Cost of medical treatment exorbitant, govt has to do something: SC
New Delhi, Mar 8 :The “exorbitant” cost of medical treatment in India today drew attention of the Supreme Court which told the government to “do something” as the people were unable to get treatment due to the “huge cost”. The apex court’s remarks assume significance as the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) had recently said […]
Lanka Prez removes PM Wickremesinghe as law and order minister after communal riots
Colombo, Mar 8 : Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena today replaced Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as the law and order minister amidst fresh violence between majority Sinhala Buddhists and minority Muslims in the Kandy district despite imposition of nationwide emergency. Ranjith Madduma Bandara, a senior politician from Wickremesinghe’s United National Party (UNP) was sworn in […]
Picking Kohli ended my career as selector: Vengsarkar
Mumbai, Mar 8 : Selecting a talent like Virat Kohli early in his career would be considered a masterstroke by most but according to former India captain Dilip Vengsarkar, it ended his career as a national selector. Vengsarkar has claimed that he lost his job as chairman of selectors for picking Kohli over Tamil Nadu’s […]
PM Modi speaks to TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu
New Delhi, Mar 8 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi today spoke to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, a day after the TDP chief decided to pull out of the NDA government at the Centre. According to official sources, the two Union ministers from the TDP quota will meet the prime minister at 6 […]
Expelled AIMPLB member Nadvi to form ‘Manavta Kalyan Board’
Lucknow, Mar 9 : Expelled member of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), Maulana Salman Nadvi, today announced he is setting up a ‘Manavta Kalyan Board’ with an aim to spread the message of humanity in the society. “I am constituting the board to spread message of humanity. It will have members of […]
Trump set to sign executive order on steel import tariff
Washington, Mar 8: US President Donald Trump is set to sign a controversial executive order imposing a hefty 25 per cent import tariff on steel and 10 per cent on aluminium, a move which America’s top trading partners said would attract retaliation. Trump’s plan for stiff and sweeping steel and aluminium import tariffs would face […]
Pak apex court asks Punjab govt to deposit Rs 5.5 mn spent on ads
Islamabad, Mar 8: The Pakistan’s Supreme Court today ordered Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif to deposit Rs 5.5 million to the national exchequer for spending “extravagantly” the taxpayer’s money on advertisments to highlight the acheivements of the provincial government. Hearing the case suo motu, a three-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice (CJP) Saqib Nisar, […]
SC relief to Hadiya, sets aside HC order annulling her marriage
New Delhi, Mar 8 : In a relief to Kerala-based Hadiya, an alleged victim of love jihad, the Supreme Court today set aside the high court order annulling her marriage to a Muslim man. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud, however, said that the […]
Govt seeks Par nod to spend Rs 85,315 cr more this fiscal
New Delhi, Mar 8 :The government today sought Parliament’s nod for a net additional cash spending of Rs 85,315 crore in the current fiscal ending this month, 70 per cent of which will go towards compensating states for revenue loss suffered post the GST rollout. Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Arjun Ram Meghwal moved […]
Prince Charles appoints Indian-origin steel tycoon as UK skills ambassador
London, Mar 8:Indian-origin steel tycoon Sanjeev Gupta has been appointed by Britain’s Prince Charles as an official ambassador for the Industrial Cadets programme designed to nurture manufacturing skills. Gupta was appointment to the flagship programme to give children and young people direct structured experience of industry while still at school or college. The Industrial Cadets […]
