A S Kashyap Union Minority Affairs Minister Najma Heptulla on Monday said her ministry is considering to link Waqf properties with the Aadhaar numbers of the Mutwallis (manager of Waqf property) for more transparent records, and an accurate and genuine identification of properties.
The Congress Party on Monday said there was a need for the NDA Government to avoid a soft stance towards Pakistan and take the issue of ceasefire violations along the Line of Actual Control up firmly with Islamabad.
“Separatists have been released. Violations across the International Border on the Line of Actual Control is the reality. The Prime
Minister had earlier said that he would look into the eyes and not bend while talking. We want him to take some firm action…. Why Lakhvi, the mastermind of 9/11, is out?” AICC Communications Department in-charge Anand Sharma asked media here.
Shakira rewarded her long-term partner Gerard Pique with a kiss after his big win on the soccer field recently.
The ‘Hips Don’t Lie’ hitmaker stepped on the field and showed her full affection as while the Barcelona centre-back footballer was celebrating his historic Spanish Cup victory with teammates with the giant trophy, E! Online has reported.
The Colombian singer even shared her PDA picture on Instagram and wrote, “Campeones campeones oe oe oe!!! Shak”.
An office has found an adorable and unique way to relieve their stressed out workers. Borrow a fluffy little kitten from their parlour.
All the kittens are put in a huge condo by a local animal shelter in the lobby of a local government building, and the employees could pick one and spend time them for an hour, the Daily Star has reported.
Previous researches had found that owning a cat could cut risk of heart attacks and strokes by over 1/3rd.
A government worker said that the kitten library has been there for almost a year and over 100 cats and kittens have been adopted.
Amber Rose flaunted her bra tan lines as she posed topless in a pool, showing off her hourglass figure again.
The American reality star posted a picture clad in just a pair of tiny neon G-string bikini bottoms on Instagram, and captioned it saying “F-k yo Tan #MILFIN,” Us Magazine has reported.
The 31-year-old model has been getting pretty frequent on social media with her sexy shots lately. (ANI)
Adam Levine knows how to get all eyes on him! The singer has gone butt naked for Maroon 5’s latest music video, ‘This Summer’s Gonna Hurt Like a MotherF***ker’.
The ‘Sugar’ singer is seen stepping out of a shower with only a towel on, and gives a clear view of his butt as he takes his towel off to reach for his clothes to get ready for performance, E! Online has reported.
Levine also announced the release of the video by sharing its link on Twitter. (ANI)
American activist Elizabeth Smart’s father has said that his daughter welcomed her baby girl three months ago.
Smart’s father told one website that her daughter is great, she just had a little baby girl three months ago, Us Magazine reported.
He continued that they wanted all of those people who have been victimized out there to be survivors, to be thrivers, to find their dreams, to find that new hope in life.
The 27-year-old activist married her longtime love Matthew Gilmour in February 2012. (ANI)^
Kendall Jenner has warned her mother Kris Jenner to stay away from her and not to follow her everywhere.
In the recent episode of ‘Keeping Up with the Kardashians,’ the 19-year-old catwalk model tells her reality Queen mom that she didn’t want her to tag along even on the trips, as that was the only “me-time” she had, E! Online has reported.
The new Calvin Klein model added that she finds her mother’s habit “weird and annoying”. (ANI)
Chinese capital Beijing has reportedly banned smoking in public places following the introduction of a new law.
The regulation bans smoking in restaurants, offices and on public transport, and those who violate the rule, will have to pay a fine of 40 dollars. Also, those who are caught breaking the law thrice, will be named and shamed on a government website.
Scientists are planning to develop new next-generation rocket engines that will help getting mass to Mars and Moon.
The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) has been awarded a 5 million dollars grant from NASA to develop rocket engines using liquid methane. The methane-based rocket technology would be used for in-space propulsion and ascent and descent engines for Mars and lunar landers.
Professor and Chair of Mechanical Engineering Ahsan Choudhuri said that liquid methane, a new form of green propellant, was a promising fuel for spacecraft.
CIA Director John Brennan has claimed that the battle against the Islamic State (IS) will require both political
and military solution, and added that it will be “a long fight”.
According to CBS News, Brennan said he believes it will not be resolved anytime soon.
He warned that there will be “a lot of bloodshed between now and then”, but assured that they will turn back the IS.
Brennan claimed that US intelligence had been taken aback by the IS’ strength and that they saw it growing.
Congress leader Digvijay Singh on Monday condemned the move of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MLA A. Revanth Reddy for attempting to bribe a nominated member of the state assembly.
“Strongly condemn TDP and its MLA trying to bribe a MLA in MLC elections in Telangana,” Singh tweeted.
“I urge Congress MLAs who got elected as Congress and defected to TRS to vote for Congress candidate Akula Lalita along with Congress MLAs,” he added.
Earlier in the day, Reddy was sent to 14 days judicial custody by a local court. However, he has been allowed to cast vote for the MLC elections.
Bangladesh Police have arrested a former army officer’s son on charges of planning to build an organisation like the Islamic State (IS) to establish Khilafat in the country.
Abdullah Al Galib was taken into custody from the Baridhara DOHS area in Dhaka on Saturday night, reports the Bangladesh web site Bdnews24.com.
The ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz ( PML-N) Government is likely to introduce pro-people initiatives in this year’s budget to prove that the nation’s economy has improved in the last two years.
According to the Dawn, while the finance ministry is opposing the move, a federal cabinet member has said that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has sought the introduction of low-cost housing, interest-free loans in the agriculture sector and revision of pay-scales of government employees in the federal budget to be presented this week.
Britney Spears is one cool mother as she recently shared a pic of hers on Instagram hanging out with her sons Jayden and Sean.
The ‘Toxic’ singer captioned the pic as “Just your typical proud skate mom” as the trio was all geared to take over the summers with their skateboards, E! Online reported.
Wearing a concert T-shirt from The Who with a backwards hat, the Las Vegas performer fit right in with the boys who each had a little fun with their skateboards.
The American songstress also shared a video where her two sons can be seen showing off their skills. (ANI)
United States Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has asserted that the country will continue to play a “pivotal” role in Asia in the future, a day after Beijing warned Washington against meddling in the “disputed” South China Sea.
The BBC quoted Carter, as saying that the U.S. was not looking to militarise the situation, but “nothing” would stop it from flying, sailing in the Pacific, as it always has. He added that the U.S. could ensure peace and prosperity in the region and that is the only way “everyone gets to rise and win.”
Indian cricket legends Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman have agreed to join the newly constituted advisory committee of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
Anurag Thakur , BCCI secretary, tweeted that former Indian players Ganguly, Tendulkar and Laxman would form the all-important committee that would advise the Indian Cricket Board.
According to reports, the trio would give suggestions on the domestic scenario in India and would also advice on the decision on the appointment of the new coach for the Indian cricket team.
A fortnight-long exhibition, showcasing rare photos of Noble Laureate Rabindranath Tagore, digital collections of his paintings and an array of selected books, concluded here yesterday.
The exhibition titled ‘Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore: A Visionary, Artist and Poet’, was organised by Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) and Tripura Government Museum. It was inaugurated by Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar in the presence of IGNCA Director Dr. P R Goswami and other dignitaries.
India is exporting medicines to Afghanistan at a cost much lower than the pharmaceutical products of western nations to tap the healthcare market in the war-torn country.
Currently, 96 per cent of Afghanistan’s pharmaceutical needs are met from overseas imports with a large part of it coming from India.
Cooper Pharma, a Delhi based pharmaceutical company, is among many Indian firms exporting medicines to Afghanistan. The company supplies a wide range of medicines to Afghanistan since 1993, including antibiotics, oral antibiotics, injections and syrups at a very low price.
CredR, a new start up by young entrepreneurs from IIT Mumbai and Stanford University with operations in Mumbai, Bangalore and Pune has entered the decades old pre-owned vehicles market by offering never heard before features such as free Inspection on 80-plus parameters of the bike, test rides at the home of the buyer, a six-month warranty, one-year roadside assistance and an advanced algorithm to determine fair price.
Alberto Contador won his second Giro d’Italia title and would now try to win the Tour de France to become the first man since 1998 to win both titles in the same year.
The Spaniard, who rides for Tinkoff-Saxo, won the Giro by a minute and 53 seconds from Italy’s Fabio Aru, 24, who rides for Astana.
Jubilant with the victory, Contador said that it had been a very beautiful experience for him, the BBC reports.
The 2008 champion becomes just the second man, after France’s Bernard Hinault, to win all three Grand Tours (Giro, Tour de France and Vuelta a Espana) at least twice.
Former IAS officer Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa was sworn in as the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh on Monday.
Appointed on May 12, the 1968-batch officer has served as the chief secretary of Assam before his superannuation from service.
Rajkhowa will take over from his duties from Lt. Gen Nirbhay Sharma, who has been shifted to Mizoram. (ANI)
Rajya Sabha Independent MP Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Monday on the NDA Government at the Centre to pursue the Captain Saurabh Kalia case in the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which is located in The Hague.
“This is a case where a crime has been committed against a brave soldier and his family has been struggling to make sure that justice is done. I have myself petitioned in the ICJ in December 2012, and that petition is pending because the then government [UPA-II] did not think it appropriate to intervene on behalf,” Chandrasekhar told ANI.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday justified the decision to name former Singapore finance minister George Yeo as the Chancellor of the Nalanda University, stating that he had played a ‘key role’ in its establishment.
“George Yeo played key role in setting up Nalanda University. It is East Asia Summit initiative.Great choice by Rashtrapatiji.@ShilpiTiwari5,” she tweeted, in response to a query over the choice by one of her followers.
On Saturday, the Ministry of External Affairs had confirmed Yeo’s appointment.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday said that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi -led government’s foreign policy could be best judged by three factors – visits, dialogues and outcomes, adding that contacts have been made with 101 countries in the past one year.
“I believe that the success of foreign policy is best judged by three factors: visit, dialogue and outcome. We calculated the figures and we realised that India has made contact with 101 countries in the past one year, just via the efforts of the Prime Minister, External Affairs