The maiden session of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly started on a stormy note where the Opposition MLAs raised slogans against the newly elected Yogi Adityanath government in the state and threw paper balls at the podium. When UP governor Mr. Ram Naik went to the podium for his customary address,[Read More…]
On Monday, the Apex Court said that due to the scarcity of time, it only will hear the issue of Triple Talaq at present. It added that it will keep issues of nikah halala and polygamy pending for now; though the Centre on Monday requested deliberations on the later two[Read More…]
A case of internal conflict inside Gujarat BJP has come to light when a BJP leader has slapped another leader from the party itself alleging that they lost Botad Marketing Yard due to former minister, Saurabh Patel. Bhikha Bhai, the chairman of marketing yard of Botad district in Gujarat was[Read More…]
The Congress and Samajwadi Party has slammed Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath saying that ‘removing air-conditioner and sofas from slain BSF jawan’s house after CM’s visit was a ‘mockery and disrespect’ of the soldier. “This is disrespect to the slain jawan. What the administration has done is not right.[Read More…]
After multiple rounds of talks between the government and transport trade unions failed to resolve some of the crucial demands of workers, Tamil Nadu is all set to go on a public transport strike. The state transport corporation workers to launch an indefinite strike from Monday. Thousands of workers from[Read More…]
On Sunday, BJP demanded Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s resignation, calling him “Mr Corrupt” after sacked Minister Kapil Mishra alleged “massive” financial irregularities in the AAP’s funding. Additionally, BJP national spokesperson Meenakshi Lekhi also rejected the Aam Aadmi Party’s claim that Mishra was acting at its behest. She added that[Read More…]
On Monday, PM Modi will reveal a guide map for steps to be taken for the conservation of the Narmada river in Madhya Pradesh. The event which will be held at Anooppur district, where the river originates is called Amarkantak and will mark the conclusion of ‘Namami Devi Narmade Sewa[Read More…]
Lashkar-e-Taiba chief Hafiz Saeed and his four aides have been detained by Pakistan for “spreading terrorism in the name of jihad”. Home Ministry of Pakistan has levelled charges against him and produced him before a judicial review board which was headed by Pakistan Supreme Court judge Ejaz Afzal Khan. As[Read More…]
Maoist leader Kundan Pahan on Sunday surrendered before police at Ranchi. Pahan, who has 128 murder case including that of a police officer was also carrying a reward of 15 lakhs on his head. Pahan is accused of killing special branch inspector Francis Indwar in 2008 and loot of a[Read More…]
In Chandigarh, a number of HIV-positive women have given birth to healthy babies in a government-run hospital, a state health official has said. A multi-medicine treatment process has worked on as many as 213 women as they yielded better results having given birth to healthy babies. “The health department is[Read More…]
In Thiruvananthapuram, lakhs of bricks used by women to perform rituals for the Attukal Pongala, will be re-used to construct houses for the poor. Attukal Pongala is the most important festival of Attukal Bhagavathy Temple. The offering of Pongala is a very special temple practice in the southern part of[Read More…]
According to data made available by IITs to the human resource development (HRD) ministry, one out of three IITians graduating this year either didn’t find a suitable job or couldn’t get a suitable job through college placement. Clearly pointing at the trend of unemployment, only 66% student who appeared for[Read More…]
In order to ensure security, the IT department has launched an online facility to correct errors in names and other details in permanent account number (PAN) and Aadhaar document. Additionally, to make the process of Aadhaar linking hassle-free, the department has also put two separate hyperlinks on its e-filing website.[Read More…]
A Delhi Court said that token sentences, in the case of sexual abuse is not fit as a punishment, even if the accused is an aged person. While dealing with a case of a six-year-old girl, who was molested by her 61-year-old neighbour, the court said that old age is[Read More…]
On May 26, Prime minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate India’s longest river bridge in Assam. The bridge, 9.15 KM long, will be capable of withstanding the weight of a 60-tonne battle tank. Dhola-Sadiya bridge is over the Brahmaputra river and is 3.55 km longer than the Bandra-Worli sea link in[Read More…]
Former Water Resources Minister Kapil Mishra on Sunday slammed new allegations against Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal. He claimed that the party concealed the total money it received as donation. He also added that the party used fictitious donor names and shell companies to launder black money. However, Mishra also said[Read More…]
Congress leader Anand Sharma’s book on former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi called India’s Indira was released in the capital on Saturday. The event saw the presence of the country’s top leaders including President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice President Hamid Ansari, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi among[Read More…]
It is not every day that we see our politicians talk about their personal lives, leave alone open up about the kind of bond they share with their loved ones. Taking it as a challenge, on the occasion of Mother’s day, Newsd made some of our politicians talk about their mothers. Initially,[Read More…]
Having always thought of myself as a ‘daddy’s girl’, I began to realise my mother’s impact on my personality once I reached my early twenties. Having come out of the turbulent adolescent years when nothing she said seemed right, her advice and views slowly started making sense. The penultimate realisation[Read More…]
While it is a tough task for stepmoms to get along with their step-kids with an ease, here are few celebs and their super cool stepmoms who have been setting examples. This Mother’s Day, we raise a hat tip to these beautiful maternal bonds which are in no way less[Read More…]
Post the demonetisation move that came with its fair set of pros and cons, the market is back to running on currency notes now. But only 75 per cent of the currency is back in circulation, as per a recent statistical data released by the Reserve Bank of India( RBI).[Read More…]
Two persons were killed and three were injured when Pakistani army fired mortar bombs along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu & Kashmir on Saturday. This is the third ceasefire violation by Pakistan along the Indo- Pak border in the past few days. A woman had[Read More…]