Meghna Sen

Articles by Meghna Sen

Editor/Writer at International Business Times, India. PGDM from IIMC. Interests - Politics, business, crime.

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#GoBackModi trends again on Twitter ahead of PM's Tamil Nadu visit after Lok Sabha polls

PM Narendra Modi is in Chennai to attend the 56th convocation of the Indian Institute of Technology – Madras (IIT-M).

Sep 30, 2019

Indian Navy gets its biggest aircraft carrier dry dock in Mumbai: Key facts

After nine years, the construction of the state-of-the-art dry dock at Naval Dockyard in Mumbai was completed.

Sep 28, 2019

Terrorists barge into civilian's home in J&K's Ramban, open fire at forces

One terrorist was killed in an encounter that broke out in Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir.

Sep 28, 2019

Modi's foreign trips in 18 photos: On World Tourism Day, Congress takes jibe at PM

On World Tourism Day, the Congress took to its official Twitter handle to share an image of PM Narendra Modi's countless foreign tours.

Sep 27, 2019

Google turns 21! Search engine takes a trip down memory lane with special doodle

Google is celebrating its 21st birthday with a special doodle that depicts the caricature of a bulky computer and a Google browser window on it.

Sep 27, 2019

WATCH | Kerala woman refuses to make way for KSRTC bus, forces driver to take right lane

After the video went viral, netizens couldn't stop praising the woman.

Sep 26, 2019

CBI raids ex-Bengaluru Police Commissioner Alok Kumar's house in Karnataka phone tapping case

A team of CBI officers is present at the residence of Alok Kumar in connection with illegal phone tapping of several politicians and officers of Karnataka.

Sep 26, 2019

ISI planning 26/11-like attacks? Pakistani-origin drones drop AK-47 rifles, grenades

Confirming the development, Punjab Police officials said that the Chinese drones, which came from Pakistan, carried out around eight sorties in 10 days to drop weapons and satellite phones in India.

Sep 25, 2019

Fact Check: Shashi Tharoor posts Nehru-Indira's USA visit pic, turns out to be one from USSR

Minutes after posting Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi's picture from a rally, senior Congress MP Shashi Tharoor was brutally trolled on Twitter.

Sep 24, 2019

Explained: What is National Population Register that Amit Shah spoke about

NPR, a register of the residents of India, is mandatory for every resident of the country.

Sep 23, 2019

From paper to digital census in 2021; Amit Shah pitches multipurpose ID card

While addressing a gathering at an event in the national capital, Amit Shah proposed the idea of a multipurpose identity card for every citizen which includes passport, Aadhaar, voter card, driving licence and bank accounts.

Sep 23, 2019

Maharashtra, Haryana to go to polls on October 21, results on October 24, announces Election Commission

The dates for the assembly elections in Maharashtra and Haryana were announced by the Election Commission on Saturday.

Sep 21, 2019

Newly-elected TMC MPs Nusrat Jahan and Mimi Chakraborty's dance tribute to Maa Durga goes viral [Video]

The video, featuring the Trinamool Congress MP from Basirhat, Nusrat and Jadavpur MP Mimi, has garnered more than 1.5 million views on Facebook.

Sep 20, 2019

Nirmala Sitharaman slashes corporate tax rates in big boost to flagging economy

Nirmala Sitharaman said the new effective tax rate will be reduced from 30 percent to 25.17 percent, inclusive of all surcharges and cess.

Sep 20, 2019

Nirmala Sitharaman and Kiran Mazumdar Shaw get into spat on Twitter over e-cigarette ban

Biocon chief Kiran Mazumdar Shaw wondered why the ban on e-cigarettes was made by the Union Cabinet and not by the Health Minister.

Sep 19, 2019

Cabinet bans e-cigarettes; move to protect youth, children, says Nirmala Sitharaman

This means production, manufacture, import, export, transport, sale, distribution, storage and any advertising related to e-cigarettes are now banned following the cabinet's approval.

Sep 18, 2019

Ayodhya verdict: Supreme Court sets October 18 deadline for final arguments, allows mediation

The apex court five-judge Constitution Bench headed by CJI Ranjan Gogoi said that the petitioners were free to settle the temple-mosque dispute through mediation as well.

Sep 18, 2019

Watch | Air-to-Air missile Astra successfully flight tested from Su-30 MKI

Air Force successfully test-fires air-to-air Astra missile from Sukhoi-30 MKI

The indigenously designed air-to-air missile Astra was launched from Sukhoi-30 MKI combat aircraft as a part of user trials.

Sep 17, 2019

Narendra Modi turns 69 Live Updates: PM meets mother Heeraben, seeks her blessings

Celebrations have already begun across India, wishes have started pouring in for Prime Minister Narendra Modi.