Congress President Rahul Gandhi will face trial in a defamation case filed against him by a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh worker after a magistrate court in Bhiwandi framed charges against him. Rahul Gandhi has pleaded not guilty in the case. Rahul arrived at the magistrate’s court in Bhiwandi and appeared before a civil judge, who read … Read more
The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday seized 11 plots of land in Patna worth 44.75 crore rupees, attached by the agency in the name of a firm linked to RJD chief Lalu Prasad’s family, as part of the IRCTC hotel money laundering case.The central probe agency was allowed to take possession of the seized assets by … Read more
President Ram Nath Kovind will embark on a seven-day, three-nation tour this weekend on his maiden visit to Europe and Latin America as the head of the state. The president will visit Greece, Suriname and Cuba. In the first-leg of the trip, President Ramnath Kovind will visit Greece from June 16-19. In his second leg of … Read more
As part of BJP’s “Contact for Support” campaign, BJP chief Amit Shah held a series of meetings with prominent people in Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh. The BJP Chief visited retired justice PP Naolekar’s residence for ‘Sampark for Samarthan’ campaign at Jabalpur. He also met former Justice C S Dharmadhikari at his residence and briefed him … Read more
India has welcomed the agreement reached at historic summit between Donald Trump and Kim. Calling it a positive development, the Ministry of External Affairs said that “India welcomes the United States-DPRK Summit held in Singapore. This is a positive development. India has always supported all efforts to bring about peace and stability in the Korean … Read more
Four Border Security Force (BSF) personnel, including an officer, were martyred and five others injured in unprovoked firing by Pakistan Rangers along the International Border (IB) in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir. The BSF troops are effectively and strongly retaliating to the cross-border firing. IG, BSF (Jammu Frontier) Ram Awtar said that Pakistan Rangers … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called a meeting of his entire 73-member council of ministers today. The meeting is aimed at reviewing the progress of the government’s flagship schemes and the agenda for the last year of the current NDA rule. Many schemes such as the Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Yojana, Ayushman Bharat, Pradhan Mantri … Read more
Coupled with projected sea level rise driven by global warming, reef decline could see flooding increase four-fold by century’s end, they reported in the journal Nature Communications. Without coral to help absorb the shock, a once-in-a-century cyclone would wreak twice the havoc, with the damage measured in the tens of billions of dollars, the team … Read more
Udaipur : DHFL, one of India’s leading housing finance companies will be organizing a property cum finance exhibition on June 16 and 17, 2018 at “Mangalam Palace“ Shobhag pura Road Near Shubh Kesar Garden, Udaipur from 10 am to 8 pm. Customers will be able to choose from over 500 affordable housing units from 10 … Read more
Udaipur : Hindustan Zinc, India’s only and one of the world’s most admired companies in Zinc-Lead-Silver Business and Sustainability, organized the 2nd Convocation Ceremony for 180 GETs pass outs from 2017 batch on 12th June 2018, from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM, at Hindustan Zinc Head Office Auditorium. The event was inaugurated with lighting of the lamp by Sunil … Read more
The Meteorological (MeT) department has forecast light to moderate rain in some parts of northern India. In West Bengal, four people were killed in lightning strikes in Bankura district, three in Hooghly district, while one death each was reported from West Midnapore, Birbhum and North 24 Parganas districts, officials said. Heavy monsoon rain triggered flood … Read more
The carpet area of a house has been enhanced to 160 sq m from 120 sq m for Middle Income Group-I (MIG-I), while it has been increased to 200 sq m from 150 sq m in case of MIG-II. The new rules will be effective from January 1, 2017, the date on which the scheme … Read more
He arrived at the ED’s headquarter annexe office shortly before 11 am. He was summoned after he was first questioned on June 5 by the agency. The investigating officer of the case is expected to record Chidambaram’s statement under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). It is understood that the agency wants to put … Read more
The industrial growth, based on Index of Industrial Production (IIP), was 3.2 per cent in April last year. The IIP for March this year has been revised upwards to 4.6 per cent from 4.4 per cent estimated earlier. As per the data released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), the manufacturing sector which accounts for … Read more
Continuing with the series of interactions, Union Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma presented an account of the achievements and accomplishments. He said after 2014, efforts have increased substantially to showcase Indian culture and its uniqueness at the global stage. He also said that due to the consistent efforts of the government, India has climbed up from … Read more
Giving details about his ministry, Communications Minister Manoj Sinha said that Department of Telecommunications and Department of Posts have played a vital role in giving impetus and in adding more strength to Digital India and Financial Inclusion. In the last four years, the Minister said that transparency was ushered in the telecom sector. “Government has … Read more
Gandhi has pleaded ‘not guilty’ in the case. Rahul arrived at the magistrate’s court in Bhiwandi and appeared before civil judge A I Sheikh, who read out the charges levelled against him and also the statement of the complainant Rajesh Kunte. The court then proceeded to frame charges against the Congress leader under IPC sections … Read more
It’s been a rather long journey of mistrust, war and skirmishes that finally culminated in the historic summit in Singapore. Take a brief look at the recent events that finally lead to the signing of agreement on Tuesday. How the Trump-Kim summit came together: January 1, 2018: After an unusually provocative 2017 during which North … Read more
The Indian skipper, who has been in prolific form, received the award for his stupendous performance during the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons. He is currently undergoing rehabilitation for a neck injury sustained during the IPL, which ruled him out of his much debated County assignment for Surrey. Kohli is expected to appear for a fitness … Read more
ISRO’s Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) has offered to transfer the in-house developed li-ion cell technology to competent industries on a ‘non-exclusive’ basis to establish Li-ion cell production facilities in the country. Li-ion cells find wide applications in electronic gadgets, telecommunication, industrial applications as well as in aerospace. This initiative is expected to enable Zero … Read more