Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos accused the National Enquirer’s owner of trying to blackmail him over publishing indecent pictures unless he stopped investigating how other private photos and messages were obtained by the tabloid. Mr Bezos said the magazine’s parent company American Media Inc (AMI) wanted him to drop an investigation into how it obtained his private messages. Mr Bezos and his wife, MacKenzie, said last month they were getting divorced and their announcement came just before the National Enquirer carried reports about the tech titan’s extramarital affair. In a stunning blog post on Thursday, Mr Bezos posted an email he…
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Three major suspects were arrested late Thursday, less than 48 hours after the murder of two local Afghan reporters, Afghan Ministry of Interior Affairs confirmed on Friday. “Afghan National Police personnel arrested three suspects in northeastern Takhar province in charges of murdering of two journalists of a local radio in Takhar,” the ministry said in a statement. On Tuesday night, two staff of Radio Hamsada based in northeastern Takhar province were shot dead inside their office by unidentified gunmen. The trios were handed over to related government departments and a judicial investigation will be opened soon, the statement read. At…
Coming down heavily on the Prime minister Narendra Modi’s earlier remark on the Karnataka Government’s loan waiver scheme, Chief minister H D Kumaraswamy said Modi was grossly misleading the country and the Parliament. Addressing a hurriedly called press conference the chief minister strongly countered the Prime Minister’s speech in Parliament in which he said that only about 5000 farmers loan had been waived so far as against 44 lakh farmers, is a gross untruth and misleading the country. Informing that more than 4 lakh farmer’s farm had been waived so far and another 2000 crore had been released in the…
Government has implemented 360 degree multimedia campaigns along with mass media to create awareness on HIV/AIDS and promoting services, facilities across the country. At the inter-personal level, training and sensitization programmes for Self-Help Groups, Anganwadi workers, ASHA, members of Panchayati Raj Institutions and other key stakeholders are also being organised to spread awareness about treatment and other facilities, official sources here said. In addition, awareness activities are conducted amongst High Risk Groups including female sex workers, men having sex with Men, injecting drug users, transgenders and bridge population like truck drivers, migrants as part of targeted intervention projects. The Centre…
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath ordered the officials, here on Friday, to probe into spurious liquor. He took a serious note on the death of over 9 people after consuming spurious liquor in Kushinagar and Saharanpur districts during the past couple of days and directed that proper medical care be ensured in the affected persons. He directed the Principal Secretary Excise to take departmental action both District Excise Officers and directed a 15-day joint operation of Excise and Police to take action against spurious liquor operatives. A report from Kushinagar said that seven people have died after consuming spurious…
Auckland, Feb 8 (UNI) New Zealand defeated India in a nail-biting encounter by four wickets in the second T20I of the three-match series to get an unassailable lead of 2-0 here at Eden Park, on Friday. The hosts managed to reach the target off the last ball of the game. The final match of the series is to be played on Sunday in Hamilton. Chasing a small target of 136 runs, the hosts got off to a good start as the opening pair of Sophie Devine and Suzie Bates put on 33 runs in 4.4 overs. Devine was the first…
New Delhi, Feb 8 (UNI) Renewing his attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the light of fresh revelations that the Defence Ministry objected to parallel negotiations by the Prime Minister office in the Rafale deal, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that it was now clear that the PM stole money from the country and from the Indian Air force and was guilty in the scam. Addressing a press conference here, Mr Gandhi, referring to a report published in a National daily that the Ministry of Defence objected to parallel negotiations being carried out with French authorities in…
Envisaging the significance of the farming sector Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday projected it as heart of the issue making a grand provision of Rs.19.577 cr in the interim budget.
Prime Minister Modi made a scathing attack on the opposition unity calling it a ‘maha millavat mahagathbandhan’ and laughed at the effort to succeed in uprooting his government. He retorted at the allegation replying on Thursday on the motion on vote of thanks on President’s address, that crores of jobs were created in informal and formal sectors.
ସମୀକ୍ଷା ବ୍ୟୁରୋ ରାଜଧାନୀ ଉପରେ ସାରା ରାଜ୍ୟର ହକ ଅଛି, ହେଲେ ରାଜଧାନୀବାସୀଙ୍କର ନାହିଁ। ସତ କହିବାକୁ ଗଲେ ରାଜଧାନୀ ଉପରେ କେବଳ ରାଜନୀତି ଓ ରାଜନେତାଙ୍କର ହିଁ ଅଧିକାର ରହିଛି। ରାଜଧାନୀରେ ରହୁଥିବା ସାଧାରଣ ଲୋକ ଏଠି ତୃତୀୟଶ୍ରେଣୀର ନାଗରିକ ମଧ୍ୟ ନୁହନ୍ତି। ଏଠି ଚବିଶ ଘଣ୍ଟା ଧାରଣା, ଅନଶନ, ଘେରାଓ, ରାଲି ଓ ସାଧାରଣ ସଭା। ବିଧାନସଭାରୁ ରେଳ ଷ୍ଟେସନ ଯାଏଁ ସବୁକିଛି ରାଜନୀତିର ଅକ୍ତିୟାରରେ। ଧାରଣା ଓ ରାଲି ନାମରେ ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର ସହରର କେନ୍ଦ୍ରସ୍ଥଳ କୁ ଅଚଳ କରି ଦିଆଯାଏ। ଏଇ ଅଳ୍ପ ଦିନ ତଳେ ରାଲି ଯୋଗୁଁ ଟ୍ରାଫିକ ଜାମରେ ହସପିଟାଲ ପହଞ୍ଚି ନପାରି ଶିଶୁଟିଏ ରାସ୍ତାରେ ମରିଗଲା। ରାମ ମନ୍ଦିର ରୁ ରାଜମହଲ ଛକ, ରେଳ ଷ୍ଟେସନରୁ ବିଧାନସଭା ଓ ଏଜି ଛକରୁ ହାଉସିଂ ବୋର୍ଡ ପର୍ଯନ୍ତ ରାଜଧାନୀର ସବୁ ପ୍ରମୁଖ ସଡକ ଅନେକ ସମୟରେ ବନ୍ଦ ରହୁଛି। ବିଶେଷ କରି ବିଧାନସଭା ଚାଲୁଥିବା…
Leader of Opposition in Bihar Assembly Tejaswi Yadav today urged people not to allow MPs from backward castes and Dalit community for their failure to demand for enhancement in the reservation quota for majority section of the society. RJD leader Mr Yadav in his official Twitter account while addressing to people said, “If your MP is backward or Dalit, do not allow him to enter into your constituencies as they have not demanded for increasing reservation quota for you and majority section of the society. Such coward and meek people are not fit to become your MPs”. The Leader of…
Supreme Court on Thursday asked the former interim Director of CBI to be personally present in the Court on February 12 to explain why the CBI officer heading the probe in the case, AK Sharma, was transferred without the leave of the court in connection with the alleged Bihar shelter home cases. A bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi, said that the former CBI interim director M Nageswara Rao had, seemed prima facie, committed the contempt of court for shifting CBI officer A K Sharma from Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case without…
Visiting UNHCR special envoy Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie met Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the latter’s official residence Ganabhaban in Dhaka and appreciated Hasina’s government for giving shelter to the Rohingya refugees. Jolie made the remarks when she paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Ganobhaban in Dhaka on Wednesday night. Prime Minister’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim briefed reporters after the meeting. Angeline Jolie said, leaders like Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina are a very few in the world at this moment. The UN Special Envoy said that huge number of Rohingyas have created serious burden for…
In a scathing attack at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday called him a ‘darpok’ (coward) and challenged the Prime Minister for a debate with him on issues like national security and Rafale fighter jet deal. Addressing a gathering of party’s minority cells from across the country, the Congress president said if the BJP has any courage, they should make Mr Modi stand with him on the stage for a debate. “When you watch Mr. Modi’s face today, you can see fear. He has realised that by dividing the nation he cannot govern the country, and…
Congress leader and AICC general secretary for Uttar Pradesh east Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday attended a meeting of the AICC general secretaries and state incharges convened by party president Rahul Gandhi to review preparations for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The meeting, being held at the AICC headquarters at 24, Akbar road, is the first high level meeting being attended by Priyanka after she assumed charges as AICC general secretary for Uttar Pradesh east. Priyanka on Wednesday took charge as AICC general secretary . She assumed charge after dropping her husband Robert Vadra at the ED office. After assuming…
K T S Tulsi, the lawyer of industrialist and brother-in-law of Congress president Rahul Gandhi Robert vadra on Thursday charged the Enforcement Directorate (ED) of leaking information in the case of alleged money laundering case. Talking to reporters outside ED’s office , Mr Tulsi said, “First principle of any investigation is that it’s confidential. But ED here is leaking information as they know they’ve nothing to be investigated. They are calling people only to bring bad name to them.” The ED on Wednesday questioned Congress’ President Rahul Gandhi’s brother-in-law Mr Vadra for over six hours in connection with the case…
Actor Pankaj Tripathi will play PR Man Singh, the team’s manager in Kabir Khan’s biographical drama ‘83’, based on India’s 1983 cricket World Cup victory. Pankaj Tripathi talking about the role and the director Kabir Khan says that he was always inspired and impressed by Kabir’s films. “He is one of my favourite directors and we met a couple of times but never got an opportunity to work together. Then one day, he called me to narrate the story of ‘83’ and at certain points, it made me tear up,” Pankaj reminisces. Pankaj admits that he had not watched the…
The government is likely to roll out bids to set up solar power projects to tune of around 7,500 MW in Ladakh and Leh region with contentious issues getting nearly resolved at various levels, India Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) chairman K S Popli indicated. Addressing a conference on “Renewable Energy – Challenges and Way Forward” under the aegis of PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry here, Popli also announced that IREDA’s total loan disbursal would reach around Rs 9,500 crore by end of current fiscal keeping in view the focus of the government for harnessing the potential of non-renewable,…
Trinamool Congress on Thursday fielded its Member Dinesh Trivedi, a native of Gujarat — to speak in the Motion of Thanks to President’ Address, who said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was behaving like a Mughal emperor. ”Do hazar Uneesh, BJP finish (BJP will be finished in 2019),” said Dwivedi who was Railway Minister in the UPA II regime. Castigating the government for failures in multiple fronts, he specially made a mention of demonetisation decision of Prime Minister Modi and said various survey reports and analysis by economists have shown that the move was a failure. He said the MSME suffered…
(UNI) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister, Jai Ram Thakur today stated in the House that around Rs 2.31 crore were spent by the state on ‘Janabhar’ rally organised on the one year completion of state government held on Dec. 27, 2018. In a written reply to a question by Congress member from Kinnaur, Mr. Jagat Singh Negi during Question Hour, the Chief Minister said 441 state transport buses and 63 private buses were hired for the Jan Abhar rally. He said no school bus was hired for the rally held at Police ground Dharamshala. In another reply to a question by…
Information and Broadcasting Minister Rajyavardhan Rathore said India’s radio signals have got more reach in Pakistan than signals reaching here from the neighbouring country, Information and Broadcasting Minister Rajvardhan Rathore said on Thursday. ‘Under an International treaty, signals cannot be stopped, so Pakistani signals are reaching here, but our signals are reaching the neighbouring country more than their reaching here,’ Mr Rathore said responding to supplementaries during Question Hour. To another question, he said as many as 221 Programme Executives in All India Radio have been given promotions in 2018 although the execution is pending, he said. ‘The Departmental Promotion…