Odisha hospital fire toll 19

Odisha hospital fire toll 19

Odhisha health authorities on Tuesday confirmed that the toll of a major fire at the Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital in Bhubaneswar was 19. On Monday night, the state government announced that 22 persons were killed due to the fire that broke out in the intensive care unit (ICU) of the dialysis ward […]

Surgical strikes should not be a political issue: Bihar CM

Surgical strikes should not be a political issue: Bihar CM

JD-U President and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday targeted thed BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for taking credit of the army’s surgical strikes and making it a political issue in the country. According to Nitish Kumar, the Janata Dal-United fully supports the central government’s action against terrorism and salutes the Indian Army […]

Army creates battle casualty welfare fund

Army creates battle casualty welfare fund

To better manage and help philanthropic organisations and individuals who wish to give monetary support to battle casualty and their kin, the Indian Army has created a centralised fund to receive donations, said a government statement on Monday. The new fund ‘Army Welfare Fund Battle Casualties’ will be in addition to the various existing schemes […]

India says terrorism isolated Pakistan, China disagrees

India says terrorism isolated Pakistan, China disagrees

Pakistan was isolated because of its pro-terror policies, India said on Monday and offered the neighbour help in acting against terrorists. China strongly defended Islamabad, its “all-weather” friend, for making “great sacrifices in fighting terrorism”. The Chinese support to Pakistan came a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi, without naming Pakistan at the Goa BRICS […]

Q2 results to set the equity markets’ trend (Market Outlook)

Q2 results to set the equity markets’ trend (Market Outlook)

The ongoing quarterly results season, coupled with the direction of foreign fund flows and global trends are expected to guide the Indian equity markets during the upcoming week. “Firm close on Friday gives hopes that the recovery of Indian stocks will continue into the next week, but broad-based moves shall wait until more Q2 numbers […]

Bangladesh PM in Goa for bilateral talks, Bimstec

Bangladesh PM in Goa for bilateral talks, Bimstec

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday arrived here ahead of the BRICS-Bimstec Outreach Summit and a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Hasina landed in Goa at 10:30 a.m. and was greeted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “Honoured to host you PM Hasina for BRICS-BIMSTEC Outreach Summit. We cherish the strong ties between […]

Filmmaker Kashyap asks Modi to apologize for Pakistan visit

Filmmaker Kashyap asks Modi to apologize for Pakistan visit

Bollywood filmmaker Anurag Kashyap on Sunday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to apologize for his trip to Pakistan in December last year. Kashyap vented his frustration following the cinema owners’ decision here not to screen movies with Pakistani actors, a move that has hit hard Karan Johar’s “Ae Dil Hai Mushkil” which features Pakistani Fawad […]

Delhi Police go for AAP leader ahead of Kejriwal rally

Delhi Police go for AAP leader ahead of Kejriwal rally

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday accused Delhi Police of attempting to detain the AAP in-charge in Gujarat ahead of his (Kejriwal’s) Sunday rally in Surat. “Just two days before Surat rally, Delhi Police obtain non bailable warrant against our Gujarat Prabhari, Gulab Singh, in a completely false case,” the Aam Aadmi Party leader tweeted. […]

Telangana, Johnson & Johnson sign MoU to make state TB free

Telangana, Johnson & Johnson sign MoU to make state TB free

The Telangana government has entered into an MoU with pharma, life sciences and healthcare multinational company Johnson & Johnson to work together for making the state tuberculosis free, it was announced here on Friday. The New Jersey-based Johnson & Johnson will play an active role in the project by assisting the state government in achieving […]

Won’t screen films with Pakistani artistes, say cinema owners

Won’t screen films with Pakistani artistes, say cinema owners

The Cinema Owners and Exhibitors Association of India (COEAI) on Friday announced that movies featuring Pakistani actors won’t be screened in single screen theatres in Maharashtra, Goa and Gujarat. The decision comes ahead of the scheduled release of Karan Johar’s “Ae Dil Hai Mushkil”, which stars Pakistani actor Fawad Khan. While it was slated to […]