Former Union minister Manish Tewari, from whose remarks on troop movement the Congress had distanced itself over a fortnight ago, was today made spokesperson of the party. “Congress President Sonia Gandhi has approved the appointment of Manish Tewari as Spokesperson of All India Congress Committee,” S V Ramani, Secretary of the AICC’s Communication Department, said. […]
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Jailed Patel quota agitation leader Hardik Patel has written a letter to Gujarat Congress chief Bharatsinh Solanki alleging that his party was using the community for its own political gains and if this continues, it won’t come to power for another 25 years. He also warned Solanki that his party would never get back to
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Soft spoken and gentle, yet staunch in his views, Sarbananda Sonowal will be the BJP’s chief ministerial face in poll-bound Assam. The decision was taken by the BJP’s parliamentary board meeting, attended among others by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party President Amit Shah on Thursday evening. Sonowal, the union sports minister, had been at
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A controversial anti-terror bill, passed by Gujarat assembly but twice rejected by the previous UPA government, was returned by President Pranab Mukherjee seeking additional information from the government after which the legislation was withdrawn. The Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime (GCTOC) Bill, 2015, which has been hanging fire since Narendra Modi, as Gujarat
Salman Khan is India’s highest individual tax payer from the Hindi film industry, followed closely by Akshay Kumar and Ranbir Kapoor for the fiscal year 2015-2016, according to reports. The Indian Express reported that the four tax payers who top India’s list are members of the Taparia family, of Famy Care Ltd, having collectively paid
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Memory power seemed to be the buzzword at the release of President Pranab Mukherjee’s memoir Thursday. According to senior journalist Chandan Mitra, Mukherjee has unparalleled memory, “barring” L K Advani. He recalled that earlier, those with any doubt on any election result could just approach “Pranab Da”, who would have the details of even the
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2016 Republican presidential candidates strained to take advantage of a rare opportunity to step out of Donald Trump’s shadow in Thursday night’s presidential debate, after mocking the front-runner for boycotting the final contest before voting begins. Texas Senator Ted Cruz, who is locked in a tight contest with Trump in Iowa, opened the debate with
The Zika virus is “spreading explosively” in the Americas, which could see up to 4 million cases over the next year, international health officials said Thursday, announcing a special meeting next week to decide if they should declare an international health emergency. The warning from the World Health Organization came amid a call to arms
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Amidst the ongoing row over President’s Rule in Arunachal Pradesh, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju has alleged that Congress was responsible for imposition of central rule more than 100 times in various states on “flimsy grounds”. “President Rule is imposed only in a special case. Congress Party had imposed PR more than 100 times on flimsy
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A 30-foot whale washed up at the Juhu beach in Mumbai on Thursday night. The whale, said to weigh around four tonnes, was spotted after 10 pm. Experts call it a Bryde’s whale. Police and forest department officials are examining the animal. Cranes have been called in to remove the carcass. Reports quoted an expert
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Union Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday announced the names of the first 20 cities selected to be developed as smart cities under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pet project, with Bhubaneswar topping the list followed by Pune and Jaipur. Surat, Kochi, Ahmedabad, Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh), Visakhapatnam, Solapur (Maharashtra), Davanagere (Karnataka), Indore, New Delhi Municipal
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Very often either a cluttered mess or an empty space does make a comfortable nook in our homes. A home usually defines a person’s personality and even the frame of mind, when you have a cluttered mind a lot more clutter will be seen around you. Time and again you notice in your house that
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If you have been suffering from dry lips this winter, you would ideally need lots of lip balm to ease those dried and chapped lips. However, there are other ways to ensure that you have smooth lips during this season. -The first way to start off is by exfoliating your lips and getting rid of
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Is healthy eating failing to shift your festive blubber? Here are little changes will quickly add up to a big change for your waistline Forget going on those juice diets or going vegan to lose weight. Simply eating a healthy diet was a new year’s resolution for more than a third of us, according to
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New Chevrolet Beat 2016 has been launched in India within the price range of Rs. 4.28 lakh – Rs. 5.55 lakh (ex-showroom, New Delhi). The hatchback’s new model receives minor exterior updates along with revised interior and additional safety equipment. On the outside, the car gets clear glass headlamps with black accents, sporty fog lamps
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The all-new Ford Endeavour 2016 has been launched in India in 6 variants, across two trim levels, priced between Rs. 24.75 lakh – Rs. 29.46 lakh (ex-showroom, Mumbai). With better off-road capabilities, two highly efficient engines and aggresive styling, the new Ford Endeavour 2016 will rival the Chevrolet Trailblazer, Toyota Fortuner, Mitsubishi Pajero Sport, Ssangyong
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President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday approved the award of one Ashok Chakra, two Kirti Chakras and eight Shaurya Chakras to the Indian Army personnel on the occasion of Republic Day 2016. Lance Naik Mohan Nath Goswami, who was killed in an operation in north Kashmir will be awarded the Ashok Chakra, country’s highest peacetime gallantry
An unclaimed bag at a railway station here today sparked a security scare, but it was later found that it contained clothes and was mistakenly left behind by a soldier. After the bag was detected at around 11.30 AM, people were swiftly evacuated from the area and rail traffic was halted on the route in
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The Government Railway Police in Pathankot on Wednesday arrested an armed youth on charges of suspicious activity at the city railway station here. A country made pistol and cartridges were also recovered from the youth. The police will produce him before court and seek orders for his remand after which a thorough investigation will be
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Huawei Terminal’s Honor brand has launched two new smartphones in India, the Honor 5X and Honor Holly 2 Plus. The Honor 5X is priced at Rs. 12,999 for the 2GB of RAM variant, while the Honor Holly 2 Plus has been priced at Rs. 8,499. Both smartphones will be made available via Flipkart and Amazon
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid tributes to freedom fighter Lala Lajpat Rai on his 150th birth anniversary, saying his patriotism “inspired people”. “Remembering the courageous Lala Lajpat Rai on his birth anniversary. He was a visionary whose patriotism and ideals inspired many people,” Modi tweeted. The prime minister also shared some handwritten notes
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After a few awards were held and telecasted this year, people and journalists started talking how the award shows have lost their way. A few people from the industry also expressed their concern, however Rishi Kapoor is outraged by way popular awards are being doled out to all and sundry. The actor has always made
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BlackBerry launched the anticipated Priv smartphone today in India today. The new Android smartphone by BlackBerry will be available in stores across India from January 30 with a price tag of Rs 62,990. The device will also be available via BlackBerry authorised partners and resellers, and from online partner Amazon India as well. In terms
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Actor Salman Khan today moved the Supreme Court, saying he should also be heard while the appeal of the Maharashtra government, challenging his acquittal by the Bombay High Court in the 2002 hit-and-run case, is being heard. It is likely that senior advocate Harish Salve will appear for the actor. Salve had handled the case
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The Indian cricket team will start its their Asia Cup campaign against Bangladesh on February 24 before taking on arch-rivals Pakistan in what promises to be a high-voltage encounter on February 27. The 11-match tournament, which will be played in the Twenty20 format this year, will be held in Mirpur from February 24 to March
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High on confidence after winning the first Twenty20 International, India will look to press home the advantage and seal off the three-match series when they take on Australia in the second T20I here tomorrow. Having won the first of the three-T20I series by 37 runs to take a 1-0 lead, India find themselves ahead of
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An Egyptian F-16 fighter jet has crashed with the loss of its crew during a military exercise, the army announced late on Wednesday night. “An F-16 aircraft has crashed during an exercise, killing the crew,” the army said in a statement, which did not give the location of the incident. Egypt has one of the
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Taiwan’s president, defying criticism from key ally the United States, visited to an island holding in the disputed South China Sea on Thursday and called for peaceful development in the increasingly tense region. Accompanied by about 30 staff members, Ma Ying-jeou left the capital Taipei early in the morning aboard an air force C-130 cargo
Al-Jazeera said on Thursday that a three-man news crew for the Qatar-based channel has been freed more than 10 days after being kidnapped in the flashpoint Yemeni city of Taez. Reporter Hamdi al-Bokari, cameraman Abdulaziz al-Sabri and driver Munir al-Subaie went missing on 18 January while covering the conflict between rebels and Gulf-backed forces loyal
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As the storm over Shani Shingnapur mandir in Maharashtra refuses to die down, others are brewing or ongoing elsewhere in the country. The aborted attempt by protesters to enter Shani Shingnapur on Republic Day and break the tradition of not permitting women into the temple’s most sacred innards is clearly not the last we have
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