Defamation case ruled in favour of ex-Kerala CM Oommen Chandy, VS Achuthanandan to pay him Rs 10.10 lakh

The incident pertaining to the case happened in 2013 when the Solar scam broke out. Former Kerala CM, VS Achuthanandan, said in a TV interview that one of the companies involved in the scam was formed under former CM Chandy’s leadership. Adefamation case filed by Kerala’s former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy against former CM VS Achuthanandan has been ruled in Chandy’s favour. Achuthanandan has been ordered to pay Rs 10.10 lakhs as compensation to Chandy. The incident pertaining to the case happened in 2013 when news of the Solar scam…

Maharashtra | BJP MLA’s son among 7 med students killed in accident, PM announces ex gratia

BJP MLA from Tirora constituency Vijay Rahangdale’s son Avishkar was among the seven medical students who were killed in a road accident around 11.30 pm on Monday. The Centre has announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh each to the families of the victims. Seven medical students, including a Bharatiya Janata Party MLA’s son, were killed in a road accident around 11.30 pm on Monday. The Centre has announced a compensation of Rs Rs 2 lakh each to the families of the victims. The injured will get Rs 50,000 each…

Only show off, no action’: Yogi Adityanath’s dig at Opposition

UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath took a dig at the Opposition, saying that the parties were good for only showing off when the election nears. UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath took a dig at the Opposition, saying that the parties were good for only showing off when the election nears. In another tweet sometime later, he again slammed Akhilesh Yadav’s ‘Jinnah’ comment and said, “Those who do not think Pakistan is an enemy, Jinnah seems to be a friend. What can be said about his education and vision? They call themselves socialists,…

Adani Ports crosses the 250-mt mark in cargo handling on January 21st

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ) crossed the 250-mt mark on January 21, according to sources. It has handled 250 million tonnes (mt) of cargo at its network of 12 ports since the fiscal year began in April. This is the highest ever cargo volumes handled by India’s biggest private port operator since it started operations two decades ago. A revised guidance issued by APSEZ in October says that the port operator is expected to handle between 350 and 360 mt of cargo in FY22. This includes 10…

Omicron now in the community transmission stage in India: INSACOG

Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) in its latest bulletin said that the Omicron variant of the coronavirus is in the community transmission stage in the country and has become dominant in several metros where new cases have been spiking exponentially. INSACOG is the centre’s Covid research body that checks variations in coronavirus across the nation to help understand how it spreads and evolves, and to suggest the best possible public health response. The body also said that BA.2 lineage, an infectious sub-variant of Omicron, has also been detected in a…

PM interacts with Rashtriya Bal Puraskar recipients; calls on them to support Vocal for Local

The prime minister awarded the Bal Puraskar recipients certificates digitally using block chain technology. He added that the youth is at the centre of all policies being framed by the government. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday urged recipients of the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar to support the ‘Vocal for Local’ campaign and said the youth is at the centre of all policies being framed by the government. During an online interaction with the awardees, Modi also talked about the unveiling of the hologram statue of freedom fighter Subhash…

Uddhav Thackeray’s Hindutva is just on paper: Fadnavis on ‘wasted 25 years with BJP’ remark

Former Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis said: “Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray has forgotten history. He said Sena wasted 25 years, but he forgot that till 2012, Balasaheb was the leader of this alliance. This raises questions over Balasaheb’s decision to remain in the alliance.” Former Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis trained his guns on Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray for his ‘wasted 25 years with BJP’ comment. Earlier, BJP leader Ram Kadam had also slammed Yddhav Thackeray for the comment. Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said that Shiv Sena had “wasted” its…

BJP’s Sambit Patra slams Akhilesh Yadav over his ‘Pak political enemy’ remark, seeks apology

BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra on Monday slammed Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav for his controversial remark wherein he described Pakistan as a ‘political enemy’. He said that Akhilesh Yadav should express remorse and apologise for his comment.Patra said that while the country is celebrating the foundation day (January 24) of Uttar Pradesh, Akhilesh Yadav in an interview said that Pakistan is not the real enemy of India. His comment that Pakistan is not a real enemy and BJP is making Pakistan as an enemy… I will clearly say “(Muhammad Ali)…

DRDO to display two tableaux during Republic Day parade 2022

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) will display two tableaux during the forthcoming Republic Day Parade on January 26, 2022. The tableaux are ‘Suite of Indigenously Developed Sensors, Weapons and Electronic Warfare Systems for LCA Tejas’ and ‘Air Independent Propulsion System (AIP)’ developed for the submarines of Indian Navy.  The first tableau displays an indigenously-developed Advanced Electronically Scanned Array Radar called ‘Uttam’; five different aerial launched weapons and an Electronic Warfare (EW) Jammer to further enhance the capabilities of fourth generation LCA (Light Combat Aircraft) Tejas. The ‘Uttam’ radar is…

Roll back zero merchant discount rate(MDR) on UPI,says Payment council

The Payments Council of India (PCI), the industry body for digital payments, said it has requested the finance ministry to roll back the Zero-Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) policy for Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and Rupay debit cards in the new financial budget. MDR is a fee charged to merchants for processing of payments made through UPI, digital wallets, debit, and credit card. (Removed transactions from here). Digital payments, through UPI and digital wallets have shot up over the last year, in terms of value and volume. Between January and December 2021,…