Kolkata: Woman alleges rape, FIR registered
[India], Apr. 4 (ANI): A woman was allegedly raped for several months by a man in Kolkata. A complaint has been filed in this regard. The police have registered a case under Indian Penal Code (IPC) Sections 376, 506, 509, 313 and 354 (D). The incident comes to light at a time when a woman […]
Odisha: Five killed, 22 injured in bus-tractor collision
[India], April 4 (ANI): In a tragic accident, as many as five persons were killed on the spot, while 22 others got critically injured as a bus collided headlong with a tractor near Odisha’s Kherna today. The bus was moving towards Rairangpur from Jassipura when it met with the accident at about 3 p.m. Out […]
Punjab: Protest erupts over Rakhi Sawant's remark on sage Valmiki
[India], Apr. 4 (ANI): Following the row over Bollywood actor Rakhi Sawant’s statement about sage Valmiki that she made a year ago, a protest was held in Ludhiana on Tuesday. One of the protestors asserted that the actor needs to be punished so that she does not take the law in her hands. “Rakhi Sawant […]
IPL 2017: Team Profile, Sunrisers Hyderabad – NDTVSports.com
NDTVSports.com IPL 2017: Team Profile, Sunrisers HyderabadNDTVSports.comDefending champions Sunrisers Hyderabad have a competitive squad, thanks to some interesting picks in the Indian Premier League auction, and will aim to be the second team after the Chennai Super Kings to win the Indian Premier League consecutively.Sunrisers Hyderabad preview: Can Warner’s squad ride the wave of their […]
UP Dy. CMs laud govt.'s 'historic' decision on farmers' loan waiver
[India], Apr. 4 (ANI): Terming the Uttar Pradesh Government’s decision to waive off farmers’ loans worth Rs 30,729 crore as ‘unprecedented’, state Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma on Tuesday said this day is dedicated to the farmers. “The decision taken by the government today is unprecedented. This day is dedicated to the farmers,” Sharma told […]
Keeping poll promises, UP Govt. waives farmers' loan worth Rs. 30,729 crore
[India], Apr. 4 (ANI): Keeping up to its poll promise made during the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, the Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday waived off Rs. 30, 729 crore worth loan amount of the small and marginal farmers of the state. The decision will be benefitting 2 crore 15 lakh farmers of the state. Along […]
Congress unhappy with America's effort to de-escalate Indo-Pak tensions
[India], Apr. 4 (ANI): Showing discomfort over America’s involvement in de-escalating India-Pakistan tensions, the Congress Party on Tuesday said it is a new experiment which the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Government wants to work on. The Congress said that India has always followed the Simla Agreement signed between the two neighbouring countries that intervention of […]
Andhra now has a Happiness Department, aims to build a ‘happy, inclusive’ society
Politics Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu has often said in the past that the state should focus on happiness among the people, besides growth numbers. TNM Staff india-1638950_960_720-compressed.jpg Image for representation The Andhra Pradesh government has just added a new criterion for measuring its development – the happiness of its citizens. Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu announced on […]
Bhaichung Bhutia reinstated as AIFF advisor
Sports Bhutia’s contract as advisor was not renewed after December. In March he was also removed from the technical committee of the AIFF. IANS baichung_bhutia_750x500_PTI.jpg PTI/ file image Former India captain Bhaichung Bhutia has been reinstated as advisor to the All India Football Federation (AIFF) for a one year term. Bhutia’s contract as advisor was […]
Bad news for Indian techies as US rolls out tougher H-1B visa norms
H-1B visa The Trump administration issued guidelines to prevent ‘fraud and abuse’ in the H-1B visa process. TNM Staff Indian techies File photo PTI 750×500.jpg File photo: PTI The Donald Trump administration on Monday began enforcing stricter bureaucratic norms for the issuance of H-1B visas in order to prevent “fraud and abuse” in the programme. “The H-1B […]
