Former IPS officer DG Vanzara, a prime accused in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh encounter case, held a road show from Jagannath Temple at Jamalpur to Tagore Hall at Paldi in Ahmedabad. While addressing the gathering, Vanzara reiterated his stand that he has been claiming since he was released from jail. The[Read More…]
The opposition parties led by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhaghan (DMK) will be observing a state-wide shutdown in favor of drought-hit farmers on Tuesday. The DMK, the Congress, horde of trade unions, farmer bodies and even the film community have pledged support to the shutdown. But the E Palaniswamy government said[Read More…]
At least 25 paramilitary personnel were killed and six others were injured in Chhattisgarh’s south Sukma region on Monday by the suspected maoist militants. The attack was possibly to prevent a crucial road link the government thinks would break the support of the insurgent group. The attack happened between the[Read More…]
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday took a jibe at DMK leader MK Stalin for accusing the Centre of imposing Hindi on citizens. BJP leader S Prakash said that Stalin is subtly playing an ‘anti-Hindi’ game in Tamil Nadu politics to be relevant. He added that he is trying[Read More…]
As religious discrimination continues to grow within a secular country like India, another shocking incident resurfaced in this context last week. In Delhi metro, a group of youth not only denied a Muslim old man a seat but also abused him for the way he looked. This incident happened in[Read More…]
Condemning Monday night’s violence on CRPF personnel in Chhattisgarh, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday questioned the West Bengal administration for not taking firm decisions concerning the increasing ‘Maoist activities’ in one of Bengals’ top educational institution: Jadavpur university. BJP national secretary Rahul Sinha said, “The government should take[Read More…]
Central government told Delhi High Court on Monday that Aadhaar was made mandatory to ensure the poor get subsidised foodgrains under the public distribution system (PDS). “Aadhaar is mandatory for PDS, as this system is mostly misused in our country. The subsidised foodgrains were not reaching the poor. Someone else[Read More…]
Delhi University has included Chetan Bhagat’s novel ‘Five Point Someone’ as part of the English literature syllabus from the next academic year. Bhagat’s novel is part of the Popular Fiction paper in the General Elective, which is offered to second-year undergraduate students under the Choice-Based Credit System (CBCS). Louisa M[Read More…]
Delhi Police on Monday arrested Shashank Sharma, a resident of Rohini in New Delhi, in connection with the assault on three youth who were transporting cattle. Sharma has claimed to be a member of People For Animals, an NGO chaired by BJP leader and Union Minister Maneka Gandhi. On Saturday[Read More…]
After being shot by suspected terrorists at south Kashmir’s Pinglan area of Pulwama district, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) district President for Pulwama Abdul Gani Dar has succumbed to his injuries. Reportedly, Gani was shot in the chest. “Gani was heading towards Srinagar when suspected terrorists opened fire on him between[Read More…]
While the debate over cow vigilantism intensifies after repeated instances of violence across the country, the Centre has now decided to create Aadhaar-like UID for approximately 47 million indigenous and crossbred cows across the country. The Centre has made this proposal to the Supreme Court, said reports on Monday. The[Read More…]