With Vikram Doraiswami taking over as high commissioner in Bangladesh on Monday, it is quite apparent that the path to high-profile ambassador assignments in the neighborhood runs through the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). Last week, Rudrendra Tandon went to Kabul to take up the post of Indian ambassador to conflict-torn …
Read More »Prime Minister Modi wishes Trump ‘friend’ First Lady Melania a speedy recovery from Covid-19
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday wished his ‘friend’ US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania a speedy recovery and good health after the couple tested positive for coronavirus. “Wishing my friend @POTUS @realDonaldTrump and @FLOTUS a speedy recovery of health,” the prime minister tweeted minutes after the president …
Read More »Congressional Ultimatum to RJD as Bihar Polls on Seat Sharing Talks Near Final Stage
File photo of RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav with his son and Tejashwi Yadav. (PTI) After its lousy show in last year’s blank Lok Sabha polls, the RJD has decided not to give the allies enough leverage at its expense. The party also feels that Congress will always be open …
Read More »India’s Covid-19 count surpasses 6.39 million, death toll is approaching 1 lakh
India’s coronavirus disease (Covid-19) count increased to 6,394,068 after 81,484 new infections and 1,095 deaths were reported in the past 24 hours, data from the Union Ministry of Health showed on Friday . The number of active cases of the coronavirus disease stands at 942,217, as India maintained its trend …
Read More »Nawazuddin Siddiqui presents this witty and sharp satire
Serious men Cast: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Nassar, Indira Tiwari, Aakshath Das, Shweta Basu Prasad, Sanjay Narvekar Director: Sudhir Mishra In fact, to call Serious Men, based on the homonymous novel by Manu Joseph, a satire is not enough. It is more real than reality in a unique way. It is that …
Read More »Sergi Roberto loved Barcelona’s victory over Celta de Vigo
Sergi Roberto scored his first goal of the season on Thursday in Barcelona’s 3-0 win over Celta de Vigo and spoke about the team’s performance after the final whistle. The 28-year-old spoke about the changes the team has made following the humiliation Bayern suffered in the Champions League and how …
Read More »First week of IPL 2020 watched by a record 269 million viewers
Regarded by organizers as the most watched IPL season of all time, the first week of the 2020 edition of the competition was watched by a staggering 269 million viewers, 11 million more than the 2019 edition. It is also said to have there has been a 32% increase in …
Read More »Anurag Kashyap ‘vehemently denies’ sexual misconduct charges, provides evidence that she was not in India at time of incident – bollywood
One day after filmmaker Anurag Kashyap appeared for questioning in the sexual assault case brought against him by an actress, he has denied all the allegations in a statement from his lawyer Priyanka Khimani. “Mr. Anurag Kashyap has denied all wrongdoing in the matter and has provided his statement to …
Read More »On Gandhi Jayanti, Congress signals protracted protests against Modi’s government
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi invoked Mahatma Gandhi on Friday on the 151st anniversary of the birth of the Father of the Nation to declare that he is not afraid of anyone in this world. “I will not fear anyone in the world… I will not bow down to anyone’s injustice. …
Read More »E-way invoices and GST receipts show economic recovery on track – finance secretary
NEW DELHI: The number of electronic permits obtained for the transport of goods in September, as well as the receipts for goods and services tax (GST) collected in the month, are “positive signs of economic recovery,” said Finance Secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey. Positive GST revenue growth of 4% YoY in …
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