Month: October 2017

Photo voter slips to every voter by 2 November: EC

Senior Deputy Election Commissioner, Election Commission of India (ECI), Umesh Sinha over a video conference with Deputy Commissioners and CEO on Tuesday reviewed the poll preparedness in the state for Vidhan Sabha elections-2017. He directed the District Election Officers to ensure that photo voter slips were distributed to each and every voter in the state by 2 November, 2017 through...

October 31, 2017

‘Delhi Police crackdown on armed forces veterans unfortunate, shameful’

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday termed as “shameful” and “unfortunate” the Delhi Police crackdown at Jantar Mantar to evict ex-servicemen who were protesting for two years at the site. “#OROP crackdown by evicting Armed Forces veterans by Delhi PoliceA from Jantar Mantar is shameful,” Banerjee tweeted. “Calling Army extended family in Kashmir...

October 31, 2017

Mamata Banerjee meets Mukesh Ambani in Mumbai

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday met Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani and requested him to invest in her state. The Chief Minister had a one and half hour meeting with Ambani soon after reaching the country’s financial capital where she is scheduled to attend a business conclave on Wednesday. Banerjee later told...

October 31, 2017

NCR air quality worsens to severe as stubble burning increases

Delhi, and the NCR, saw considerable deterioration in the air quality on Tuesday, with pollution levels of Faridabad (Haryana), Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) and Bhiwadi (Rajasthan) placed under ‘severe’ category with index value worse than a day after Diwali. With north-westerly winds coming from Punjab and Haryana where stubble burning according to the satellite images has...

October 31, 2017

Rahul Gandhi to visit Gujarat on Wednesday

Amid efforts by Congress to seek support of Patidar agitation leader Hardik Patel ahead of Gujarat Assembly elections, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi will visit the state on Wednesday and address a series of corner meetings in Bharuch and Surat districts. The visit comes two days after Hardik Patel had said that his organisation Patidar...

October 31, 2017

Modi hails improvement in global ease of doing business ranking

Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed as “historic” India’s jump of 30 ranks in the World Banks Doing Business Report, 2018, released on Tuesday and said his regime would strive to further improve the country’s standing. India’s rank has risen to 100 in the latest report compared to 130 last year in “ease of doing business”....

October 31, 2017

All Indians safe in Kabul, says Sushma

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Tuesday that she had spoken to India’s Ambassador in Afghanistan Manpreet Vohra following a blast in Kabul’s heavily-fortified diplomatic area and that all Indians were safe. “I have spoken to Indian Ambassador. He has informed me that all Indians there are safe,” the minister said in a tweet....

October 31, 2017

Microsoft Surface Pro with LTE Advanced unveiled, to be available in December

Microsoft's Surface Pro with LTE Advanced will include an Intel Core i5 processor and a Qualcomm Snapdragon X16 modem.

October 31, 2017

Ex-selector calls Virat Kohli ‘superstar’, Indian bowling ‘best ever’

Kohli became the fastest batsman to score 9,000 runs in ODIs during the series-deciding third game.

October 31, 2017

CD row: Journalist Vinod Verma sent to 14-day judicial custody

Senior journalist Vinod Verma, arrested on extortion charges in connection with a Chhattisgarh Minister’s alleged sex CD, was on Tuesday sent in 14-day judicial custody by a court. When Verma was presented before Fourth Sessions Judge Bhavesh Kumar Vatti, he pleaded against being lodged with hardened criminals. The court accepted his plea and directed he...

October 31, 2017

AAP legislator Som Dutt gets bail in poll affidavits case

A court here on Tuesday granted bail to AAP legislator Som Dutt, who is accused of furnishing false information in his poll affidavits. Metropolitan Magistrate Abhilash Malhotra granted bail to Som Dutt and directed him to furnish a personal bond of Rs 10,000 and listed the matter for January 5, 2018. The legislator appeared in...

October 31, 2017

Defence panel clears proposal for 111 helicopters for Navy

The Defence Acquisition Council on Tuesday approved the first project under the new Strategic Partnership model to induct 111 helicopters in the Indian Navy at a cost of Rs 21,738 crore, informed sources said. The DAC, chaired by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, also cleared acquisition of nine active towed array sonar systems for the Indian...

October 31, 2017

Holistic learning need of the hour: KJ Alphons

Holistic learning is the need of the hour in our present education system, and young students should use digital technology to learn more about science and about the country, Minister of State for Electronics and IT KJ Alphons said on Tuesday. Speaking at the launch of Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan (VVM) mobile app here, Alphons also...

October 31, 2017

India jumps 30 ranks to 100th in World Bank’s ease of doing business list

India for the first time has moved into the top 100 in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business global rankings from its 130th position last year, riding on sustained government reforms which include making tax paying easier, according to the banks latest report released here on Tuesday. The World Bank Group’s latest report ‘Doing...

October 31, 2017

US urged to remove Sudan from terror list

Arab Parliament President Mishal Al-Selmi has again asked the US to lift Sudan’s name from the list of countries that sponsor terrorism. At a seminar organised by the Parliament about the future of Sudan, Al-Selmi said on Monday that he sent an official letter to the US Congress demanding the lifting of economic sanctions on...

October 31, 2017

Odisha to preserve Assamese litterateur’s residence

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday announced that the state government will take up the renovation and conservation of Assamese litterateur late Lakshminath Bezbarua’s heritage residence in Sambalpur. The government will preserve the heritage property at its own expense. “I and the people of Odisha have immense respect for Lakshminath Bezbaroa. The state government...

October 31, 2017

Amit Shah accuses Congress of ignoring Sardar Patel’s legacy

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah on Tuesday accused the Congress party of ignoring the legacy of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel who was instrumental in merger of over 400 princely states into one nation – India After flagging off the run for unity to mark birth anniversary of Sardar Patel in Shimla, Shah said Congress and Nehru...

October 31, 2017