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 […]
Even Himalayas can’t stop China, India if there is political trust: Chinese foreign minister
Beijing, Mar 8 China and India should shed their mental inhibitions and manage differences to enhance bilateral ties, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said today and insisted that even the Himalayas cannot stop the two countries from friendly exchanges if there is political trust. Wang’s remarks on Sino-India relations came during his annual press conference […]
CBI arrests Dawood aide Farooq Takla from Delhi
New Delhi, Mar 8 : Fugitive underworld don Dawood Ibrahim’s aide Farooq Takla, wanted in connection with the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case, was arrested here today by the CBI after he arrived from Dubai, the agency’s spokesperson said. Mustak Mohammad Miya alias Farooq Takla, was at the immigration office of the Indira Gandhi International […]
I&B ministry announces 5-fold hike in journalist welfare scheme
New Delhi, Mar 07 : The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has made a five-fold increase in a journalist welfare scheme, which provides financial assistance to scribes and their families in times of “extreme hardships,” from Rs 20 lakh to Rs 1 crore, an official said today. The increase will be effective from April 01. The […]
