Howdy, Modi! The Forum capped corporate donations at $100,000 and no single entity funded over 10-15% of the entire donation pool, Malani said. The top eight donors contributed roughly 30% of the total $2.4 million.
An Express Investigation: Tiger count is up but official photos show that one of seven could be a paper tiger photographed twice; in some cases even thrice; photos repeated, and photos repeated but shown as that of different tigers in the data set.
The GoM was set up by Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on March 2, 2016 to deliberate and recommend changes in the Motor Vehicles Act and the Central Motor Vehicles Rules. It submitted its recommendations in a series of interim reports after every meeting.
Seeking dismissal of the complaint as “no cognizable offence is made out” from its contents, police said it will abide by the court’s direction.
Little urgency has been shown by the High Court — each case is either in the stage of admission or has been listed for orders
While Pakistan has been trying to internationalise the ending of J&K’s special status under Article 370, and plans to raise it at the UNGA, India has maintained that it is an “internal matter”.
Addressing a public rally in Nashik to mark the conclusion of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis’s Mahajanadesh Yatra, Modi said development of every Kashmiris is his government’s commitment and pledge. “A violence-free Kashmir is our promise,” he added.
Chidambaram clarified that jail authorities had placed two-three chairs in the hall outside his cell. “I would sit with the warden. All the chairs were removed. For my sake, the warden is not given the chair.”
For instance, share prices of ITC Ltd, in which the government and its entities own 28.64 per cent stake, rose 1.03 per cent, or Rs 2.45 apiece, to close at Rs 239.60 apiece Wednesday.
In a statement, the Jharkhand Police said that in the first chargesheet, “opinion on the cause of death” was kept “reserved” in the viscera report.
“The name itself is National Register of Citizens, not National Register of Assam,” Amit Shah said, adding, "We are here to bring the NRC, and those who are excluded will be sent out of the country after due legal process."
At the same time, it said the parties were free to simultaneously explore a negotiated settlement to the centuries-old Ayodhya dispute through a mediation panel it had appointed.
Net direct tax collections during April 1-September 15 grew just 5% to Rs 4.4 lakh crore — against year’s target 17.3%. This below-than-expected growth in direct tax collections will muddy the government’s fiscal math
“If we give respect to the people of Jammu and Kashmir... make, demonstrate a bright future for the children here, bring businesses here... I guarantee that in a year, there will be a revolt in PoK and you will get PoK without war," Governor Malik said.
Naveen Kumar had earlier told The Indian Express, “It is my personal matter and decision. I don’t want any further action and there is no pressure on me. It is my personal choice, no one should worry for me.”
Storing e-cigarettes is punishable with imprisonment up to six months or a fine up to Rs 50,000 or both. Those with existing stocks of e-cigarettes on the date of commencement of the Ordinance will have to suo motu declare and deposit these stocks with the nearest police station.
“Regarding holding of simultaneous election to the Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies, Hon’ble FM (Jaitley) averred that this is a sphere which is fraught with many pit-falls and we should tread with abundant caution in the matter,” state the minutes of the meeting.
This is the first time in recent years that an External Affairs Minister has spoken of taking physical possession of PoK — and this goes much beyond the 1994 Parliament resolution on Jammu and Kashmir.
The PSA Advisory Board is meant to act as a check and balance on the government’s use of this stringent law and that’s why the judiciary was made part of its appointment exercise. Ironically, it was PDP-BJP govt that cut judiciary out of the process.
“I was driven by anger and it all happened in the spur of the moment. Sometimes a man has to do something to save the dignity of his caste and family. I did the same. I do not know if I am proud of it or not,” the accused said.
"For 70 years, the people of Jammu and Kashmir were discriminated against as a result of which the entire country suffered in the form of violence, separatism and incomplete aspirations," Narendra Modi said.
Police records show that Sonia Dhawan, her husband Rupak Jain and another Paytm employee, Devendra Kumar, were arrested for allegedly trying to extort Rs 10 crore from Sharma in exchange for stolen company and personal data.
Delhi’s last elephant, Laxmi, was reported missing in July, triggering a nationwide alert. More than two months later, The Indian Express met the elephant’s owner Yusuf Ali (45) with Laxmi in Delhi.
An analysis of the 39 orders quashing the detentions reveals a telling pattern that the Abdullah order will be tested against if and when there is a legal challenge
“We planned the GK test to ensure that government school students do not lag behind in competitive exams. I am really happy that now the whole state is benefiting from this project,” said Devi Dyal, who has now also introduced a mathematics test for his students.


