An Indian para athlete, on Monday, alleged that she was “ill-treated” by the crew of private airlines and “forcefully offloaded”, even as the airlines refuted the claims. Madhu Bagri, a wheelchair tennis player, said that she had booked herself on a SpiceJet flight from Tirupati to Hyderabad, which was scheduled[Read More…]
Author: Shibangi Sinha Roy
Make all language languages national: AIADMK leader M Thambidurai
Deputy speaker of Lok Sabha and AIADMK leader M Thambidurai demanded that all languages must be called national and given an official status. On Wednesday, during a discussion to mark the 75th anniversary of the Quit India movement in Lok Sabha, Thambidurai said people from all languages had fought for[Read More…]
Watch: Republic TV reporters are goons, says Shashi Tharoor
Along with veteran journalist Arnab Goswami, his new channel Republic TV too seems to have picked a special interest in decoding Tharoor. And as they unceasingly continue their pursuit of truth, they are also surpassing media ethics. On Friday, Shashi Tharoor took to Facebook to share a video where Republic[Read More…]
Ahmedabad: Art views ‘Love Jihad’ in different light
Months after the ‘Hindu daughters beware of love jihad’ graffitis appeared overnight on many walls of West Ahmedabad, a dancer decided to break the culture of silence through her art. Well known Kathak dancer and founder of Conflictorium, Avni Sethi, chose five such spots of the city to challenge the[Read More…]
Nitish Kumar cried for being CM of Bihar reveals Mulayam Singh Yadav
Former Samajwadi Party head Mulayam Singh Yadav has claimed that CM of Bihar Nitish Kumar has shed tears unveiling his desires to be the Chief Minister, to Singh. He further added that Lalu Prasad Yadav has always been in two minds about trusting Kumar with the political alliance completely. According[Read More…]
Goswami’s Republic TV reporters barred from attending Shashi Tharoor’s press conference
Arnab Goswami and drama go hand-in-hand, and Goswami’s newly-launched news channel Republic TV, nevertheless, continues to do so. In a gnarly incident, Republic TV was barred from covering Shashi Tharoor‘s press conference at AICC today. According to Republic TV’s live footages, there were four reporters from Goswami’s channel who went[Read More…]
Delhi announces higher education scholarship schemes
Deputy CM and Education Minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday announced a new merit cum scholarship scheme for the students in need. This fee waiver system has been launched only for a certain section of students pursuing higher studies in any state varsity of Delhi. Under the scheme, students from a[Read More…]
Smriti Irani gets additional charge of Information and Broadcast Ministry
On Tuesday, the additional charge of the Ministry of I&B has been given to Smriti Irani. Smriti Zubin Irani is currently the Minister of Textiles in the Government of India. This announcement was made public by the Prime Minister’s Office’s official Twitter handle. This comes soon after Venkiah Naidu’s resignation as he is[Read More…]
The unlikely ‘Robin Hood’ of Bihar
In a jaw-dropping incident, a man has been alleged of stealing from houses in posh colonies to serve the poor in his village. And while he did this over a time building himself an image as the real life Robin Hood of Bihar, he has been involved in over 12[Read More…]
Mozart of Madras AR Rahman, a victim of language chauvinism
At a time when the Centre is proselytising one language for a nation like India, often known for its cultural and linguistic diversity, the repercussions are ought to be incendiary. And in the context of politics of language taking a centre stage in India, an unexpected outrage was observed on[Read More…]
Manipur crisis: Fresh flood threats in low lying areas of Manipur
Flash flood may hit Manipur again amidst the already existing food crisis in the wake of torrential rains as major rivers started to overflow out of their course, forcing people living near its banks to shift to safer areas on Wednesday. Due to heavy rainfall, Iril, Imphal and Thoubal rivers[Read More…]
Haryana: Bajarang Dal activists harass Muslims for not saying ‘Bharat mata ki jay’
Shocking incidents of imposing ‘nationalism’, in this case on Muslims resurfaced from Haryana‘s Hisar district. In two separate incidents, two persons were allegedly harassed for not saying ‘Bharat Mata ki jai’. While communal terror is on the rise, tension gripped Hisar on Tuesday evening after an unidentified person allegedly slapped[Read More…]
The UnDelhiwalah: This journalist feels that Delhi is harsh but an effective teacher!
Delhi is in everyone’s love and hate books. A home to almost 19 million people, our awkwardly crowded and enigmatic national capital never sleeps. Delhi is extreme and its streets have been soaking all the extremity only to balance the mélange of highs & lows. And what makes the city throb is,[Read More…]
Cut-out on these foods for a healthy monsoon!
While for most of us monsoon is all about a hot cup of tea and snacks with the pitter-patter in the background, we keep forgetting that the season change often affects our immune system. We are more prone to catching infections and diseases like malaria, dengue, cold, flu during the[Read More…]
Banning ladies night: Denunciation of women’s basic freedom
After a woman took to Twitter to narrate a horrific incident of a couple of men trying to abduct a woman last week in Delhi’s posh Hauz Khas Village, the matter became a talking point. The incident took rounds on social media and was picked up by the mainstream media[Read More…]
Why are zombies sweeping the streets of Hamburg?
While the forthcoming G20 summit is to be held in Hamburg, Germany from July 7-8, it triggered one of the most striking forms of protest. These demonstrations were rather a cultural events which turned the entire city into a scene straight out of a zombie horror film. The streets of[Read More…]
CBI raids RJD Chief Lalu Prasad’s premises in suspicion of corruption
Adding to Lalu Prasad’s worries, on Friday, the CBI raided 12 places across India over the over alleged irregularities in awarding of tenders for hotel maintenance when the Prasad was the chief was the railway’s minister. A case had been registered earlier against Prasad, his wife Rabri Devi and their[Read More…]
This auto-rickshaw driver is Coimbatore’s new superhero! Know why
Just when you thought that humanity is dead, this autorickshaw driver in Tamil Nadu is giving free rides to kids and pregnant women! This local superhero of Tamil Nadu city, Karuppusamy, a 25-year-old guy refuses to take money from pregnant women and schoolchildren for the rides he offers. This act[Read More…]
Facebook post highlighting widening religious gap goes viral
A Facebook post portraying the latent Islamophobia and certain harmful social misconceptions of religion have been making rounds on social media. The post was made by a gentleman who claims to be a resident of Qatar, a former resident of Delhi. In the post, he narrates an incident which occurred[Read More…]
Mentally challenged woman mob-lynched in Bengal
In a shocking incident from West Bengal’s Murshidabad district, a mentally challenged woman was lynched on suspicions of child trafficking. The incident comes in the wake of a series of incidents of mob lynching which has claimed many lives. According to Hindustan Times report, the victim, 42-year-old Otera Bibi, had[Read More…]
3 arrested on rape charges from Yogi Adityanath backed Hindu Yuva Vahini
Three activists of the Hindu Yuva Vahini (HYV), an organisation backed by UP CM Yogi Adityanath were arrested in Bareilly on charges of gangrape and thrashing a police officer. The incident happened on Monday night after a fight between one Deepak and Avinash over playing of loud music in Ganeshnagar[Read More…]
Grammy winner Rihanna tweets to world leaders for free education campaign
While the world knows pop-singer Rihanna for risqué music videos and striking fashion statements, she has been very socially active off stage. From fund-raising live performances to creating her own organisation to help terminally ill children, there is an incredible amount of charity work which she has done. Grammy award-winning[Read More…]
Twitter lashes out at The Indian Express for controversial tweet
In the run-up to the presidential poll, National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA) nominee Ram Nath Kovind, now former Bihar Governor filed his nomination papers for the upcoming elections for the next President of India in Parliament on Friday. Significantly, the Opposition unanimously selected former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar on Thursday[Read More…]
The mission of my politics is “RSS-Mukt Bharat”: Shehzad Poonawalla
Shehzad, a lawyer and a social commentator, decided to take up politics at a tender age after being affected by the infamous Gujarat riots. Shehzad volunteered for Congress in his early days, even campaigning door to door for candidates in the municipal, assembly and Lok Sabha elections. Hailing from Pune,[Read More…]
Menstruation Taboo: 70% of Indian mothers consider menstruation “dirty”
While there is very little awareness of facts on menstruation among young girls in India even to this date, a latest national health data reveals that only 7 of India’s 36 states/union territories have 90% or more women in the 15-24 age group who use hygienic protection during menstruation. Menstrual[Read More…]