Congratulating the party workers for the success of the ‘Jan Akanksha Rally’ in Bihar on February 3, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said that the rally has strengthened voice of change in the country. In a post on social media, Mr Gandhi said, ‘I am touched by the love and affection shown by people of Bihar . The Jan Akanksha rally held in Bihar’s Gandhi maidan has strengthened the voice of change in the country. Congratulation to all party colleagues in Bihar for the successful rally.’’
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Should one of the world’s most recognised buildings, Britain’s houses of Parliament, be converted into a luxury hotel and tourist attraction? That was the idea put forward Monday by MP Ed Vaizey, a former minister for digital and the creative industries, as the iconic Palace of Westminster will undergo a massive 5.22 billion US dollar facelift. Britain’s second biggest city, Birmingham, 200 kilometers north of London, could be the home of the brand-new parliament building, Vaizey said in an interview with journal Building Design. “This country should close this building. It should become a heritage site and luxury hotel owned…
(UNI) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu will visit the city to meet West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to express his solidarity. After presentation of the Vote-on-Account budget in the Andhra Pradesh Assembly, Mr Naidu will fly to Kolkata, where Ms Banerjee continued her sit-in to protest the attempted raid by the CBI on the residence of Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar. According to the Chief Minister’s Office, Mr Naidu will reach Kolkata around 1530 hours and meet Ms Banerjee and extend his support. “We’re all together to save this country& protect democracy. There is an attack on…
Private airline SpiceJet on Monday announced offer under which the people can travel as low as Rs 1.75 a km on select domestic routes and at Rs 2.5 km on select international routes. The four-day sale will begin from February 5, whereas the travel period covered is till September 25, 2019. For ultra short-haul domestic routes like Jammu-Srinagar, Chennai-Bengaluru, Kochi-Bengaluru, Hubli-Bengaluru one-way fares under the offer will start from as low as Rs 899, inclusive of all taxes. For domestic routes with a flying time of over an hour, one-way fares would be available for as low as Rs 1.75…
Indian women cricket team will complete its century of playing Twenty20 matches, when they take on the Kiwis at Westpac Stadium, here on Wednesday. So far, the team has played 98 matches, out of which they have won 53 and lost 43. The women team have won three matches and lost five off eight Twenty20 matches against New Zealand. The women’s team is better as compare to men’s team, who have won only two matches out of eight against New Zealand. Women’s team will complete 100 matches, playing the second match of the three-match series, and will become the sixth…
The Shiv Sena once again slammed the Modi government over the issue between the West Bengal government and the CBI, alleging that it was ‘orchestrated’ for political gains in the coming Lok Sabha elections. In an editorial in party mouthpiece ‘Saamana’, the party said what was happening in Kolkata, was a ‘threat to democracy’. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has been on a sit-in protest since Sunday, against the CBI’s bid to question Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar in chit fund scam cases, declaring that her agitation to save the ‘Constitution and the country’ will go on and she…
Renowned film director Govind Nihalani and film editor Abhijeet Deshpande, have been selected for this year’s ‘Kalamaharshi Baburao Painter’ and ‘Chitramaharshi Anandrao Painter’ awards respectively. These awards will be given away during 7th Kolhapur International Film (KIF) festival, to be held from February 7 to 14 at INOX Multiplex Reliance Mall, which will be inaugurated by veteran actress Rohini Hattangadi. Chandrakant Joshi, president of Kalamaharshi Baburao Painter Film society (KBPFS), organiser of the film festival said that the names were selected, considering their contribution in Hindi-Marathi film sector. Mr Joshi said that about 60 foreign films from different countries including…
With two more patients succumbing to the deadly H1N1 influenza in Himachal Pradesh, the toll in the state mounted to 16. Two swine flu patients died at IGMC on Monday night and 113 cases have surfaced. The two deceased include a nonagenarian who was suffering from cardiac ailments while other was a diabetic. After Question hour in the Assembly, Health Minister Vipin Parmar on Tuesday said Kangra and Shimla districts recorded 36 and 33 cases respectively. Twenty H1N1 patients are hospitalised at IGMC and eight at Dr Rajnder Prasad Medical College, Tanda. The state had recorded only two deaths due…
At least 28 Afghan security forces personnel were killed as a result of a Taliban attack in northern province of Kunduz, Afghanistan, media reported on Tuesday. No further details have been provided so far. “Fresh clashes erupted in Talawla, an area on northern outskirts of provincial capital Kunduz city at midnight after Taliban militants stormed security checkpoints. The clashes also caused five soldiers and several militants injured.”
Rescuers were ready to rescue villagers near Mount Karangetan volcano in Indonesia’s North Sulawesi province through sea if the volcano spewed more hot lava, a senior official said on Tuesday. Head of Search and Rescue Office for Manado, the provincial capital, Amirruddin said that over 110 villagers from five villages have been evacuated so far as hot lava and volcanic rocks slid downward to the villages and a road. “Now about 30 of our personnel are at the scene, helping evacuate the people. We have deployed two rubber boats and two other boats,” he told Xinhua. Amiruddin said his office…
West Bengal chief Minister Mamat Banerjee on Tuesday said, ” Nobody is the big boss of this country, democracy is the big boss of this country. ” “I think it’s our moral victory. We have respect for the judiciary and This order was passed earlier also that they can call mutually. Rajeev Kumar never said I will not be available. If you need any clarification, you can come,” Banerjee said welcoming Supreme Court’s order on Kolkata top cop Rajeev Kumar. “They came to arrest. The court said no arrest. We are grateful for the order. We welcome the verdict,” she…
Continuing its strong run at the box office, the kangana ranaut-starrer ‘Mannikarnika-The Queen of Jhansi’ collected Rs. 115 crores gross worldwide at the end of second weekend, officials at Zee studios said. The film collected Rs 76.65 crores NBOC in 10 days, Rs 94 crores gross in India at the end of second weekend and crossed 2.85 million US Dollars in overseas markets. The film was released in over 3000 screens in India and over 700 screens in overseas markets. Speaking on the response to the film, Shariq Patel, CEO, Zee Studios said, “We at Zee Studios are proud to…
Amid the political storm of ‘CBI-Kolkata police’ row and Mamata Banerjee taking a rather unusual but aggressive stance, BJP leader and Union Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said by doing so, Trinamool Congress chief has only tried to project herself as the ‘nucleus’ of India’s opposition. “It would be a gross error to assume that she did this (Dharna) because of a routine investigation involving a Police Officer. She did it to defocus from other opposition aspirants for the highest office and to project herself as the nucleus of India’s opposition,” Mr Jaitley wrote in a blog posted on Facebook.…
A former trusted police officer of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee- Bharati Ghosh has joined BJP and is now likely to contest the upcoming parliamentary elections. Ghosh, who is said to have been close also to BJP leader Mukul Roy, joined the saffron party on Monday in presence of BJP leaders Kailash Vijaywargiya and Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad. Taking to Twitter, BJP’s in charge for West Bengal Mr Vijaywargiya said, “The BJP family continues to grow in West Bengal. I welcome former IPS officer Bharati Ghosh to the party.” Posted as West Midnapore Superintendent of Police, Ghosh…
The BJP on Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Court order directing Kolkata top cop Rajeev Kumar to appear before the CBI in chit fund case probe and said the court directives reflect the moral defeat of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. ‘Mamata Banerjee ki naitik haar (It is moral defeat of Mamata Banerjee),’ tweeted BJP incharge of West Bengal Kailash Vijayvargiya. He also said the court order marks ‘victory of democracy’. Party leader Nalin Kohli also welcomed the verdict of the three-judge bench of the court and said, ‘It has been made clear by the Supreme Court in its order…
The ongoing trade war between United States and China is expected to boost the Indian economy with a rise of 3.5 per cent in exports, according to a UN study. Apart from India, other countries that are expected to benefit the most from this trade war are European Union members, it said. The trade tensions which erupted in early 2018, when China and the US imposed tariffs worth around $50 billion on each other’s goods will create a $70 billion growth in the new bloc with Australia gains 4.6 per cent, Brazil 3.8 per cent, Philippines 3.2 per cent, and…
This is the second slap from the Supreme court of India on the face of the CBI directing the latter not to arrest the Kolkota Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar. Earlier the apex court had cautioned the CBI to produce evidence before the court to corroborate that the Kolkata police had obstructed the probe agency from doing its investigation.
କେଦାର ମିଶ୍ର ସେ ଟୋପି କଥା ଆପଣମାନଙ୍କର ମନେ ଅଛି, ଯେଉଁ ଟୋପିରେ ଲେଖାଥିଲା, ମେ ଭି ଆନ୍ନା। ଆହୁରି କିଛି ଟୋପି ଥିଲା, ଯେଉଁଠି ଲେଖା ହୋଇଥିଲା, ମେରା ନେତା ଚୋର ହୈ। ଆନ୍ନା, ଆନ୍ନା ହଜାରେ, ସାରା ଭାରତରେ ବିଜୁଳିର ଚମକ ଖେଳାଇ ଦେଇଥିବା ଏଇ ୮୨ ବର୍ଷର ବୃଦ୍ଧ ସଂଗ୍ରାମୀ ଗତ ଚାରି ଦିନ ହେଲା ଅନଶନରେ ବସିଛନ୍ତି। ସେ ଖବର ଖାଲି ଖବର କାଗଜର ଗୋଟେ ଛୋଟିଆ କୋଣରେ ଆସୁଛି ଆଉ ଯାଉଛି। କେହି ଚିନ୍ତା କରୁନାହାନ୍ତି, ଆନ୍ନା ହଜାରେଙ୍କର କଣ ହେବ। ମୋଟାମୋଟି କହିବାକୁ ଗଲେ ଭାରତର ରାଜନୀତିରେ ଆନ୍ନା ହଜାରେ ଆଜି ଏକ ଅନାବଶ୍ୟକ ଚରିତ୍ର। ଏକଦା ଦିଲ୍ଲୀର ରାମଳୀଳା ମଇଦାନରେ ତାଙ୍କର ଅନଶନ ସାରା ଦେଶରେ ନିଆଁ ଲଗାଇ ଦେଇଥିଲା। ଦୁର୍ନୀତି ବିରୋଧୀ ଦେବଦୂତ ଭାବରେ ସାରା ଦେଶ ତାଙ୍କ ପଛରେ ଠିଆ ହୋଇଗଲା। ୫ ଏପ୍ରିଲ ୨୦୧୧ ରୁ ୯…
All India Mahila Congress (AIMC) and Delhi Mahila Congress on Monday submitted a complaint here at Parliament Street Police station against the ‘misogynistic’ social media campaign against Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi. Taking serious cognizance of the recent spate of offensive comments on social media against Ms Priyanka Gandhi Vadra under the subject of ’56’, All India Mahila Congress President Sushmita Dev along with the Delhi Pradesh Mahila Congress President Sharmistha Mukherjee and others on Monday strongly condemned the dastardly act and filed a complaint at the police station against ‘Unknown Persons’ for ‘spreading distasteful and offensive tweets/pictures of the…
Amid heightened politico-legal battle with the Trinamool Congress, the ruling BJP on Monday sought to take the battle into the broad opposition camp and said the manner in which Congress and other parties have backed embattled Mamata Banerjee only show that the proposed Gathbandhan, is nothing but an “opportunistic alliance”. “The fundamental question today is that the Gathbandhan, we see, we can call it an opportunistic alliance,” BJP leader and Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad told reporters here. “It is also the coalition of the corrupt….saving each other,” he said. “And in doing so all ‘maryada (decorum and propriety)’…
Standardisation is a movement and it should not be stuck in islands of quality, said BIS Director General Surina Rajan, while addressing the inaugural session of 12th Regional Standards Conclave in Odisha. ”Standardisation is a movement, it should not be stuck in islands of quality. For standards, sustainability and smart services are the next dimension which BIS is trying to map out for future standardization and conformity assessment,” she said at the event last week. ”The BIS Act 2016 lays down the framework for Standards development and delivery in India. The products, process, the service, delivered in the country, should…
