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| | UPA was 'reckless', gave up economic strength of Vajpayee years: Arun Jaitley | | | | NEW DELHI: Union Minister Arun Jaitley has launched a blistering attack on the UPA in the ongoing political battle of words over GDP growth rates from 1993. Listing excerpts of economic data from the back series information released by the National Statistical Commission on Friday, Jaitley said the GDP growth clocked under the UPA was because of global trends and owed nothing to the UPA's efforts. Jaitley said in a Facebook post on Sunday that the credit for any GDP growth during the UPA years was either a result of the growth momentum achieved under the Atal Bihar Vajpayee-led NDA or a function of high global growth. He also accused the UPA of "recklessly" frittering away the advantages accrued over the NDA years. Jaitley listed various data sets to demonstrate his point, from the fiscal... |  | |
| | | Bihar: Under Secretary posted at Patna Secretariat shot at, dies | | | | Patna, Aug 17(Agencies): An Under Secretary posted at the Patna Secretariat died after unidentified persons opened fire at him on Tuesday morning.
According to news agency ANI, the assailants barged into his house this morning. He was later admitted to the hospital in a critical condition.
Details of the victim have not yet been released.
According to reports, at least six other persons were injured in the attack. This is yet to be confirmed by authorities.
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| | | Not just Air India and Jet, all airlines in the world suffering losses: Prabhu | | | | NEW DELHI, Aug 14 (Agencies): With Air India unable to dispense salaries of employees for the month of July and Jet Airways too in a precarious financial spot, dark clouds have gripped India's aviation sector. Suresh Prabhu though said the problem of losses is not just faced by Indian airline companies but is a challenge the world over.
Reacting to queries on salary-related issues facing both Air India and Jet, the civil aviation minister said that airlines the world over are currently facing a big challenge. "Not just Indian airlines, all airlines in the world are suffering as their cost has gone up due to rise in fuel prices," Prabhu said. "Airlines cannot absorb this variable cost in their business module in a short time." The Indian aviation sector has been booming in recent years wi... | | |
| | | Rupee gave 'Supreme Leader' a no confidence: Rahul mocks Modi yet again | | | | NEW DELHI, Aug 14 (Agencies): In yet another attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said that the national currency has given a ''no confidence to the Supreme Leader'', hours after Rupee plunged to 70.08 - the lowest-ever - against the mighty US Dollar.
The Congress chief took to Twitter and tweeted, ''The Indian #Rupee just gave the Supreme Leader, a vote of NO confidence, crashing to a historic low. Listen to the Supreme Leader's master class on economics in this video, where he explains why the Rupee is tanking.''
In a previous tweet, the Gandhi scion had mocked the Narendra Modi government over its alleged complicity in the Rafale fighter jet deal and questioned the PM's silence on the issue.
He also released a teaser, claiming to explain wh... | | |
| | | Kejriwal, Sisodia among 13 AAP MLAs chargesheeted in CS assault case | | | | NEW DELHI, Aug 13 (Agencies): The Delhi Police on Monday filed its chargesheet before a court in connection with the alleged assault on Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash in February in which Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia were named as accused.
Others who were named as accused in the charge sheet were 11 Aam Aadmi Party MLAs -- Amanatullah Khan, Prakash Jarwal, Nitin Tyagi, Rituraj Govind, Sanjeev Jha, Ajay Dutt, Rajesh Rishi, Rajesh Gupta, Madan Lal, Parveen Kumar and Dinesh Mohania.
The final report was filed before Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal who put up the matter for consideration on August 25.
The Delhi Police had on May 18 questioned Kejriwal for over three hours in connection with the alleged assault.
Prakash was allegedly ass... | | |
| | Kerala floods | | Colossal damage to tourism and plantation sector | | | | Thiruvananthapuram/Kochi, Aug 13 (Agencies): Fresh rains lashed several parts of Kerala on Monday as the state continued to reel under the impact of unprecedented floods, even as the weatherman issued a warning cautioning fishermen against venturing into the sea, officials said.
Some respite appeared on the horizon for the worst-hit Idduki hill district where the water in the Idukki dam receded to 2,397.58 ft, alleviating concerns about floods in fresh downstream areas, particularly in Ernakulam district. The current level does not warrant issuing any warning, they said.
Over 60,000 people have been displaced and rendered homeless with the death toll rising to 39.
The weatherman has issued a fresh warning asking fishermen not to venture into the sea, saying the coasts of Kerala and La... | | |
| | | Rafale contract received from Dassault, not Defence Ministry, clarifies Anil's Reliance | | | | NEW DELHI, Aug 12 (Agencies0: Caught in a political storm over the Rafale fighter aircraft deal, billionaire Anil Ambani's Reliance Group on Sunday denied receiving any contract from the Defence Ministry and said "unfounded and incorrect" allegations are being deliberately made to "mislead people and cloud the issue."
Answering questions ranging from lack experience to state-owned HAL being overlooked for the deal, the group said Dassault, the French firm that is to supply 36 Rafale fighter jets, chose Reliance Defence Ltd to meet its 'offset' or export obligation in the contract and the Ministry of Defence has no role in the selection of Indian partners by the foreign vendors.
Reliance Defence Ltd CEO Rajesh Dhingra said the government-to-government deal requires all 36 aircraft to be ... | | |
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