Political

09 Aug

Female, single male govt employees eligible for 730 days of child care leave: Centre in Lok Sabha

Business CorrespondentPolitical

Union Minister of State for Personnel, Jitendra Singh said on Wednesday that from now onwards female and single male govt. employees will be allowed leave of 730 days for child care leave. "Female government servant and single male govt servants appointed to the civil services and posts in connection with affairs of the Union, are eligible for child care leave (CCL) under Rule 43-C of the Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972 for a maximum period of seven hundred and thirty days during the entire service for taking care of two eldest surviving children up to the age of 18…

07 Aug

Man arrested for making objectionable remarks against Yogi Adityanath on WhatsApp group

Priyanka BhowmickIndia, Politicalindia, politics

A man who runs a WhatsApp group has been arrested here following an "insulting" comment against the Uttar Pradesh chief minister posted on social media, police said on Saturday. Kotwali police station SHO Ajay Kumar Seth said a comment against UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had gone viral on social media on August 4. The arrested person has been identified as Sahabuddin Ansari, while the person who posted the comment, identified as Muslim Ansari, is still absconding, he said. Seth said the police received a complaint in this regard through Twitter on August 4. He said a screenshot of the…

05 Aug

Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan gets 3-year jail in Toshakhana case, arrested

Business CorrespondentPolitical

Imran Khan, a former Pakistani Prime Minister has been ordered imprisonment of three years in connection of Toshakhana case. He was also fined with an amount of rupees 1 lakh by the additional judge Humayun Dilwara. The politician was taken into custody from his residence at Lahore in coordination with Punjab police after the court verdict. "Police have arrested Imran Khan from his residence," Khan's lawyer Intezar Panjotha told Reuters. "We are filing a petition against the decision in high court. The Ex-PM was found guilty of profiting himself by selling expensive state gifts when he was in power.

08 Apr

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi posts ‘2013 vs 2023’ grocery prices list with jibe at Adani

Business CorrespondentBUSINESS, Political

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi objected against the ruling party BJP by comparing the rates of essential commodities in 2013 during the UPA government versus 2023. He took to his twitter account and shared a chart comparing those essential commodities. Rahul Gandhi claimed that the reason behind immediate inflation is not giving the required attention it deserves rather than the centre is focusing on increasing industrialist Gautam Adani’s income and helping him to get away from probe. “How will inflation come down? How will the pain of the public be visible? The entire focus of the government is on increasing Adani's…

14 Mar

“CM also felt what I spoke was right”: Actor Suniel Shetty on request to UP CM Yogi to help end ‘Boycott Bollywood’ trend

Business CorrespondentEntertainment, Political

Actor Suniel Shetty revealed about his request to the UP's CM Yogi Adityanath to end the ‘Boycott Bollywood’ trend. Talking to ANI, Suniel said, “CM also felt what I spoke was right. Hindi film’s contribution is very huge. Yogiji said fingers were raised on Lord Ram too. PM Modi and Anurag Thakur also spoke about it and media also presented it so well.” During the meeting, the actor expressed few grievances before the CM. He said, “Hashtag ‘BoycottBollywood’ can stop with your help. It’s important to convey that we’ve done good work. There can be one rotten search apple but…

05 Feb

Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan’s ex-president, passed away at 79

Business CorrespondentPolitical

Former President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf passed away at the age of 79 today in Dubai hospital after suffering from a long sickness. It has been known that the deceased has been suffering from amyloidosis, a rare disease caused by a release of an abnormal protein called amyloid in organs and tissues throughout the body. Pervez Musharraf had been residing in the UAE since 2016 and the treatment was in process at the American Hospital Dubai.

27 Jan

Anurag Thakur criticized boycott culture against films, says thwarts India’s influence as soft power

Business CorrespondentEntertainment, Political

Anurag Thakur , Union Information and Broadcasting Minister on Friday criticized the 'boycott culture' focusing on movies and stated this type of activities corrupt the atmosphere of the country at a time when India was interested on improving its soft power. He also asserted that there should be no limitations on new ideas of creation. Thakur told that an aggrieved party could take up any issue they had regarding a movie with the concerned officials rather than spreading hatred and anger. He said the govt, in its turn, would take up the issue with the filmproducer if required. "We (Indian…

16 Jan

Sourav Ganguly meets Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee at her office

Business CorrespondentPolitical, Sports

Former BCCI President Sourav Ganguly met West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at her office in Nabanna, Kolkata on Monday. The meeting was of 15 mins. The objective behind meeting is not yet not known. According to reports, the chief minister asked the former cricketer to meet him. This is the second meeting between the former cricketer and the West Bengal Chief Minister at the Bengal Secretariat in the last one year. In July 2021, Mamata Banerjee visited Sourav Ganguly at his home in South Kolkata to wish him on his 49th birthday.

13 Jan

BJP Demands Immediate Removal Of Bihar Education Minister Over His Remarks On ‘Ramcharitmanas’

Business CorrespondentEducation, Political

A controversy has took place over the comments stated by Bihar Education Minister Professor Chandrashekhar on the holy Hindu books of Ramcharitmanas and Manusmriti. BJP has demanded for the immediate dissolution his post of the minister from the Bihar cabinet. Many politicians criticized education minister for his comments against the Hindu's holy books. When asked to react to the statement, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar told that he is unaware about the entire matter. Attacking the minister for his comments, Ayodhya seer Jagadguru Paramhans Acharya on Wednesday stated that the Minister should be removed from his post. He further added that…

12 Jan

Trinamool Leader Mahua Moitra makes chai in a video

Priyanka BhowmickPoliticalpolitics

Trinamool MP Mahua Maitra, who is known for her scathing criticism of the BJP, has now posted a video of her making tea at a roadside tea stall and wonders where this tea time might take her. It was a veiled dig at Prime Minister Modi who, it is widely known, worked as a chaiwala in childhood. https://twitter.com/MahuaMoitra/status/1613219400492150785?s=20&t=E7n3thwJdyDFan81eWnzhA The video of Mahua Maitra making tea referring to the Prime Minister has gone viral. The video is from her Lok Sabha constituency Krishnanagar where the Trinamool MP is seen stirring sugar in a pot of boiling tea while a few people…