The Supreme Court on Thursday will pronounce its verdict in the Bihar topper scam case. The matter is itemized in court 11 as item no. 1A. Earlier last month, the Patna High Court provided conditional bail to Bihar topper scam key player Bachcha Rai. He received bail after not being[Read More…]
Actress Sonali Bendre Behl shared three principles of parenting that will help one strike a balance between tradition and modernity. Speaking at the Dehradun Community Literature Festival (DCLF) she said that her 11-year old son has been her source of inspiration. Newsd is the digital media partner for DCLF which[Read More…]
A campaign which asks government to make sanitary napkins tax-free has been trending on Twitter. SheSays, a non-profitorganisation, started the campaign with #LahukaLagaan. The campaign urges finance minister Arun Jaitley to exempt the tax on sanitary napkins by making it a non-luxury item under the GST. Legal representations have been[Read More…]
Following the Opposition’s protest over alleged EVM tampering,the Union Cabinet on Wednesday cleared the Election Commission (EC) proposal to buy new Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT)-enabled EVM machines. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced that the Centre will allot Rs 3174 crores for 16 lakh odd machines to BEL ECIL,[Read More…]
The National Green Tribunal on Wednesday directed an immediate and complete closure of all industries around Bengaluru’s Bellandur Lake where a mound of garbage was set on fire in February 2017. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar also banned dumping of any kind of municipal solid waste[Read More…]
Union Cabinet on Wednesday decided to ban the use of red beacons atop vehicles of officials and dignitaries, including the Prime Minister. President, Vice President and Chief Justice of India are exempted from the rule. The decision comes into effect from May 1, 2017. “Red beacon to be removed from[Read More…]
In a shocking development, the popular online domestic help platform BookMyBai has decided not to offer services to Bollywood celebrities. The platform that assists people to find domestic help, has alleged that celebs do not treat their help correctly and, most of the staff have complained of ‘horrendous experiences’. Thus,[Read More…]
Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday criticised the BJP government for having the ‘worst operating ratio’ of Railways in the last fiscal year. Taking a jibe at the BJP government; he tweeted, “Railways worst operating ratio in 2016-17. Previous worst in 2000-01. Both under BJP governments! Despite well-meaning minister.[Read More…]