On Saturday, an electric scooter caught fire in Hosur, a major industrial hub in Tamil Nadu’s Krishnagiri district, causing widespread panic. However, the owner, a supervisor at a private firm in Bengaluru, had a lucky escape. Satish Kumar, a Hosur resident, noticed his scooter catching Continue Reading
National
Mamata Banerjee, the party’s chief, told NDTV today that the Trinamool Congress will continue to work with political strategist Prashant Kishor. Ms Banerjee’s remark came days after Mr Kishor’s failed attempt to join the Congress party. Ms Banerjee was re-elected in Bengal with the help of Prashant Kishor’s IPAC. Last week, Prashant Kishor’s Continue Reading
According to sources, a 7-crore fixed deposit in actor Jacqueline Fernandez’s name has been attached as part of the investigation into alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar’s 200-crore money laundering case. The Enforcement Directorate has seized assets worth Rs 7.27 crore, including a Rs 7.12 crore fixed deposit and a Rs 15 lakh payment made on Continue Reading
As India scrambles to replenish depleting inventories at power plants in order to avoid a full-blown power crisis, some passenger trains have been cancelled to allow faster movement of coal carriages. The hot summer is driving up demand for coal, which accounts for about 70% of the country’s electricity generation. Several parts of India are […]Continue Reading
Padma Lakshmi, an Indian American supermodel and author, said on Wednesday that there is no threat to Hinduism in India or anywhere else, and that people of all faiths should be able to live peacefully in “this ancient, vast land.” In a series of tweets, the 51-year-old said there is “widespread anti-Muslim” rhetoric in the […]Continue Reading
The Centre on Wednesday asked eight eminent artists to vacate government accommodations by May 2, a day after eviction proceedings were launched against Guru Mayadhar Raut, a 90-year-old Padma Shri awardee and Odissi dancer. According to a senior Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry official, eight of the 28 artists have still not moved out […]Continue Reading
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was praised by an Indian-American non-profit organisation working for the rights of people with disabilities for mentioning its work in his recent “Mann Ki Baat” address. Modi acknowledged the Voice of SAP’s technology initiatives and their impact on Divyangs in his monthly address to the nation on April 24. (persons with […]Continue Reading
Today, election strategist Prashant Kishor said a firm “no” to the Congress, indicating that the party was not ready for any major changes. Mr Kishor turned down a spot on the party’s “Empowered Action Group,” citing the Congress’s need for leadership and “collective will to fix deep rooted structural problems.” According to Continue Reading
Jignesh Mevani, a Gujarat MLA, was re-arrested in a new case today, just hours after an Assam court granted him bail in a case involving tweets about Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Yesterday, the court had reserved its decision on the bail application in the tweets case. The police who came to arrest Mr Mevani in […]Continue Reading
Sharad Pawar’s Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) sent a stinging letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, requesting permission to read the Hanuman Chalisa and perform Namaz outside Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence. The stunt was clearly retaliation for an MP-MLA couple in Maharashtra making a similar threat against Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray over Continue Reading



















