Idlis named after Prime Minister Narendra Modi are all set to be offered to the public at Tamil Nadu’s Salem. Named ‘Modi Idlis’, the savoury rice cakes will be modestly priced at Rs 10 per four pieces as part of an initiative that was conceived by BJP propaganda cell state vice president Mahesh, reported PTI. To publicise the initiative, ‘Modi idli’ posters have been put up in various parts of the city. The posters have the picture of PM Narendra Modi on the left side and of Mahesh on the right. ‘Four idlis for ₹ 10’ is written in the…
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Since the India-China skirmishes began at Ladakh earlier this year, the Indian Army is dominating strategic locations on the south bank of Pangong Lake, even as China enhanced deployment of troops close to the Thakung base in Indian territory and tried to change the status quo. In a crucial gain, India has thwarted incursion attempts by the People’s Liberation Army and thereafter got hold of mountain tops — which are advantageous positions — so that Chinese troops could not come further inside Indian territory. China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) had made incursions in an attempt to change the status quo…
More than 2 million masked students filed into exam centres across India on Tuesday to take tests for admission to medical and engineering schools, with physical distancing norms, hand sanitisation stations and temperature checks in place. Several states of India entered the fourth phase of Unlock on Tuesday despite a raging Covid-19 pandemic. The majority of non-essential businesses in India have been under the coronavirus induced lockdown ever since March 25. Even as the nation started the graded unlock process on June 1, activities related to education and recreation had remained strictly prohibited until September 1. Unlock 4 has allowed…
Actress Kangana Ranaut openly claimed on Tuesday that filmmaker Karan Johar is the main culprit behind the Bollywood movie mafia. Kangana, who has been vocal for a while about the alleged Bollywood mafia that promotes star kids over outsiders, posted her accusations against Johar on her verified Twitter account, tagging the office of the Prime Minister of India. “Karan Johar the main culprit of movie mafia! @PMOIndia even after ruining so many lives and careers he is roaming free no action taken against him, is there any hope for us? After all is settled he and his gang of hyenas…
In the absence of any direct drug seizures in the case against Rhea Chakraborty, the NCB is investigating “networks” of drug peddlers in Mumbai dealing in marijuana ‘bud’. Citing WhatsApp chats on the actor’s phone, NCB officials said there was a “clear element of usage and supply” of the narcotic. Rhea has denied she has ever used narcotic drugs. In cases under the NDPS Act, chat conversations on narcotic drugs have to be corroborated with material evidence at the time of filing of chargesheet. FIRs have been registered against Rhea by the CBI, ED and NCB in connection with the…
BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra alleged that the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation and Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust received donations from individuals accused under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002. Speaking at a press briefer, he said that money laundered by entities and individuals with questionable integrity such as Mehul Choksi, Rana Kapoor, Jignesh Shah, Zakir Naik and GVK group found its way to Rajiv Gandhi Foundation and Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust. Alleging that the donations to RGF and RG Charitable Trust were not mere co-incidences but a part of larger conspiracy, Patra asserted that known offender Mehul Choksi, involved in Punjab…
Lebanon’s designated a new prime minister, the diplomat Mustapha Adib, to tackle the country’s deep political and economic crisis, hours before French President Emmanuel Macron was due to visit. Mustapha Adib, 48, Lebanon’s former envoy to Germany, acknowledged in a televised speech that there is “a need to form a government in record time and to begin implementing reforms immediately”. He vowed to resume talks with the International Monetary Fund for assistance to the country, which is in the throes of its worst economic crisis since the 1975-1990 civil war and was traumatised by Beirut’s deadly August 4 explosion. “I…
The first direct commercial flight from Israel to the United Arab Emirates landed in Abu Dhabi on Monday, with a US-Israeli delegation on board, after the two countries struck an accord to normalise ties. Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son… A US-Israeli delegation led by White House advisor Jared Kushner arrived Monday in Abu Dhabi, on the first commercial flight from Tel Aviv to mark the normalisation of ties between the Jewish state and the UAE. In another breakthrough, regional heavyweight Saudi Arabia allowed the historic flight to cross its airspace, halving what would otherwise have been a long trip…
Indian and Chinese troops were engaged in a brief skirmish at the southern bank of the Pangong lake where the Chinese brought in close to 450 troops but the Indian Army said an attempt to change the status quo was thwarted. Sources said, Chinese People’s Liberation Army troops with help of ropes and other climbing equipment started climbing at a table-top area between Black Top and Thakung Heights at Pangong Tso’s south bank. Earlier, Indian intelligence agencies had alerted the Indian Army about the Chinese’s PLA plans to change the status quo in other areas along the Line of Actual…
India’s coronavirus case tally crossed the 36-lakh mark on Monday with a spike of 78,512 new cases in the past 24 hours. As many as 971 deaths due to the infection were also reported in the last 24 hours, pushing the toll to 64,469. Coronavirus case tally in India now stands at 36,21,245, according to the health ministry. At the same time, the number of recoveries surged to 27,74,801, pushing the recovery rate to 76.63 per cent, according to the data. The Ministry of Family and Health Welfare on Monday said that India’s recovery rate is improving. In a tweet,…