Reuters Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu will today attend a solemn ceremony at the Teen Murti Memorial to mark the formal renaming of Teen Murti Chowk as Teen Murti Haifa Chowk. Read more Here’s more top news of the day: 1) Mumbai’s Ghatkopar Slum Gets A Vibrant Makeover, Now Looks …
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Fictitious Love Jihad has real and serious implications. In yet another case, Hindu Yuva Vahini workers on Sunday thrashed three men in Baghpat court premises alleging ‘love jihad’. The trio, accompanied by a woman, had come from Punjab for a court marriage between the woman and one of the three men. On knowing that, the men belonged from a different …
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This year, it’s the BSF’s turn to send their motorcycle contingent for the Republic Day Parade, and the force has pulled off a surprise. A newly-raised all-woman bikers contingent of the Border Security Force (BSF) will make its debut on Rajpath on January 26. The 27-member BSF women ‘daredevils’ are expected to draw cheers as they showcase their stunts and …
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It’s a given that most of the neighbours don’t like your achievements. And when that neighbour is Pakistan, you don’t have to guess the reaction when India has launched its 100th satellite today. They are sulking, obviously. “According to media reports, India is set to launch 31 satellites including the earth observation spacecraft Cartosat, on 12th January 2018. All space …
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More than a dozen people braved a rescue operation and saved a family of three that slipped inside a frozen lake. Also read: Humanity Wins Yet Again As Volunteers Form A Human Chain To Rescue Those Trapped In Mexico CCTV+ A family of three – mother and her two children fell into the lake that was frozen. The incident happened at …
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With 130 flights daily between India’s political capital and the commercial capital, Mumbai-New Delhi was the third-busiest domestic air route in the world in 2017. A total of 47,462 scheduled flights were operated between the two airports in 2017, next only to South Korea’s Seoul Gimpo-Jeju route (64,991 flights) and Australia’s Melbourne-Sydney (54,519), according to data released by the United …
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We all remember Shaheed Udham Singh, the man who avenged Jallianwala Bagh massacre by killing Michael O Dwyer in 1940, but a few of us have knowledge about his family. In a tragic incident, his grandson, Gurdev Singh has committed suicide. He was forced to take this drastic step after he did not find his name on the list of …
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Residential real estate prices fell across the country in 2017 due to demonetisation, the implementation of the Real Estate Regulation Act (RERA) and goods and services tax (GST). According to a Knight Frank report, prices fell by an average of 3% across cities, with Pune witnessing the highest decline, 7%, followed by Mumbai at 5% in 2017. Prices in the …
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A Hindu unmarried daughter has the right to obtain expenses for her intended marriage from her father even if the daughter and her mother have other income, the Kerala High Court has held. Even illegitimate children have such right, the court held. The ruling by a division bench of the court was after considering an appeal filed by Ambika Aravindakshan …
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They say bigger is better, but in the succulent world of cherry tomatoes, one Israeli company is going smaller than ever before. An Israeli company has produced a cherry tomato so small that it created a record for being the tiniest cherry tomato. The “drop tomato” is about the size of a blueberry and the Kedma company in the country’s …
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