BJP’S MONTH-LONG OUTREACH TO MARK MODI’S 25 YEARS IN OFFICE
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party has announced a month-long nationwide outreach programme, the Sewa Sankalp Abhiyan, timed to mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi completing 25 years in continuous executive office on October 7. The milestone spans his years as Chief Minister of Gujarat, a post he took charge of on October 7, 2001, and […]
ABDULLAHS STAND FOR FULL VANDE MATARAM
NEW DELHI: Congress’ objection to the rendition of the full Vande Mataram at an event in Srinagar in the presence of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Jammu and Kashmir National Conference president Farooq Abdullah has snowballed into a full-blown political war. While ally National Conference has told the Congress that it cannot dictate terms to […]
SC RAPS NOIDA MAGISTRATE FOR NOTICE TO CJP PROTESTER
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday came down heavily on the Greater Noida executive magistrate for issuing notice to a student for taking part in the Cockroach Janta Party-led Jantar Mantar protest, asking how the magistrate ‘dared’ to issue a notice despite the court’s earlier order. The apex court said it would seek explanation […]
AFTER DELHI PG COLLAPSE, BUILDING NEXT DOOR TO BE DEMOLISHED ON WEDNESDAY
NEW DELHI: The building next to the PG accommodation that collapsed and killed seven people in Delhi’s Satya Niketan locality will be demolished on Wednesday after civic officials found it unsafe, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Tuesday. Gupta also announced Rs 5 lakh in financial aid for people injured in the building collapse and […]
SURAT TOPS SIX MEGACITIES IN CONSUMPTION MARKET
photo courtesy : Gujarat Samachar NEW DELHI: India’s consumption story has been told through the lens of its biggest metros; Mumbai, Bengaluru, Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad and Kolkata, for years. But a new consumption map is emerging, and Surat is at the centre of it. Surat may rank seventh among India’s top consumption markets, but it […]
PASSIVE SMOKING DEATHS UP 50% EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT SMOKING
NEW DELHI: A new Lancet study reveals a sharp rise in deaths linked to tobacco smoke exposure in India over the past three decades. While the proportion of Indians exposed has fallen, the number of people affected has climbed to 444 million. Tobacco smoke can harm people even when they are not the ones holding […]
HIGH COURT DISMISSES ‘SHUDDHIKARAN’ CASE
NEW DELHI: The Uttarakhand High Court on Tuesday dismissed a public interest litigation seeking an independent probe into a “purification” ritual performed at a Haldwani venue after a rally by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge. The PIL was filed by Baij Nath, a social activist and lawyer from the Dalit community. A ‘shuddhikaran’ (purification) havan was conducted by […]
CENTRE WANTS TRANSFER OF ANIL AMBANI’S BLACK MONEY PETITIONS TO DELHI HIGH COURT
NEW DELHI: The Union government and the Income Tax department have moved the Supreme Court seeking directions to consolidate and transfer to Delhi High Court petitions challenging the Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015. The Union government has particularly sought the transfer of Industrialist Anil Ambani’s petitions out […]
CALL FOR AUDIT OF ALL DELHI STUDENTS HOUSING
NEW DELHI: Days after seven people were killed in the Satya Niketan building collapse, the Supreme Court-appointed amicus curiae Tuesday urged the court to order a time-bound safety audit of PG accommodations, private hostels, and other student housing in and around colleges and universities across Delhi. In a status report, Senior Advocate Ajit Kumar Sinha, […]
PM SNIPES AFTER UNVEILING RS 35,000 CR PROJECTS
NEW DELHI: At a Vadodara event, PM Modi unveiled and launched Rs 35,000-crore projects and mocked critics as ‘naraz fufa ji’. He used the dedicated freight corridor to contrast his government’s record with the UPA and to underline self-reliance in manufacturing. Stepping up his attack on the Opposition, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday doubled […]
