Congress condemns Finance Bill, brands amendments as 'anti-economy'
[India], Mar. 29 (ANI): Condemning the Finance Bill which was passed today, the Congress said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was acting headstrong in the matter and not heeding the Opposition, adding that the amendments are against the economy. “Earlier the Income Tax Commissioner and the director had the authority to give the permission […]
LG seeks reimbursement of Rs. 97 crore from AAP over advertisements
[India], Mar. 29 (ANI): Delhi Lieutenant-Governor Anil Baijal on Wednesday directed the Chief Secretary to recover Rs. 97 crore spent on advertisements from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for advertisements projecting Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and the party, in violation of the Supreme Court guidelines. The Committee on Content Regulation of Government Advertising (CCRGA) had […]
Thane: Local goon nabbed for attacking doctors
[India], Mar. 29 (ANI): The Thane Police on Wednesday arrested the accused who had attacked two doctors of the Thane Civil Hospital. Dr. Javed Shaikh and Dr. Dibanaz Ansari was attacked by a local goon who had come to the hospital for his treatment along with two-three other men accompanying him. The hospital doctors had […]
Yechury unhappy with Centre's 'immoral' Finance Bill
[India], Mar. 29 (ANI): Expressing unhappiness over the government’s ‘immoral’ Finance Bill which was passed today, Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury, however, expressed satisfaction that the Centre had been defeated by the Rajya Sabha on four of the amendments. Yechury said that while Prime Minister Narendra Modi gives political lectures […]
Kulgam: Terrorists open fire on cops deployed to handle stone pelting
[India], Mar. 29 (ANI): A police party which was deployed to handle the locals who were stone pelting, were fired upon by terrorists in Kulgam’s Madibugh Yaripora in Jammu and Kashmir today. This fresh provocation comes as an audition to the recent spree of attacks on Kulgam cops by terrorists. Yesterday, terrorists opened fire outside […]
14 Odisha places sizzle in 40-plus temperatures
Bhubaneswar: Odisha continued to reel under intense heat wave as 14 places recorded temperature above 40 degrees Celsius on Wednesday. Highest temperature was recorded in the city of Bolangir at 43.3 degrees Celsius while Titlagarh town sizzled at 43 degrees Celsius. Both industrial towns of Angul and Jharsuguda recorded 42.7 degrees Celsius, said the Bhubaneswar […]
UP CM Yogi Adityanath draws parallel between Surya Namaskar, Namaz
[India], Mar 29 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said both Surya Namaskar practised by Hindus and Namaz practised by Muslims have similarities. “All asanas (postures) in Surya Namaskar, Pranayama activities are similar with the way Namaz is done by our Muslim brothers, but nobody has ever tried to bring them together […]
Aadhaar fail: MS Dhoni’s details get leaked, wife Sakshi complains to IT Minister
Aadhaar The agency that was collecting Dhoni’s biometric details posted a photo of his application form with all details revealed. TNM Staff Dhoni_Aadhaar_Twitter_Ravi_Shankar_Prasad.jpg Twitter/Ravi Shankar Prasad A government agency’s enthusiastic attempt at publicity turned into a major goof-up, when former Indian cricket captain MS Dhoni’s personal Aadhaar details were accidentally leaked on the agency’s official […]
Harsha Bhogle all but confirmed to return to TV screens for IPL10 after a year
Sports Bhogle was off the air for a year after his comments in the box weren’t well received by some Indian cricketers and BCCI. IANS harsha-bhogle-750x500_fb_.jpg Harsha Bhogle is likely to make a comeback as a big-time cricket commentator after a one-year hiatus in the coming Indian Premier League (IPL) in the pre- and post-match […]
For turning up late, 50 doctors in Andhra’s Kurnool General Hospital get memo
News This comes after several patients complained that the doctors were negligent towards their duty. TNM Staff Kurnool_genral_hosp_fb.jpg Image credit: Facebook/Ramanjaneyulu Ramanjaneyulu Around 50 doctors were reportedly served memos at the Kurnool Government General hospital on Tuesday, after they arrived late for duty. The New Indian Express reported that hospital Superintendent J Veeraswamy took a serious view […]
