Stand-up comedian and Bigg Boss 17 winner Munawar Faruqui is yet again in limelight. Let us tell you that the Bigg Boss 17 winner along with 13 other people were detained by Mumbai police on Mar 26. They were detained in a late-night raid from a hookah parlour in the Fort area in south Mumbai. Munawar was one of the popular contestants of the 17th season of the Bigg Boss house. According to the Mumbai Police, a case was registered against Faruqui and 13 more people. The raid, prompted by a tip-off received by the SS branch, targeted the hookah bar situated at Bora Bazar, falling within the jurisdiction of MRA Marg police station. After verifying that tobacco was being smoked, an offence was registered under the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act However, the stand up comedian was later let off after the case was lodged. A police officer said that since it was a bailable offence, the accused were not imprisoned.
27 March,2024 12:14 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Sunita Devi from Sitapur, UP during ‘Mann Ki Baat’ on February 25. Prime Minister Modi lauded the efforts of Sunita on the phone call. Drone Didi is a landmark effort to empower women working in the agriculture sector. It involves the deployment of 15,000 drones and making 'drone didis' out of women—(SHGs) under the Pradhan Mantri Mahila Kisan Drone Kendras initiative. “I am very happy to speak to the PM... People think that women cannot do anything other than the household chores, but if a woman decides, she can do everything... We use drones to spray the fields that are large in area. It saves time.
26 February,2024 11:23 AM IST
Union Finance Minister Nirmala SItharaman went all guns blazing against the Congress in Lok Sabha highlighting the 2008 MoU signed between Congress during the UPA government and with Chinese Communist Party, details of which remain secret till now. Demanding answers, the Finance Minister cornered Congress.
10 February,2024 01:37 PM IST | Mumbai
A heated debate was witnessed in the Lower House of the Parliament during the Budget Session. During the question hour in the Lok Sabha, Congress leader Adhir Chowdhury asked Sitharaman the reason behind the "indiscriminate and arbitrary attitude" of the Centre towards Karnataka. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 05 dismissed Congess’ Adhir Chowdhury’s claims of ‘partiality’ with the non-BJP ruled states. Ms Sitharaman responding to the same explained that "devolution to states... happens as per Finance Commission recommendation", and that she had no "discretion" in allocation of tax revenues. This discussion was happening around the Interim Budget presented by the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1st.
05 February,2024 03:20 PM IST
CPI (M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury today met Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the national capital and extended his support to the Kejriwal against the Centre's Ordinance on control over administrative services in Delhi. After the meeting, Mr Yechury said, "We have condemned the ordinance brought by the Centre. It is unconstitutional. It is also contempt of Court”. Mr Kejriwal had on May 23 embarked on a nationwide tour to seek support from the Opposition parties against the Ordinance. He had met West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, former Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) supremo Sharad Pawar, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar and his deputy Tejashwi Yadav.
30 May,2023 06:11 PM IST | Mumbai
Several instances of Hindu temples’ vandalisation in Australia have come to the fore in recent times. After recent attacks by Khalistani elements, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has raised concerns. He discussed the incidents with his Australian Counterpart Anthony Albanese in joint press meeting. Anthony is on a 4-day visit to India and on March 10, he held bilateral talks with PM Modi in Delhi. During the joint statement, PM Modi talked about the issue of temples being vandalised in Australia. Recently, Laxmi Narayan temple was attacked in Australia’s Brisbane. Pro-Khalistan supporters were held responsible for this unlawful act. On Jan 15, Khalistan supporters tried to draw support for their referendum through a car rally in Melbourne. Earlier, in an interview with ANI Editor Smita Prakash, Home Minister Amit Shah talked about this issue.#narendramodi #anthonyalbanese #hindutemple
11 March,2023 12:58 PM IST | Mumbai
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on March 04 attended a panel discussion at Raisina Dialogue 2023. While talking about the economic strategy of the Modi Government, Nirmala Sitharaman made a clear statement that there is no contradiction between the two policies of internationalisation and Atmanirbhar Bharat. “There is no contradiction at all. Atmanirbhar Bharat when it was announced was a reformed measure, where the country's foreign exchange should be spent for imports which are so required for your manufacturing as raw material or as an intermediary. We will still continue to import. There are no duties levied on them. But we have stopped goods which are flooding the market,” said Nirmala Sitharaman. “Atmanirbhar Bharat is not to be misunderstood as a protectionist measure. It was protectionist to the extent that if you have consumer goods, which are finer products and manufactured in India, I need to save those units,” she further added. #NirmalaSitharaman #Athmanirbharbharat #RaisinaDialogue
04 March,2023 08:27 PM IST
Uttar Pradesh kabaddi players were shown receiving food in a toilet in videos that went viral on social media, leading to a massive outrage. A video was reportedly shot by some players during an Under-17 state level kabaddi tournament for girls in Saharanpur on September 16.
20 September,2022 10:53 PM IST | Mumbai
Filmmaker Prakash Jha announced on Monday that he will be directing a multilingual series on former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao which will be based on a book 'Half Lion' written by Vinay Sitapati. The series will be released in Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil in 2023.
14 December,2021 02:24 PM IST | Mumbai
Nagsen Pendharkar travels across Nandurbar along with volunteers to spread awareness in tribals communities about the benefits of vaccination through skits and folk songs in the Ahirani and Bhilori dialects. Pendharkar is confident that the area will soon be a model for other districts in Maharashtra, when it comes to conquering vaccine hesitancy
06 June,2021 12:00 AM IST | MumbaiADVERTISEMENT
