In India, transgenders are unlikely to be spared from the ambit of the law criminalising homosexuality, contrary to the recommendation of a parliamentary panel, reported TOI. Sources said the legality of Section 377 of IPC, which makes homosexuality a crime, is pending before the Supreme Court, a reason why the[Read More…]
While addressing a meeting of opposition leaders, Congress vice-president, Rahul Gandhi, on Thursday hit out at the centre for having failed to fulfil its promises. He said that Prime Minister, Narendra Modi wanted to create a ‘Swachch Bharat’ but people wanted a ‘Sach Bharat’. “Modiji says he wants to create[Read More…]
Activist, Irom Sharmila married her long-time partner, British citizen Desmond Coutinha on Thursday in Tamil Nadu’s Kodaikanal in presence of selected friends. No family members of bride or the groom were present when the couple signed the official documents at the registrar’s office. The couple was in Kodaikanal for the[Read More…]
In a shocking incident, a pregnant woman in Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur city was allegedly asked to leave by the hospital employees in the middle of the night. Following the incident she had to give birth to a baby in an e-rickshaw. Munawar, who was in labour, was admitted to the[Read More…]
Voting was held for seven civic corporations in West Bengal on Sunday. The TMC has won all seven corporations, with a clean sweep on three of them. The municipalities that went to polls on August 13 were Panskura and Haldia in East Midnapore district, Nalhati in Birbhum, Buniadpur in South[Read More…]
The Congress party on Wednesday took a jibe at PM Modi over the figures quoted in his Independence Day speech on demonetization asking him how he knew that Rs 3 lakh crore had come into the banking system when the RBI was still counting seized notes. “The Prime Minister said[Read More…]
From November, Union ministers and senior bureaucrats would be moving around in electric sedans. This comes as India, the world’s third-largest oil guzzler has decided to join the electric vehicle (EV) agreement by floating global bids for 10,000 battery-powered cars along with 4,000 charging stations in the NCR. According to[Read More…]
The BJP government is waiting for the formal announcement of the merger of the two ADMK factions before announcing the much-awaited cabinet expansion. Sources tell NewsCode that BJP will get a greater weightage with this expansion. “This will possibly be the last reshuffle before the next general elections. Political sensitivities for[Read More…]
The leaders of Janata Dal-(United) on Thursday said that Sharad Yadav’s ‘Sanjhi Virasat Bachao’ programme reeks of hypocrisy. JD(U) leader Ajay Alok said, “It feels weird to see that Sharad Yadav’s ethics have taken a 180-degree turn. 30 years ago, he arranged the same meeting against the Congress. Now he[Read More…]
The government has fixed a price range for knee implants, almost 70% lower than current cost surgery. The price will now range from Rs 54,000 to Rs 1.14 lakh. “Government will not remain a mute spectator and will not allow this illegal and unethical profiteering,” Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister Ananth[Read More…]
In a tragedy that killed over 60 children, Baba Raghav Das Medical College Principal, head of the department of anaesthesia and liquid oxygen supply company have been held responsible in a report submitted to the UP CM on Wednesday. The report was submitted by Gorakhpur district magistrate Rejeev Rautela. After[Read More…]
Trinamool Congress (TMC) legislator, Swapan Kumar Betharia was seen beating a vendor during an eviction drive in a short clip that went viral online. The incident happened on Wednesday morning at Purulia’s Kashipur area in West Bengal. However, Swapan Kumar has denied any unlawful activity. When asked, Kumar said that[Read More…]
Law and information and technology minister, Ravi Shankar Prasad has said on Wednesday that the government will take severe action against internet-based social media platforms, if they do not remove links to the deadly, Blue Whale Challenge game. Reportedly, the online game has led children to commit suicide in the[Read More…]
Fans of Ranveer Singh are well aware of his obsession with Nutella and now it has been cleared that Parineeti Chopra is equally mad over it. Now, both the actors have a dream to jump together in a bathtub filled with Nutella, reveals the sexy diva. At Neha Dhupia’s talk[Read More…]
Veteran leader, Shankarsinh Vaghela resigned as a member of Gujarat legislative assembly on Wednesday. He had already revolted against Congress party earlier and resigned from Congress party on July 21. Days after quitting Congress, the former chief minister of Gujarat resigned as the leader of opposition in the state Assembly.[Read More…]
Akshay Kumar’s Toilet Ek Prem Katha has already turned out to be a blockbuster. The film’s trade saw a solid rise on Independence Day and as per trade analyst Taran Adarsh, it gathered Rs 20 crore on Tuesday. This figure takes it total tally to Rs 83.45 crore. Seeing the[Read More…]
People are strongly condemning a BJP councillor after the video of him dumping the Indian national flag on a roadside went viral. In the video, Hasmukh Patel in Vadodara was seen throwing the national flag near a pole. Patel was seen getting inside his XUV car after he threw the tricolour[Read More…]
Reports of people carrying bodies of their loved-ones on their shoulder in lack of ambulance in urban cities are not new let alone rural areas. In such scenario, a 50-year-old, Karimul Haque, also known as the ‘Bike-Ambulance-Dada’ has taken an initiative to save as many lives as possible. Haque operates[Read More…]
The United State Department said in its annual International Religious Freedom Report that India in 2016 has become more religiously intolerant and the state of freedom continues to deteriorate. The report which was released on Tuesday accused Hindu nationalist groups, such as the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and the Vishwa Hindu[Read More…]
About 91% Indian professionals are constantly on the look out for better job opportunities and the most attractive factor for Indian professionals is higher compensation, says study. According to a survey conducted by Linkedin on professionals across the world, it included 539 respondents from India in April 2017. According to[Read More…]
The upcoming film “Babumoshai Bandookbaaz,” starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui has been cleared by the Film Certification Appellate Tribunal (FCAT) with eight “minor and voluntary cuts.” “FCAT clears ‘Babumoshai Bandookbaaz’ with eight minor, voluntary cuts. Despite Pahlaj Nihalani’s last letter to stop it. See you on August 25,” film’s director Kushan Nandy[Read More…]
About 81 lakh Aadhaar numbers has been deactivated by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) so far. Minister of state for electronics and information technology PP Chaudhary told the Rajya Sabha, “Till date, approximately 81 lakh Aadhaar numbers have been deactivated. The state, year, and reason-wise data are not[Read More…]
Madarsas in Uttar Pradesh celebrated 70th Independence Day with traditional zeal on Tuesday, but disregarded controversial diktat issued by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in the state. The government has made it mandatory for all madarsas to observe the national day by hoisting flags and singing the national[Read More…]
The upcoming web series on freedom fighter, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose titled, “Bose-Dead/Alive” is all set to release in next few weeks. Now, filmmaker, Hansal Mehta has revealed that it is not a boring biography. Producer Ekta Kapoor’s ALTBalaji (online video channel) brought together Mehta and his favorite Rajkummar Rao[Read More…]
Nearly 101 Indira Canteens, one of Karnataka Government’s most ambitious projects to serve affordable food to everyone, will roll out on Wednesday. Notably, these canteens will serve breakfast at Rs 5 and lunch and dinner at Rs 10. Congress vice-president, Rahul Gandhi has inaugurated the first canteen in Jayanagar, Bangalore.[Read More…]