The Gujarat chief minister, Vijay Rupani has expressed disapproval over the Election Commission’s decision of disqualifying two rebels Congress MLAs over cross-voting on Wednesday. He said that in the coming days, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will move the court for justice. “Don’t agree with EC’s decision. In coming days[Read More…]
Jharkhand government on Tuesday ordered an enquiry into the horrific incident of a college student being stripped in Dumka district. Chief Minister Raghubar Das asked officials to investigate the incident and take stern action against the culprits, it said. A three-member team will investigate the August 4 incident in which[Read More…]
India, Israel ties have always been warm, especially after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Jerusalem last month. With Israel being India’s top defence equipment suppliers, the total bilateral trade between the two democracies stands at $4.52 billion, according to Indian embassy at Tel Aviv. India and Israel established full[Read More…]
With increasing cases of crimes against women, the West Bengal government has planned to launch a self-defense workshop in undergraduate colleges in Bengal. The project will be a part of the chief minister’s pet girl child welfare project Kanyashree. Every year, a three-week workshop on self-defense techniques will be conducted[Read More…]
Justice Dipak Misra will be the next chief justice of India, after incumbent Jagdish Singh Khehar retires on 27 August. The Law Ministry accepted Khehar’s recommendation on Tuesday evening. Misra will serve as the CJI for 14 months. Justice Dipak Misra to be the next Chief Justice of India (CJI),[Read More…]
After the terrorising stalking case of DJ Varnika in Chandigarh, another such case has emerged in the city of Mumbai. Designer Aditi Nagpaul, in her Facebook post, alleged that she was stalked by a man up to her house at 2 am on 6 August. He also rang her doorbell,[Read More…]
Failing to learn from mistakes, the Bharatiya Janta Party leaders and online warriors have once again called embarrassment upon themselves. Funnily, in less than a day’s span, the party leaders and their supporters posted two misleading pictures online. In the first case, BJP spokesperson and fashion designer Shaina NC and[Read More…]
Senior Congress leader, Ahmed Patel on Tuesday late night has won his Rajya Sabha seat getting himself elected to the Upper House for the sixth time. This came after the Election Commission of India delivered a huge setback to the BJP by declaring the votes of two Congress MLAs, Bhola Bhai[Read More…]
RJD supremo, Lalu Prasad on Tuesday attacked Bihar chief minister, Nitish Kumar for walking out of the grand alliance government, saying the JD(U) leader has committed a “political suicide” by joining hands with the BJP. “No party in the country would any longer trust Nitish Kumar…he is politically finished now.[Read More…]
Various parts of Lucknow have been hit by the deadly swine flu and with six fresh cases this week, making it a total of 135 cases. Lucknow accounts for over 40 percent of the 313 cases in the state. “Twenty-six samples were submitted on Saturday to KGMU’s lab. The report[Read More…]
The Apex Court on Monday admitted a plea that challenges the legality of Article 370. The plea challenges the special status granted to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 of the Constitution. The plea says that Article 370 has lapsed and urged that the separate constitution of Jammu and Kashmir[Read More…]
The most common thing that can be found on social media these days is trolling. And it becomes news when a famous personality is involved. And this time, once again it is former Indian all-rounder, Irfan Pathan. Pathan was trolled again after he shared a picture of himself tying a[Read More…]
Minister of state for home, Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday informed the Lok Sabha that the government has received no proposal to declare the cow as national animal. “No such proposal or demand has been received in the Ministry of Home Affairs,” Minister of state for home, Kiren Rijiju said in[Read More…]
The government of Odisha has decided to provide lands to those dwelling in the slums in municipalities and Notified Area Councils (NACs) of the state. A decision in this regard was taken at the state Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, on Tuesday. Slum dwellers living in municipal[Read More…]
The Congress party backed by TMC and JD(U), on Tuesday forced four adjournments of the proceedings in the Rajya Sabha over what it called as “biggest scam of this century” in the printing of two different kinds of 500 and 1000 rupee notes. Opposition Congress members thronged into the well[Read More…]
A fresh arrest warrant has been issued against actress Rakhi Sawant after she failed to appear in court on Tuesday in a case linked to the “objectionable” remarks against sage Valmiki, the author of Ramayana. The Punjab court rejected an anticipatory bail plea of the actress. The Rakhi’s lawyer has[Read More…]
Mumbai is soon to witness the ‘biggest’ silent rally on Wednesday after the first march in Aurangabad by the Maratha Kranti Morcha which was followed by other cities across Maharashtra. According to the organisers of the march, this silent protest is a peaceful way demanding reservation in jobs and educational[Read More…]
Responding to allegations by the Congress leaders that Rahul Gandhi could have been killed in Gujarat where stones were pelted on his car last week, Home Minister, Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said that Congress vice-president had violated the security protocol during his visit. “Rahul Gandhi is under SPG protection. The[Read More…]
After facing severe criticism over the probe into the alleged stalking of an IAS officer’s daughter in Chandigarh by Haryana BJP chief Subhash Barala’s son Vikas Barala, the Chandigarh police late on Monday night have said that they have obtained the CCTV footage that shows the “victim being chased by[Read More…]
In a significant decision, Supreme Court on Tuesday has rejected petition to make yoga compulsory in schools from class 1 to 8 across the country. Prime Minister, Narendra Modi led NDA government is putting all effort to promote yoga all over the world. Dismissing the plea, SC said that the[Read More…]
Rebel leader Shankersinh Vaghela on Tuesday twisted the knife by commenting he hadn’t voted for Ahmed Patel in the Rajya Sabha election. “When Congress is not winning, what was the point in voting for Ahmed Patel? I haven’t voted for Ahmed Patel,” quoted ANI. Jab Cong jeetne waali hai hi[Read More…]
A case has been registered against unidentified members of CRPF after it was said that some school girls were inappropriately touched during a cultural event held ahead of Raksha Bandhan in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district. A case was registered under section 354 IPC and POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses[Read More…]
The government has deactivated or deleted nearly 11.4 lakh income tax permanent account numbers (PAN) as individuals were found to have more than one PAN. As per the law, an individual can have only one PAN. The government has over the years sought to get rid of duplicate PANs. Consequently,[Read More…]
As many as 37 lakh children of more over 49,000 government schools in Rajasthan may soon be denied midday meals as they are yet to get Aadhaar numbers. According to a letter from the HRD ministry to the Rajasthan chief secretary, 42% students in the state have enrolled for Aadhaar;[Read More…]
According to the tax department, the number of I-T returns filed for the 2016-17 year grew by 25% to 2.82 crores, as increased number of individuals filed their tax returns post demonetization. The growth in ITRs filed by Individuals is 25.3% with over 2.79 crore returns having been received up[Read More…]