Amit Shah’s son to file ₹100 crore defamation suit against news portal
BJP president Amit Shah’s son Jay Shah will file a criminal defamation suit of ₹100 crore against The Wire news website, which claimed that a company owned by him saw a 16,000-times jump in turnover in a year.
Losses in peacetime a concern: Air Chief
Air Chief Marshal B.S. Dhanoa on October 8 expressed at the loss of lives during peacetime even as he said the Indian Air Force (IAF) was prepared to fight at a short notice if needed.
GST, demonetisation have desired impact, says Jaitley
Modi government’s initiatives like Swachh Bharat, Goods and Services Tax (GST) and demonetisation are having desired impact, with the latter two resulting in increasing tax compliance and squeezing quantum of cash in the economy, Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said.
All parties need to be on board for simultaneous polls: Election Commission
Favouring simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly polls, the Election Commission on said all political parties need to be brought on board before such an exercise is carried out.
Modi slams UPA government over health policy
On his first visit to his hometown as Prime Minister, Narendra Modi on October 8 said the immense love showered by people of Vadnagar has given him a new energy to serve the nation with more zeal. On the second day of his visit to poll-bound Gujarat, Mr. Modi held a roadshow at Vadnagar, his birthplace, in Mehsana district where a large number of people queued up along the route to greet him.
Congress wants Modi to explain ‘Shah model of business’
Online news portal 'The Wire' has claimed that a company owned by Amit Shah’s son Jay Amitbhai Shah saw a 16,000 times jump in turnover in a year. The Congress on October 8 attacked BJP president Amit Shah and asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to explain what it called the “Shah model of business”, referring to the news report.
Politics of violence is in nature of communists, says Amit Shah
BJP chief Amit Shah on Sunday said that “politics of violence” is in the nature of the communists as he lashed out at the CPI(M) over the political violence in Kerala.
SC verdict on Monday on plea to restore ban on firecracker sale
The Supreme Court would pronounce on Monday its verdict on the issue whether firecrackers would be sold in the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) during the upcoming festive season of Diwali.
Thousands of migrants found trapped amid Libya fighting
Thousands of migrants have been found trapped in camps in Libya the past days after they were caught amid the fighting over the northwestern city of Sabratha, officials said on Sunday.
No city for service dogs in their golden years
A few weeks ago, Jinny, a seven-year-old Doberman part of the police canine force in Bengaluru, made headlines after he led the police straight to the house of the perpetrators who had decapitated a man in Anekal.
