The Supreme Court on Monday asked the central government to appoint Director General in the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) within a week. A bench headed by Chief Justice JS Khehar also directed the Centre to appoint the members of the human rights body within a month, Deccan Chronicle reported.[Read More…]
After police crackdown on peaceful pro-jallikattu protest at Marina beach, Tamil Nadu main opposition party DMK staged a walkout in the state Assembly on Monday. DMK working president and opposition leader MK Stalin criticised the police action on protesters at Marina beach demanding a permanent solution for holding the bull[Read More…]
Hours after the Congress sealed a pre-poll deal with Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh, the former on Sunday released its first list of 43 candidates for the UP Assembly elections. The list include, former Union minister Jitin Prasad and controversial leader Imran Masood. Masood, who is well-known for his hate speech[Read More…]
As Indian economy struggles with low consumer rate post demonetisation, PM Modi is expected to lower taxes in the Feb. 1 budget to spur consumption. The risk is that a cut in tax will rob Modi of a short-term revenue rush, which his administration had been endorse as proof of[Read More…]
The police in Chennai started evicting pro-jallkattu protesters on Marina Beach on Monday morning who refused to vacate the protest ground even after a frequent request by the cops. The police requested protesters to leave the place as “their purpose has been fully achieved.” However, the outrageous protestors set Ice House[Read More…]
In order to encourage digital transaction, Indian government is now pushing to popularise Aadhaar Pay which ensures financial transactions by just using fingerprint. The officals confirm that this sort of transaction is secure and there is barely any loops of misuse. This service is exclusively to cater the rural population of India.[Read More…]
The incident of rail derailments have become quite common these days with the latest case of Hirakhand Express derailment that comes in close chain to at least four similar train accidents across the country in the recent past. Just a week ago, a goods train derailed at Wihirgaon station on[Read More…]
There are only two Wildlife officers at play taking care of the flora and fauna of the National Capital. And one of them is perpetually on duty at district courts, Delhi High Court and the National Green Tribunal. Despite ragging pollution, Delhi is home to huge forest reserves that few[Read More…]
Two passengers Vijay Kumar Natvarlal Rupapara and Manish Kumar Mansukhlal Khambani holding Indian passports on their departure to Lubumbashi via Addis Ababa by Ethiopian Air flight no. ET 641 were stopped at the airport. The passengers were allegedly attempting to export 5869 pouches and 900 tins of tobacco products, 185.5 kgs of[Read More…]
Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra graced the latest episode of much-famous celebrity talk show Koffee With Karan. While on the show, PeeCee talks about her global image, turned truly desi, reveals a lot of stuff about her Hollywood life and much more. No wonder, even Karan introduced her as the ‘biggest[Read More…]
At least 39 passengers were killed and over 54 were injured after 9 coaches of Train No. 18448 Jagdalpur-Bhubaneswar Hirakhand Express derailed in Andhra Pradesh’s Vizianagaram district near a level crossing at Kuneru village at 11.15 pm on late Saturday night. The incident took place when the train was going[Read More…]
Hundreds of Congress workers and supporters went on the rampage at the party headquarters in Dehradun after the names of 63 poll candidates were announced on Sunday. They were angry at the distribution of poll tickets. The workers supporting Congress leaders Ayendra Sharma and Navin Bhisht threw chairs, broke furniture,[Read More…]
Amidst the Supreme Court ban, Jalikattu was held on Sunday in some parts of Tamil Nadu. Two persons were killed at the event in Pudukottai and at least eight people have been injured. Jallikaattu was held at Erode, Pudukottai and Trichy districts while bullock cart race was organised in Coimbatore.[Read More…]
The alliance between the Congress partyand Samajwadi party for the upcoming Assembly polls in UP has been sealed on Sunday. Congress party will contest from 105 seats,while SP would contest for 298 seats. UPchief minister Akhilesh Yadav will release the Samajwadi party election manifesto on Sunday. Stating the discussion between[Read More…]
Samajwadi Party and Congress alliance ahead of UP Polls is in trouble as Congress rejects Akhilesh Yadav’s final offer of 100 seats. However, this alliance failure will tilt voters to BSP. Akhilesh Yadav’s offer came after a talk between SP and Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azaad and a special emissary[Read More…]
Election Commission on Saturday censured Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for his bribe remarks made at a poll rally in Goa. The election commission also warned Kejriwal for stern action including suspension or withdrawal of recognition to AAP if he continues to violate the model code. “…The Election Commission hereby[Read More…]
Madhya Pradesh is among the top three states in the country where the percentage of out-of-school girls is the highest, according to an education status report for 2016. Despite the government trying to convince students to enroll in schools by offering freebies like books, bicycle and uniforms along with scholarships,[Read More…]