The police have registered an FIR against Mohammad Nalapad, the Bengaluru district youth Congress leader and son of Shantinagar MLA N A Haris in Karnataka,
Mohammad Nalapad has been charged for allegedly beating up a person along with 10 of his supporters in a restaurant last night in UB city of Bengaluru. He has also been accused of threatening the victim at a hospital not to register any police complaint. The state Congress has already expelled Nalapad from the party for six years.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has tweeted that he...
Sunday, February 18, 2018
Chabahar port : Historic Deal Finalized
Iran has awarded a much-awaited agreement to India over the management of part of its strategic Chabahar port. The historic move could enable India to dodge Pakistan and reach markets in Afghanistan, Central Asia and beyond.
The agreement was signed during a visit to New Delhi by President Hassan Rouhani would lease the operational control of Shahid Beheshti port – phase one of Chabahar port - to India for 18 months, said Press TV,
India's...
Saturday, February 17, 2018
India, Iran Ink Nine Agreements in Different Areas
India and Iran have reiterated their commitment to combat terrorism in all its forms and stressed that there can be no justification for any act of terrorism.
In a joint statement issued after the talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in New Delhi, the two leaders expressed their conviction that the fight against terrorism should not only seek to disrupt and eliminate terrorists and terrorist organizations but should also identify and address conditions conducive to terrorism as well as extremist...
Talks with Iranian President Fruitful : PM Modi
The Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi has termed his talks with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani as fruitful.
India and Iran on Saturday signed nine agreements in different areas after delegation-level talks between PM Modi and President Rouhani in New Delhi.
The fields in which the agreements were inked include extradition treaty, Chabahar port, medicine and agriculture.
In a joint statement, Modi said, he had a fruitful discussion with Dr. Rouhani on a wide range of issues of mutual interest. He said, the Iranian President's visit...
PNB fraud: CBI arrests PNB's ex-Deputy Manager Gokulnath Shetty
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Thursday, February 15, 2018
India's First Radio festival in Delhi Today
The first ever radio festival of India is being held in New Delhi today to mark World Radio Day. The festival is being organized by International Association of Women in Radio and Television, in collaboration with UNESCO. In the inaugural session, Paralympian Deepa Malik in her address said, radio talks about positivity and it is pivotal in celebrating sports. She said, at every crucial point of her life, Radio was an integral part....
Tuesday, February 13, 2018
Five killed, Four injured in blast at Cochin Shipyard
In Kerala, five workers were killed and four injured in a blast that occurred in the maintenance dock of Cochin Shipyard today. The blast occurred inside ONGC ship, Sagar Bhusan which was under maintenance in the dock.All the injured workers have been admitted to hospital. The condition of one injured is reportedly critical. The situation is under control now as per official reports. The deceased were believed to be contract workers. Minister...
Monday, February 12, 2018
Metro project of Pune Much Faster Than Expected - Mahamatro CEO
"The Metro project of Pune is much faster than expected. By eliminating all obstacles, the Metro will run in Pune till 2021. The project is an attempt to start the project in the public from time-to-time using appropriate technology of world-class technology. It will also be made available to all the world-wide facility providers," said Maharashtra Metro Executive Chairman Ramnath Subramanyam.
He was speaking at the first session of the fourth National Construction and Transport Council organized by MIT Art, Design and Technology University,...
50% Attendance Must in Mumbai University : Bombay HC
For the students in the Mumbai University, the students must muster 50% attendance or face disqualification. That is what Bombay High Court has said.
The HC has held that the Mumbai University's ordinance mandating a minimum 50 per cent attendance was in the interest of students and thus, even the highest authority in the university had no power to allow any undue relaxation in the rule.
In the order passed on Thursday, a bench of justices...
Sunday, February 11, 2018
Finally a Relieving News on Aadhaar
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has asked the government departments, Ministries and State governments to ensure that no essential service or benefit should be denied to a genuine beneficiary for want of Aadhaar. The news has come as a relieving piece for countless people.
In a statement, the authority said, it has taken a serious note of some of the cases reported in media about the denial of essential services like...
Saturday, February 10, 2018
Tussle Over Andhra Pradesh Getting Interesting
The tussle between
Bharatiya Janata Party and Telugu Desam Party over the special status
to the state is getting interesting day by day. Days after the TDP
launched offensive against the ruling party at center, BJP has
retorted by saying that the Andhra Pradesh received utmost
priority during last three and half yrs
under Modi government.
The BJP on Saturday said, Andhra
Pradesh has received utmost priority and importance under the Prime
Minister Narendra Modi led government.
In a joint press conference in New
Delhi, party spokesperson GVL...
Friday, February 09, 2018
Fourth National Construction Techies Conference at MIT ADT University
MIT College of Management (MITCOM) of MIT Art, Design and Technology University has organized the 'Fourth National Level Construction Techies Conference. inSIGHT'18' at the University's campus between 12th and 13th February, 2018.
The experts from various fields will be enlightening on the theme of 'Advances in Infrastructure Development and Transportation Systems in Developing India' as said by Prof. Sunita Mangesh Karad (Director, MIT College of Management) in a press conference.
Prof. Sunita Karad said "The main aim is to make students aware...
Kerala, Punjab & Tamil Nadu Top NITI Aayog's Health Index
Kerala,
Punjab and Tamil Nadu topped the list of Healthy State progressive
report released by NITI Aayog today among the larger states in terms
of overall performance. The NITI Aayog released the report in New
Delhi this afternoon.
While
releasing the report, CEO Amitabh Kant said that Jharkhand, Jammu and
Kashmir and Uttar Pradesh were the the top three three states in the
terms of annual incremental performance. He said, the health index
has...
Ayodhya Case Purely a Land Dispute Issue : SC
The Supreme Court has said the Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid case was purely a "land dispute" and will be dealt with in normal course.
The apex court commenced its final hearings on the Ayodhya dispute yesterday. During the course of an hour-long hearing the court clarified that it was first inclined to hear those who were parties to the dispute in the Allahabad High Court.
It further said those who have tried to wade into the matter before it and seeking impleadment as parties will have to wait as the case before it was a "pure land dispute".
A...
Wednesday, February 07, 2018
Another Attack by US Shows Its Earnestness
The United States government has shown yet again that its
resolve to fight terrorism is not just rhetoric but a serious preposition. US
bombers have struck multiple Taliban targets in a new air offensive over the
past four days in far northeastern Afghanistan near the China and Tajikistan
borders.
Ever since Donald Trump has assumed charge as the President
of US, he has repeatedly talked about fighting terror.
The Southern Command said in a statement that the strikes
hit Taliban training facilities in Badakhshan province, preventing the planning
and...
Tuesday, February 06, 2018
Thank God, 22 Indian Sailors Are Now Free
An oil tanker, with an all Indian crew of 22 members that went missing off the coast of Benin in north-west Africa, has been released by pirates after four days. Officials said, all the crew members, who endured the over four-day ordeal, are safe. Director General of Shipping Malini Shankar said, the ship, 'Marine Express', has been released and is back under the command of the captain. She said all 22 crew members are safe and the ship has resumed...
Monday, February 05, 2018
SC Gives an Earful to Khaps
Taking a strong exception to the
diktats passed by Khaps on matters of marriage, Supreme Court has
come out strongly against honour killings. Apex court said that even
if a young adults marry within the prohibited degree of relation
there are courts and law to declare it null and void.
CJI Dipak Misra warned that Khaps
should not become self-appointed conscience keepers when there is law
and courts to deal with marriages prohibited by law....
Sunday, February 04, 2018
India Needs Scientific Temper: Dr. Jayant Narlikar
“We have not been able to develop a scientific temper despite 70 years of us achieving independence and we still get to see superstitions and irrational behavior around us,”said Dr. Jayant Naralikar, Padma Vibhushan, Emeritus Professor, Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA) while receiving the Vigyan Tantragyaan Shreshtha Award by Bharat Asmita National Awards Foundation for his contribution to the field of Science and Astrophysics.
Other awardees felicitated at the Bharat Asmita National Awards along with Dr. Naralaikar...
Reason to Cheer for Donald Trump After Republican Memo's Release
United States President Donald Trump
has reason to cheer after the release of the formerly classified
Republican memo. "It totally vindicates me," he claimed on
Twitter on Saturday (February 3).
Trump's fellow Republicans in the US
House of Representatives released on Friday a previously classified
memo that portrays senior officials from the Federal Bureau of
Investigation and Justice Department as being biased against him in
the federal investigation...
Saturday, February 03, 2018
Maratha Light Infantry to Celebrate 250 Years
The Maratha Light Infantry, one of the oldest regiments of the Army and the recipient of 56 battle honours, has entered its 250th year.
A host of events have been planned to celebrate its legacy. Colonel of the Maratha Light Infantry Lt Gen PJS Pannu told newsmen on Saturday that the celebrations will open with a function on Sunday at the Manekshaw Centre where a coffee-table book on the infantry, 'Victory and Valour', will be released.
He...
Friday, February 02, 2018
India Joins Ashgabat agreement
India has joined Ashgabat Agreement on the establishment of an International Transport and Transit Corridor between the Iran, Oman, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. The agreement was signed in April 2011, which envisages facilitation of transit and transportation of goods between Central Asia and the Persian Gulf.
External Affairs Ministry said the accession to the Agreement would diversify India’s connectivity options with Central Asia and...
Thursday, February 01, 2018
India Announces World's Largest Health Programme
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented the Union Budget 2018-19 in the Parliament on Thursday, where he had a challenge to not just realise the 'New India' dream by spurring growth, but also meet expectations of millions of people and different sections of society and businesses of the country.
World's largest government-funded health programme - 'National Health Protection Scheme' was announced. It will cover 10 crore poor and vulnerable families...
Bravo India! Government Says Country Cannot Become Refugee Capital of World
The central government has taken a very bold stance that
must be applauded by every right thinking citizen. The Centre has told the
Supreme Court that it does not want the country to become the refugee capital
of the world.
Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told
this to a bench, headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, which was hearing a fresh
plea by two Rohingya refugees alleging that the BSF was using chili and stun
grenades...
