RTI applicants Vikas Choudhary and Manohar Lal were left shell-shocked when in reply to their query the two received used condoms. The duo, residents of Chani Badi, Bhadra tehsil, Hanumangarh had last year filled two applications with the gram panchayat. The query was regarding projects undertaken for the development since[Read More…]
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Bengaluru: Dressed up cows made to walk on fire as a part of Makar Sankranti celebration
India’s harvest festival Makar Sakranti highly celebrated among Hindus marks the advent of spring and is celebrated by kite-flying and other regional festivities in the month of January across the country. Among the many regional customs of celebrating the festival, Bengaluru men decorated cows and walked them over hay set ablaze. Cows dressed[Read More…]
Rajasthan: Villagers call 75-year-old a “witch”, beat her when seen outside
Bhilwara: In the Rama village that falls under Raipur Tehsil, Lehri, a 75-year-old has been taking the rounds of police stations and administration after her family declared her a “witch” and planned to ostracize her from the village. It all began when Lehri’s brother-in-law’s son Narayana died of cancer after[Read More…]
JU Prof Row: Students reveal more misogynist incidents; action to be taken assures VC
Jadavpur University professor is again making headlines for all the wrong reasons. After making lewd remarks on women and comparing virgin brides to sealed bottles, the students of the Jadavpur University have revealed more such incidents wherein the professor, Kanak Sarkar has made disgraceful comments on their female students. Taking[Read More…]
Himachal Pradesh Police stream details of secret operation on Facebook Live, left red-faced
Himachal Pradesh police were left embarrassed when few of it’s officials live streamed on Facebook details of a secret operation. The case is related to Solan police who were on their secret operation to arrest criminals involved in attempting murder of a businessman. Multiple teams were dispatched around India to[Read More…]
How can you contest polls in Andhra? Chandrababu asks Jagan
Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday asked how YSR Congress Party President Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy and his sister Y.S. Sharmila can contest elections in the state when they have no trust in the state police. The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief asked the leaders of the[Read More…]
Former Arunachal CM and senior BJP leader Gegong Apang resigns
Guwahati: Former Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Gegong Apang on Tuesday resigned from the party, saying it was no longer following the principles of the late Atal Bihari Vajpayee. “I am disappointed to see that the present day BJP is no longer following the principles of the[Read More…]
UP rape survivor commits suicide after police releases rapists
Uttar Pradesh rape survivor hanged herself to death as the accused rapists were given clean chit from the police. The victim had registered a case against the rapists in August last year. The case that was initially investigated by the police was later shifted to the crime branch. According to[Read More…]
Over 1000 trees cut for PM Modi’s helicopter ahead of his visit to Odisha
Cutting off more than 1,000 trees for PM Modi’s visit to the western Odisha town of Balangir has created a new controversy. As a vacant land was required for the helipad, authorities have cleared 1.25 hectares of areas. The urban plantation programme suggested that the saplings planted on 2.25 hectares[Read More…]
Wedding or Propaganda? This Gujarat couple defends Rafale deal in invitation card
The popularity of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reached extremes. Recently, a phenomenon has made its way to the internet – wedding cards asking guests to votes for PM Modi in the upcoming 2019 Lok Sabha elections as wedding gifts. Just a few days after wedding cards from Surat, and Karnataka[Read More…]
