Kashmir, 29/11: Democratic Azad Party chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad on Tuesday said politics based on religion has “deeply harmed” the country and asked the voters to check the track record of every candidate and his party before casting their ballots to defeat the “divisive” elements. He termed the prevailing trend of infusing religious…
Mumbai, 29/11: The Kashmir Files director Vivek Agnihotri on Tuesday said he will quit filmmaking if intellectuals, including Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid, are able to prove that events depicted in his film are false. A day after Lapid, who served as the chairperson of IFFI’s international jury termed The Kashmir Files “vulgar and…
Bhubaneswar, 29/11: In a major development, CM Naveen Patnaik led Odisha government has announced to increase zero interest Mission Shakti loan for SHG to 5lakhs. Mission Shakti minister Basanti Hembram announced the news.This step is taken to enhance the development and financial inclusion of women in the state.
Chilika The Internal fighting among BJD leaders in Chilika Constituency is on peak. The party leaders took out a protest march against former BJD MLA Raghunath Sahu today . It is noted that , on the 23rd of this month, Chilika EX BJD MLA Raghunath Sahu made controversial remarks against Chilika MLA Prashant Jagdev,…
New Delhi, 29/11: Tata Group is merging Air India with Vistara, its joint venture with Singapore Airlines (SIA), to create a bigger full-service carrier that will strengthen its presence in domestic and international skies. Autos-to-steel conglomerate Tata will hold 74.9 per cent of the combined entity, while SIA will own the remaining 25.1…
New Delhi, 29/11: The Reserve Bank of India’s first pilot for retail e-rupee, its version of the central bank digital currency (CBDC) will be launched on December 1, it said in a statement on Tuesday. The pilot would cover select locations in a closed user group comprising participating customers and merchants, the central…
New Delhi, 29/11: Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur on Tuesday advised caution while live reporting terror attacks, saying it should not provide clues to attackers and their ill motives. “Media needs to report with responsibility in the case of earthquakes, fire and more importantly terrorist attacks. Media must ensure that any live reporting in…
New Delhi, 29/11: A court here on Tuesday allowed Delhi Police to conduct a narco test on Aftab Amin Poonawala, Poonawala’s counsel said. Abinash Kumar, Poonawala’s counsel, said that the police had filed an application for taking Poonawala to Forensic Science Lab, Rohini, on December 1 and December 5, which was allowed by…
Beijing, 29/11: Chinese police were out in force in Beijing and Shanghai on Tuesday to prevent more protests against COVID curbs which have disrupted the lives of millions, damaged the economy and briefly sparked rare calls for President Xi Jinping to step down. At least one person in the city of Hangzhou was…
New Delhi, 29/11: On the back of IFFI jury head Nadav Lapid’s comments on Vivek Agnihotri’s The Kashmir Files, the Israeli Ambassador to India, Naor Gilon, on Tuesday penned an open letter to IFFI and Lapid, criticising the Israeli filmmaker for speaking on the Kashmir issue. In the letter directed at Lapid, Gilon…
