Kansas declares ‘Indian American Appreciation Day’, in memory of Srinivas Kuchibhotla
The Governor of US city of Kansas has declared March 16 as “Indian American Appreciation Day” to honour Indian engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla who was killed in an apparent hate crime. Kuchibhotla, (32), was killed and his friend Alok Madasani was injured when Adam W. Purinton, a white man who earlier served in the US Navy, […]
Trivendra Rawat is BJP's pick for Uttarakhand CM, oath ceremony tomorrow
(Image posted by Facebook/BJP4Doiwala)New Delhi/Dehradun:Trivendra Singh Rawat was on Friday elected leader of the BJP Legislature Party in Uttarakhand. He will take oath as Chief Minister on Saturday..Rawat, an organisational man of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Uttarakhand and party in-charge in Jharkhand, won his traditional Doiwala seat by defeating Congress’ Hira Singh Bisht […]
AIU seizes Rs 55 lakh worth gold at Mumbai airport
[India], Mar.17 (ANI): Air Intelligence Unit personnel on Friday recovered crude gold worth Rs 37.65 lakh at the airport in Mumbai.AIU officials intercepted two Chinese nationals and recovered 1255 grams of crude gold.Moreover, the officials also seized 585 grams of crude gold worth Rs 17.55 lakh from a Nagpur-based married couple at the airport premises.Investigation […]
Fight terrorism in Kashmir with tourism: Mehbooba
[India], Mar. 17 (ANI): Asking people to cast aside the perception that Jammu and Kashmir has become a ‘forbidden land’ in the wake of growing terrorist attacks, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Friday said that visiting the state more often can help defeat the militancy.”It’s not a forbidden land, we need to change our mindset […]
Unable to pay for wheelchair, man uses child's tricycle in Telangana's hospital
[India], Mar.17 (ANI): 33-year-old Raju was forced to use his child’s tricycle at a government hospital in Telangana after being unable to pay an alleged bribe of Rs 6000 for a wheelchair.It is alleged that the hospital authorities denied providing a wheelchair to Raju, who had suffered a head injury in an accident and was […]
'Make in India' crucial for defence production: Jaitley
[India], Mar. 17 (ANI): Highlighting the importance of being self-sufficient in the defence production sector, Minister of Defence, Finance and Corporate Affairs Arun Jaitley said that the defence sector needs to be a key area of focus with regards to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Make in India’ initiative.”India is one of the largest importers of […]
UP Police beefs up Taj Mahal's security after ISIS threat
[ India], Mar. 17(ANI): In the wake of a media report of a threat to the Taj Mahal from the terror outfit ISIS, Uttar Pradesh Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Daljeet Chowdhary on Friday assured that proper security has been beefed up and no untoward incident will take place.”As you are aware, […]
This MP actually wanted to know if India is brewing beer on the moon, here’s the reply
Who says Indian MPs only care about vote banks? Their interests range from the mundane to the Moon, and a 76-year-old member from West Bengal has given a brilliant example of the latter. In a question listed for a written answer on March 15, Sisir Kumar Adhikari asked a question titled ‘Brew Beer on Moon’. […]
Telangana IPS officer in trouble? Report alleges serious abuse of power
Tension is brewing between a newspaper and an IPS officer from Telangana. This after the newspaper claimed to have accessed a report that makes serious allegations against the police officer. In a piece for The New Indian Express on Thursday, Vikram Sharma reported that an enquiry by the Telangana State Intelligence Department had made several charges against […]
IS warns of attack on Taj Mahal, security tightened
Agra: Police on Friday patrolled the Yamuna river bank here and mounted extra vigil after a pro-Islamic State website threatened to target the Taj Mahal, the 17th century monument of love.An official said the information was passed on to the police and the intelligence agencies on Thursday after which several teams combed the area and […]
