It could be a please-all budget on Friday
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Finance Minister Piyush Goyal will present the Interim Budget in the Lok Sabha on Friday that could virtually be a full-fledged budget of the Modi government ahead of the Lok…
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Modi is riding a horse which he cannot dismount before elections: Kuldip Nayar in his last book
By Saket Suman New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is riding a horse which he cannot dismount before the 2019 general elections and he would perforce have to depend on the Rashtriya…
Hindu temple vandalized in US
W0ashington, Jan 31 (IANS) A Hindu temple has been vandalized in the US state of Kentucky, with officials calling the incident as “hate crime”. At a press conference on Wednesday, Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer said…
Trump calls intelligence officials ‘passive, naive’
Washington, Jan 31 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has lashed out at the country’s intelligence agencies, accusing their officials of being “passive and naive” about the dangers posed by Iran, while defending his handling of…
President calls note ban important step against black money, corruption
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday said that the 2016 demonetization was “an important step” in tackling black money and corruption in the country. Addressing a joint sitting of the…
4th ODI: Boult carnage help New Zealand outsmart India
Hamilton (New Zealand), Jan 31 (IANS) Pacer Trent Boult’s carnage with the ball helped New Zealand outsmart India by eight wickets in the fourth and penultimate One Day International match here on Thursday. Although the…
Fire breaks out in Hyderabad’s Exhibition
Hyderabad, Jan 31 (IANS) A major fire broke out in All India Industrial Exhibition here on Wednesday night, reducing over 150 stalls to ashes. There was no loss of life but traders suffered huge financial…
Called Modi ‘sir’ to satisfy his ego: Chandrababu
Amaravati, Jan 31 (IANS) Targetting Prime Minister Narendra Modi once again, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday said he addressed him as ‘sir’ to satisfy his ego for the sake of the…
I confessed to IPL spot-fixing to escape police torture, Sreesanth to SC
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Former cricketer S. Sreesanth on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that he initially confessed to the Special Cell of Delhi Police about his alleged involvement in the 2013 IPL spot-fixing…
3.5 million mobile phones produced in Andhra every month: Governor
Amaravati, Jan 30 (IANS) One in every 5 mobile handsets produced in India is now Made in Andhra and over 3-3.5 million phones are produced every month in the state today, Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan said…
No greater tribute to Gandhi than a minute of silence in his memory
By Rajdeep Pathak Is Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi relevant today? Or has the medallion of the Mahatma – which Gandhi himself never wanted – overshadowed the persona of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi? It was Gandhi, who gave…
YSR Congress launches campaign to highlight unfulfilled promises
Amaravati, Jan 30 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh’s main opposition YSR Congress Party on Wednesday announced the launch of the second phase of a campaign to highlight unfulfilled promises of Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu. After the…
Bill Cosby targeted by drone in prison
Los Angeles, Jan 30 (IANS) Comedian Bill Cosby was targeted by a drone while he was in the yard of his Pennsylvania prison last week. Cosby’s spokesman Andrew Wyatt confirmed that the drone was spotted…
Anna launches hunger strike for Lokpal, Lokayuktas
Ahmednagar (Maharashtra), Jan 30 (IANS) Veteran activist Kisan Baburao Hazare alias Anna Hazare on Wednesday launched a fresh hunger strike at his Ralegan-Siddhi village seeking Lokpal and Lokayuktas as promised by the government. An aide…
N.Korea unlikely to abandon nukes: US intelligence
Washington, Jan 30 (IANS) North Korea is unlikely to fully give up its nuclear weapons, a US intelligence report has said, weeks ahead of a proposed Kim-Trump meet. North Korea remains “unlikely to give up”…
Apple posts $84.3 bn in revenue, iPhone sales drop 15%
San Francisco, Jan 30 (IANS) Despite slow iPhone sales, Apple posted $84.3 billion in revenue for the first quarter of its fiscal 2019 — a decline of 5 per cent from the year-ago quarter –…
Pawan Kalyan not to attend all-party meeting called by TDP chief
Amaravati, Jan 29 (IANS) Actor-politician Pawan Kalyan on Tuesday announced that he will not attend the all-party meeting called by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu over the demand for special category status on…
Pakistan SC upholds Aasia Bibi’s blasphemy acquittal
Islamabad, Jan 29 (IANS) Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a review petition challenging its decision to acquit Aasia Bibi, a Christian woman who was sentenced to death over blasphemy charges, removing the last legal…
Kia Motors begin trial production at India plant
Anantapur (Andhra Pradesh), Jan 29 (IANS) South Korean automotive major Kia Motors on Tuesday commenced trial production at its India plant in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh with plans to commercially launch its first vehicle…
Vadra’s deals may come under renewed scrutiny with Priyanka’s political plunge
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) The “Damad ka ghotala” (son-in-law’s scam) jibes that the BJP made against Robert Vadra ahead of 2014 Lok Sabha polls to target the Congress are expected to get more shrill…