New Delhi: In a clash of India’s two best female shuttlers, Saina Nehwal beat World No. PV Sindhu in straight games to become the national singles champion once again after a gap of 10 years on Wednesday. Nehwal, who last won the national title in 2007, produced a clinical performance to beat higher ranked Sindhu … Read more
AAP is likely to nominate Raghuram Rajan as one of its 3 members for the Rajya Sabha to set an example of sending a non-politician to Parliament by a political party. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is likely to nominate former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan as one of its three members for the Rajya Sabha … Read more
This is Mary Kom’s first international gold medal since the 2014 Asian Games and her first medal in over a year. M.C. Mary Kom (48kg) notched up her fifth gold medal at the Asian Women’s Boxing Championships, winning a fiercely-contested summit clash in Vietnam on Wednesday. Up against North Korea’s Kim Hyang Mi, the five-time world champion … Read more
The transaction ensures that all existing 1.2 million customers of Reliance BIG TV shall continue to enjoy uninterrupted services. Reliance Communications has signed a binding MoU with Veecon Media and Television Ltd for the sale of its subsidiary Reliance BIG TV Ltd (RBTV), which offers Direct-to-Home (DTH) services across India. Reliance Communications did not disclose … Read more
A week after Chennai police arrested IPS trainee Safeer Karim for cheating in the UPSC mains examination, investigators are probing the possibility of his involvement in a wider racket. The officials, who seized at least 11 cellphones, one tablet, a laptop, four hard disks and a pen drive during the arrests, are looking into Karim’s Google Drive account, … Read more
On the eve of the first anniversary of demonetisation, the man who rescued the fossilised Indian economy in 1991 and firmly put it on the path of globalisation and liberalisation, on Tuesday, blasted the November 8, 2016 move as a “disaster” that only benefitted China, and also trashed GST as promoter of “tax terrorism”. Due … Read more
China on Monday objected to Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s first visit to Arunachal Pradesh, saying her tour of the “disputed area” is not conducive to the peace and tranquillity in the region. Ms. Sitharaman on Sunday visited forward army posts in remote Anjaw district of Arunachal Pradesh bordering China to take stock of the defence … Read more
“Great Selfish Tax (GST) to harass the people. To take away jobs. To hurt businesses. To finish the economy. GoI totally failed to tackle GST,” Mamata wrote on Twitter. West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Monday targeted the Modi government over the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax, saying … Read more
Soon after the Tirunelveli District Court granted bail to cartoonist Bala, he categorically stated that he would continue to highlight the inefficiency of the government through his cartoons. Cartoonist Bala said He Won’t stop highlighting inefficiency of Govt through his cartoon “I did not commit a murder, so I have no regrets. I will continue to highlight the inefficiency of … Read more
Uttar Pradesh ATS has arrested terror-accused Abu Zaid who is suspected to be part of ISIS. He was arrested in Mumbai as he was returning from Saudi Arabia. In April 2017, UP ATS had arrested 4 terrorists with the help of other agencies and state police. The gang used to talk through an app on … Read more
