The tax oversight comes after an angry reaction to a documentary by the British broadcaster that focused on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership as chief minister of the western state of Gujarat during the 2002 riots. The government has dismissed the documentary as propaganda and banned its streaming and sharing on social media. The tax […]
“The budget makes the need to once again accelerate the virtuous cycle of investment and job creation. Capital investment is being increased by 33% to Rs 10 trillion for the third consecutive year.” When he revealed the big jump, MPs from the ruling party thumped tables as the camera panned towards Modi. The lack of […]
India’s Gautam Adani: Asia’s richest man in the eye of the storm
Modi was the chief minister of the western state during the violence, which left over 2,000 dead, most of them Muslims. Mayukh Biswas, general secretary of the SFI, the student wing of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), said, “The undeclared emergency continues to be imposed…but they will not stop the voice of protest.” At […]
Ranaut on Tuesday sent a screen-shot from her Instagram account to her Twitter handle @KanganaTeam and said she is “happy to be back on Twitter”. Twitter Inc did not immediately respond to a query from Reuters on the reinstatement of Ranaut’s account. Twitter suspended Ranaut’s account in May 2021 for “repeated violations” of its hateful […]
The university administration said on its website that it had not given permission for the demonstration. This is to emphasize that such unauthorized activity may disturb the peace and harmony of the University campus. “The students/individuals concerned are strongly advised to cancel the proposed program immediately, failing which strict disciplinary action may be initiated as […]
“The biggest challenges we face today – climate change, terrorism and pandemics – can only be solved by working together, not fighting each other.” His comments on the war echoed a comment he made to Russian President Vladimir Putin at a regional conference in September, when he said now was not the time for war, […]
The Google India top searches list for 2014 is out and it has two big learnings for the country. One, we as a country still search for URLs instead of typing them directly on the address bar and two, despite the appeal of BJP star campaigner turned Prime Minister Narendra Modi, we are still searching […]
Bollywood star Aamir Khan today said he would request Prime Minister Narendra Modi to watch his upcoming film ‘PK’. The 49-year-old actor, who will be seen mouthing Bhojpuri dialogues in the movie, said, “We could have chosen any language in the film but I suggested the main character in the film should speak Bhojpuri language […]
India Wednesday created space history by becoming the first country in the world to enter Mars orbit in its maiden attempt, an event that Prime Minister Narendra Modi described as achieving the “near impossible”. India’s Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) glided over 650 million km through deep space for over nine months to reach the red […]
