New Delhi: AAP leader Sanjay Singh addresses a press conference, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Despite the breakaway faction claiming they have fortified themselves legally with two-third of the party’s members in the Upper House merging with BJP, AAP on Saturday announced that they will be writing to RS chairman C P Radhakrishnan…
When Mamata Banerjee came to power in 2011, Kolkata was washed in blue and white. Railings, flyovers, government offices, lamp posts, bridges, medians – everything began to resemble a giant municipal tribute to the Argentine football team. In fairness, many Kolkatans would probably vote for Argentina if FIFA ever allowed absentee ballots from Gariahat. (And…
New Delhi: India’s flagship health insurance scheme, Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), which provides ₹5 lakh annual cover per family for hospitalisation, has issued over 43.5 crore health cards so far, including 1.14 crore for senior citizens aged 70 and above, the govt said on Tuesday. More than 36,000 hospitals have been empanelled…
KATSEYE members have finally addressed Manon’s hiatus, confirming she’s on a break due to health reasons. Speaking at Coachella, they expressed love and support, calling her “sister forever.” However, fans remain unconvinced, criticizing the timing of the announcement and suspecting damage control after Manon’s exclusion from their latest music video and promotions. With Manon removing…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday sharply criticised the Mamta Banerjee-led TMC government, alleging that it had “turned making crude bombs into a cottage industry”.Addressing an election rally in West Bengal’s Birbhum, the Prime Minister said that TMC had normalised violence in the state and promised strict action if the BJP came to…
Post the success of ‘Dhurandhar’, Aditya Dhar has been getting a lot of love. His previous release ‘Uri: The Surgical Strike’ also did well at the box office, but his journey in the film industry was far from easy. Before finding success as a director, Dhar spent years struggling and even faced disappointments early in…
A Parliamentary panel has highlighted a structural funding gap in the government’s incentive scheme for RuPay debit cards and low-value BHIM-UPI person-to-merchant (P2M) transactions, urging the need for a sustainable revenue model to ensure the long-term growth of the UPI ecosystem. The Standing Committee on Finance noted that while the government has allocated ₹2,000 crore…
Larry Sanger and Jimmy Wales watched a seven-step review process collapse and gave the world a free encyclopedia. Image Credits: Wikimedia Commons If you’ve ever fallen down a Wikipedia rabbit hole at 2 a.m, starting with with the Bermuda Triangle and somehow ending up on the page for the 1987 World Snooker Championship, then you’ve…
“INDIA bloc parties insulted Nari Shakti in Lok Sabha”: Uttarakhand CM Dhami slams Opposition during one-day Assembly Session NEW DELHI: Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday slammed the Congress and INDIA bloc parties during the one-day session of the Legislative Assembly, accusing the Opposition of “insulting women”.Uttarakhand Assembly has convened a special session…
The Department of Posts will launch a new premium delivery offering, ‘24 Speed Post’, from March 17, aiming to provide faster and more reliable parcel and document delivery across major cities. Union Communications Minister Jyotiraditya M Scindia and Minister of State for Communications Chandrasekhar Pemmasani will formally launch the service at an event in New…
