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…]
The Ashok Kumar Roopanwal Commission report, which is related to Rohith Vemula’s death, was made public on Tuesday. The commission, reportedly, claimed that Rohith was not happy with ‘worldly affairs’ and his own problems, which led him to commit suicide. Rohith Vemula was a research scholar in the University of[Read More…]
In a shocking incident, a hospital in Bengaluru denied admission to the family members of a 23-year-old accident victim. The victim’s family alleged that he was not allowed inside Victoria Hospital on Monday for treatment. The patient’s family further added that they were restricted from entering as the guards and[Read More…]
Tripura chief minister, Manik Sarkar, claimed that Doordarshan and All India Radio (AIR) refused to broadcast his Independence Day address unless he reshaped it, according to a report in The Indian Express. The CM’s office in Tripura said, “The Chief Minister clearly stated that he would not change a single[Read More…]
A two-year-old boy was rescued in Andhra Pradesh’s Guntur district was rescued from a well after an 11-hour long operation. Chandrasekhar, who fell in the abandoned borewell around 5 p.m. on Tuesday was brought out alive by the rescue workers around 3 a.m. on Wednesday. The boy was struck at[Read More…]
The family of a 19-year-old girl, who died on Saturday, donated her heart, liver and kidneys on Monday. Pratibha Vijaychand Nishad’s body was found on the tracks between Vile Parle and Santacruz railway stations on Saturday. She was a fashion designing student. “We received information that a girl had been[Read More…]
Those visiting Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) will not have to pay for blood tests, X-rays, ultrasound scans and similar diagnostic procedures in the future. AIIMS, country’s premier state-run Institute, which caters to patients from Delhi and across the country, also plans to do away with admission[Read More…]
Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj, on Tuesday, said that India will grant a medical visa in all the bonafide cases from Pakistan that are pending with the Indian government. This is a shift in India’s position as it had been asking for a recommendation letter from the Pakistani Foreign[Read More…]
The government of Pakistan has begun consultations on nomination of an ad hoc judge for the Kulbhushan Jadhav case being heard at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), local media reported on Tuesday. The move is intended to strengthen Pakistan’s legal team fighting the case at the ICJ. Jadhav was[Read More…]
President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have agreed to improve peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region by establishing a new two-by-two ministerial dialogue, which would elevate their strategic consultations, the White House said on Tuesday. After a conversation with PM Modi on the eve of India’s Independence[Read More…]
A case of rape was registered by the Chandigarh police on Tuesday from a girl who alleged that she was sexually assaulted by a man while returning home from the Independence Day program at her school. The incident happened at the children’s traffic park, located in the heart of the[Read More…]
On India’s 70th Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation from the ramparts of the historic Red Fort. Lauding the government’s efforts to deal with corruption and black money, industry chamber CII on Tuesday called for strengthening policy reforms, including a new industrial policy, creating jobs and empowering[Read More…]
On the occasion of its 71st Independence Day, India on Tuesday gifted 30 ambulances and six buses to Nepalese hospitals, charitable organisations and educational institutions. Manjeev Singh Puri, India’s ambassador to Nepal, handed over the keys of the vehicles to the representatives of these organisations at a function in the[Read More…]
According to the agriculture ministry, as many as 85 lakh milk producing cattle and buffaloes have been hunted and tagged with the 12-digit unique identification (UID) number to provide better health services to animals. This data about productivity and health status of each animal is being uploaded on the Information Network on[Read More…]
With the rise in the death toll of Gorakhpur Tragedy, the Uttar Pradesh government has been targetted by an RSS functionary, who said the Uttar Pradesh government should do “penance” for the deaths. Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) Sanghchalak of the Avadh region, Prabhu Narayan, in a Facebook post has expressed[Read More…]
Former Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi wished India on 71st Independence Day. His wishes came in the form of a tweet and he added the hashtag, #HopeNotOut in his tweet. Happy Independence Day India! No way to change neighbours, let's work towards peace, tolerance and love. Let humanity prevail.# HopeNotOut —[Read More…]
On India’s 70th Independence Day, Bareilly’s Barelvi madrasas openly flouted the Uttar Pradesh government’s order that the national anthem must mandatorily be sung at all such Islamic educational institutions across the state on the occasion of Independence Day. The students at the Manzar-e-Islam – the biggest Barelvi madrasa in the[Read More…]
The people of Choudhipur village in Mailani area, in Lakhimpur Kheri district, refused to celebrate Independence Day as they feel that no development has happened in their village even 70 years after Independence. The village lacks electricity, roads are in terrible shape and most houses don’t have toilets. The village,[Read More…]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, hailed the women fighting the practice of ‘triple talaq’ and said the entire country is with them in their endeavour to get their rights. “I pay my regards to the women who had to lead a pitiable life due to ‘triple talaq’ and have[Read More…]
Landslides and floods have claimed 91 lives in Nepal till now, with 38 people still missing affecting as many as six million people. Nepal Ministry of Home Affairs said 2,847 houses were completely damaged in the disaster, reported India.com. “A committee was formed under the coordination of Home Minister Janardan[Read More…]
As many as 250 members of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), a youth wing of the ruling BJP, were arrested before they could take out a Tiranga (Tricolour) rally through restive Srinagar to mark Independence Day on Tuesday. BJYM national vice-president Ajaz Hussain and senior BJP leader Ashish Sareen[Read More…]
In his speech to the nation on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke about the recent death of nearly 70 children at the BRD Medical College hospital in Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh. He said that the sympathies of the entire nation were with the affected families. Addressing the nation from[Read More…]