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What new facilities women can enjoy while buying train tickets

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The Ministry of Railways has been providing special facilities to women passengers for conveniently buying tickets at railway reservation counters. The Ministry has further elaborated facilities as follows: – (a) At computerised reservation office, a separate reservation counter should be earmarked for ladies if the average demand per shift is not less than 120 tickets. […]

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Indian fisherman killed after Pak marines opens fire at boats off Gujarat Coast

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Pakistan marines on Friday opened fire on two Indian boats with five Indian fishermen onboard. According to TV reports, one Indian fisherman, Iqbal Abdul Bhatti was killed. According to reports, the Pakistan marines fired at the Indian boat off the Gujarat coast. According to Times Now, firing occurred near Dwarka. As per a report, Pakistan

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Dengue: Delhi govt increases 795 beds in private hospitals

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In order to accommodate rising numbers of dengue patients, Delhi government has decided to immediately increase 795 beds in 48 new private hospitals and nursing homes on a temporary basis by granting them provisional registration certificates for three months. Health Minister Satyendar Jain said that provisional registration certificates will be given to new nursing homes

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Declassified files show Netaji Subash Chandra Bose’s family spied on in independent India

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Sixty four files running into nearly 13,000 pages relating Netaji Subash Chandra Bose files were declassified on Friday which shows some of his family members were spied on in independent India but there was no clarity whether he died in an air crash in 1945 as is widely believed. Tucked away in police and government

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Avoid Cow Slaughter in Larger Interest, Ulema Tells Muslims

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With the ban on beef in some states and the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha triggering a fierce debate on cow slaughter across the country, a group of Islamic scholars in southern India has appealed to Muslims to avoid sacrificing cows, bulls and bullocks in the community’s larger interest. The scholars have advised Muslims to show pragmatism in

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BCCI chief Jagmohan Dalmiya in hospital after complaining of chest pain

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BCCI president Jagmohan Dalmiya, who was admitted to hospital on Thursday night after he complained of chest pain, underwent angiography, hospital sources said. The 75-year-old has been admitted to the city’s B.M. Birla Hospital. “He complained of severe chest pain and now has been put in the Intensive Care Unit, doctors are constantly monitoring his

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Katti Batti review: Imran Khan tries his best but Kangana Ranaut is let down by a bad script

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Here’s a simple question: If you have an actor who is popular and on top of their game and another who’s struggling to find success, who would be the obvious choice for the star of a film? It seems obvious that one would choose the first. Now let’s rephrase the question: If you have an

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Ahmed Mohammed receives a letter from George Takei and it is brilliant

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George Takei, best known for his roles in the evergreen television series Star Trek, is also a director, author and an activist. Takei is a power on social media. His Facebook page has currently over 8.9 million likes. He is an avid user of the social network and regularly posts content with original humourous commentary.

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Kohli wants a positive batsman at No 3 and I can play positive cricket: Pujara

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Ever since Virat Kohli took over as India’s Test captain, the one issue of constant debate has been the batting order. More specifically, the crucial No 3 spot. Kohli had strongly hinted before the Sri Lanka series that he wanted someone with flair at that position. “We felt that if he (Rohit Sharma) gets going

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Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Virender Sehwag, Lara Pad up For Injured British Soldiers

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The who’s who of world cricket will descend on The Oval in London on Thursday for a T20 match whose proceeds will go for the Help for Heroes Foundation in the United Kingdom. The Foundation takes care of wounded British soldiers. India’s ODI captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni will be part of the Heroes team that

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What 3 Crores Looks Like in Cash. Found in Raids Against Rajasthan Officials

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On Wednesday night, a growing pile of cash had policemen in Rajasthan gaping as they counted what they had seized from raids on senior government officials in Udaipur. The stacks at the anti-corruption department’s office added up to Rs. 3.8 crore. The trail led the police to senior bureaucrat Ashok Singhvi, who was arrested at

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How ISRO changed the way the world looks at India

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This year marks an important milestone for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) as it observes the 40th anniversary of two of its pioneering projects. Two missions executed successfully in 1975 were the launch of India’s first satellite, Aryabhatta, onboard a Soviet launcher and an experiment in education television called SITE (Satellite Instructional Television Experiment)

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Happy Birthday Modi: 10 Lesser Known Facts About the Indian PM

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Here are some interesting facts about Prime Minister Narendra Modi: – During Modi’s childhood, he served the Indian army as a volunteer during 1965 Indo-Pak war at the railway stations and also helped flood victims in Gujarat in 1967. – He doesn’t smoke, drink nor eat non-vegetarian food, he was and still is a teetotaler.

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Saif Ali Khan: I have known Salman Khan longer than I have known Kareena Kapoor Khan

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Salman Khan and Saif Ali Khan have spent a lot of time together and have been friends in the past. But for reasons best known to only the both of them, their relationship has not remained the same over the years. So when we heard about Salman having invited Saif to his special screening of

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Big quake rattles north Chile, sets off small tsunami wave

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A major earthquake just offshore rattled Chileans, killing five people and shaking the Earth so strongly the tremor was felt in places across South America. Authorities worked into the early hours Thursday assessing damage in several coastal towns that saw flooding from small tsunami waves set off by the quake. The magnitude-8.3 quake hit off

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District Administration calm tensions over demolition of Gurdwara Sahib in Pathankot

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The district administration of Pathankot sorted out the clash between management of Sri Guru Harkrishan Senior Secondary School and sangat of Gurdwara Sant Ashram over demolishing of Gurdwara sahib, by arranging a meeting between two factions. Sub’d District Magistrate Amit Mahajan and Sub Tehsildar Gopal Sharma were present in the meeting while the Deputy Commissioner

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