Expressing disappointment over the recent incident wherein a shoe was hurled at Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, on Tuesday Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh asked people to not throw shoes on political leaders. “If you don’t want to vote then please don’t, but will you lathi charge or throw[Read More…]
As the peaceful pro-jallikattu protest took a violent turn on Monday, Tamil Nadu Police allegedly unleashed violence on slum-dwellers living opposite to the Marina beach and other part of the capital city. The slum dwellers allegedly offered protection to the youth and student when they were dragged and beaten up[Read More…]
Following the footsteps of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramiah on Tuesday said that the government will bring ordinance to lift the ban on the traditional annual buffalo race, Kambala, if necessary. “We are in favour of Kambala. It is an old traditional game and it has to be continued.[Read More…]
CPI-ML (Red Star) General Secretary KN Ramachandran has been missing in West Bengal since Sunday. The veteran Naxalite leader who was travelling from Lucknow had arrived at the Kolkata railway station on Sunday evening and has been unreachable then after. He was scheduled to lead a central delegation of his[Read More…]
A video aired on some local channels in Chennai shows a policeman setting fire to an auto-rickshaw, allegedly during Monday’s violence that marred what had been a lengthy and peaceful campaign supporting Jallikattu, the bull-taming sport. Reacting to the video, Chennai Police Commissioner TK Rajendran said “Videos of Police surfacing[Read More…]
The special session of Tamil Nadu Assembly which was held on Monday to discuss the Jallikattu issue unanimously cleared the Jallikattu Bill placed in the house by the chief minister O Panneerselvam. The bill would replace the ordinance, promulgated on Saturday for conducting the bull taming sport after a three-year-long[Read More…]
The body of a girl was found under unexplained circumstances on PVNR Expressway in Hyderabad on Monday morning, as per police reports. The body is identified as Kavya Sree, 22, a native of Karnataka who was working as a security employee in a company in IT hub Hitec City, was[Read More…]
Tribal activist Bela Bhatia was allegedly threatened by goons at her residence in Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh, on Monday. The goons have allegedly asked her to leave Jagdalpur within 24 hours. According to local media, around 20 to 30 goons, who came in an SUV and several bikes, told Bhatia that her[Read More…]
Prakash Ambedkar, who heads Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh (BBM) on Sunday dared the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government to do away with the reservations for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. The grandson of architect of the Indian Constitution alleged that the BJP-led NDA government is trying to create class divisions in[Read More…]
After police crackdown on peaceful pro-jallikattu protest at Marina beach, Tamil Nadu main opposition party DMK staged a walkout in the state Assembly on Monday. DMK working president and opposition leader MK Stalin criticised the police action on protesters at Marina beach demanding a permanent solution for holding the bull[Read More…]
In order to encourage digital transaction, Indian government is now pushing to popularise Aadhaar Pay which ensures financial transactions by just using fingerprint. The officals confirm that this sort of transaction is secure and there is barely any loops of misuse. This service is exclusively to cater the rural population of India.[Read More…]
Korean electronic company Samsung announced on Monday the real cause of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones sudden over-heating and bursting into flames. The investigation report blames both the design and manufacture of the device’s batteries for the fatal malfunction. It took about seven hundred researchers and engineers examined hundreds of thousands[Read More…]
There are only two Wildlife officers at play taking care of the flora and fauna of the National Capital. And one of them is perpetually on duty at district courts, Delhi High Court and the National Green Tribunal. Despite ragging pollution, Delhi is home to huge forest reserves that few[Read More…]
Hundreds of Congress workers and supporters went on the rampage at the party headquarters in Dehradun after the names of 63 poll candidates were announced on Sunday. They were angry at the distribution of poll tickets. The workers supporting Congress leaders Ayendra Sharma and Navin Bhisht threw chairs, broke furniture,[Read More…]
