Tag: national
Demonetisation Makes Hiroshima, Nagasaki Of Indian Economy: Shiv Sena
In a vitriolic attack, the Shiv Sena on Wednesday compared the fallout of demonetisation on the Indian economy with the disaster wreaked by the atom bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.....
5 General Insurers To Be Listed, Government Stake To Fall To 75%
In a major decision on divesting stake in state-run general insurance companies, the cabinet on Wednesday approved the public listing of 5 firms by which the government's shareholding in them would be brought down to 75 per cent.....
NIA Visits Bihar To Probe Kanpur Train Derailment
An NIA team reached Bihar's Motihari district on Wednesday to investigate the alleged role of Pakistan's ISI behind the Indore-Patna Express train derailment near Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur that claimed over 100 lives.....
Militant Killed In Kashmir Gunfight
One militant was killed and a soldier was injured on Thursday during a gunfight in north Kashmir's Bandipora district, police said.....
Panneerselvan Meets Modi Amid Protests Against Jallikattu Ban
Amid massive protests in support of Jallikattu, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O.Panneerselvam on Thursday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi New Delhi and urged him to promulgate an ordinance enabling the conduct of the ancient bull-taming sport.....
Lakhvi's Nephew Killed In Kashmir Gunfight
Security forces in Kashmir on Thursday gunned down Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Abu Musaib, a nephew of Mumbai 2008 attack mastermind Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, police said.....
India Urgently Needs Uniform Civil Law: Taslima Nasrin
Bangladeshi author and freedom of expression advocate Taslima Nasrin, who has been living in exile since 1994 after facing the ire of fundamentalists, said on Monday India urgently needed a uniform civil law.....
J&K Speaker Orders Inquiry Into Minor's Detention
Jammu and Kashmir state assembly Speaker Kavinder Gupta on Monday ordered an inquiry into the detention of a minor under the Public Safety Act (PSA).....
SC Orders Probe Against Ranjit Sinha For Abuse Of Authority
The Supreme Court on Monday directed CBI Director Alok Verma to probe the allegations of prima facie abuse of authority by the agency's former Director Ranjit Sinha.....
No Schemes For Poll-bound States In Budget, EC Instructs Government
The Election Commission on Monday cleared the decks for the central government to present the Budget 2017 on February 1, but barred it from announcing any schemes for the five poll-bound states.....
