By: Bloomberg | Updated: September 18, 2020 10:14:09 pm India asked companies to present their interest in operating passenger trains on 109 origin-destination routes through 151 trains in July India will allow private companies to set passenger rates once train services start operating, a move aimed at attracting investors as …
Read More »Meet YouTuber Anmol Bakaya who sang ‘Modiji’ for 24 hours on PM’s birthday
Written by Shreya Das | New Delhi | Updated: September 18, 2020 6:54:07 pm Modi’s dedicated fan managed to chant the leader’s name over 1.03 lakh times. When Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated his birthday on September 17, a YouTuber marked the occasion by chanting the prime minister’s name non-stop …
Read More »Who is Amy Dorris, who has accused Donald Trump of assaulting her?
By: Desk Explained | Margao | September 18, 2020 3:20:35 pm President Donald Trump arrives at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020, en route to Nevada. (The New York Times: Doug Mills) A woman has come forward to accuse Donald Trump of sexually assaulting her during …
Read More »Explained: CBI court order against Arun Shourie
Written by Deep Mukherjee, edited by Explained Desk | Jaipur | Updated: September 18, 2020 12:12:15 pm Arun Shourie. (Photo Express: Praveen Khanna, file) A special CBI court in the Jodhpur district of Rajasthan has ordered the registration of a criminal case against former Union Minister Arun Shourie, retired IAS …
Read More »The agricultural policy of the Center deals a great blow to the rights of states and federalism: Chidambaram
By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | September 18, 2020 12:04:57 pm The leader of Congress and former Minister of Finance, P Chidambaram. (Photo / File Express) Congressional leader and former Union minister P Chidambaram said on Friday that protests by farmers and the passage of two contentious agricultural …
Read More »The court rejects the CBI closure report and orders the case against Arun Shourie for the sale of hotel by the Atal government
Written by Deep Mukherjee | Jaipur | Updated: September 18, 2020 10:16:38 am A five-star hotel, Laxmi Vilas was originally a palace of the former king of Udaipur Maharaja Fateh Singh, dating back to 1911. Records from the Ministry of Finance show that the central government sold 89.97% of its …
Read More »With the departure of its traditional ally, BJP faces a setback ahead of the Bihar polls
Written by Liz Mathew | New Delhi | Updated: September 18, 2020 7:36:45 am Amid intensifying economic problems, unemployment and tension in LAC with China, the departure of the SAD from the Union government would give the Opposition a new way to mobilize forces against the BJP in the Bihar …
Read More »China’s words and actions do not match, no power can stop patrolling in LAC: Rajnath
Written by Shubhajit Roy, Manoj CG | New Delhi | Updated: September 18, 2020 6:59:27 am Union Defense Minister Rajnath Singh addressed the Lok Sabha on border tensions between India and the China border (Photo LSTV / PTI) Underlining that there is a mismatch between what China says and does, …
Read More »Insurance regulator wants a pandemic risk pool for low-income informal sectors
Written by George Mathew | Mumbai | Updated: September 18, 2020 7:05:23 am According to a committee report, the group would supply around 4 million MSMEs workers and generate a capacity of Rs 75 billion initially, including the provision of a government backing. Amit the Covid outbreak, the Insurance Regulatory …
Read More »Parliament Session Day 4: Lok Sabha passes two controversial agricultural bills, Rajnath’s speech at Rajya Sabha; and more
By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: September 17, 2020 10:54:28 pm MPs are silent during an obituary reference for the late YSRCP MP Balli Durga Prasad Rao in Lok Sabha at the current Monsoon Parliament Session, amid the coronavirus pandemic, in New Delhi on Thursday. (Photo: LSTV …
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