The Congress today accused the Modi government of meting out “step-motherly treatment” to common man by raising petrol prices even as global crude oil prices were on the decline. Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari wondered whether the central government would qualify for the label of “economic terrorist”, a phrase he said was enumerated by a former BJP spokesperson for the UPA ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe have jointly laid down the foundation stone for India’s first bullet train, which is being constructed between Ahmedabad and Mumbai, here in Ahemedabad. In his address Abe said that Indo-Japan partnership is special, strategic and global too. This would give fillip to make in india project as ...

A 50-year-old lawyer in the court of Kotdwar sub-divisional magistrate was shot dead by unidentified assailants outside his house in Ratanpur on Wednesday. Police suspect a land dispute behind the murder of Sunil Kumar Raghuvanshi. Raghuvanshi left for the court at 11:30am and as he exited the gate of his house, two unidentified motorcycle-borne assailants shot him from behind. Jagat ...

Toyota Kirloskar Motor announced an increase in prices of the Innova, Fortuner, Corolla and Etios effective from September 12, 2017 across all Toyota dealerships. The decision has been prompted by the raise in cess from 2-7 per cent across mid-size to large size cars and SUVs as amended by the GST Council. N. Raja, Director & Sr. Vice President, Marketing ...

Sunny Leone unveiled the first poster of her next film Tera Intezaar along with Arbaaz Khan in New Delhi on Tuesday. After the event, the actor returned to Mumbai. But unlike her many airport looks, what made this one special was her daughter Nisha Kaur Weber warmly wrapped in daddy Daniel Weber’s arms. The paparazzi was in for a treat ...

In a jolt for Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), National Students Union of India (NSUI) has made a stunning comeback by winning three posts, including the crucial Presidential one. NSUI has won the President post after four years. ABVP managed to bag the Secreatary post. The counting of vote took place today in the Delhi University. Last year, while RSS-backed ...

Apple Inc. on Tuesday rolled out its much-anticipated iPhone X, a glass and stainless steel device with an edge-to-edge display that chief executive Tim Cook called “the biggest leap forward since the original iPhone”. The launch contained few surprises, with leaked details on the phone and other products including an updated Apple Watch proving largely accurate. But the iPhone X’s ...

After renaming ‘Mughalsarai’ railway station as ‘Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Nagar’, Uttar Pradesh government may soon rechristen Allahabad as ‘Prayagraj’, its ancient name. An indication to this effect was given by the office bearers of All India Akhara Parishad (AIAP), an apex body of Hindu seers and saints after their meeting with UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath here on Tuesday. The ...

For the first time in its 14-years of history, Uttarakhand Transport Corporation (UTC) is going to hire 127 women conductors for its fleet of over 1,150 buses. As of now, women conductors have never been hired through direct recruitment by UTC since its formation in October 2003. According to UTC officials, only 42 women conductors have been appointed on compassionate ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU A video went viral on Tuesday in which  an additional district judge from Unnao district of Uttar Pradesh was seen losing her cool and slapping a policeman in uniform in Premnagar area.   Circle officer Chandra Mohan said that Premnagar police had called two rival student groups  from a local college to the police station to thrash out an understanding.   “Incidentally, ...