Day: December 10, 2020

Nadda promises OBC status for left out Hindu backward castes

Attack on Nadda outburst of people’s anger against BJP: TMC MP Abhishek

11:18 pm December 10, 2020

Kolkata: Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee on Thursday termed the attack on BJP national president J P Nadda’s convoy in West Bengal as an outburst of people’s anger, while claiming that the saffron party has not stood by the people of the state during hardships faced by them. Nadda’s convoy was pelted with stones by alleged TMC workers at Sirakol in Banerjee’s constituency […]

Mamata compares BJP leadership to Hitler, Mussolini

11:15 pm December 10, 2020

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister hit out at the BJP on Thursday comparing its leadership to dictators Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini and claimed that the party is indulging in false propaganda. Banerjee, who is among the vocal critics of the saffron party, said it has a ”prepared script” to break the movements against it and is trying to do so with […]

India attractive destination for investment, has potential for huge returns: Gadkari

9:36 pm December 10, 2020

New Delhi: Terming India as an attractive destination for investments, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday urged investors to tap the vast opportunities it offers and get good returns at a time when the whole world is finding an alternative destination for investment in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic. The government has initiated a plethora of initiatives […]

Debroy pitches for lowering import duty on gold to curb smuggling

9:33 pm December 10, 2020

New Delhi: Reducing the import duty on gold is the best way to curb smuggling of the yellow metal, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) Chairman Bibek Debroy said on Thursday. Addressing a virtual event organised by the Centre for Civil Society, Debroy also said the share of manufacturing in India’s GDP has […]

Delhi man stabs himself with knife after argument with family

9:28 pm December 10, 2020

New Delhi: A 32-year-old man allegedly committed suicide by stabbing himself with a knife in his chest following an argument with his family, police said on Thursday. Udai Mehta, a resident of Sunder Vihar in Delhi, was an engineer by profession and was working from home amid the COVID-19 pandemic, they said. The incident took […]