By KAJOL SINGH | INNLIVE
Rahul Gandhi’s frequent temple visits, and his colleagues’ statements, are fuelling the perception that the Congress is taking a leaf out of the BJP's playbook.
Shortly after he returned from his mysterious sabbatical five months ago, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi proceeded on a trek to the Kedarnath shrine in Uttarakhand. Since then he has been periodically spotted doing darshan at Hindu temples.
By GAUTAM SHARMA | INNLIVE
Thirty-three years after it was first envisioned, India's incredibly reckless river-linking project is finally underway. India’s incredibly ambitious – and some say, incredibly reckless – Rs 11 lakh crore project to interlink its rivers is finally underway.
On September 16, the Godavari and Krishna rivers – the second and the fourth longest rivers in the country – were linked through a canal in Andhra Pradesh. The project was completed at a cost of Rs 1,300 crore.
By NISHI KHAN | INNLIVE
Are you a huge fan of Indian TV’s most controversial reality show, Bigg Boss? Well, the producers of the show are now offering you a chance to visit the famous (or is it infamous?) Bigg Boss house.
And how do you secure your entry to the Bigg Boss house? ColorsTV CEO Raj Nayak tweeted that if your list of Bigg Boss 9 probables matches the actual list, you get to visit the house. "#BiggBoss casting is ON. Tweet in a list of 9 celebs u want to see in #BB9 @ColorsTV. Most matched list will get a free visit to the house."
By M H AHSSAN | INNLIVE
Durga pandals appear all set to play a big role in Bihar elections. When Indira Gandhi helped to liberate Bangladesh, she was hailed in India as the warrior goddess Durga, and images of the deity in puja pandals in what was then Calcutta bore a striking resemblance to the Congress leader, emblematic silver streak in the hair and all.
Once again what might be called the politics of puja or should that be the puja of politics? is all set to stage a comeback in pollbound Bihar where the assembly elections are widely expected to have national repercussions. The high drama of Battleground Bihar will be heightened as the five-phase elections will coincide roughly with Durga puja season.
By SHEENA SHAFIA | INNLIVE
It's not just onion prices that are skyrocketing. Prices of other essential commodities such as red gram, green gram, Bengal gram and even chillies are also on the rise in the state.
According to official estimates, the range of price rise of various commodities is between 6% and 114% (state average) compared to last year's prices at the same time. Prices of commodities also increased in the last one month, especially of red gram and onions. For instance, red gram, which can give onions a tear or two, saw its price skyrocketing by 84% compared to last year same period. The price of red gram (grade II) is Rs 129 per kg now, which was just Rs 70 in 2014.
By SYED AMIN JAFRI | INNLIVE
The decision of All India Majlis-e Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) to enter the Assembly poll fray in Bihar, albeit on a limited scale, has stirred up the hornet's nest. More than the political parties, the media appears to be perturbed and upset by AIMIM's move. TV channels and print media unleashed the propaganda that AIMIM's entry would help BJP at the cost of the Grand Alliance of “secular parties."
By NEWSCOP | INNLIVE
Hackers are worming their way into databases and demanding money to give back access. When a managing director of a popular ice cream manufacturing company in the city opened his computer recently to access his company's database, he saw a message that startled him. “Pay $1,000 to get your data back and do the payment in Bitcoins."
The perplexed MD tried to refresh and restart the machine, but the message kept repeating. Most of the company data had been encrypted cutting off his access to it.
By LIKHA VEER | INNLIVE
Jagmohan Dalmiya died doing what he loved best: Running Indian cricket. The canny cricket administrator, who was re-elected president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in March 2015, passed away in Kolkata on Sept. 20, following a heart attack.
The former wicketkeeper began his innings at the BCCI in 1979, before taking office as its treasurer in 1983. Under his leadership, the BCCI became the game’s richest sporting body.
