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April 05, 2017 16:06 IST
Rajasthan has seen at least two serious attacks by gau rakshaks this year but Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje has remained silent on the issue.
Fri, Apr 07, 2017April 04, 2017 17:08 IST
New announcements by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) suggest that entry level computer programmers will find it very difficult to secure jobs in the US on H-1B (specialty occupation) visa.
Tue, Apr 04, 2017April 03, 2017 14:51 IST
The order will have a huge social and economical bearing for the people running these establishments. Equally hit will be the people employed at these vends, commercial establishments, hotels, motels, clubs etc.
Mon, Apr 03, 2017March 29, 2017 16:17 IST
Perhaps the focus should be on ensuring complete safety to Aadhaar data, at the collection points as well as storage repositories, instead of showing urgency to impose it on citizens.
Wed, Mar 29, 2017March 28, 2017 17:49 IST
Five people were arrested in Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh for an assault on Nigerian students on Monday. The Nigerian students had earlier been attacked on allegations of cannibalism and allegedly for forcing a minor boy into taking drugs.
Tue, Mar 28, 2017March 27, 2017 14:09 IST
On March 27, the Supreme Court ordered that the government cannot be stopped from using Aadhaar identification for its non-welfare schemes like opening of bank accounts, filing of tax returns, verification of new and existing mobile phone numbers and user credentials etc.
Mon, Mar 27, 2017March 26, 2017 18:26 IST
The scale of the problem was revealed recently in a report by Association of Democratic reforms which showed top national parties and scores of regional parties were reporting income from unknown sources.
Sun, Mar 26, 2017March 24, 2017 15:12 IST
It is also good to see that the FIA came in support of a non-member airline--Air India. Members of the FIA include IndiGo, Jet Airways, SpiceJet and GoAir.
Fri, Mar 24, 2017March 23, 2017 17:48 IST
Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad thrashed an Air India employee with his slipper 25 times onboard a flight. It raises concerns that are there any lines that these VVIPs will not cross as a show of power?
Thu, Mar 23, 2017March 23, 2017 15:57 IST
The facility would seem to allow larger donations from single channel corporate donations as against multiple channel individual donations which are difficult to track as corporate donors are answerable to more bodies than individuals.
Thu, Mar 23, 2017March 20, 2017 19:19 IST
Flipkart has raised $1 billion at a valuation of $10 billion and plans fundraising for a similar amount in the coming months, Bloomberg reported quoting sources privy to the developments.
Mon, Mar 20, 2017March 20, 2017 14:21 IST
Soon after taking over as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath is trying to fit into the larger pro-development clean politics narrative of the Bharatiya Janata Party in a bid to move away from religious tonality in administration.
Thu, Mar 23, 2017March 19, 2017 14:48 IST
The decision to appoint him as the chief minister of the state could be make or break for the party but it is clear that the decision has been taken keeping the 2019 Lok Sabha elections in mind.
Sun, Mar 19, 2017March 16, 2017 19:50 IST
Punjab was one of the rare cases where BJP was dealt bitter defeat in polls and that means that the Captain can’t afford to ignore the whole array of problems accumulated during the past five years.
Thu, Mar 16, 2017March 16, 2017 18:58 IST
Looking at the way the swearing in ceremonies have proceeded in states like Goa and Manipur and now the one scheduled for Uttarakhand, it gives an indication that the Bharatiya Janata Party wanted to be done with the states with a tricky mandate first and then approach the states with absolute majority.
Thu, Mar 16, 2017March 15, 2017 18:24 IST
It may not be too late for the party to do course correction but that would take much more time to get noticed. Banking on the pro-poor card is the Congress’ play at the moment and this budget, in that respect, seems to be just right for the party.
Wed, Mar 15, 2017March 15, 2017 14:01 IST
EVMs have become the centre of political drama in the country over the past month and the controversies seem to continue unabated.
Wed, Mar 15, 2017March 14, 2017 13:50 IST
The report said that Air India underreported its operational losses and that may force the government to reassess the financial support to Air India and that may require more taxpayers’ money.
Tue, Mar 14, 2017March 12, 2017 21:58 IST
Both MGP and GFP won three seats a piece.
Sun, Mar 12, 2017March 12, 2017 15:24 IST
His failure to strike a chord with the voters have seen the Congress decimated once again in the heartland state of Uttar Pradesh.
Sun, Mar 12, 2017March 09, 2017 20:14 IST
Top exit poll surveys have put BJP as the favourites or the largest party in Uttar Pradesh.
Thu, Mar 09, 2017March 07, 2017 19:04 IST
In a latest incident, the Sri Lankan Navy allegedly fired at a group of Indian fishermen on Monday who had allegedly crossed over into Sri Lankan waters on the lookout for fresh catch.
Tue, Mar 07, 2017March 06, 2017 18:17 IST
In recent weeks, steps introduced by some major banks have betrayed one of the key purposes of demonetisation--large-scale adoption and sustained use of banking services to move India’s cash driven economy to a digital economy.
Mon, Mar 06, 2017March 01, 2017 17:09 IST
The joint address to Congress by Trump was filled with inaccuracies, rhetoric and exaggerations and after a fact-check, it seems clear that he may have just read a half-researched speech off the teleprompter.
Wed, Mar 01, 2017March 01, 2017 12:51 IST
His campaign was filled with inflammatory rhetoric and this administration’s policies seem no different. Hate crimes like the Kansas attacks have followed a wave of racist attacks and this wave continues unabated.
Wed, Mar 01, 2017