Month: January 2019

Interim Budget 2019 today | PM Modi calls for Opposition cooperation

To be presented by officiating Finance Minister Piyush Goyal in the absence of Arun Jaitley, the interim Budget 2019 will be the last of the current NDA regime as the general elections are due in May this year.

January 31, 2019

100 Years Ago | 31 January 1919

On this day a century ago, these were some of the news items The Statesman readers got to read about India and the world.

January 31, 2019

Manohar Parrikar leaves for Delhi AIIMS by special aircraft

Parrikar, also a former Defence Minister, is suffering from advanced pancreatic cancer which was diagnosed in February last year.

January 31, 2019

Mehbooba justifies Pak foreign minister’s phone call to separatist Mirwaiz

Qureshi had reportedly tried to instigate the Mirwaiz by briefing him about the anti-India Kashmir Solidarity Day that Pakistan would observe on February 5.

January 31, 2019

Brown sugar worth 80 crore, smuggled from Pakistan, seized in Kupwara

Preliminary investigation revealed that the narcotic substance was smuggled from across the LoC through a narco-smuggling network in the district.

January 31, 2019

Jind victory people’s faith in graft-free governance, uniform development: Khattar

The CM said that BJP has left the politics of alliance in 2014 when the party fought independently on all 90 assembly seats in the state.

January 31, 2019

Polar Vortex freezes US Midwest, Trump tweets about Global “Waming”

A low of minus 30.5 degrees Celsius was registered in Chicago, which also recorded wind chills, while the city of Rockford in Illinois saw temperatures plummet to minus 31 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, the National Weather Service (NWS) said.

January 31, 2019

Waheeda Rehman, Asha Parekh shower praises on Kangana Ranaut for Manikarnika

Kangana Ranaut starrer film Manikarnika: The queen of Jhansi is receiving appreciation from all quarters.

January 31, 2019

8 cows die, several critically ill; villagers allege negligence by administration

Following the orders of the state government, a cowshed was made on January 11 inside the vehicle depot of Nagar Nigam in Surajkund.

January 31, 2019

You season 2 casts Haunting of Hill House star

"Haunting of Hill House" actor Victoria Pedretti has been cast as the female lead in "You" season 2 on streaming website Netflix.

January 31, 2019

Lt Gen Rajeev Chopra takes over as NCC Director General

Commissioned into the Madras Regiment in December 1980, Lt Gen Chopra is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla, and the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun.

January 31, 2019

RiseSmart launches mobile app for candidates during a career transition

The mobile app is available in 12 languages, and on both iPhone and Android platforms, RiseSmart’s mobile app effectively gives users a career coach in their pocket for on-demand transition guidance.

January 31, 2019

People of India aren’t as regressive as we think: Sonam Kapoor

Sonam Kapoor starrer Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga is just one day away from its theatrical release.

January 31, 2019

5 food trends that will rule 2019

Despite the wide variety of foods available, the emphasis is on how and when individuals consume those foods.

January 31, 2019

Vishal Dadlani slams PM Narendra Modi over hanging of rapists claim

Vishal Dadlani has accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of lying for claiming that rapists are "hanged" under his administration.

January 31, 2019

Panel Discussions at Jaipur Literature Festival touched burning issues

The just ended Jaipur Literature Festival had a lot to offer for the visitors. The panel discussions hosted by it touched upon several burning issues. Majid Alam describes two important discussions ~ democracy and Right to information

January 31, 2019

Breathtaking Bahrain

Most people know Bahrain for The Tree of life or the F1 Grand Prix that happens every April, but not many know that it’s the most liberal Islamic nation in the Arab world and a joy to discover

January 31, 2019