The bus was cruising along and only stray reading cabin lights illuminated the cabin with discretion as the curtains were drawn for the night journey from Chandigarh to Delhi. It my maiden ride on a Super deluxe AC bus. After a brief halt at a wayside eatery the journey resumed […]
In just a little over three decades we would be in the year 2015 AD. For our politicians in power and those wanting to get into power, it might sound like an year too far in posterity to be concerned about as, by then, most of them would be either […]
North Korea appears to be in a self-destruct mode. The isolated country recently fired what appeared to be several land-to-ship missiles off its east coast — the latest in a fast-paced series of missile tests defying world pressure to rein in its weapons programme. India joined the global community in […]
Anil Kumble resigned as chief coach of Team India amid high drama and the naming of his successor Ravi Shastri had its own share of drama too. Shastri’s appointment was announced on the night of July 11. But before the formal announcement, there was lot of drama. Since the evening, […]
Whereas certain emotional, sentimental, cultural, ethnic and religious dimensions can be argued, this paper aims to examine the issue of (the Princely State) Jammu and Kashmir State from a purely legal perspective. The Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), created in 1846 under the Treaty of Amritsar signed between […]
Mumbai, Jul 21 (PTI) Ahead of its August 11 release, Akshay Kumar’s much awaited project “Toilet-Ek Prem Katha”, has been leaked online and the actor has asked his fans to support him in the fight against piracy. On Friday, few reports suggested that the movie featuring Akshay and Bhumi Pednekar […]
New Delhi, Jul 21 (PTI) He came to the city of dreams with Rs 2,500 in his pocket and an ambition to make it big in films. But before giving him his due, Mumbai tested Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s patience so much so that the actor has now become fear-proof. “I have already […]
Mumbai, Jul 20 (PTI) Actress Kangana Ranaut has suffered an injury while shooting “Manikarnika – The Queen of Jhansi” in Hyderabad and has been advised rest for five days. Kangana got severely injured during an intense sword- fighting sequence with co-star Nihar Pandya, when the latter’s sword accidentally hit her forehead, […]
Mumbai, Jul 19 (PTI) Filmmaker Karan Johar has admitted the nepotism joke targeting Kangana Ranaut at the IIFA Awards stage was his idea and it is something that he regrets now. Johar, Saif Ali Khan and Varun Dhawan raked up the nepotism debate during the award ceremony on July 15, where […]
Mumbai, Jul 18 (PTI) “Babumoshai Bandookbaaz” casting director Sanjay Chouhan today said that he never made the ‘fair and handsome’ remark about actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui, that has led to a controversy. Chouhan, in an interview to a daily, had apparently said that after Chitrangada Singh quit the film they had to […]
Kolkata, Jul 21 (PTI) Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has termed India as favourites against hosts England for the upcoming final of the ICC Women’s World Cup on Sunday. Ganguly hailed Harmanpreet Kaur for her superb unbeaten 171 off 115 balls which enabled India beat Australia by 36 runs in the […]
Derby (United Kingdom), Jul 20 (PTI) Harmanpreet Kaur produced one of the greatest ever ODI knocks in women’s cricket as India stormed into the ICC World Cup final, demolishing Australia by 36 runs in the semifinal, here today. It is only the second time that India have entered the summit clash […]
Anil Kumble resigned as chief coach of Team India amid high drama and the naming of his successor Ravi Shastri had its own share of drama too. Shastri’s appointment was announced on the night of July 11. But before the formal announcement, there was lot of drama. Since the evening, […]
New Delhi, Jul 17 (PTI) Opener Murali Vijay was today ruled out of the Test series against Sri Lanka due to a wrist injury and was subsequently replaced by Shikhar Dhawan in the 16-member squad for the three-match rubber starting July 26. “The All-India Senior Selection Committee on Monday named Shikhar […]
London, July 15 (AFP) Garbine Muguruza stormed to her first Wimbledon title and shattered Venus Williams’ history bid with a majestic 7-5, 6-0 victory in today’s final. Muguruza overwhelmed Williams with a supreme display of power hitting in 77 minutes on Centre Court to become only the second Spanish woman to […]
New Delhi, Jul 21 (PTI) The BJP today criticised Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi over his allegations against the Modi government on its Kashmir policy, saying these are “absolutely incorrect and utterly irresponsible” and terrorists are on the run due to its tough measures. Hitting out at Gandhi, Union minister […]
Srinagar, Jul 18 (PTI) An Army officer was today shot dead by a jawan of his unit after he reportedly rebuked him for using his mobile phone at a forward position in Uri sector of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, officials said. Major Shikhar Thapa was fired upon by a jawan in […]
Ramban/Jammu, Jul 16 (PTI) Seventeen Amarnath pilgrims were killed and around 29 injured when a bus skidded off the Jammu-Srinagar national highway and rolled down into a deep nallah in the Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir today, officials said. The deceased, including two women, belonged to Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, […]
Bengaluru, Jul 17 (PTI) The Karnataka government today shunted out two top jail officials who were locked in a bitter public spat over allegations of “special” treatment to AIADMK (Amma) leader V K Sasikala and other “erroneous” practices in the central prison here. DGP (Prisons) H N Sathyanarayana Rao and […]
Srinagar, Jul 15 (PTI) President Pranab Mukherjee has sent a message to Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra, condemning the recent terror attack on Amarnath pilgrims and asked the state government and security agencies to ensure that the guilty were brought to justice. “I am deeply shocked and anguished to […]
New Delhi, Jul 19 (PTI) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said the Goods and Services Tax (GST) was a “win-win” deal for all as it would expand the tax net, end “inspector raj” and bring down the prices of goods. While he spoke on the GST at the BJP parliamentary party […]
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) The government today asked traders to get registered under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime by July 30. However, traders with turnover of below Rs 20 lakh or those engaged exclusively in the supply of exempted goods or services need not register under the new […]
New Delhi, Jul 13 (PTI) A union of Air India employees will hold a protest on July 18 against the disinvestment of the national carrier. The grouping comprising nearly 8,000 of the total 21,137 employees of Air India held a general body meeting last week to deliberate on its strategy to […]
GURUGRAM, India, July 5, 2017. Navigant Technologies, the leading Indian outsourcing company, announced its first acquisition, by taking over New Delhi-based specialized outsourcing firm Quick Call, for an undisclosed amount. “In India, there will be further consolidation in outsourcing space, we intend to grow both organically and inorganically. Quick Call was best strategic […]
Mumbai, Jul 3 (PTI) Indian markets rejoiced at the far- reaching tax reform GST, sending the benchmark Sensex higher by over 300 points — its biggest single-day surge in a month — on emergence of a big rally in FMCG and auto counters. The across-the-board buying helped the BSE flagship […]
New Delhi, Jul 20 (PTI) The Delhi High Court today asked the city police to file a status report with regard to the ongoing probe into the death of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor’s wife Sunanada Pushkar. A bench of Justices G S Sistani and Chander Shekhar directed police to place within […]
New Delhi, Jul 19 (PTI) Karti Chidamabaram, son of former finance minister P Chidamabaram, has been summoned by the CBI on July 21 in connection with an alleged corruption case against him. Sources in the CBI said he was called earlier also in June but he had sought more time to […]
Srinagar, Jul 18 (PTI) The NC today expressed concern over the Centre’s decision not to file a written response to a PIL in the Supreme Court, challenging Article 35A of the Constitution, saying it was tantamount to “supporting” an assault on the special status of Jammu and Kashmir”. “The Centre’s decision […]
New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) The Delhi High Court today said that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was “not being reasonable” in the civil defamation case against him by Union minister Arun Jaitley, and cautioned his lawyers over their conduct. “You (defendant 1 – Kejriwal) are not being reasonable.Your conduct is not […]
Whereas certain emotional, sentimental, cultural, ethnic and religious dimensions can be argued, this paper aims to examine the issue of (the Princely State) Jammu and Kashmir State from a purely legal perspective. The Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), created in 1846 under the Treaty of Amritsar signed between […]
Kathmandu, Jul 19 (PTI) Nepal and China have launched a programme to offer free training to up to 200 tourism entrepreneurs in Mandarin to attract more foreign visitors from China. Chinese ambassador to Nepal Yu Hong today inaugurated a new batch of tourism entrepreneurs who will be trained in the Chinese […]
Every June, thousands of Hindu devotees from various parts of the country as well as abroad throng the ancient Kamakhya temple in Assam’s main city of Guwahati for the annual Ambubasi Mela. This year, the fair from June 22-25 witnessed the convergence of mystics, sadhus, yogis and devout Hindus who […]
Jammu, Jun 29 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir police today issued an advisory to the pilgrims of Amarnath yatra asking them to lodge only in authorised campuses and remain vigilant. The advisory comes on the heels of an intelligence report that militants are planning to target 100 policemen and as many […]
Basohli (J&K), Jun 9 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today laid the foundation stone for various tourist facilities at a cost of Rs 100 crore at Ranjit Sagar Lake in Basohli in Jammu region. She said Rs 100 crore would be spent on developing various facilities in […]
A jovial French civil servant, determined to see his ‘depressed’ compatriots grin, turned to the courts with an unlikely mission: to overturn a ban on smiling in passport photos, said a recent report in the New York Times. The civil servant, whose name was not disclosed, argued that France, a […]
Washington, Jun 10 (PTI) NASA is sending a team of four crew members to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, which will spend 10 days simulating a deep space mission with similar objectives to exploration on Mars. Living and working at the bottom of the ocean mimics the micro-gravity (or […]
In a first, scientists have developed an eight-foot underwater computer touchscreen for dolphins to study the intelligence and communication skills of the highly social marine mammals. The system Giant underwater touchscreen to test dolphin intelligence features specialised dolphin-friendly “apps” and a symbolic keyboard to provide the dolphins – which are […]
Sriharikota (AP), June 5 (PTI) India today scripted history as it successfully launched its heaviest rocket GSLV MkIII-D1 carrying communication satellite GSAT-19. The 43.43 metre tall rocket lifted off at 5.28 pm from the second launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre here and launched the 3,136 kg GSAT-19, […]
India has moved a step closer to its maiden mission to Venus with its space agency ISRO announcing that proposals have been sought for space-based experiments to study the planet. The Announcement of Opportunity (AO) is for space experiments by institutions in the country, and the last date for receiving the proposals […]
The country’s cyber security agency has alerted Internet users against damaging activities of a strong and globally active ransomware virus- ‘Wannacry’- that critically infects work stations and locks them remotely. In the evening, the Maharashtra Police department said it was partially hit by the ransomware. “Cyber experts have been engaged […]
Auto industry has termed clubbing of hybrid vehicles along with luxury cars in GST rates as environment unfriendly and regressive step, saying it went against plans to promote green vehicles. Under the GST rates, large cars with engine greater than 1,500 cc and SUVs with length more than 4 metres […]
Swedish auto major Volvo Cars will start assembly operations in India by the end of this year to expand in the local market and become more competitive as well as profitable. It will start assembling its premium SUV XC90 and has entered into a contract manufacturing agreement with Volvo […]
American auto major General Motors will stop selling its vehicles in India by the end of this year, unable to turnaround its fortunes here after struggling for over two decades to make a mark. The company will now focus on exporting vehicles from its manufacturing plant at Talegaon in Maharashtra […]
Srinagar, Jul 22 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday dismissed suggestions that the US, China or any other country should mediate in Kashmir issue and said India and Pakistan have to resolve the matter bilaterally. She hit out at National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah for suggesting mediation by the United States, asking him whether he wanted the situation in Kashmir to be similar to what it was in countries like Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq where the US had intervened. [ 278 more words ]
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Srinagar, Jul 22 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday dismissed suggestions that the US, China or any other country should mediate in Ka...
Srinagar, Jul 22 (PTI) Seven policemen were injured when they were allegedly thrashed by Army personnel after the cops stopped private vehicles carrying the soldiers in civil dress last evening at a checkpost in central Kashmir's Ganderbal district, police said. The police registered a case against the personnel attached to the 24 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) unit of the Army after the policemen, including an assistant sub-inspector, who were on Amarnath Yatra duty, were injured in the alleged assault by the armymen. [ 444 more words ]
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Soldiers thrash JK cops after vehicles stopped at checkpost,Army plays down incident
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Srinagar, Jul 22 (PTI) Seven policemen were injured when they were allegedly thrashed by Army personnel after the cops stopped private vehicles carrying the soldiers...
The bus was cruising along and only stray reading cabin lights illuminated the cabin with discretion as the curtains were drawn for the night journey from Chandigarh to Delhi. It my maiden ride on a Super deluxe AC bus. After a brief halt at a wayside eatery the journey resumed with most of the passengers dozing off. Few like me were wandering through the darkness that had little to offer at that point in time. [ 1,136 more word ]
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The bus was cruising along and only stray reading cabin lights illuminated the cabin with discretion as the curtains were drawn for the night journey from Chandigarh ...
