India’s former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee passed away today (16 August, Thursday) at New Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) due to kidney and urinary infection and chest congestion. He was 93. Vajpayee was often described as the moderate leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He served as the country’s Prime … Read more
“India has lost a leader who was an epitome of high moral values in public life”, stated Maharashtra Congress chief Ashok Chavan while extending his condolence on passing away of former Prime Minister and Bharat Ratna Shri. Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Mr. Chavan said that Shri. Atal Bihari Vajpayee during his 50 years of public life … Read more
Former Indian Cricket Captain Ajit Wadekar passed away at the age of 77 in Mumbai’s Jaslok Hospital after suffering from a prolonged illness on Wednesday, 15 August. Early Life : Wadekar was born on 1 April 1941 in Bombay. His father wanted him to become an engineer but he preferred to play cricket. At the … Read more
A day after BJP put out a video featuring actress Pallavi Joshi, where she explains the Rafale deal in simple terms, the Congress has released a video “What really is the Rafale deal?” In Joshi’s video, she explains how the deal isn’t a scam. She goes on to add that through the deal, the government … Read more
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), the research and analysis division of The Economist Group has conducted its annual survey of 140 of countries that indexes the countries on ‘liveability’. The survey rates cities worldwide based on 30 qualitative and quantitative criteria, which fall into five general categories: stability, health care, culture and environment, education and infrastructure. Vienna (Austria) … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi unfurled the Indian tricolour at the Red Fort and all eyes were on his speech, which also marks the last Independence day speech of this term. PM Modi began his speech by congratulating the six women officers of the Indian Navy who circumnavigated the globe recently on INSV Tarini. He added that … Read more
Today, we are celebrating our 72nd Independence day but still everyone demands “Freedom of Expression” even though the country is democratic. Imagine how difficult it would have been to raise your voice in a time when you weren’t allowed to express. Saadat Hasan Manto was one such man. Born in British India, he was a playwright … Read more
“At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the whole world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom.” These words of our first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru have been engraved in our glorious history. It’s been 71 long years when the then PM hoisted the Indian tricolour at the Red Fort and declared India … Read more
India’s ace tennis player Sania Mirza who is married to Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Malik have constantly faced the ire of social media users. Today, she has given a befitting reply to a troll who questioned her nationality, wishing her ‘Happy Independence Day’ as today 14 August was when Pakistan got independence. A troll called Romeo Gold … Read more
Rupee is depreciating due to the external factors and that there is nothing at this stage to worry about”, said the Economic affairs secretary Subhash Chander Garg on Tuesday when the value of rupee turned to all time low till date at 70.08 per dollar in intra-day trading as per the report of news agency … Read more