The Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)) on Saturday said that senior party leader Sharad Yadav was replaced by Ram Chander Singh in the Rajya Sabha because of his anti-party activities. “This was important and was done owing to Sharad Yadav’s anti-party activities”, MP Vashistha Narayan Singh said, as quoted by ANI.[Read More…]
Just a day after many died in the Gorakhpur’s state-run Baba Raghav Das Medical College’s massacre due to lack of oxygen, on Saturday started Indian cricketer Virendra Sehwag got trolled on Twitter for not holding the current Uttar Pradesh government responsible for the death of victims. According to reports, the[Read More…]
The tragic death of over 60 children in Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur has been termed as a ‘massacre’ by Nobel laureate and child’s rights activist, Kailash Satyarthi. The social worker also appealed to the Uttar Pradesh chief minister, Yogi Adityanath to fix the corrupt medical system of the state. 30 kids[Read More…]
Minister for medical education, Ashutosh Tandon has said that Baba Raghav Das Medical College (BRD) principal was suspended with an immediate effect on Saturday after 63 kids were killed due to shortage of oxygen. “BRD medical college principal has been suspended with immediate effect for the negligent behaviour,” Tandon was[Read More…]
With rising tension in Bihar politics, senior Janata Dal (United) leader Sharad Yadav hit out at party president and Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday, saying the party is not Kumar’s alone but belonged to him too. “JD-U sirf Nitish Kumar ki hi party nahi hai, yeh meri bhi[Read More…]
The key accused in Chandigarh stalking case, Vikas Barala, son of Bharatiya Janata Party’s Haryana unit president and his friend Ashish Kumar were sent to judicial custody till August 25 on Saturday. Barala and Kumar were arrested on charges of stalking and harassing Varnika Kundu, daughter of an IAS officer[Read More…]
Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar, whose new film Toilet: Ek Prem Katha is based on the importance of building toilets, says children are most affected owing to open defecation. “Kids are the ones who are most affected due to open defecation as they are so vulnerable to diseases. Through my movie,[Read More…]
BJP president, Amit Shah has invited Bihar chief minister and JD(U) president, Nitish Kumar to join the ruling NDA. Recently, the latter’s alliance with the saffron party in Bihar to form a new government. “I met JD(U) president Nitish Kumar at my residence yesterday (Friday). I invited JD(U) to join[Read More…]
The Jharkhand government on Friday banned Sahitya Akademi award winning writer Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar’s book, The Adivasi Will Not Dance, alleging that it hurt the dignity of women of the Santhal tribe. The matter was tossed in the Jharkhand Assembly by Opposition leader Sita Soren. The Santhal legislator said the[Read More…]
After the tragic incident in which 63 children were killed in Gorakhpur’s BRD Hospital in past five days due to the shortage of oxygen, several political leaders have reacted and even went on to demand the resignation of chief minister, Yogi Adityanath. The incident happened in a case of negligence[Read More…]
A top ten global social CIO, strategist, advisor, speaker, Cyber Security expert, data scientist, Gaurav Pradhan is a living example of how one can achieve anything if one has a will. From a fashion enthusiast to establishing his name as a brand, there is no boundary for Pradhan. This fan[Read More…]
Veteran journalist and Times Now’s managing editor, Navika Kumar has landed herself in a big trouble Friday night during a Newshour debate. The TV journalist has been condemned on social media after she made some ‘insensitive’ remark during a debate on Vande Mataram on late Friday evening. The journalist has[Read More…]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is an active social media user and employs the same for reaching out to as many as over 32 million followers on Twitter. His tweets come in too quickly whenever something new happens. However, his active participation on Twitter was questioned by Twitterati, when he failed[Read More…]
To mark the celebration of the Indian Independence Day, the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government has directed all madrassas (Islamic schools) to sing Vande Mataram and videograph the event. Ironically, the minister who had directed this order failed to sing a single line of the national song himself. In an[Read More…]
Suspended Janata Dal (United) leader Ali Anwar on Saturday said that history will not forgive Bihar chief minister, Nitish Kumar for going against the mandate of the people of Bihar, which was in favour of the mahagathbandhan. He also accused Nitish of sacrificing the country for saving his government. “You[Read More…]
The former IPL chief, Lalit Modi resigned as the president of the Nagaur district cricket association in Rajasthan on late Friday night. He put out a three-page letter calling for the Rajasthan cricket association to be made ‘best again’. “I feel that the time is now ripe to pass on[Read More…]
Bollywood lyricist-screenwriter and a noted ad guru, Prasoon Joshi replaced Pahlaj Nihalani as CBFC chairperson on late Friday evening. The government issued a notification appointing Prasoon Joshi as CBFC chief. The notification read, “In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Cinematograph Act, 1952 (37[Read More…]
Pahlaj Nihalani was sacked from the post of Central Board of Film Certification chairman on Friday. “Yes, it is correct. Pahlaj Nihalani had to resign from his chairmanship. Recently there was a lot of friction in the working of the CBFC,” CBFC member and filmmaker Ashok Pandit told indianexpress.com. Nihalani’s[Read More…]
In a terrible incident, nearly 30 children died at Gorakhpur’s BRD Hospital within 48 hours. The incident happened in a case of negligence on part of the hospital to ensure smooth supply of oxygen for the patients. As per the sources, the deaths were caused by the agency responsible for[Read More…]
The Madras High Court asked the government to clarify the current regulatory mechanism governing contents aired by television channels. The bench comprising chief justice, Indira Banerjee and justice, M Sunder gave this direction to assistant solicitor general, Su Srinivasan. Srinivasan appeared for the Centre during the hearing of a PIL[Read More…]
Amid the debate over the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, chief minister, Mehbooba Mufti met Prime Minister, Narendra Modi in Delhi on Thursday. A three-judge Supreme Court bench is currently hearing a petition against Article 35-A provision. Article 35-A sanctions the Jammu and Kashmir legislature to define the state’s[Read More…]
A day after speculations that JD(U) might expel its president, Nitish Kumar from the party, Kumar on Friday has said that Sharad Yadav can take a walk. “He is free to go where he wants,” said Bihar chief minister. Kumar was in Delhi today to meet Prime Minister, Narendra Modi[Read More…]
Defence Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday claimed that Indian armed forces are prepared to face any eventuality. “Our defence forces are ready to take on any eventuality,” he said without making any specific references. Notably, responding to reports of troop movements in Tibet by China amid the on-going Doklam standoff[Read More…]
Yogi Adityanath government has asked madrasas affiliated to Uttar Pradesh Madarsa Shiksha Parishad to pay tribute to freedom fighters and organise cultural programmes on 15 August. Besides, the circular issued by UP Madarsa Shiksha Parishad has also asked to shot videos of the programmes. Currently, around 8,000 madrasas in UP[Read More…]
To secure discipline amongst the teaching staff, the government higher education department has issued directions to all the schools to ensure that educators dress up formally at the workplace. As per the notification, the school management is strictly directed to implement the dress code for teachers. On failing to maintain[Read More…]