NCP to support Ahmed Patel in Gujarat Rajya Sabha elections
A day before the crucial Rajya Sabha polls in Gujarat, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) extended its support to Congress candidate Ahmed Patel, who is seeking his fifth term to the Upper House amidst a split in the Congress.
Chinese Defence Ministry meets visiting Indian media at the height of Doklam crisis
The Chinese defence ministry on Monday opened its doors to a visiting Indian media delegation, to reinforce its position that Indian troops must leave the Doklam plateau to resolve the crisis in the Sikkim section of the China-India frontier.
Kerala High Court lifts BCCI's life ban on Sreesanth
The Kerala High Court on Monday quashed the life ban on cricketer S. Sreesanth imposed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in the wake of the 2013 IPL spot-fixing scandal. The court passed the verdict while allowing a writ petition filed by the fast bowler, challenging the decision of the BCCI disciplinary committee.
Chandigarh stalking case: State BJP rules out Barala’s resignation
Senior BJP leader Anil Jain, incharge of the party’s Haryana affairs, today ruled out the resignation of its state unit chief Subhash Barala following the arrest of the latter’s son in a stalking case here.
SUVs, mid-sized, large, and luxury cars to cost more as GST cess hiked to 25%
Sport Utility Vechicles, mid-sized, large, and luxury cars will cost more as the GST (Goods and Services Tax) Council has approved a proposal to hike cess on them to 25% from 15%. Under the new GST regime, these cars attract the top tax rate of 28%.
ATM expansion slows due to note ban
According to Reserve Bank of India (RBI), there were 98,092 off-site ATMs in June 2017 against 99,989 in the same month last year. However, on-site (located within a branch) ATMs rose to 110,385 from 101,346 in the same period.
WhatsApp to be BJP’s powerful tool in 2018 Karnataka Assembly polls
BJP launched a WhatsApp feeder channel (9483900150), to which BJP workers and sympathisers can subscribe for daily updates from the State unit. Social media activists were asked to use the content that will be provided to them through the channel to counter arguments of the Opposition on social media.
Your reading list for the week
From Home Fire to The Colours of My Heart , here is a fresh list of books of various genre that provides for an exciting read ahead.
Game of Thrones, Season 7, Episode 4: Quick review
From a reunion to a battle, how did the latest 'The Spoils of War' fare?