Tamil Nadu finance minister O Panneerselvam presented a revised budget for 2016-17, the first since the AIADMK was voted back to power for a second consecutive term in May this year. Despite its poll promise of gradually phasing out alcohol across the state, there was no mention of the same[Read More…]
Author: Newsd
No more pellet-scarred lives in Kashmir
In an update to Kashmir unrest, central government has decided to review the usage of pellet guns in Kashmir. Addressing the Lok Sabha on Thursday, home minister Rajnath Singh said that an expert committee will be constituted which will recommend alternatives to pellet guns in Kashmir. The much criticised weapon,[Read More…]
Rahul Gandhi visits Una during Dalit upsurge
In the wake of a political storm over the thrashing of Dalit youth in Una, Gujarat, by self-proclaimed cow vigilantes (Gau Rakshaks), Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi visited the victims’ family members on Thursday. In the pictures surfacing online, Rahul can be seen taking a look at Balu Sarvaiya’s wounds,[Read More…]
Breaking the Barrier
From the age of two, I had a childhood passion to join Indian army and serve my mother land, India, but this was shattered when I started losing my eye-sight from the age of seven due to macular degeneration, which causes loss in the centre of the field of vision.[Read More…]
Chhattisgarh launches IVF technology to boost milk production
The Chhattisgarh government on Wednesday inaugurated an in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) centre for boosting milk production in the state. Launching the centre, chief minister Raman Singh said that government will spread the use of this technology across the state so that the entire state can benefit from this scheme. The newly launched JK[Read More…]
Meredith McIver comes to Melania Trump’s rescue, claims RNC2016 speech
Meredith McIver has identified herself as the speechwriter responsible for plagiarising Melania Trump’s speech at the Republican National Convention. Offering her resignation, she said she including parts of Michella Obama’s speech from 2008 after heading Melania read them aloud over the phone. Donald Trump later reacted saying, “She made a[Read More…]
Turkey declares 3-month state of emergency
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has declared a state of emergency for three months following the failed military coup. He vowed to cleanse “all the viruses within the armed forces” to restore normalcy to the democratically-elected country. The decision comes after he presiding over a meeting with the national security[Read More…]
Beyond boundaries- Bengaluru’s first Transgender Art Festival
As the parliament saw the introduction of The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill 2016, in monsoon session, it seems that India is finally accepting the ‘presence’ of the third gender. Bengaluru is all set to prove that art, music and love know no boundaries by hosting its first International[Read More…]
Gujarat Dalit stir: Cow nationalism backfires on BJP
Gujarat is experiencing the biggest Dalit upsurge in last 30 years. Dalits this time want to challenge unpractical ideology of RSS-BJP in a practical way. After four Dalit men were beaten up by self-appointed cow vigilantes for allegedly killing cows, Dalits community has dumped cow carcasses at collector’s office in[Read More…]
Meet Advay Ramesh, a teen who is making a huge impact on the fishermen community
A 14-year-old Chennai teen Advay Ramesh has won the prestigious Google Community Impact Award from Asia for creating a device that enhances fishermen’s safety and productivity, announced Google India on Wednesday. Advay, a class 10 student from Chennai’s National Public School, has also added another feather to his cap by[Read More…]
Islamist militants ambush Mali army base, kill 17
Islamist militants attacked an army base in Mali on Wednesday, killing 17 soldiers and wounding 35 others. According to government sources, militants fired on troop positions and burned buildings in an attack that is being termed as one of the biggest in past few months on the army in Mali. “It is also an indicator[Read More…]
Google shows PM Modi as ‘top criminal’ in search, Allahabad court orders FIR
A district court in Allahabad has issued a notice to global search giant Google, its CEO and its India head for portraying Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a controversial search query. The query which became the topic of discussion back in June 2015, showed an image of PM Modi (among[Read More…]
First look of Shah Rukh Khan and Alia Bhatt’s Dear Zindagi movie revealed
Shah Rukh Khan’s upcoming film after Raees is Dear Zindagi directed by Gauri Shinde. Alia Bhat, the female lead the movie, shared the first look of the movie on July 19, 2016 on her official twitter page posing a question to Shah Rukh Khan. The actors had continued their conversation[Read More…]
JNU blocks registration of Kanhaiya, Umar and 19 others
The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) administration has blocked the registration of all 21 students related toFebruary 9 sedition issue in JNU campus. Their registration for next semester has been blocked and the circular was signed by JNU registrar Pramod Kumar. The list of 21 students includes JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar,[Read More…]
Watch: First trailer of ‘xXx: Return Of Xander Cage’
The Vin Diesel and Deepika Padukone-starrer, ‘xXx: Return of Xander Cage’, trailer has been released. The action-packed preview begins with a voiceover “guns, girls, global domination”. In the trailer Diesel can be seen performing life-threatening stunts, while Deepika is seen spinning blades. Vin Diesel returns as Xanger Cage after playing[Read More…]
Gujarat Dalit stir: Arvind Kejriwal and Rahul Gandhi to pay a visit
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and Congress’s vice- president Rahul Gandhi will visit Una, Gujarat, where a Dalit family was flogged by self-proclaimed ‘Gau Rakshaks’ (cow vigilantes) for skinning a dead cow last week. The incident was captured in a video which went viral on the internet. Since the incident[Read More…]
Civil society demands recognition of political rights of Kashmiris
New Delhi: Civil society raised its voice to break the silence on Kashmir and bring the voices of the Kashmiris in the limelight. In a press conference-cum-public meeting held in New Delhi on Tuesday by Campaign against Fascist Attack on University (CAFAU), noted journalists, filmmakers and academics unanimously demanded that[Read More…]
Rise & Decline of China’s Soft Power
Hu Jintao highlighted soft power in his political report to the 17th Party Congress of October 2007, stressing the urgency of building China’s cultural soft power sufficiently to meet domestic needs and increase international competitiveness. Hu Jintao, Former President of PRC Power in ordinary usage is understood as an ability,[Read More…]
Trump campaign releases statement on Melania’s “plagiarism” row
The Donald Trump campaign has released a statement on plagiarism accusations against his wife, Melania Trump. Her speech during the Republican National Convention on Monday has been compared to that of Michelle Obama’s 2008 Democratic National Convention. Trump has said Melania took notes on her “life’s inspirations” and included her[Read More…]
Karti Chidambaram’s lawyers question ED’s jurisdiction
Lawyers representing Karti Chidambaram have questioned the Enforcement Directorate’s jurisdiction in issuing summons to Karti. “ED does not have unfettered powers to call anyone. We have responded to the summon, seeking the basis for such a move,” a close associate of Karti told Newsd. Last week, ED had issued a[Read More…]
Apologise or face trial: Supreme Court tells Rahul Gandhi
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi has been directed to either tender an apology to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) for his defamatory remarks or face trial. The apex court said Rahul should not have resorted to collective denunciation of the right-wing group, when, back in 2015, he alleged “RSS people” killed Mahatma[Read More…]
Green Warrior Piyush Sethia allegedly beaten up in jail
Environmental activist Piyush Sethia was allegedly beaten up in police custody after being denied bail on July 14 citing previous cases which also includes sedition. Sethia was arrested on July 8 by police as he protested against ongoing construction of the Mulvadi bridge in Salem. According to a LiveMint report,[Read More…]
Lives lost, Kashmir still burning
Another day of curfew, another day of violence, another day of uncertainty, another day of horror, another day of miseries…that’s what the fate of the people of Kashmir has become these days. Can you imagine living in a place where you will go out of your house but you are[Read More…]
Home Minister asks for 3-month extension for Ishrat probe officer, Prime Minister gives two
Prime minister Narendra Modi has reduced the extension period sought into the probe of Ishrat Jahan missing files by home minister Rajnath Singh. Senior IAS officer, BK Prasad who probed the case and was recently in news for “tutoring” a witness will now get two months instead of the three-month[Read More…]
Navjot Singh Sidhu quits BJP, likely to join Aam Aadmi Party ahead of Punjab polls
Former cricketer and senior BJP leader Navjot Singh Sidhu resigned from the Rajya Sabha on Monday, July 18. He and his wife, Navjot Kaur, who is a parliamentary secretary for the Punjab government will be joining hands with Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party. Speculations are rife that Sidhu may be[Read More…]