Indian Student Attacked In Poland, Sushma Swaraj Seeks Report
Indians Abroad | Edited by Veer Arjun Singh | Saturday April 1, 2017
An Indian student was allegedly beaten in Poland's Ponzan on Wednesday. Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj said she has sought details after reports emerged of the alleged attack.
As Arun Jaitley Presents GST Bills, Opposition Objects To A Midnight Listing
India News | Edited by Veer Arjun Singh | Monday March 27, 2017
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented four bills for Parliament's approval today as the government races to meet a July 1 deadline to implement the mega reform Goods and Services Tax.
First, He Ignored Arvind Kejriwal's Calls. Then, MLA Ved Prakash Surfaced At BJP Office
Delhi News | Reported by Sonal Mehrotra, Edited by Veer Arjun Singh | Monday March 27, 2017
With a crucial election in Delhi now just weeks away, Arvind Kejriwal's party was jolted today with one of its legislators switching to the BJP, claiming that the government has defaulted on basic promises it offered ahead of its tectonic victory in 2015.
India News | Edited by Veer Arjun Singh | Monday March 27, 2017
As meat sellers in state capital Lucknow and in many other districts of Uttar Pradesh announced an indefinite strike from today against Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's order closing illegal slaughterhouses, a senior minister in the state Siddharth Nath Singh has advised officials to not be "overexcited" while imposing the ban. Mr Singh underscored...
Banned After Slippergate, Shiv Sena's Ravindra Gaikwad Threatens To Sue Airlines
India News | Reported by Anant Zanane, Edited by Veer Arjun Singh | Sunday March 26, 2017
Shiv Sena lawmaker Ravindra Gaikwad, who had to take a train after he was blacklisted for his assault of an Air India employee, is back with a vengeance, literally. The lawmaker -- who had brazenly admitted to hitting an Air India employee 25 times with his slippers -- now wants revenge against airlines. On Thursday, Air India had put him on a no-...
But PM Narendra Modi Said End-March Was Deadline For Old Notes, Says Supreme Court
India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Veer Arjun Singh | Tuesday March 21, 2017
The government will decide within two weeks whether those who failed to deposit banned 500- and 1,000-rupee notes can be granted an opportunity to turn in the high-denomination currency.
130-Day Manipur Blockade Ends Ahead Of Chief Minister Biren Singh's Big Test
India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Veer Arjun Singh | Monday March 20, 2017
An economic blockade in Manipur led by the United Naga Council, which had crippled the state's supply lines for over 130 days, has been lifted - a day ahead of Chief Minister Biren Singh's crucial floor test to prove his majority in the Manipur assembly today.
Yogi Adityanath To Take Oath As UP Chief Minister Today, Will Have Two Deputies
India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Veer Arjun Singh | Sunday March 19, 2017
Yogi Adityanath, a five-time parliamentarian seen as the BJP's hardline Hindutva face, will be the new Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, the party announced on Saturday evening, exactly a week after it won a landslide mandate in the country's most populous state. Mr Adityanath will have two deputies in Keshav Prasad Maurya, the party's UP chief, and...
Goa Congress Legislator Vishwajit Rane, Missing From Trust Vote, Quits Party
India News | Reported by Sreenivasan Jain, Edited by Veer Arjun Singh | Thursday March 16, 2017
Congress legislator and senior Goa leader Vishwajit Rane has resigned from the party. A short while ago, Mr Rane added deep insult to the Congress' injury when he walked out of the state assembly before the BJP's Manohar Parrikar sought and won a vote of confidence.
Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar Sails Through Goa Trust Vote: 10 Points
India News | Edited by Veer Arjun Singh | Thursday March 16, 2017
Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today won a trust vote in the Goa assembly, with 22 legislators voting for him. The Chief Minister needed 21 votes to prove that he has a majority in the 40-member Goa assembly. Only 16 of the Congress' 17 legislators voted, with senior leader Viswajeet Rane absent from the House a...
Manohar Parrikar To Seek Trust Vote Soon, Congress Seems To Give Up: 10 Points
India News | Reported by Ishadrita Lahiri, Edited by Veer Arjun Singh | Thursday March 16, 2017
Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar was the first to arrive this morning at the state assembly, where he will seek a vote of confidence to prove that he has majority support. Mr Parrikar is confident he has done everything to ensure that at least 21 of the state's 40 legislators will back him today - the BJP has won 13 seats and has built a coaliti...
Oath Taken, Navjot Singh Sidhu Touches Captain Amarinder Singh's feet: 10 Points
India News | Reported by Anand Kumar Patel, Edited by Veer Arjun Singh | Thursday March 16, 2017
After 10 years, Punjab has a Congress government. Captain Amarinder Singh, 75, took oath as Chief Minister this morning. Third on the list of nine ministers who was sworn in was Navjot Singh Sidhu, the cricketer-turned-politician who quit the BJP last year. The positioning is seen to suggest that Mr Sidhu is unlikely to be Deputy Chief Minister, a...
N Biren Singh, Ex Footballer, Is BJP's First Chief Minister In Manipur: 10 Points
India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Veer Arjun Singh | Wednesday March 15, 2017
Former footballer Nongthombam Biren Singh took oath today as Manipur Chief Minister along with eight members of his new cabinet, as the BJP takes charge of another state in the north-east. Like in Goa, the BJP has been generous with ministerial posts for the allies that has helped it reach a majority in the state. Y Joykumar Singh of the National P...
Briefcase Found Abandoned At Amritsar Airport, Bomb Squad Called In
India News | Edited by Veer Arjun Singh | Wednesday March 15, 2017
After an abandoned briefcase was found at the Amritsar parking lot this morning, a bomb disposal squad is visiting the site. The area has been cordoned off. Amritsar is just 40 km from the border with Pakistan.
Gayatri Prasad Prajapati, UP Minister Accused Of Rape, Arrested In Lucknow
India News | Edited by Veer Arjun Singh | Wednesday March 15, 2017
Gayatri Prajapati, the Uttar Pradesh minister accused of raping a woman and attempting to rape her minor daughter, was arrested on Wednesday morning in state capital Lucknow. He has been sent to judicial custody for 14 days.
Indian Student Attacked In Poland, Sushma Swaraj Seeks Report
Indians Abroad | Edited by Veer Arjun Singh | Saturday April 1, 2017
An Indian student was allegedly beaten in Poland's Ponzan on Wednesday. Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj said she has sought details after reports emerged of the alleged attack.
As Arun Jaitley Presents GST Bills, Opposition Objects To A Midnight Listing
India News | Edited by Veer Arjun Singh | Monday March 27, 2017
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented four bills for Parliament's approval today as the government races to meet a July 1 deadline to implement the mega reform Goods and Services Tax.
First, He Ignored Arvind Kejriwal's Calls. Then, MLA Ved Prakash Surfaced At BJP Office
Delhi News | Reported by Sonal Mehrotra, Edited by Veer Arjun Singh | Monday March 27, 2017
With a crucial election in Delhi now just weeks away, Arvind Kejriwal's party was jolted today with one of its legislators switching to the BJP, claiming that the government has defaulted on basic promises it offered ahead of its tectonic victory in 2015.
India News | Edited by Veer Arjun Singh | Monday March 27, 2017
As meat sellers in state capital Lucknow and in many other districts of Uttar Pradesh announced an indefinite strike from today against Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's order closing illegal slaughterhouses, a senior minister in the state Siddharth Nath Singh has advised officials to not be "overexcited" while imposing the ban. Mr Singh underscored...
Banned After Slippergate, Shiv Sena's Ravindra Gaikwad Threatens To Sue Airlines
India News | Reported by Anant Zanane, Edited by Veer Arjun Singh | Sunday March 26, 2017
Shiv Sena lawmaker Ravindra Gaikwad, who had to take a train after he was blacklisted for his assault of an Air India employee, is back with a vengeance, literally. The lawmaker -- who had brazenly admitted to hitting an Air India employee 25 times with his slippers -- now wants revenge against airlines. On Thursday, Air India had put him on a no-...
But PM Narendra Modi Said End-March Was Deadline For Old Notes, Says Supreme Court
India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Veer Arjun Singh | Tuesday March 21, 2017
The government will decide within two weeks whether those who failed to deposit banned 500- and 1,000-rupee notes can be granted an opportunity to turn in the high-denomination currency.
130-Day Manipur Blockade Ends Ahead Of Chief Minister Biren Singh's Big Test
India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Veer Arjun Singh | Monday March 20, 2017
An economic blockade in Manipur led by the United Naga Council, which had crippled the state's supply lines for over 130 days, has been lifted - a day ahead of Chief Minister Biren Singh's crucial floor test to prove his majority in the Manipur assembly today.
Yogi Adityanath To Take Oath As UP Chief Minister Today, Will Have Two Deputies
India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Veer Arjun Singh | Sunday March 19, 2017
Yogi Adityanath, a five-time parliamentarian seen as the BJP's hardline Hindutva face, will be the new Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, the party announced on Saturday evening, exactly a week after it won a landslide mandate in the country's most populous state. Mr Adityanath will have two deputies in Keshav Prasad Maurya, the party's UP chief, and...
Goa Congress Legislator Vishwajit Rane, Missing From Trust Vote, Quits Party
India News | Reported by Sreenivasan Jain, Edited by Veer Arjun Singh | Thursday March 16, 2017
Congress legislator and senior Goa leader Vishwajit Rane has resigned from the party. A short while ago, Mr Rane added deep insult to the Congress' injury when he walked out of the state assembly before the BJP's Manohar Parrikar sought and won a vote of confidence.
Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar Sails Through Goa Trust Vote: 10 Points
India News | Edited by Veer Arjun Singh | Thursday March 16, 2017
Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today won a trust vote in the Goa assembly, with 22 legislators voting for him. The Chief Minister needed 21 votes to prove that he has a majority in the 40-member Goa assembly. Only 16 of the Congress' 17 legislators voted, with senior leader Viswajeet Rane absent from the House a...
Manohar Parrikar To Seek Trust Vote Soon, Congress Seems To Give Up: 10 Points
India News | Reported by Ishadrita Lahiri, Edited by Veer Arjun Singh | Thursday March 16, 2017
Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar was the first to arrive this morning at the state assembly, where he will seek a vote of confidence to prove that he has majority support. Mr Parrikar is confident he has done everything to ensure that at least 21 of the state's 40 legislators will back him today - the BJP has won 13 seats and has built a coaliti...
Oath Taken, Navjot Singh Sidhu Touches Captain Amarinder Singh's feet: 10 Points
India News | Reported by Anand Kumar Patel, Edited by Veer Arjun Singh | Thursday March 16, 2017
After 10 years, Punjab has a Congress government. Captain Amarinder Singh, 75, took oath as Chief Minister this morning. Third on the list of nine ministers who was sworn in was Navjot Singh Sidhu, the cricketer-turned-politician who quit the BJP last year. The positioning is seen to suggest that Mr Sidhu is unlikely to be Deputy Chief Minister, a...
N Biren Singh, Ex Footballer, Is BJP's First Chief Minister In Manipur: 10 Points
India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Veer Arjun Singh | Wednesday March 15, 2017
Former footballer Nongthombam Biren Singh took oath today as Manipur Chief Minister along with eight members of his new cabinet, as the BJP takes charge of another state in the north-east. Like in Goa, the BJP has been generous with ministerial posts for the allies that has helped it reach a majority in the state. Y Joykumar Singh of the National P...
Briefcase Found Abandoned At Amritsar Airport, Bomb Squad Called In
India News | Edited by Veer Arjun Singh | Wednesday March 15, 2017
After an abandoned briefcase was found at the Amritsar parking lot this morning, a bomb disposal squad is visiting the site. The area has been cordoned off. Amritsar is just 40 km from the border with Pakistan.
Gayatri Prasad Prajapati, UP Minister Accused Of Rape, Arrested In Lucknow
India News | Edited by Veer Arjun Singh | Wednesday March 15, 2017
Gayatri Prajapati, the Uttar Pradesh minister accused of raping a woman and attempting to rape her minor daughter, was arrested on Wednesday morning in state capital Lucknow. He has been sent to judicial custody for 14 days.
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