New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said the Supreme Court verdict has opened a “huge door” into investigation of the “Rafale scam” and demanded a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into the fighter jet deal. Gandhi tweeted: “Justice Joseph of the Supreme Court has opened a huge door into investigation of the RAFALE scam. An […]
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Rahul Gandhi must apologise to nation over Rafale accusations: BJP
New Delhi: The BJP on Thursday demanded that the Congress party must apologise for alleging corruption in the Rafale deal in the wake of the Supreme Court dismissing a review petition seeking a probe into the fighter jet deal. Addressing a press conference, BJP leader and Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the verdict “is a […]
Moody’s cuts India’s growth forecast to 5.6%
Mumbai: After cutting India’s sovereign ratings, Moody’s Investor Services on Thursday cut India’s growth forecast to 5.6 per cent, from its earlier 5.8 per cent due to subdued consumer demand, along with sluggish liquidity supply. Accordingly, the ratings agency revised downwards its growth forecast for India to 5.6 per cent in 2019, from 7.4 per cent […]
Maharashtra: BJP-Sena split unites a divided Congress-NCP
Mumbai: Congress Interim President Sonia Gandhi is said to be a happy woman, smiling and grinning from ear-to-ear over the latest political developments in Maharashtra. The unexpected split in Bharatiya Janata Party and Shiv Sena has come as a boon to the Maharashtra Congress and its ally, Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party, party sources reveal. It’s […]
Amethi DM removed for misbehaving with family of slain BJP leader
Lucknow: The Yogi Adityanath government, on Thursday, removed the district magistrate of Amethi, Prashant Sharma from his post. The action was taken after Sharma misbehaved with the family of a slain BJP leader and Union Minister Smriti Irani chided the official for his behavior through a tweet. Sharma has been put on the waiting list while […]
Don’t try to scare us, Sanjay Raut tells BJP
Mumbai: Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Thursday asked the Bharatiya Janata Party not to scare or intimidate it, and let the Sena choose its own political path, here. “We are prepared to fight and die, but will not tolerate threats or coercive tactics”, Raut announced sternly to the media. He was referring to BJP President […]
SC refers Sabarimala issue to larger 7-judge bench
New Delhi: The Supreme Court in a 3:2 verdict referred the Sabarimala review pleas to the larger bench. However, there is no stay on the September 28, 2018, judgement, which lifted the ban on the entry of women aged between 10 and 50. According to this verdict, women of all ages can visit the shrine till […]
SC dismisses review petition in Rafale deal, says it is without merit
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a review petition seeking a probe into the Rafale deal. Justice S.K. Kaul while reading the judgement said that the review petition is without merit. The top court dismissed a plea seeking lodging of an FIR to probe the Rafale deal inked with Dassault Aviation. The court also […]
Why Jeff Bezos picked books to be Amazon’s first product
Delhi: Do you know why Jeff Bezos decided to sell books, and not CDs, online 22 years ago? A rediscovered 1997 video has revealed why the richest man of Earth chose books over CDs to be Amazon’s first product. Rediscovered by analyst Brian Roemmele and shared on Twitter, the video shows a young Bezos speaking […]
India condemns Modi’s fake letter to CJI Ranjan Gogoi on Ayodhya verdict
New Delhi: India has strongly condemned a fake letter circulating in Bangladesh’s local media claiming that Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed it to Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, congratulating the five-judge Supreme Court bench for “their stupendous contribution to Hindu Rashtra”. “We strongly condemn those responsible for deliberately spreading such fake and malicious news, to […]