Congress chief Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Robert Vadra alleges he has been used as political bait by opposition parties for nearly a decade. They cannot prove anything without proof, and there is nothing there to prove, he added, calling allegations “false” and “baseless”. Vadra took to Facebook to vent. “Almost a[Read More…]
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Office of profit row: AAP targets other MLAs
The Aam Aadmi Party has written to the Election Commission seeking disqualification of 24 Parliamentary secretaries appointed by the Punjab government and 9 by Himachal Pradesh. In line with the 91st amendment in Article 164 (1A), only 10% of the total legislative strength can be part of the Cabinet, including[Read More…]
Newsd Exclusive: Jharkhand BJP chief’s son marries an 11-year old
Jharkhand BJP chief Tala Marandi’s son Munna Marandi is allegedly wed to an 11-year old minor. The wedding is said to have taken place in Godda, Jharkhand, on June 27. Incidentally, her cousin was asked to marry Munna, but she complained to the police but received no help. However, she and[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh government forms panel to solve ‘Gumnami Baba’ mystery
The Uttar Pradesh government formed a judicial commission to probe the mystery of Gumnami Baba and asked the commission to submit a report within six months. The man died in Faizabad in 1985 and believed to be Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. The move came in the wake of the Allahabad[Read More…]
No retirement age at minority-run institutes: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court ruled a landmark judgment on Tuesday that the government’s norms for retirement for employees are not applicable to minority-run educational institutions. The court stated that in minority-run institutes, the employees including teaching and non-teaching staff can work longer than their retirement age of 60 years. The[Read More…]
Union government to impose heavy penalty on unnecessary honking
The Centre is planning to introduce new rules to check noise pollution as well as to impose hefty fines from up to Rs 1 lakh on the offender. As per the new rules, the driver of a motor vehicle shall not sound the horn needlessly. The rules are likely to[Read More…]
SC quashes petition seeking ban on WhatsApp
The Supreme Court dismissed a petition filed by Haryana-based activist Sudhir Yadav to ban social messaging application WhatsApp. His reasoning included that it is a threat to national security as it enables terrorists to communicate given its end-to-end encryption. The apex court asked Yadav to approach the Centre or any[Read More…]
People are going gaga over haldi doodh
Move over coffee and tea, there’s a new kid on the block! The latest trend that’s taking the world by storm is ‘Turmeric Latte’… Yes, you thought right. That translates to India’s very own Haldi Doodh. Named “2016’s drink of choice” by the Guardian, web searches for the drink upped[Read More…]
The Analogy of Rape
Salman Khan is not the first, and he won’t be the last to use the analogy of rape, in jest. But, let’s analyze the analogy, and, see if the connotations of rape work in the context. And, if it is an ‘apt’ analogy as someone says it is. Let’s compare[Read More…]
Triple Talaq hearing adjourned till September
The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned hearing in the Shayara Banu or the “triple talaq case” on September 6. The apex court has observed that this particular “issue of triple talaq has to be examined both on the basis of constitutional framework and earlier verdicts.” A number of Muslim women[Read More…]
SC refuses to hear 377 petition, CJI to decide its future
The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to examine a fresh Public Interest Litigation filed by a group of LGBT celebrities challenging the validity of penal provision incriminating gay sex. A bench headed by Justice S A Bobde ruled that the new petition will be placed before the Chief Justice of[Read More…]
Monsoon Session to be from July 18 to Aug 12
Union parliamentary affairs minister Venkaiah Naidu said the Monsoon Session will be held from July 18 to August 12. The BJP government is confident the Goods and Services Tax Bill will be tabled and passed in this session. There are 45 bills pending in the Rajya Sabha and 5 in[Read More…]
7th Pay Commission cleared by Cabinet
The Union Cabinet has approved recommendations by a pay panel on increasing salaries and pension for one crore central government employees and pensioners by at least 23.55%. This implies an annual additional burden of ₹1.02 lakh crore on the exchequer or nearly 0.7% of the GDP. The government has largely[Read More…]
India ranks at low 105th out of 130 countries on worldwide Human Capital Index
India has been ranked considerably low at 105th position globally on a worldwide Human Capital Index, which measures countries’ ability to nurture, develop and deploy talent for economic growth and was topped by Finland. WEF in its report said that the country has optimized just 57 per cent of its[Read More…]
Istanbul airport attack: 41 dead, 147 injured
Three heavily armed terrorists opened fire in the international arrivals lounge at Istanbul Ataturk airport, leaving 41 dead and over 150 injured. Surveillance videos confirm they had suicide vests on; one blast brought down part of the ceiling under which taxis were waiting. Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim released a[Read More…]
Gujarat HC convicts seven in 2002 Post-Godhra riots
The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday overturned a trial court’s judgement and convicted seven persons for murder in the 2002 post-Godhra riots case in Ahmedabad. The court will announce the quantum of their sentence on July 25. Earlier, there were total 10 accused in the Viramgam town riot case, out[Read More…]
Facebook tragedy: Girl kills self over morphed pictures
A 21-year-old in Tamil Nadu has hanged herself six days after morphed and obscene pictures of her were posted on Facebook. The victim, Vinupriya, a graduate in Chemistry was found dead yesterday in Salem, where she lived with her parents. A suicide note has been recovered which reveals the inaction[Read More…]
Nigerian woman tied up by Bengaluru police for attacking people
A Nigerian woman in her late 20s, identified as Mariam, was tied up by the police in Karnataka’s Bengaluru after she allegedly attacked people at National Market. The police said the girl was drunk and damaged a shop’s glass pane in the market. Meanwhile, the African Students’ Association accused officials[Read More…]
Bisleri, Aquafina, Kinley under FSSAI scanner in India
According to media report, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), the body which regulates the food and water in the country, has put some of the biggest names in the packaged water manufacturer market under the scanner for not operating with proper licenses. According to the report,[Read More…]
‘Bhagavad Gita’ to be a part of school syllabus in Haryana
The Haryana government is all set to introduce lessons from the Gita and other spiritual texts in the school curriculum as part of the state’s moral education syllabus that will be started from July 1. The lessons will be delivered in classes 6-12. State Council of Educational Research and Training[Read More…]
Ex-BSP leader Swami Prasad Maurya likely to join BJP: Katheria
Union minister Ramshankar Katheria on Monday said former Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) general secretary Swami Prasad Maurya may soon join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Katheria said along with Maurya, many others too will join the BJP, as the BSP takes ₹5 crore for a ticket. However, Maurya has denied[Read More…]
India least exposed to Brexit: Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley says India will be one of the least affected countries in Asia after Britain’s decision to depart from the European Union. The immediate impact in the country will be seen through volatility in exchange rate and capital-market flows, the financial services company added. “Increased uncertainty in the external[Read More…]
BCCI announces dates for New Zealand’s visit
New Zealand’s 3-Test series in India will begin on September 22, in Kanpur, followed by the 2nd Test from September 30 in Indore, a brand new Test venue. The final Test will begin on October 8, at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The Test series will be followed by 5-ODIs at Dharamsala,[Read More…]
In UP, you can buy communal riots
A sting operation by India Today shows ministers open to orchestrating communal riots in Uttar Pradesh if they are paid. Ahead of the assembly elections, three leaders from the BJP, Samajwadi Party and Hindu Swabhiman Sangathan are caught on camera agreeing to spark violence in exchange for money—SP’s Hafiz Mohammed[Read More…]
RSS affiliate withdraws Iftar invite to Pakistan
The Rashtriya Muslin Manch has withdrawn its invitation to Pakistan high commissioner Abdul Basit to attend its Iftar party at the Parliament Annexe on July 2. In the wake of the Pampore attacks in Jammu and Kashmir, the RSS-affiliate body did a quick U-turn citing Pakistan’s failure to condemn the[Read More…]