For thousands of years, India was ruled by emperors, kings and tyrants. Some of them were instrumental in rewriting the history of India with their great deeds, although some of these deeds destroyed India’s rich culture. But today, no king of the bygone era is loved by people more than […]
The government has notified levy of increased GST cess of up to 7 percent on mid-size, large and SUV cars. The GST Council on September 9 had decided to hike cess on mid-size cars by 2 percent, on large cars by 5 percent and on SUVs by 7 percent to […]
Reserve Bank’s annual report has surprised many by mentioning that as much as 99 per cent or Rs 15.28 lakh crore of the junked 500 and 1,000 rupee notes have come back into the system, raising questions about efficacy of the mammoth exercise undertaken by the Narendra Modi government last […]
India and China may have completed disengagement of their border personnel at Doklam, but a complete resolution of this critical border issue is far from over. On August 28, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced in New Delhi that both the countries agreed to an “expeditious disengagement” at the […]
In 1978 Farrukh Shaikh starrer ‘GAMAN’, Suresh Wadekar sang a soul stirrer, “ Seenay me Jalan Aankhon mein toofan sa kyun hai, Is shahar mein Har shaqs pareshaan sa kyun hai,” Decades past , this rendition penned by famous lyricist Shaharyaar still ring in the ears and discomfort continues […]
Los Angeles, Sep 23 (PTI) Legendary director Martin Scorsese will soon be teaching filmmaking online. Scorsese will debut the class in early 2018 through online-education startup MasterClass, reported Variety. The class costs USD 90 for unlimited access to more than 20 video lessons; pre-enrollment is available starting Friday at masterclass.com/ms. “I […]
Los Angeles, Sep 23 (PTI) Reality TV star Kylie Jenner is pregnant with a baby girl. A source close to the People magazine has confirmed that the 20-year-old business mogul is due in February with her first child with rapper Travis Scott. “They started telling friends a few weeks ago. The […]
Mumbai, Sep 20 (PTI) Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor has said that he will rebuild the RK Studio after it was gutted down in a fire recently. An aggrieved Rishi, 65, took to Twitter where he posted a photo of the now dilapidated premises of the studio, which was founded in 1948 […]
Mumbai, Sep 19 (PTI) There was speculation that Hansal Mehta had left microblogging site Twitter after receiving mixed reviews to his latest directorial venture “Simran”, but the filmmaker has clarified that he is still active on his account. Starring Kangana Ranaut in the titular role, the movie released on September 15, […]
Mumbai, Sep 17 (PTI) Director Aanand L Rai says his next film featuring superstar Shah Rukh Khan is special and challenging in many ways than his previous ventures. The filmmaker says the biggest task for him is to make the movie look real. In an interview to PTI, Rai says, “It […]
Bristol (United Kingdom), Sep 23 (AFP) Chris Gayle is “good to go” for tomorrow’s third One-day International against England, according to West Indies captain Jason Holder. The star batsman suffered a twinge in his right hamstring while warming-up shortly before the toss in Thursday’s second ODI in Nottingham — his 38th […]
Kolkata, Sep 19 (PTI) Inspired by the success of Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Sachin Tendulkar’s biopics, world’s leading wicket taker in women’s ODI cricket, Jhulan Goswami’s life will now be portrayed on celluloid. Tentatively titled, ‘Chakdaha Express’ the biopic will trace the journey of Jhulan from her hometown in Nadia district […]
Chennai, Sep 17 (PTI) Skipper Virat Kohli today said Hardik Pandyas blistering half-century at a crucial stage was the game-changer for India in the first ODI of the five-match series against Australia, here. India beat Australia by 26 runs via Duckworth-Lewis method in the rain-affected match to go 1-0 up […]
Chennai, Sep 16 (PTI) KL Rahul might have had his share of struggles in the limited overs format of late but skipper Virat Kohli is confident that the talented Karnataka right- hander will come good at his new No 4 slot. Rahul had scores of 4, 17, and 7 in the […]
New Delhi, Sep 15 (PTI) Virender Sehwag on Friday said he missed out on becoming the Indian cricket team’s chief coach for the lack of patronage from the powers that be in the BCCI and will not apply for the position again. Sehwag lost out to Ravi Shastri, who was touted […]
Patna, Sep 22 (PTI) Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Modi today claimed that during the Vajpayee government there was “dichotomy” between government and party workers but now under Narendra Modi the BJP has created a strong bond between leadership, workers and huge “ideological family”. “During Vajpayee times there was dichotomy between […]
New Delhi, Sep 20 (PTI) The Congress alleged today that the Modi government had not come out with any original initiative except for demonetisation, and that it repackaged and renamed 23 welfare schemes started by the previous dispensations. Senior Congress leader Rajeev Shukla said the Modi government had inherited 23 welfare […]
Srinagar, Sep 20 (PTI) Enthusiasm overshadowed fear in Bangus valley, close to Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, when thousands of people turned up to witness a football match in an area where access is otherwise restricted due to security reasons. Jammu and Kashmir Football Association held the […]
Hyderabad, Sep 19 (PTI) A man had been arrested for allegedly killing his 13-year-old daughter as he was suspicious about her “character” and opposed to her “hobby of singing” in Nalgonda district of Telangana, the police said today. The mother of the deceased girl has also been arrested for allegedly causing […]
New Delhi, Sep 17 (PTI) Congress leader Manish Tewari today triggered a row with a twitter post using abusive language against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, evoking sharp reactions from the BJP and the twitterati with both demanding an apology from Sonia Gandhi. Tewari is the second Congress leader after party general […]
Ahmedabad, Sep 23 (PTI) Attributing the recent rise in fuel prices to a hurricane in the US, Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan today said the rates will come down in the next few days. “Fuel prices have gone up recently due to the hurricane in the US. As the prices reduce in […]
The commerce and industry ministry last month proposed a new industrial policy which envisage making the country a global manufacturing hub and creating employment for thousands of aspirants who enter job market every year. The country had last announced its industrial policy in 1991 when it was trying to break […]
New Delhi, Sep 20 (PTI) With 75 per cent of businesses waiting till the last day to file August GST returns, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today asked them to avoid last-minute rush for tax filing. He said the GST Network (GSTN) has the capacity to handle 1 lakh returns per hour, […]
New Delhi, Sep 19 (PTI) McDonald’s estranged partner Vikram Bakshi said 18 out of the 43 outlets of the burger chain in the capital that have been closed since June due to expiry of eating house licences, reopened today. The development follows a decision by the board of Connaught Plaza Restaurants […]
New Delhi, Sep 17 (PTI) The Reserve Bank is expected to pause rate cuts for the rest of 2017-18 as retail inflation is likely to tread higher towards 4.7 per cent by March, says a Kotak Institutional Equities report. According to the report, both CPI and WPI inflation have bottomed out […]
Chennai, Sep 23 (PTI) A petition has been filed in the Madras High Court for setting up an inquiry commission, headed by a retired high court judge, to find out the “truth” behind the death of former chief minister J Jayalalithaa in December last year. The petitioner also sought an interim […]
Panchkula, Sep 20 (PTI) A special CBI court here today began hearing the final arguments of the defence counsel in the murder case of former Dera Sacha Sauda manager Ranjit Singh allegedly involving sect chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh. The defence counsel today read out the statement of two of the […]
Madurai, Sep 19 (PTI) The Madras High Court today restrained the police from arresting AIADMK rebel leader TTV Dhinakaran in connection with a defamation case filed against him by a party MP, who is supporting Chief Minister K Palaniswami. In an interim order, Justice S S Sundar of Madurai bench also […]
New Delhi, Sep 17 (PTI) The Delhi High Court has asked the Centre and other authorities to frame a policy within three months to curb the practice of celebratory firing. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar told authorities that the plea for stringent norms […]
Panchkula, Sep 16 (PTI) Final arguments in the two murder cases naming jailed Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh began in a special CBI court today with his former driver filing an application to record a fresh statement against him. The disgraced cult leader, who is lodged in Rohtak’s […]
Srinagar, Sep 23 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said today that her government will launch an intense promotional campaign to attract more tourists as the state’s negative portrayal was hurting the tourism industry. In her address after the screening of a film on Kashmir, she said the state […]
Copenhagen, Sep 16 (PTI) Air India has launched its direct flight to the Danish capital from New Delhi, the 11th destination for the national carrier in Europe, describing it as connecting Maharaja with the Mermaid. The flight landed at the airport here after more than a seven-hour journey at around […]
London, Sep 1 (PTI) The number of Indians visiting the British capital London is set to increase by a huge 90 per cent by 2025, according to official data released today. Last year, 0.27 million visitors from India came to London and that figure is set to hit 0.52 million […]
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 […]
Cactus pear or prickly pear, scientifically known as Opuntiaficus- indica,e,originated in Mexico and spread over arid and semi- arid tracts of several other parts of the world, such as Australia, Africa, USA and the Mediterranean basin and South East Asia.Cactus is cultivated for fruits, vegetable and fodder in Mexico, Italy, […]
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 […]
Homegrown auto major Tata Motors plans to pump in Rs 4,000 crore in the current fiscal to bring new passenger and commercial vehicles to the market as part of its turnaround strategy. The company also expects to save over Rs 1,500 crore and add to the bottom line in its […]
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 […]
Intervening the debate at the ongoing 36th session of Human Rights Council, Junaid Qureshi, Director European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS) based in Amsterdam, on 22 September raised the issue of a new minority developing in the kashmir Valley. "We, the people of Jammu & Kashmir want to live in peace. Peace with dignity and honour and not the peace of graveyards.I am a Sunni Kashmiri Muslim from the Valley of Kashmir. [ 473 more words ]
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Secular and liberal muslims have become next ‘Kashmiri Pundits’ in valley: Junaid Qureshi
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Intervening the debate at the ongoing 36th session of Human Rights Council, Junaid Qureshi, Director European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS) based in Amst...
For thousands of years, India was ruled by emperors, kings and tyrants. Some of them were instrumental in rewriting the history of India with their great deeds, although some of these deeds destroyed India’s rich culture. But today, no king of the bygone era is loved by people more than that of Raja Hari Singh, erstwhile ruler of Kashmir, A Great reformer. [ 2,259 more words ]
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Maharaja Hari Singh: Father of Renaissance in J&K
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For thousands of years, India was ruled by emperors, kings and tyrants. Some of them were instrumental in rewriting the history of India with their great deeds, altho...
United Nations, Sep 23 (PTI) Hitting out at Pakistan for creating terror groups like LeT, JeM, Hizbul Mujahideen and the Haqqani Network, India today asked Pakistani leaders to introspect as to why their country is infamous as the "pre- eminent export factory for terror". In her address to the 72nd UN General Assembly session, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj spoke on issues like terrorism, climate change, maritime and cyber security, UN Security Council reforms, poverty and unemployment. [ 827 more words ]
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Swaraj attacks Pak at UN; asks its leaders to introspect
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United Nations, Sep 23 (PTI) Hitting out at Pakistan for creating terror groups like LeT, JeM, Hizbul Mujahideen and the Haqqani Network, India today asked Pakistani ...
