Ranchi, Dec 27: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, former president Pranab Mukherjee, chief ministers Mamata Banerjee and Uddhav Thackeray, Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi are among those invited to Jharkhand chief minister-designate Hemant Sorens swearing-in ceremony on December 29. The others invited to the programme to be held at the sprawling Mohrabadi grounds here are…
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Bigg Boss 13: Shehnaz gets into ugly scuffle with Madhuirma Tuli; Rashami Desai compares the former to a ‘watchman’
quickclarity news – Shehnaz Gill has been announced as the new captain of the house after Asim Riaz. During her captainship, Shehnaz is trying to allot duties to everyone in the house, where none of them agree with her and refuse to do the chores assigned by her.
Anna Hazare demands his security be withdrawn, writes to CM Uddhav Thackeray
PUNE: Social activist Anna Hazare has demanded that the security provided to him by the government be withdrawn.
Hazare sent a letter to this effect to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday.
Security cover to him was a waste of public money, he said.
Many people had threatened him in the past, but he always ignored them, he said.
“I had requested the state government to revoke my security. But the government has not responded to my request. In the meantime, I came to know that the government is revoking the security of some people.
‘Atal Bhujal Yojana’: PM Modi assures water access to 15 crore households in 5 years
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and unveiled the mega scheme – ‘Atal Bhujal Yojana’ – at the Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Jaish-e-Mohammad planning to execute terror attacks in Ayodhya, reveal intelligence agencies
Banned terror group Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) is planning terror attacks in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya, according to intelligence agencies. Sources told Zee Media that a message of JeM chief Maulana Masood Azhar has been intercepted by intelligence agencies and the message sent via chatting app Telegram has revealed that Pakistan-based terror group is planning to execute attacks in Ayodhya. It is to be noted that Telegram is widely used by JeM and other terror groups for communication.
Woman Confesses Killing Cop Husband Before Haryana Minister, Case Registered
Ambala: A woman here handed over a letter to Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij, “confessing” she killed her police officer-husband two and a half years back and saying that she wanted to be hanged for the crime, officials said on Tuesday.
RBI launches new prepaid payment instrument for digital transactions up to Rs 10,000
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday introduced a new type of semi-closed prepaid payment instrument (PPI), which can be used only for purchase of goods and services up to a limit of Rs 10,000. Money will be loaded or reloaded in the new PPI only from a bank account for making digital payments such as bill payments, merchant payments, etc. The new PPI could be issued on the basis of essential minimum details sourced from the customer.
Prashanth Neel on KGF Chapter 2: All our eggs are in this basket
KGF Chapter 1 turned a year old on December 21. The mass entertainer, starring Yash and directed by Prashanth Neel, was made in Kannada and released in several languages across India, and went on to set many records. December 21 also marked the sixth anniversary of the film’s production house, Hombale Films, headed by Vijay Kiragandur, and the makers unveiled the first look from KGF Chapter 2 on that day.
7000 paramilitary personnel withdrawn from J&K
72 CAPF companies to be withdrawn from Jammu and Kashmir
The Ministry of Home Affairs has decided to withdraw 72 Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) companies from Jammu and Kashmir with immediate effect. News agency ANI reports that 72 companies will include 24 CRPF, 12 BSF, 12 ITBP and 12 CISF companies.
‘PM Modi was right, no discussion on NRC right now’: Amit Shah
Home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday backed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s assertion that there is no pan-India discussion on National Register of Citizens (NRC) at the moment. The home minister emphasised there have been no talks on the subject either in Parliament or the Union Cabinet.
CAA, NRC not applicable to Muslims of our country: PM Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday accused the Opposition parties of spreading lies about the Citizenship Amendment Act and the proposed National Register of Citizens and said that that CAA and NRC will not apply to the Muslims of the country.
Domino’s Pizza fined Rs 10 lakh for charging customers Rs 14 for carry bags
Not learning a lesson from the past mistakes has cost Rs 10 lakh to the popular pizza brand Domino’s.
‘No grounds to review 2017 verdict’: SC rejects Nirbhaya convict’s plea against death sentence
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed the review petition challenging the death penalty given to Akshay Kumar, one of the convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya rape case.
CPI(M) Demands Kiran Bedi’s Removal for Attending Babri Demolition Skit
New Delhi: The CPI(M) on Tuesday demanded that Puducherry Lt Governor Kiran Bedi be removed from her post for being a part of a function in which a re-enactment of the Babri mosque demolition was performed. ‘After the Supreme Court’s Ayodhya verdict in which the apex court said the Babri demolition was a grossly illegal…
Day after Amit Shah showered praises on Sitharaman, IMF signals slashing India’s growth estimates
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is expected to significantly cut the growth estimates of the Indian economy in January. The Washington-based institution had come out with the prediction in October and will be reviewing India’s progress estimates in January next month. The predication made in October predicted India to grow at 6.1 per cent in 2019 and 7per cent in 2020.