Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday stepped up his attack on the Congress over its leader Sam Pitroda’s hua to hua (It happened, so what?) remark on the anti-Sikh riots in 1984. The remark reflects the arrogance of the opposition party, Modi said, addressing a rally at Ratlam in Madhya Pradesh. Modi said ‘hua to hua’ are not just three words ...
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Passenger vehicle sales dip 17 percent in April
Domestic passenger vehicle (PV) sales declined 17.07 per cent to 2,47,541 units in April from 2,98,504 units in the year-ago month. Domestic car sales declined 19.93 per cent to 1,60,279 units compared to 2,00,183 in April 2018, according to data released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM). Motorcycle sales last month declined 11.81 per cent to 10,84,811 units ...
Read More »Kamal Haasan creates furore over Hindu terrorist remark
Makkal Needhi Maiyam (MNM) founder Kamal Haasan has stoked a possible controversy, saying free India’s first “terrorist was a Hindu,” referring to Nathuram Godse who killed Mahatma Gandhi. Addressing an election campaign here last night, the actor-politician said he was one of those “proud Indians” who desires an India with equality and where the “three colours” in the tricolour, an ...
Read More »Doonites grapple with frequent power cuts
In the summer, the public has to deal with power cuts in many areas of the capital. Wherever the maintenance of the sub-station is broken, the power supply is being interrupted for two to three hours. Even after this, the electricity is disappearing many times in the shortest intervals. At the same time, the claim of UPCL 24 hours of ...
Read More »Tsitsipas stuns Nadal to set up Madrid final with Djokovic
Novak Djokovic will play Stefanos Tsitsipas for the Madrid Open title after the 20-year-old Greek stunned Rafael Nadal to win a thrilling semi-final 6-4 2-6 6-3 on his fourth match point. Nadal had been a clear favourite to face Djokovic in Sunday’s showpiece at Caja Magica but the 17-time Grand Slam champion extended his stuttering build-up to the French Open ...
Read More »EVM glitches reported in several areas in Delhi
Complaints about malfunctioning EVMs poured in from several places of the national capital on Sunday where voting is underway. Adarsh Gupta, a resident of Matia Mahal area, claimed that at polling booths 84, 85 and 86, electronic voting machines were not working in the morning. Aam Aadmi Party’s Malviya Nagar MLA Somnath Bharti alleged that EVMs at booths 116,117 and ...
Read More »First Apache Helicopter formally handed over to The IAF
First AH-64E (I) – Apache Guardian helicopter was formally handed over to the Indian Air Force at Boeing production facility in Mesa, Arizona, USA on 10 May 19. Air Marshal AS Butola, represented the Indian Air Force and accepted the first Apache in a ceremony at Boeing production facility, representatives from US Government were also present. IAF had signed a ...
Read More »NASA planning to change asteroid’s course by colliding space shuttle
You might hear this as a story of a Hollywood movie, but America’s space agency NASA will collide with a asteroid in reality and launch a space shuttle in 2022 for this. Through this, NASA will first demonstrate the celestial defense technique of destroying a space object before it collides with the Earth. NASA gave this information in a statement ...
Read More »SBI reports net profit of Rs 838 cr in prev quarter
Country’s largest lender SBI Friday said it has reported net profit of Rs 838.40 crore in fourth quarter of 2018-19 fiscal on a standalone basis as non-performing assets (NPAs) came down. The state-owned lender had witnessed a net loss of Rs 7,718.17 crore during the corresponding January-March quarter of 2017-18. Income (standalone) during the March quarter of 2018-19 rose by ...
Read More »Will hang myself in public if AAP proves allegations: Gautam Gambhir
Stepping up his counter-offensive, BJP candidate Gautam Gambhir on Friday said he will “hang” himself in public if the Aam Aadmi Party can prove that he has any link to the derogatory pamphlet allegedly circulated against his rival and AAP nominee from East Delhi Atishi Marlena. If the AAP fails to prove the allegations, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal should quit ...
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