AIMPLB plans silent march against triple talaq legislation
Jaipur, Feb 27:Terming the triple talaq legislation as “defective”, the All India Muslim Personal Law board today demanded the Centre withdraw it in the interest of Muslim women. The board also announced a silent march of Muslim women will be taken out here tomorrow in support of its demands. “It is a totally defective bill […]
Disclose bills of Air India charter plane for PM’s travel abroad: CIC to MEA
New Delhi, Feb 27 :The Central Information Commission has directed the external affairs ministry to disclose records related to the expenses incurred on chartering Air India aircraft for abroad visits of the prime minister from 2013 to 2017. Chief Information Commissioner R K Mathur rejected the contention of the ministry that details of the amount, […]
Bangladesh court extends bail for Zia until March 13
Dhaka, Feb 26 :A court in Bangladesh today extended the bail of imprisoned ex-prime minister and main opposition BNP chief Khaleda Zia until March 13 in a graft case, a day after the High Court deferred the judgement on a separate bail plea in a corruption case, media reports said. The 72-year-old three-time former prime […]
Rahul questions PM over delay in setting up of Lokpal
Ramadurga (Karnataka), Feb 26: Congress president Rahul Gandhi today accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of favouring the “super rich” and questioned why he had still not appointed a Lokpal to fight corruption. Gandhi, who has been targeting Modi in all public rallies in poll-bound Karnataka, also quizzed Modi over his “silence” on issues such as […]
Delhi CS assault case: Govt mulling live streaming of official meetings
New Delhi, Feb 26 : The Delhi government is mulling live streaming of all official meetings following the alleged assault on Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash at the chief minister’s residence last week. Prakash was allegedly assaulted by AAP MLAs and others during a meeting at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence on February 19. A senior […]
Shah attacks Cong after CBI books Punjab CM’s son-in-law for bank fraud
New Delhi Feb 26 : BJP chief Amit Shah today hit out at the Congress over an alleged bank fraud case in which Amarinder Singh’s son-in-law has been booked, saying it is shameful that the Punjab chief minister’s relative pocketed the money meant for hardworking farmers. Shah questioned why the Congress deleted a tweet about […]
Ashwin to lead Kings XI Punjab in IPL
New Delhi, Feb 26:Senior off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was today named captain of the IPL side Kings XI Punjab, which also has Yuvraj Singh and Chris Gayle in their ranks. Ashwin has two IPL titles during his eight-year stint with Chennai Super Kings and has also played for Pune Supergiants. I feel honoured to be trusted […]
ISIS-linked Indian-origin woman, partner held in British couple abduction case
By: Fakir Hassen Johannesburg, Feb 26 :South African special police unit Hawks have arrested an Indian-origin woman and her partner, both allegedly linked to ISIS, on charges of abducting a British couple. Fatima Patel and Safydeen Aslam Del Vecchio also face charges of robbery and theft after they went on a spending spree using the […]
Rupee slips 6 paise to 64.79 vs US dollar
Mumbai, Feb 26 : The rupee failed to hold on to its early gains and slipped by 6 paise to end at 64.79 against the US currency today due to fag-end dollar demand from importers and corporates. A robust rally in local equities and sluggish dollar overseas failed to provide any fresh impetus. Overall, forex […]
Water-rich, energy deficient JK exploits just 16% of hydro-power: Survey
Srinagar, Feb 25 : Jammu and Kashmir has exploited only about 16 percent of the estimated 20,000 MW of hydro-power potential even as the energy demand has been growing gradually creating a wider demand-supply gap, the state economic survey 2017 said. The estimated hydro-power potential of Jammu and Kashmir is 20,000 Megawatts (MW), of which […]
