70-year-old self-styled Godman, Kaushlendra Prapanacharya Phalahari Maharaj, who was charged for sexually assaulting his female disciple, was arrested on Saturday. The 21-year-old girl from Chhattisgarh’s Bilaspur had lodged a complaint against the Maharaj, accusing him of alleged sexual exploitation. She had accused Baba of sexually exploiting her and raping her[Read More…]
Even as the economy continues to slump after each quarter, there is a particular set of professionals who are rolling in money. According to rough industry estimates, a major jump in revenue has been recorded by the top audit firms in the recent months. “In the last 3 months, the[Read More…]
A Muslim artist along with his team is designing a 101-feet tall idol of Goddess Durga amid all the communal discord. It is said to be the world’s tallest bamboo sculpture and Bishnupur Durga Puja Committee has registered it in the “Guinness Book World Records”. “Many people ask me why[Read More…]
Rajkummar Rao’s Newton has hit the theatres this Friday and it has also been India’s official entry to Oscar Awards 2018. The news has indeed brought a bucket of joy for actor and filmmakers. And now, even Amitabh Bachchan couldn’t resist himself from watching the film. The megastar watched Newton[Read More…]
Days after the Centre told the Supreme Court that the Rohingya Muslims are “illegal” immigrants in the country and pose a serious threat to the country’s national security, an affidavit submitted by two Rohingyas in reply to the Centre’s plan to deport them on Friday stated that they are “peace-loving”[Read More…]
Google Doodle on Saturday celebrates the 100th birthday of Asima Chatterjee, a noted Indian chemist. She was the first female Doctorate of Science in India from an Indian University. Born on 23 September, 1917, Asima has contributed immensely to the research of vinca alkaloids and the growth of anti-epileptic and[Read More…]
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy called the Chidambaram family ‘a family of crooks’ on Saturday. He said that both Karti and his father P Chidambaram belong to Tihar Jail. “He (Karti) is a crook. He has no proper education, no occupation, how does he have so much wealth?[Read More…]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday has inaugurated 17 projects and schemes for his Lok Sabha constituency, Varanasi. He stressed that his government not only launches projects but also accomplished them. Approximately 15,000 people had assembled at Bada Lalpur area of Varanasi. PM Modi said that these projects, worth over Rs 1,000[Read More…]
Deity Durga was the defence minister and goddess Laxmi, the finance minister, said India’s Vice-president Venkaiah Naidu while advocating the empowerment of women, on Friday. Naidu made the reference to the goddesses while addressing the Indian School of Business (ISB) leadership summit in Mohali. Naidu also told students to be[Read More…]
The killing of journalist Santanu Bhowmik in the state of Tripura has brought Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura (IPFT) in national headlines. Four activists of the IPFT were arrested in link with the brutal killing of a Bhowmik. In the violence, around 16 police personnel were injured and two vehicles[Read More…]
The Supreme Court asked the states to appoint a senior police officer who will be responsible for preventing violence in the name of cow protection in every district. The order will have to be complied with by 13 October. States have also been to compensate victims of violence in the[Read More…]
Consumers will have to pay extra Rs 2-3 per litre for their daily requirement of milk from Sudha Dairy outlets as the price has been increased. The new rates will be effective across Bihar and Jharkhand from Friday morning. Post the increase in price, Sudha Gold (the full cream variant)[Read More…]
A former international kabaddi player, who was wanted in a murder case, has been arrested from Delhi. The 33-year-old Raju Pehalwan was arrested from Siraspur while planning to change his location. Pehalwan was wanted for the dramatic daylight contract killing of Bharatiya Janata Party leader, Gajender Bhati. Bhati was killed[Read More…]
A whopping 83 per cent of candidates who appeared for the Teachers’ Eligibility Test (TET) in Bihar, could not manage to pass. The Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) on Thursday announced the results of the TET. Only 17 per cent candidates managed to clear it. The exam was conducted in[Read More…]
A woman from Bilaspur in Chhattisgarh has filed a sexual assault case against Phalahari Maharaj, a self-styled godman in Rajasthan. A FIR has been registered against Alwar’s Kaushalendra Phalahari Maharaj on the basis of the complaint of a 21-year-old woman. She accused Baba of sexually exploiting her and raping her[Read More…]
On the occasions of Navratri, Jayalalithaa ‘Golu’ dolls were introduced this year and it has garnered huge the interests of the people in the southern state. “We’ve introduced Jayalalithaa golu deity dolls this year. People are have welcomed this,” Kanagavalli, a doll merchant, told Thanthi TV. An arrangement of colorful[Read More…]
In a bid to get the Women’s Reservation Bill passed in Lok Sabha, Congress president, Sonia Gandhi, on Thursday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In her letter, she urged PM Modi to use the majority of his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the lower house of Parliament[Read More…]
Underworld don, Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar’s younger brother, Iqbal Kaskar, claims that his elder brother is in Pakistan. Iqbal, who is currently in the custody of Thane Police after being arrested in connection with an extortion case, told investigators that Dawood has changed his location in Pakistan four times since 2014.[Read More…]
The Calcutta High Court set aside West Bengal government’s order banning immersion of Durga idol on account of Muharram on Thursday. The court in its order permitted the immersion of idol till 12 am on all days including Muharram. The HC asked the police officials to ensure that the routes[Read More…]
Union home minister, Rajnath Singh, on Thursday came out strongly against Rohingyas, and called them illegal immigrants. He said that it was wrong to call them as ‘refugees’ since they were ‘illegal immigrants’ who haven’t followed the procedure to be given the refugee status. He also said that India wouldn’t[Read More…]
Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is working on the project, Fanney Khan and the film has already attracted attention due to its star cast that includes, Aishwarya, Anil Kapoor, and Rajkummar Rao. The project will also bring together fresh pairing of Aishwarya and Rajkummar. Now, there are reports that Aish[Read More…]
Government’s skill development programme, Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) is struggling to attain the end-results. The records reveal that out of a total 30.67 lakh candidates who had been trained under PMKVY or were being trained, only a tenth (2.9 lakh candidates) had received placement offers. Now, the government[Read More…]
Union finance minister, Arun Jaitley, on Thursday said corruption does not exist in the Centre anymore, while applauding its proactiveness in implementing the GST, crackdown on excessive cash transactions, benami property, shell companies and so on. “Corruption in the central government has become a thing of the past. This is[Read More…]
Actress Priyanka Chopra met Nobel Laureate Malala Yousufzai and seems to be quite impressed by the young lady. Chopra, who is the goodwill ambassador for UNICEF, shared a picture with Yousufzai on Instagram. She also praised her for her efforts in empowering and inspiring young girls. “I could write a[Read More…]
The Rajasthan government is considering creating a portal to help people buy and sell cows online. The portal is likely to come up in six months and will host pictures, yield, the price of cows and contact details of owners. The buyers can get in touch with the sellers directly.[Read More…]