P Chidambaram Slams PM's 'Congress Wanted To Allocate 15% Budget To Muslims' Remark

P Chidambaram Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday termed "totally false" Prime Minister Narendra Modi's claim that the previous Congress government wanted to allocate 15 per cent of the budget for Muslims, and said the PM's statements have been "increasingly bizarre". Mr Chidambaram said the prime minister claimed on …...Read More

Over 59,000 People Displaced In Manipur Violence: Chief Minister Biren Singh

Biren Singh said 11,133 houses were destroyed in fire in Manipur violence (File) Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Monday told that the state Assembly that 59,564 people were displaced and 11,133 houses destroyed in fire in the violence in the state. Replying to a question from Congress MLA …...Read More

India's $20,000 Diamond To Jill Biden Among Expensive Gifts To US In 2023

US First Lady and wife of President Joe Biden, Jill Biden, received gifts worth thousands of dollars in 2023, including a diamond worth $20,000 (Rs 17.15 lakh) from Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his official state visit to the US in 2023. The 7.5-carat green lab-grown eco-friendly diamond gifted to …...Read More

"Lost Mental Balance In Jail": Shivraj Chouhan Hits Out At Arvind Kejriwal

After reaching jail, Arvind Kejriwal has "lost his mental balance," former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan slammed Aam Aadmi Party chief on Saturday. "Arvind Kejriwal has lost his mental balance after reaching jail. Right now he is on bail and that too only till the elections. For the …...Read More

Meta Took Down Over 17 Million Objectionable Content In India In April

Meta shared the data in its monthly report. (representational) Meta said that it took down over 11.6 million pieces of bad content across 13 policies for Facebook and more than 5.4 million pieces of objectionable content across 12 policies for Instagram in India in April. In April, Facebook received 17,124 …...Read More

Ambuja Cements Reports Sustainable Q1 Results, With Profit Of Rs 790 Crore

Last month, Ambuja Cements announced the acquisition of Hyderabad-based Penna Cement. Cement and building materials major Ambuja Cements on Wednesday reported sustainable quarterly results for the April-June quarter, with operating EBITDA at Rs 1,280 crore and PAT at Rs 790 crore. The operating cost was improved by 3 per cent …...Read More

Ambuja Cements Q1 Profit At Rs 789.63 Crore, Revenue At Rs 8,311.48 Crore

Total Income of ACL, which includes other income also, was at Rs 8,666.20 crore June quarter. Adani Group firm Ambuja Cements Ltd on Wednesday reported a consolidated net profit at Rs 789.63 crore for the first quarter ended June 2024. The company had reported a net profit of Rs 1,135.46 …...Read More

"He Is Our Dalit Leader": Congress Dismisses Demand For Priyank Kharge's Resignation

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has rejected BJP's demand for the resignation of state minister Priyank Kharge and said party leaders "know his integrity". "We know the integrity of Priyank Kharge, the investigation is going on. No question of anyone resigning. Priyank Kharge is our Dalit leader. It is …...Read More

Odisha Man Cheats More Than 2,000 Investors Of Rs 50 Crore, Arrested: Cops

The accused closed the schemes and absconded, police said (Representational) The Odisha Police on Tuesday arrested a person for allegedly duping people of Rs 50 crore on the pretext of high returns from investment in various schemes of a firm. Sleuths of the Economic Offences Wing apprehended the managing director …...Read More

Fact Check: Video Shared Online "Predicting" COVID 19's Fourth Wave In 2025 Fake

A purported video of a news report "predicting" the fourth wave of COVID-19 in January 2025 has been recently shared by several social media users. The video shows a news anchor warning people to remain alert for the next 40 days, claiming a spike in cases in East Asia. However, …...Read More