67 students, including 16 kids belonging to scheduled caste category, of a government primary school are reportedly not having lunch prepared by a Dalit woman for the mid-day meal since July 2016. The incident came to light after the school headmaster Ramgopal Gupta sent a letter to Jatara Janpad CEO[Read More…]
The government is all set to present the Union and Railway Budgets 2017 on February 1. The Budget is most awaited coming at the back of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s controversial demonetization drive, and is a precursor to five crucial state assembly elections. Budget 2017 will clearly show the government’s[Read More…]
Supreme Court on Monday nominated former CAG Vinod Rai, Ramchandra Guha, Vikram Limaye and former captain of the women’s cricket team Diana Edulji as administrator who will look after the day-to-day functioning of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and ensure the smooth implementation of the Lodha[Read More…]
Releasing Congress’ ‘State of Economy’ report on Monday former PM Manmohan Singh said that the Indian economy is not in good shape. The document was released at a press conference, which was also attended by P Chidambaram and other Congress leaders, a day before the government presents the Economic Survey.[Read More…]
Supreme Court on Monday nominated former CAG Vinod Rai, Ramchandra Guha, Vikram Limaye and former captain of the women’s cricket team Diana Edulji as administrator who will look after the day-to-day functioning of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and ensure the smooth implementation of the Lodha[Read More…]
Karnataka High Court on Monday decided to await the top court verdict on Jallikattu to decide the fate of Kambala. The interim ban on the annual buffalo race would remain for at least another two weeks. “This honourable court will wait for the Supreme Court order on Jallikattu (bull taming[Read More…]
Crowd pelted stones and indulged in arson on Monday at Godadara locality in Surat after the severed head of a calf was found on the road, police told media. “Severed head of a calf was found on the road in Godadara locality on city outskirts today morning following which people[Read More…]
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday alleged that the former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh helped tycoon Vijay Mallya get loans citing letters that have been reported in the media. As per reports, the UPA government facilitated loans to Mr Mallya, who allegedly wrote to Manmohan Singh and former Finance Minister[Read More…]
A study by the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences in Bengaluru revealed that one in 20 Indians suffers from some sort of depression. But, the increase in prescriptions could also be a sign that people are more open than before to seek help for depression and the rising[Read More…]
The theatre society of a women’s college has been moral policed by the Sahitya Kala Parishad (Delhi government’s cultural wing) for performing a play with a number of words which apparently affected the cultural integrity of the society. ‘Lakshya’, a theatre group consisting of students of the Kamala Nehru college’s theatre[Read More…]
Aiming to commemorate Mahatma Gandhi on his death anniversary (January 30), the Gujarat education department asked its teaching and non-teaching staff to wear khadi at least once a week. In this regard, the Gujarat education department, which has over two-and-a-half lakh staff members, has passed a resolution. Ironically, on December[Read More…]