“#OttomanSlap”: Forbes, Amnesty among thousands of Twitter accounts hacked with swastikas
Thousands of Twitter accounts, including high-profile ones belonging to Forbes, Amnesty International and the BBCs North American service, were compromised on Wednesday, resulting in them tweeting propaganda related to Turkeys escalating diplomatic conflict with Germany and the Netherlands. The text after the hashtags reads: “This gives you a little #OttomanSlap,” and makes reference to April […]
Will Pawan Kalyan’s ‘Jana Sena’ be able to occupy the Opposition void in Andhra?
In a press conference yesterday, Pawan Kalyan, the president of Jana Sena Party (JSP) made some major announcements. Chief among them was confirmation that they would contest the Assembly elections in 2019 from both Andhra Pradesh (AP) and Telangana (TS). Now it is too early to say anything about JSP’s chances of winning. But it would be […]
K'taka Budget: Siddaramaiah announces 'Namma' canteen for Bengaluru
[India], Mar. 15 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister K. Siddaramaiah on Wednesday announced “Namma Canteen” for Bengaluru, in his state budget presentation.The budget has announced that the subsidised canteens will provide breakfast, lunch and dinner to the common man at an affordable price.”We will implement Namma Canteens in all 198 wards in Bengaluru city. We will […]
Rahul to attend Capt. Amarinder's swearing-in ceremony tomorrow
[India], Mar. 15 (ANI): Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi will be attending his party leader and Punjab to-be Chief Minister Amarinder Singh’s swearing-in ceremony tomorrow in Chandigarh.Navjot Sidhu, Manpreet Badal, Charanjit Channi are among the other Congress MLAs who would be taking oath as ministers tomorrow.After securing an astounding victory in the Punjab assembly polls, Captain […]
Kanpur: Ammonia gas leak explosion claims five lives
[India], Mar. 15 (ANI): As many as five persons were killed on Wednesday after an explosion following Ammonia gas leak that took place in a cold storage in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur.Two others have been rescued.The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team reached the spot to investigate the accident.All the deceased belong to Bihar.Further details are […]
Cabinet approves additional two percent DA
New Delhi: The Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved the release of an additional instalment of Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners w.e.f. 01.01.2017.Increase is by two percent over the existing rate of two percent of the basic pay/pension to compensate for price rise.This […]
We will play role of constructive opposition: Okram Ibobi
[India], Mar. 15 (ANI): Former Manipur chief minister Okram Ibobi Singh on Wednesday said the Congress Party will sit in the opposition and play the role of a constructive opposition of the coalition government led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the interest of the people of Manipur.”We thought that we will get justice […]
In-Residence program, an open platform for artists writers and scholars: President
[India], March.15 (ANI): Asserting that In-Residence artists, writers and scholars were special because of their innovation, sensitivity and imaginative minds which had transcend the boundaries of time, place and surroundings, President Pranab Mukherjee addressed the In-Residence program at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Wednesday.Ten Innovative scholars, two writers and two artists who participated in the event appreciated […]
Now, a politician wants to make sanitary pads tax free! We’re not surprised it’s a woman MP
Only 12% of the 355 million women in India use sanitary napkins. The number is even smaller in rural areas. And overall, 70% Indian women cannot afford sanitary pads, says a petition called Tax Free Wings on Change.org. Sanitary pads are taxed between 12% to 14%, varying from one state to another – a practice […]
Painful apathy at Hyderabad’s govt hospitals leaves 1 more patient dead
It seems Hyderabad’s hospital woes are not going away anytime soon. The city’s government-run hospitals, which have been reeling under multiple instances of apathy, negligence and poor infrastructure, saw two more alarming incidents come to light this week. In the first incident, 25-year-old Krishna died as he was allegedly not provided oxygen in time by […]
