seven teachers, including two chief invigilators, were on Thursday suspended after they allowed a few hijab-wearing girls to write their SSGL exams in the Gadag district of Karnataka. The teachers were employed at CS Patil Primary School and were invigilating for the 10th board examinations. A few students refused to appear for the examinations, while […]
India may finally witness an end to Covid-related restrictions after a long and arduous two-year period, thanks to the decline in Covid-19 cases in the country. As per the Central government’s order, wearing of face masks and maintaining social distancing norms are set to continue. On Thursday, India reported 1,225 new coronavirus cases while the […]
On Sunday, Ruchi Soya declared the floor price for its massive Rs 4,300 crore FPO. The auction began on March 24, 2022, and bidding was open till March 28. Through this offering, Swami Ramdev’s Patanjali intends to comply with Sebi’s minimum shareholding rules. The bankers wrote off a few thousand crores, once again using Baba […]
In a circular issued by the Income Tax Department on March 30, taxpayers have been cautioned against a penalty for “non-linking of PAN with Aadhaar by March 31.” (Circular No. 7/2022 dt 30/3/2022 issued,” Income Tax India said in a tweet) The penalty is of up to ₹1,000. Such PAN will remain functional for one […]
This news anchor is now a newsmaker!! Meet Ravindra Gautam, the host of a popular business talk show on CNBC Awaaz. He is currently making news with his Delhi-Kedarnath cyclathon. And no, this is not part of a competitive meet. Gautam hopes to raise awareness for his campaign: #SayNoToPlasticBags. The drive started on March 23 […]
Former Mumbai player Rahul Mankad, son of the legendary Vinoo Mankad, has died after a brief ailment. He was 66. Mankad is survived by his wife and two daughters. The news of his demise was confirmed by a Facebook post by former Mumbai player Shishir Hattangadi, who wrote “Jigga Bhai, rest in peace my friend […]
Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi on Thursday tore into the Central Government for diluting the MGNREGA by reducing its budgetary allocations while asserting that it was this scheme that came as a blessing for the poor migrant workers across the country during the Covid-19 crisis. It was the Congress-led UPA Government, which introduced the Mahatma […]
