Constitution Day was celebrated in our office on Saturday 26th November 2016. This is the day in 1949, when the Constituent Assembly of India adopted the Indian Constitution. During this a seminar on ‘Equality and Social Justice enshrined in Constitution of India’ was organised.’ Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar-Chief architect of Indian Constitution was remembered for his […]
A court here on Monday extended, for seven days, the police custody of Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) chief Harminder Singh Mintoo, who had escaped from high security Nabha Jail in Punjab. Additional Sessions Judge Reetesh Singh, extending Mintoo’s police custody till December 12, also allowed police to keep him in handcuff as and when required. […]
Two persons were killed and at least 14 others injured on Monday when Indian Navy’s guided missile frigate INS Betwa slipped while undocking at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai where it was undergoing a refit, an official spokesperson said. While one victim was reportedly inside the ship as it fell on its side, the other […]
Former Chief Minister and National Conference President Farooq Abdullah on Monday pledged support to separatist Hurriyat leaders, asking them to carry the “movement for azaadi to its conclusion”. Addressing party workers at the mausoleum of his father and founder of the National Conference, the late Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah, on the his 111th birth anniversary, Abdullah […]
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa is alive and on life support, Apollo Hospitals announced on Monday evening, after a TV report about her death sparked trouble and mass frenzy. “Some TV channels are wrongly reporting that the Chief Minister is no more. This is totally baseless and false,” a statement from the hospital said, […]
Russia on Tuesday denied holding any “secret talks” with Pakistan on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). “The possibility of Russia joining this initiative is not being discussed with Islamabad,” Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in an statement. Rubbishing the Pakistani media reports, the statement said: “Secret talks between Russia and Pakistan on the CPEC do […]
Union Minister of State for Finance Santosh Gangwar on Tuesday said that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) was focussing all efforts to bridge the shortfall of the new Rs 500 currency notes. “There is a shortfall of Rs 500 notes. But RBI is making all efforts and printing is on in full force. The […]
Parthiv Patel struck a whirlwind half-century to enable India thrash England by eight wickets in the third Test at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium here on Tuesday. Patel stormed to 67 runs off 54 balls as India overhauled the 103-run target a short while after the tea break on the fourth day of […]
Three weeks after demonetization of high value currency, people in both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh continue to face hardships. There was no relief for the common man on the 20th day on Tuesday as people stood in long queues at banks and ATMs to draw cash. At the regional office of Reserve Bank of India […]
The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed by a voice vote a bill to amend the income tax laws to facilitate levy of 60 per cent tax on undisclosed income or investment or cash credit deposited in banks after the November 8 demonetisation. The bill was passed even as the opposition members protested and raised slogans […]