Ironically, the highlight of Rahul Gandhi’s “khaat sabha” in Deoria Uttar Pradesh were the khatiyas or cots that garnered more attention than Congress Vice President. The moment his meeting with the farmers ended, locals were seen walking away with the brand new cots that had been laid out by his party. About[Read More…]
In a temporary reprieve to realtor giant Unitech over delayed residential projects, the Delhi high court on Friday said the civil proceedings against the company directors can be put in abeyance for the time being. “The proceedings seeking execution of decrees passed against the company are civil in nature and,[Read More…]
As India witnesses the political awakening and increased participation of youth in policy making, change is just a stone’s throw away. Be it the debate around ‘nationalism’ and its definition or the diminishing boundaries of gender and its fluidity, the youth of India is questioning social setups and traditional values.[Read More…]
Karnataka is witnessing protests and standstill after the Supreme Court Cauvery verdict, as pro-Kannada organisations and farmer unions have called for Karnataka bandh on Friday, September 9. The Karnataka government has received a directive from the Supreme Court to release Cauvery water into Tamil Nadu. Activist, Vatal Nagaraj said, “The water situation[Read More…]
A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s veiled jibe, Pakistan on Tuesday accused India of “promoting terror” in what is seen as a counter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s veiled attack on Islamabad’s role in spreading terror in South Asia. The Pakistan Foreign Office told CNN-News18 that the “confession” of[Read More…]
According to latest updates, Pakistan’s troops have violated ceasefire along the Line of Control in Shahpur sector of Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday. The troops fired mortar shells along the border and no injuries or casualties have been reported so far. A News 18 report says that[Read More…]
President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday supported PM Modi’s idea of conducting simultaneous elections to Parliament and state Assemblies. He said, “all participants of the political spectrum” can brainstorm on how to tackle this issue.” This idea was first given by PM who raised the issue of continuous elections on different[Read More…]
In a brutal act, a woman was allegedly gangraped and strangled to death in front of her husband who was stabbed by a group of men at Kasganj in Aligarh district on Sunday. The couple was returning home in a cycle after a holy dip in the river Ganges. They[Read More…]
Speaking at the G 20 summit which is being held in Hangzhou, China, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said terrorism was being spread by a single South Asian country. PM Modi in the final session of the G 20 said, “Growing forces of violence and terror pose a fundamental challenge. There[Read More…]
Google’s doodle for Teacher’s Day 2016 is a teacher teaching her students as they walk. Standard? Well, Google doesn’t do standard. The teacher and her cute little students are pencils! Teacher’s Day is celebrated in India annually on September 5, honouring the birthday of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, the second president[Read More…]
The Supreme Court directed the Karnataka government on Monday to release 15,000 cusec of Cauvery river water to Tamil Nadu for next 10 days to meet the demand of the summer crop in the state. The bench of Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Uday Umesh Lalit, asked the Supervisory Committee[Read More…]
Mother Teresa, the nun whose work with the dying and destitute of Kolkata made her a global icon of Christian charity, was made a saint on Sunday. “For the honour of the Blessed Trinity… we declare and define Blessed Teresa of Calcutta (Kolkata) to be a Saint and we enroll[Read More…]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday made it clear that effective financial governance requires “full commitment” to act against the corrupt and elimination of “safe havens” for economic offenders as he called on G20 members to break down the web of excessive banking secrecy. In his intervention on the second[Read More…]
Japan has reaffirmed its support for India’s Nuclear Suppliers Group membership. In the first official comment after China’s opposition sealed India’s fate at NSG group, Japan said that India’s presence in NSG will help promote non-proliferation. According to a TOI report, as China refuses to let go of its opposition to[Read More…]
After the arrest of AAP minister Sandeep Kumar, a party MLA worried about “debauchery” in the party has embarked on a “fact finding mission” to Punjab. Bijwasan MLA Devinder Sehrawat has written to Arvind Kejriwal, saying he had heard about senior partymen in Delhi and Punjab exploiting women. He said in his letter, “I saw disturbing[Read More…]
In the presence of thousands of followers, late Mother Teresa was canonised sainthood by Pope Francis at St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican city on Sunday. On the eve of her 19th death anniversary, Mother Teresa has been declared a saint as she is believed to have cured many people. Born in 1910 to[Read More…]
A body of photojournalists has alleged that some of its members were manhandled by policemen in Srinagar. The photojournalists said that they showed the police curfew passes, but policemen declined to acknowledge them. They alleged that over a dozen photojournalists were assaulted while they were discharging professional duties in the[Read More…]
A middle-aged man allegedly beat his 70-year-old mother to death after she refused to give him money for buying alcohol in Baran district of Rajasthan, police said on Saturday. The incident took place at Saimera village in Shahabad area of the district on Friday evening. The man, Murari Sahariya, returned[Read More…]
In a shocking revelation, Justice J Chelameswar has ripped into the Chief Justice of India headed collegium and has called it, “most opaque.” A letter written by the fifth most senior judge has called for recording the minutes of confidential meetings held to discuss appointments and transfers of judges. As reported[Read More…]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc for one-to-one talks ahead of delegation-level talks. India and Vietnam sign 12 agreements for cooperation in areas, including defence and IT, to boost bilateral ties. Modi said that India will provide $500 million credit line for Vietnam[Read More…]
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday suspended primary membership of sacked minister Sandeep Kumar in connection with the “objectionable” CD episode, sources said. Kumar, who held the Women and Child Welfare and Social Welfare portfolios, was sacked from the council of ministers by Kejriwal after he received a nine-minute-long[Read More…]
Asserting that “Personal laws of a community cannot be rewritten in the name of social reform,” the All India Muslim Personal Law Board defended the validity of triple talaq before the Supreme Court. Some of the arguments presented by the board drew a lot of flak as it said that[Read More…]
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday conducted searches on the premises of former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and his associates in connection with alleged irregularities in the acquisition of land in Gurgaon district. In raids in 20 locations across Delhi, Chandigarh, Rohtak and Gurugram, the CBI[Read More…]
Arunachal Pradesh governor Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa has been asked to step down on “health grounds.” According to Indian Express report, this movement comes weeks after the apex court restored the Congress government in the hill state and rapped the central government for “humiliating the elected government of the day.” The[Read More…]
Speaking about the ongoing probe against Karti Chidambaram’s ‘alleged’ financial irregularities in Aircel-Maxis scam, P Chidambaram has said that the recent “summon against his son Karti Chidambaram is vague and unclear.” He said, “A canard is being spread that my son, Mr Karti Chidambaram, has refused to appear before the[Read More…]
