UP, 17/2: Local legend has it that the village of Swaheri in Uttar Pradesh’s Bijnor district was entirely a Muslim village till the middle of the 18th Century, a period during which Nawab Najib-ud-Daulah of Najibabad was a powerful figure in the region. During that period, a military rival of the Nawab sought the assistance…
Padampur,17/2: In a major development, Dinabandhu Panda, Tax Collector at N.A.C., Padampur, Dist- Bargarh has been apprehended by Odisha Vigilance while demanding and accepting bribe Rs.25,000/- (Rupees. Twenty five thousand ) from complainant for transfer of holding number and reduction of annual holding tax in respect of purchased building in the name of the Complainant….
Chandigarh, 17/2: In a major development, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has attacked the BJP-led government at the Centre, claiming that the party’s policies on agricultural legislation have increased the country’s debt. He said now people are remembering Congress’ good work. Singh added that BJP tried to dishonour Punjab chief minister and people of the…
New Delhi, 17/2: The Supreme Court has quashed the interim order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court staying the ‘Haryana State Local Candidates Employment Act, 2020’. The top court says that the High Court has not given any reason for its stay order. Along with this, the court has requested the High Court to…
New Delhi, 17/2: Muslim girl students have continued to condemn college managements across the district for denying entry of hijab-clad women into classrooms. Saniya, a B Com student of Sahyadri College of Commerce & Management, said that they had been attending classes wearing hijab for the past year and that there was no…
Mumbai, 16/2: Yes Bank founder Rana Kapoor has got bail in the Rs 300 crore fraud case. The Special PMLA Court granted bail to Rana Kapoor on Wednesday. Bail has been got in one case, but Rana Kapoor will not be able to come out of jail, as he will be lodged in Taloja jail…
Mumbai, 16/2: Life Insurance Corporation of India is looking to raise about Rs 65,400 crore ($8.7 billion) from its initial public offering, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Shares of the state-run insurer could be priced between Rs 2,000 to 2,100 each, with discounts to some retail investors, the people said, asking…
UP, 16/2: In a big development, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday attacked Samajwadi Party, saying “kattas” (locally-made pistols) were commonly made during its government, but under BJP they will be replaced by missiles. Addressing election rallies in Malihabad (Lucknow) and Babupurva (Kanpur), the union minister said such a missile is now going…
Azamgarh, 16/2: Mau Sadar MLA and Bahubali leader Mukhtar Ansari, lodged in Banda Jail, has been granted bail by the MP-MLA Court of Mau in a case of Gangster Act on a personal bond of one lakh. At the same time, the court has said that if there is no case against him, then he…
Kolkata,16/2: Kolkata Knight Riders has appointed Shreyas Iyer as their new captain. Knight Riders made this announcement on Wednesday. As soon as KKR made a bid of 12.25 crores on Shreyas Iyer in the IPL auction, it was decided that this rising star of Team India is going to get a big responsibility. Shreyas Iyer…
