New Delhi, India is set to have more than half a billion (500 million) unique mobile subscribers, or actual individual subscribers, by 2015-end, thanks to affordable devices, easy tariff and digital literacy drives, a study by GSM telecom players global body GSMA said on Thursday. The report “The Mobile Economy: India 2015” said that 13 […]
New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Maharashtra government to consider and decide in two weeks applications for licence by hoteliers for dance performances in beer bars and restaurants. An apex court bench of Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Prafulla C. Pant gave two weeks’ time as the court was told that the […]
Patna, Bihar will go dry from April 1, 2016, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced on Thursday. The chief minister made the announcement — a part of his election pledge — at an official function to mark Prohibition Day here. He said the poorest of the poor had been consuming liquor, badly hitting their families and […]
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A Rs 55 crore wedding extravaganza, capable of surpassing even the most spectacular Bollywood sets, will unveil at the Asramam ground in Kollam on Thursday where NRI business magnate Ravi Pillai’s daughter, Dr Arathi, will wed Dr Adithya Vishnu of Kochi. With a net worth of $2.8 billion, Ravi Pillai was ranked first among […]
Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir legislator Engineer Rashid, who was assaulted by BJP legislators in the assembly after hosting a beef party, sustained minor injuries on Wednesday after being attacked by unidentified assailants in the state’s Kishtwar district, police said. Rashid, an Independent legislator from Langate, was attacked in Bhaderwah town in Kishtwar. “Miscreants smashed the […]
New Delhi, Online marketplace Snapdeal on Wednesday dissociated itself from comments made by Bollywood actor Aamir Khan on the alleged “growing intolerance” in India. Aamir Khan is the brand ambassador of Snapdeal. “Snapdeal is neither connected nor plays a role in comments made by Aamir Khan in his personal capacity. Snapdeal is a proud Indian […]
New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday greeted people of the country on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism. “On Guru Nanak Jayanti, my greetings to everyone. Guru Nanak Dev’s message of service, compassion and harmony inspire eternally,” he said in a statement. Nankana Sahib city, near […]
Srinagar, Three separatist guerrillas and a civilian were killed on Wednesday when soldiers repulsed an attack on an army camp in Jammu and Kashmir. A senior police officer said the three militants who stormed the camp in Tangdhar town of Kupwara district were killed by security forces in a gun battle. Tangdhar town is located […]
Mumbai, Bollywood actor-producer Aamir Khan on Wednesday clarified his stance on “intolerance”, saying he and his wife Kiran Rao love India and won’t leave the country. Aamir said that while he stood by the interview that triggered a huge row, the avalanche of criticism directed at him and his wife only proved what he had […]
Guwahati, Rameswar Teli, a BJP Lok Sabha member from Assam, on Tuesday alleged that litterateurs from across the country returned their Sahitya Akademi awards for money. He later apologised, saying his statements were not intended to hurt anyone. Addressing a press conference in Dibrugarh on Tuesday, Teli, who represents Dibrugarh constituency in the Lok Sabha, […]