On Monday, BJP president Amit Shah constituted a three-member committee, which will reach out to the other political parties for a consensus over the alliance’s candidate for the upcoming presidential polls. The three members include Union Ministers Rajnath Singh, Arun Jaitley and M. Venkaiah Naidu. The last date for nominations[Read More…]
Where Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has made a record in catching those who take a bribe, it is simultaneously failing in providing punishments to the same during trials. In 2016, ACB made a record while registering 84 number of cases of people taking a bribe. Whereas in 2017, it made another[Read More…]
On Monday, the Supreme Court allowed the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to declare the NEET results of 2017. The court stayed the order of a Madras High Court, which had put a hold on the declaration of results. On June 9, the CBSE had moved the apex court[Read More…]
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh, speaking at a symposium on ‘Kabir Sahitya me Samrasta aur Sanchaar’ on Sunday said that the teachings of Sant Kabir should be taught to those who raise “anti-national” slogans. He added that programmes on the poet should be organised at the Jawaharlal Nehru University. The[Read More…]
Hard work finally paid off! A samosa seller’s son from Kukatpally Housing Board area in Hyderabad secured 64th rank in this year’s Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced. The results were announced on Sunday. V Mohan Abhyas, 17, not only secured a good rank in JEE advanced but also bagged all-India sixth[Read More…]
The official trailer of the satirical comedy movie, “Toliet: Ek Prem Katha” has finally been released. The movies portray Akshay Kumar (Keshav) as a village bumpkin who gets married to fiery Bhumi Pednekar (Jaya). Inspired by Narendra Modi’s Swachh Bharat Campaign, the movie underscores the importance of sanitation as its major[Read More…]
In an attempt to alter the stereotypes of the society, on Sunday, the Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) said that it had appointed a transgender as a social development officer. Sadhana Kinnar, originally known as Sadhana Mishra, hails from Keonjhar town and holds an MA degree in Social Work[Read More…]
Updates, criticism of Arundhati Roy’s new book, The Ministry of Utmost Happiness has been floating through everyone’s’ social media feeds. The book which she took two decades to write, more than explains her life as a political activist- protesting against ecological depredations, on behalf of Kashmir independence and against Hindu[Read More…]
After the 16th GST Council meet, Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley announced the revised rates of 66 items as against representations received for 133 items. After a press meet, Arun Jaitley addressed to the media and said that the new revisions have been made after getting feedback from the industry players. He[Read More…]
After 15 hours of fasting, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan ended his “peace fast” on Sunday assuring the farmers that their demands will be considered and acted upon. Last night, the families of four of the 6 farmers, who were killed in the police firing in Mandsaur, met[Read More…]
In a statement that could strike political controversy, Shiv Sena Goa unit president Shivprasad Joshi said many people in neighbouring Karnataka cannot sing the national anthem. “People in Goa are patriots. I know many students who can sing complete Vande Mataram unlike Karnataka where many people do not even know[Read More…]
Poes Garden witnessed a high drama on Sunday morning when Late Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa’s niece Deepa Jayakumar, tried to enter her aunt’s bungalow and was allegedly stopped by Dinakaran’s supporters. She alleged that the ruling AIADMK Deputy General Secretary, T T V Dhinakaran’s supporters restricted her from entering her aunt’s[Read More…]
While Mumbai has got the dubious distinction of the city with maximum road accidents in the country, Bloomberg Philanthropies, a US-based non-governmental organisation founded by Michael Bloomberg, has selected Mumbai among ten cities in the world to be a part of its initiative on global road safety programme. Significantly, Mumbai[Read More…]
Soon after the success of One Rupee Clinics at several railway stations, patients can now avail themselves of the same benefits at primary health centres (PHCs) in association with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. As per mid-day reports, Dr Rahul Ghule, the former medical officer at Arthur Road Jail, who took[Read More…]
Farmers’ protest which was till now confined to Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh will now take a nationwide turn with 62 farmers’ organisations to hold a nationwide protest from Sunday. The action was decided in a meeting held in Delhi a day before. It is scheduled that from June 11 until[Read More…]
In a recent development, the Haryana Chapter of Forum for Awareness of National Security (FANS) will organise campaigns in the universities to raise awareness on national security issues among the youth. A meeting was held, in which it was decided to organise campaigns keeping in mind the current situation. Read[Read More…]
Over 450 retail and wholesale cloth merchants in Haryana are against the GST proposed on clothes by the government. According to the merchants, the new tax slab on clothes will escalate the cost of clothes for customers and they fear a slowdown in the cloth trade after the imposition of[Read More…]
On the second day of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s fast, he swore to solve farmers’ problems. And he also ensured that he would take stern actions against the culprits. Last night, the families of four of the 6 farmers, who were killed in the police firing in[Read More…]
On the International Yoga Day celebrations in Lucknow, PM Modi will be performing asanas. And over 300 Muslim men and women under the banner of the Muslim Rashtriya Manch will be among the 55,000 participants at the Ramabai Ambedkar Maidan. “More than 1,000 Muslims had contacted us about participating in[Read More…]
On Saturday, the security at Kerala House on Jantar Mantar road in New Delhi was beefed up following reports of a political party, allegedly, planning a ‘beef festival’ in the evening. The Delhi Police received an information from Kerala House officials about the matter and security was stepped up as[Read More…]
On Saturday, NCP chief Sharad Pawar lashed out at the BJP-led government, saying politics in the country has come to an “unwelcome situation” and there is dissatisfaction among people. “The Modi government has copied many of the UPA’s schemes like Aadhaar, National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), Direct Cash Transfer[Read More…]
In a shocking incident, two persons in Hyderabad were arrested with over 40KGs of marijuana. On Friday, prohibition and excise personnel and seized 42 kg of marijuana that they were ferrying concealed in bags of tamarind. As per reports, Sunil Singh (23), a resident of Gangabowli in Upper Dhoolpet and[Read More…]
On Saturday, Congress asked for the imposition of President’s Rule in Madhya Pradesh, saying Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has no right to continue as he is evading from his constitutional duties. Lashing at the state government, Opposition in MP Assembly Ajay Singh, said that instead of consoling the families[Read More…]
On Saturday, India’s favourite Yoga Guru, Baba Ramdev, said that India should immediately reclaim Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK), calling it the root of all the problems originating from Pakistan. He further added that India should destroy all terrorists camps operating from PoK. “All the problems emanating from Pakistan is because[Read More…]
