Wrestler Sakshi Malik trends at the top after clinching the bronze in the 58 kg category at the Rio Olympics. Qualifying for the repechage round, Malik managed to overturn a 0-5 loss to win 8-5. The 23-year-old is now the only woman to win a medal at the Games, and[Read More…]
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Congress to launch second phase of “27 saal UP Behaal” campaign
Congress party has prepared to launch the second phase of its campaign in Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections from August 21. The party has made it very clear that they won’t enter into any pre-poll alliance. As part of the second leg of its election campaign, Congress will roll out two[Read More…]
Cross-border terrorism the only focus: India to Pakistan
New Delhi has rejected Pakistan’s proposal to hold Foreign Secretary-level talks on Kashmir, and has sent out a strong message that “cross-border terrorism should be the focus of any dialogue between the two countries.” Indian Foreign Secretary responding to his Pakistani counterpart Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry’s invitation, expressed his willingness to[Read More…]
This ‘mid-air’ baby is literally going places!
Perhaps the luckiest baby born, this toddler will not have to pay for her flight tickets her entire life! Unbelievable, right! But for the little baby girl born in Cebu Pacific Air flight from Dubai to the Philippines this is the perk of being ‘born midair.’ A Facebook post by[Read More…]
Rio Olympics: Sakshi Malik brings home a bronze
Wrestler Sakshi Malik scripted history by winning bronze in the women’s 55kg freestyle event, the first for India in the Games. Beating Kyrgyzstan’s Aisuluu Tynybekova in the match for third-place, she has become the first-ever Indian woman to win an Olympic medal. Despite trailing by 5 points in the match,[Read More…]
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s event destroys Yamuna floodplains forever
Spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s Art of Living (AOL) organisation, which claims that it believes in the philosophy of a stress-free mind and a violence-free society, has actually destroyed the environment. A report by a committee of experts which was directed by National Green Tribunal to assess the damage[Read More…]
Want Lok Sabha seats in PoK, Gilgit: BJP MP
BJP MP Nishikant Dubey has demanded introduction of a bill announcing Lok Sabha seats from PoK and Gilgit. Amidst the entire political row over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mention of Balochistan in his Independence Day speech, he said ““I want government to introduce a bill announcing Lok Sabha seats from[Read More…]
So what? says Rai on babus travelling on taxpayers money
Former Comptroller Auditor General Vinod Rai defended government officials going on private trips at the tax payers’ expense, suggesting that it was “one of the perks of being in the civil service.” Asserting that vigilance officials should overlook smaller transgressions and invest its energies in major cases, Rai went on[Read More…]
IP allowed Sushant, Amity debarred him
It has been almost a week since Sushant Rohilla a student of Amity Law School affiliated to IP University committed suicide at his Sarojini Nagar residence on August 10. Even as hundreds of students protest and raise slogans to demand punishment for Isheeta Rutabhasini and BP Sehgal, who are allegedly[Read More…]
Rio Olympics 2016: Day 11 round up
On the 11th day at Rio, Indian shuttler PV Sindhu kept the medal hopes alive for India. Indian shuttler PV Sindhu has qualified for the semi-finals after defeating Wang Yihan from China in the women’s singles quarter final match. The 21-year-old marked her win against the World no. 2 Chinese player[Read More…]
Rio Olympics 2016: PV Sindhu beats World No. 2 Wang Yihan in the quarter-final
PV Sindhu kept medal hopes alive for India, despite the continuous knock-outs at the Rio Olympics. In a historic win on Tuesday, Sindhu defeated World No 2 Wang Yihan from China in the quarter-finals, becoming the second Indian shuttler to qualify for an Olympic semi-finals in the women’s singles, after Saina Nehwal. The[Read More…]
PM Modi embarrasses himself with another ‘false claim’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi committed a faux pas in his Independence Day speech. If the length of the speech wasn’t enough, the content has become a controversial subject of discussion. Talking about his claims of success in bringing electricity to more and more villages Modi said on Monday, “Out of[Read More…]
Hike raises $175 million in funding, to take on WhatsApp in India
Instant messaging application Hike raised $175 million (₹1,200 crore) from China’s Tencent and Taiwanese firm Foxconn, marking one of the biggest transactions in the Indian startup industry this year. Its existing investors, Tiger Global, Bharti Enterprises and SoftBank Group, also participated in the round of funding. This takes the valuation of[Read More…]
Ola shuts TaxiForSure, lays off 700 employees
App-based aggregator Ola has ended its TaxiForSure operations, laying off around 700 employees in the process. Ola acquired its domestic rival a year and a half ago to take on Uber. The acquisition, which cost $200 million, was to increase Ola’s market share. Since the merger, Ola has been integrating[Read More…]
Oops, I did it again- The Goel anthem at Rio
Well if you thought Salman Khan becoming the goodwill ambassador for India at Rio is the worst thing that could have happened then think again because, India’s international embarrassment, Vijay Goel has done it again. After taking Ms Shobha De’s twitter ‘advice’ very seriously, he has won a gold for[Read More…]
‘Apple of China’ Xiaomi loses the market to its rivals in China
Xiaomi which has the image of ‘Apple of China’ for the kind of stylish phones it delivers is losing the Chinese market to its rivals. According to new data from research firm IDC, Xiaomi’s sale dropped in China by 38% in the second quarter of 2016. Xiaomi which was launched[Read More…]
Karnataka police file sedition case against Amnesty for anti-India slogans
A case of sedition has been filed against Amnesty India by the Karnataka police after anti-India slogans were allegedly raised during a debate on Kashmir. Amnesty has not received the FIR, but is questioning why organising an event to defend constitutional values is being criminalised. The debate, which included students and[Read More…]
India-Pakistan tug-of-war involves J&K and Balochistan
The Congress has openly supported Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statements against Pakistan, where he raised the Balochistan and Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir issues to counter its stance on Jammu and Kashmir and the on-going unrest. In 2009, India and Pakistan—Prime Ministers Manmohan Singh and Yusuf Raza Gilani—signed a joint declaration at Sharm-el-Sheikh, which said that[Read More…]
Amity Student Suicide: Faculty sent on “forced leave” as students protest
It has been three days since Sushant Rohilla a student of Amity Law School (Noida) (IPU affiliated) committed suicide at his Sarojini Nagar residence after allegedly being “tortured” and “harassed” by college for attendance. His distraught family has alleged that he was a meritorious student who was being singled out[Read More…]
In BJP’s Tiranga Yatra, ministers seen riding bikes without helmets: Are the lawmakers above law?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi when proposed the ‘Tiranga Yatra’, a massive week-long people contact programme for his party lawmakers he briefed the dos and don’ts, which included donning helmets painted saffron, white and green and carrying 8-feet-long flags. But seems like BJP MPs and ministers who took part in the[Read More…]
Happy Birthday Arvind Kejriwal!
‘Happy Birthday Arvind Kejriwal’ is today’s trending hashtag on Twitter because today happens to be the birthday of our ‘dharna king’ aka ‘mufflerman’, part time chief minister and full time movie critic- Arvind Kejriwal! Born in the year 1968 at Bhiwani in Haryana, Arvind Kejriwal is the current Chief Minister[Read More…]
Bleeding Balochistan: Call for Azaadi
Bullet riddled bodies, mass graves and raped women – no, this isn’t anything about the ISIS in Syria but something close to our backyard. That’s what the daily scene looks like in Balochistan. Since the day Pakistan came into being, Balochistan has bled every single day. Military operation, enforced disappearance[Read More…]
India and Pakistan: Divided by border, separated by ideologies
When the last legislation was passed by constituent assembly led to the creation of the two independent nations – India and Pakistan, nobody would have imagined how the tale of these two nations would proceed. Though Gandhi and Jinnah are referred to as fathers of India and Pakistan respectively, it was Dr. BR Ambedkar on whose ideas the[Read More…]
India at the Rio Olympics: Day 10
Indians had a mixed day at the Rio Olympics on Monday. On the Badminton front, Srikanth Kidambi and PV Sindhu kept the country’s hopes alive with advanced to the quarterfinals. PV Sindhu will play China’s Wang Yihan in the wee hours of Wednesday to secure a spot in the semifinals.[Read More…]
Modi government ‘politicising’ cow protection: Animal Welfare Board member
In what could spell more trouble for the Narendra Modi government, a member of the Animal Welfare Board of India, has now accused the government of “double standards” over its commitment to protect cows. Earlier in the week, Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Hindu Mahasabha had already criticised Prime Minister Narendra[Read More…]