"Freebie For One Is Another's Essential Need": Ex-Chief Economic Advisor
Reported by Sreenivasan Jain | Wednesday August 17, 2022, New DelhiFormer Chief Economic advisor Arvind Subramanian today joined the debate on "freebies", saying deciding what's a freebie and what's not from the outside is a "mug's game".
Watch: UP Cops Perform Naagin Dance, Internet Calls Them "Multitalented"
Edited by NDTV News Desk | Wednesday August 17, 2022A video of a Uttar Pradesh Police sub-inspector and a constable performing "naagin" dance has gone viral on the Internet. The clip is said to be shot in the Kotwali district of UP on Independence Day.
Near-Catastrophe At Madhya Pradesh's Karam Dam Brings Tender Scam In Focus Again
Reported by Anurag Dwary, Edited by Aarish Chhabra | Wednesday August 17, 2022, BhopalThe under-construction, much-delayed Karam Dam in Dhar district is one of many being probed, BJP government has said; scam pegged at Rs 3,000 crore; minister says won't spare guilty "even if from our party"
Amid Flood Situation In Odisha, Swollen Mahanadi River Becomes Tourist Spot For Some
Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 17, 2022, CuttackThe Mahanadi, which has caused misery for many across several districts of Odisha due to floods in the wake of incessant rainfall, has turned into a tourist attraction for some who are making a beeline to see the mighty river in spate.
Trinamool Leader's Assets Worth Rs 17 Crore Seized By CBI In Cattle Scam
Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 17, 2022, New DelhiThe CBI has frozen fixed deposits worth Rs 16.97 crore allegedly belonging to TMC leader Anubrata Mondal and his family members in connection with a case of cattle smuggling across Indo-Bangladesh boder, officials said Wednesday.
Aaditya Thackeray's "Real" Chief Minister Dig At Eknath Shinde
Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 17, 2022, MumbaiAaditya Thackeray's appeared to hint at Devendra Fadnavis, who holds home, finance and a host of other key ministries.
Daat Kali Tunnel Aims To Protect National Park's Wildlife: Nitin Gadkari
Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 17, 2022, New DelhiUnion Minister Nitin Gadkari has said there is a breakthrough in the Delhi-Dehradun Expressway project as the last 20-km stretch that passes through the eco-sensitive zone of Raja Ji National Park is being constructed.
Take Strict Action Against Mask Violators, Airlines Told As Cases Rise
Reported by Vishnu Som | Wednesday August 17, 2022, New DelhiTake Strict Action Against Mask Violators, Airlines Told As Cases Rise
Protests Against CAA Start After 2-Year Gap In Northeast
Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Sanjib Kumar Das | Wednesday August 17, 2022, GuwahatiAfter a gap of almost two years, protests against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) returned to the Northeast today.
Bhim Army Chief Detained In Rajasthan, Wanted To Meet Family Of Dalit Child
Reported by Harsha Kumari Singh | Wednesday August 17, 2022, JaipurBhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad was detained today at the Jodhpur airport, on his way to meet the family of the Dalit boy killed by his teacher in Rajasthan last month.
Centre Grants 'Z' Security To Industrialist Gautam Adani
Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 17, 2022, New DelhiBillionaire industrialist and Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani has been accorded a 'Z' category VIP security cover of CRPF commandos by the central government, official sources said Wednesday.
"Dear Me...": Jacqueline Fernandez Insta Post After Laundering Case Filed
Edited by Debanish Achom | Wednesday August 17, 2022, New DelhiActor Jacqueline Fernandez has shared a note - "Dear me" - posted by an Instagram community run by her that has 1.18 lakh followers, after she was named in a chargesheet by the Enforcement Directorate in a Rs 200 crore extortion case.
Opposition Slams New Bihar Law Minister Over Involvement In Criminal Cases
Asian News International | Wednesday August 17, 2022, PatnaThe induction of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Member of Legislative Council (MLC) Kartikeya Singh as the law minister of the state has caused a stir as the opposition slammed Singh over his involvement in criminal cases.
UP Man Carries Mother To Hospital In A Cart, She Dies On The Way
Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 17, 2022, Shahjahanpur , UPA man carried his sick mother on a handcart for over four kilometres to reach a community health centre here on Wednesday after he could not get an ambulance.
On Twitter, BJP Compares PM Modi's Red Fort Speeches with Predecessors'
Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 17, 2022, New DelhiThe BJP has launched a social media campaign -- 'Desh ki Badli Soch' (country's mindset has changed) -- to project Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a favourable light by comparing his Independence Day speeches with those of his Congress predecessors.
