PM Modi: Worshippers of black money portraying note ban as anti-people
Some “worshippers of black money” were projecting the November 8 demonetisation exercise carried out by the Indian government as anti-people, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told over 6,000 delegates from the Indian diaspora at the inauguration of the 14th edition of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas on Sunday. “Friends, after coming here you may have heard about […]
Gunman in Istanbul nightclub attack may have trained in Syria
By Humeyra Pamuk and Daren Butler ISTANBUL: The gunman who killed 39 people in an Istanbul nightclub on New Year’s Day in an attack claimed by Islamic State appears to have been well versed in guerrilla warfare and may have trained in Syria, a newspaper report and a security source said on Tuesday. The attacker, […]
AIADMK chorus for Sasikala as Tamil Nadu chief minister grows louder
Chennai: The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) looks set to install its new general secretary V.K. Sasikala as the Tamil Nadu chief minister, a series of developments in the last few weeks pointing to an imminent shift in administrative power. Sasikala, a close friend and confidante of J. Jayalalithaa, took charge as general […]
Narendra Modi: The man who would purify India
Perhaps the most important part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech on New Year’s Eve was not the niggardly sops announced, not the lack of a report card on demonetisation, although that was significant, but rather his framing of demonetisation as a campaign to purify India. “Our nation has been witness to a historic rite […]
David Warner’s Whirlwind Century Not Fast Enough To Beat Virender Sehwag
David Warner on Tuesday played one of the finest knocks in recent times as he flayed the Pakistani attack to register his 18th Test century on Day One of the third Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The 30-year-old brought up his hundred off 78 balls with 17 fours. In doing so, the explosive opening […]
Akhilesh-Mulayam Discuss Peace Treaty At Long Meeting
NEW DELHI: Akhilesh Yadav and estranged father Mulayam Singh Yadav are making a renewed effort at a truce to keep their Samajwadi Party from cracking in two just ahead of the election in Uttar Pradesh. After a meeting that expanded beyond two hours, sources said a peace treaty was discussed with these compromises: Mulayam Singh, […]
5th Test: Ravindra Jadeja’s Seven Seals 4-0 Series Win For India Vs England
Ravindra Jadeja claimed seven wickets to help India beat England by an innings and 75 runs in the fifth and final Test in Chennai on Tuesday. The thrilling win at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium meant that Virat Kohli’s men become the first Indian team to go unbeaten in 18 matches. The left-arm spinner ended with […]
India may offer China tariff removal on over 70% goods
NEW DELHI: India plans to offer tariff elimination on more than 70% traded goods with China over an extended period of time under the ongoing negotiations for a Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement. “One cannot go beyond 6% offer on either side of common concession. For example, if common concession is decided at 80% for […]
Assam: Speeding train kills 3 elephants, toll rises to 8 in a month
Three wild elephants, including a calf, were killed after they were hit by a speeding train engine in Nagaon district of central Assam early on Saturday morning. The incident took place when the engine hit a herd of elephants crossing the railway tracks around 4:50am between Kampur and Jamunamukh stations located nearly 125km east of […]
Lt Gen Bipin Rawat appointed army chief, Air Marshal BS Dhanoa is new air force chief
Lt Gen Bipin Rawat was named India’s next army chief on Saturday, as the government abandoned a three-decades-old tradition of elevating senior-most officers as military chiefs. It, however, stuck to the practice in elevating vice chief air marshal BS Dhanoa – a Kargil war veteran – as the next head of the Indian Air Force. […]
Govt asks tax cheats to come clean by March 2017, sets up email for black money tip-offs
The government on Friday said tax dodgers have time until 2017 March-end to come clean under a scheme unveiled by finance minister Arun Jaitley in November. Revenue secretary Hasmukh Adhia told reporters that those who fail to declare their untaxed income under the scheme will have to pay minimum 77% and up to 100% in tax and […]
Anand survives a scare against Anish Giri at London Chess Classic
LONDON: Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand survived a scare before eventually holding his position together to escape with a draw against Dutch Grandmaster Anish Giri in the sixth round of London Chess Classic here. Trying to invade early into Giri’s position, Anand found that the former was adequately prepared and while it was an extremely […]
Waive farmers’ loans as soon as possible, Rahul Gandhi tells PM Narendra Modi
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi went to ask Prime Minister Narendra Modito waive farmers’ loans. What the PM gave his fierce opponent was a somewhat seismic suggestion, at least for these fractious times – that they should meet more regularly, PTI reported. This surprising interaction came days after Rahul claimed he had information about […]
South China Sea row: China’s first aircraft carrier conducts maiden live-fire drills
BEIJING: China’s first aircraft carrier battle group has carried out its maiden live-fire exercises on a massive scale, in a show of strength amid increasing tensions with the US+ over the South China Sea and Taiwan. Aircraft carrier ‘Liaoning’ conducted the mammoth drills with live ammunition in the Bohai Sea involving dozens of ships and […]
Cyclone ‘Vardah’ likely to hit Tamil Nadu, Andhra today; navy on alert
The severe cyclonic storm Vardah is likely to make a landfall between Andhra Pradesh’s Nellore and Tamil Nadu’s Chennai by Monday afternoon and cause heavy rainfall in the region. According to Cyclone Warning Centre (CWC), Visakhapatnam, the cyclonic storm lay centred at around 390km south-east of Nellore and 330km east of Chennai by Sunday evening. […]
Will end ‘gundaraj’ in Uttar Pradesh if elected to power: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised on Sunday to defeat corruption and nab illegal cash hoarders in three months, accusing opposition parties of trying to crush the “truth” by stalling Parliament over the scrapping of high-value currency. Speaking at a rally in western UP’s Bahraich district though a mobile phone, the prime minister said the BJP […]
India Vs England: Murali Vijay, Cheteshwar Pujara Script Apt Response To Formidable Total
Murali Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara batted with elan as India gave a fitting reply to England’s first innings total of 400 on the second day of the fourth Test at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Friday. Thanks to Vijay (70*) and Pujara’s (47*) unbeaten 107-run stand, India ended Day 2 on 146/1, trailing the […]
Plastic Currency Notes Coming Soon, Government Says In Parliament
NEW DELHI: Government today informed Parliament that a decision has been taken to print plastic currency notes and procurement of material has started. “It has been decided to print banknotes based on plastic or polymer substrate. The process of procurement has been initiated,” Minister of State for Finance Arjun Ram Meghwal said in a written […]
Former IAF Chief SP Tyagi Arrested By CBI In AugustaWestland Chopper Scam
NEW DELHI: Former Air Force Chief SP Tyagi was arrested today over alleged irregularities in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal worth 3,700 crores. He was arrested along with his cousin Sanjeev Tyagi and lawyer Gautam Khaitan after hours of questioning. The former air chief has been accused of abusing his official position by corrupt means. […]
Jayalalithaa funeral sees two departures from tradition
Jayalalithaa’s body was buried instead of being cremated, going against Vaishnavite Brahminical tradition Her friend Sasikalaa Natarajan, led the former chief minister’s nephew Deepak Jayakumar in performing the final rites CHENNAI: The funeral ceremony of Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa on Tuesday was a departure from tradition in two aspects. First, Jayalalithaa’s body was […]
