Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Wednesday said that bio-toilets will be fitted on all new and existing trains to maintain the cleanliness and hygiene. “Bio-toilets will be fitted in all new and existing trains and all railway lines in due course will be made completely free from human excreta,” minister[Read More…]
Protesting students gheraoed the administrative building in Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi and for over 15 hours on Wednesday night. The situation worsened as students did not let the vice chancellor and other office staff go out from their offices and continued the agitation throughout the night. The agitation was called[Read More…]
A video of a soldier appealing for justice for the alleged murder of his mother is doing rounds on Twitter, with none other than Sanjay Nirupam sharing it. Initially shared by an account named as @InfoMumbai, the video shows a cop describing his struggle for justice as it has been[Read More…]
In what seems to be the sign of worsening infighting in Samajwadi Party, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Wednesday announced his decision to embark on ‘Samajwadi Vikas Rath Yatra’ alone from November 3. It is speculated that Akhilesh might skip his party’s silver jubilee celebrations which begins in Lucknow[Read More…]
Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen on Wednesday slammed those who are boycotting Pakistani artistes, saying terrorists should be banned not artistes. In a series of tweets she said, “Today you ban Pakistani artists. Tomorrow you ban Bangladeshi writers. You will live with yourselves. ‘Pure Indian’ blood. Hitler’s idea of ‘blood purity’.”[Read More…]
India and Moscow are deciding to jointly develop a new generation of Brahmos missiles with 600 km-plus range and an ability to hit protected targets with pinpoint accuracy. These missiles will be able to strike anywhere within Pakistan. Brahmos’ current range is 300 km, which makes it difficult to hit targets deep inside[Read More…]
Congress on Wednesday pointed out Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar’s statement that the Army had carried out “target specific, limited-calibre, counter-terrorist operations” across LoC in the past too, to “expose” the BJP and Modi government’s “lie” on the recent surgical strikes. Randeep Surjewala, party’s chief spokesperson said that Jaishanker would not[Read More…]
In a deal worth close to $2 billion, India is set to acquire a second Akula 2 nuclear-powered attack submarine from Russia. The deal, signed on the sidelines of the BRICS summit, was not publicly announced. However, Russian Journal Vedomosti has confirmed that the contract was finalized and signed in Goa along[Read More…]
A special leave petition in the Supreme Court has been filed by Rajasthan govt against the acquittal of Salman Khan in chinkara case. He was acquitted by the High Court in two 18-year-old chinkara poaching cases. “Hearing on our SLP is expected to come up after Diwali vacations,” said Shiv[Read More…]
Tamil Nadu Finance minister and interim chief minister O Panneerselvam will head a Cabinet meeting at the Secretariat on Wednesday. This will be the first such meeting since Acting Governor Ch. Vidyasagar Rao allotted all portfolios held by chief minister J Jayalalithaa to him. The Cauvery issue will be one of[Read More…]
I first heard the song Blowin in the Wind several years back in JNU. I was a new entrant and was straight away swept away by it, such was its all-pervasive power even half a century after its penning. I remember guys meticulously learning to strum the chords of Blowin[Read More…]
In a relief to Union minister Smriti Irani, a Delhi court on Tuesday decided not to summon her in the in the fake degree case. Smriti Irani has been accused of giving false information about her educational qualification to the Election Commission. The court dismissed the case and observed that the complaint was filed to[Read More…]
A review petition filed by BCCI to look into verdict passed by the court in the Lodha panel logjam was refused by the Supreme Court. BCCI had asked the court to consider a review of the verdict passed on July 18 where the recommendations by Lodha panel were accepted including a[Read More…]
Activist Irom Sharmila today launched a new political party People’s Resurgence and Justice Alliance or the PRAJA. Irom Sharmila said that her party would be based on the principles of justice, understanding, love and peace. She announced that she will contest the Manipur assembly elections to be held early next[Read More…]
The much debated issue of Ram temple is back in the political arena of Uttar Pradesh. Minister Mahesh Sharma has planned a visit to Ayodhya to inspect the proposed site for setting up a Ramayana museum, and has drawn flak from a lot of political opponents. BSP supremo Mayawati criticised the[Read More…]
Another ceasefire violation was reported along the LoC in Naushera sector of Rajouri district late Monday night. Pakistani troops fired from small arms and shelled mortar bombs on forward posts as Indian forces retaliated. “There was ceasefire violation by Pak troops along the LoC in Naushera sector of Rajouri district”, a defence[Read More…]
In the first of its kind case, the Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to its former judge, Justice Markandey Katju, for claiming that the top court “grievously erred” in setting aside the death sentence of a Kerala man accused of rape and murder of a 23-year-old Soumya in 2011. Katju made the[Read More…]
At least 22 people died after a fire broke out at SUM hospital in Bhubaneswar on Monday evening. Many have been injured and the fire originated around 7.30 pm in the dialysis ward in the second floor of the hospital. While seven critical patients with ventilators were admitted to the dialysis[Read More…]
The Supreme Court on Monday sought the details of meeting chaired by Delhi LG Najeeb Jung on the Chikungunya and dengue menace in the national capital. The lawyer for Delhi government told the Supreme Court that the Delhi Chief Minister could not attend the meeting due to health reasons; however, Deputy Chief Minister and[Read More…]
The Supreme court on Monday directed the CBI to ensure that its investigations into the murder of Bihar journalist Rajdev Ranjan be completed within three months. A bench comprising justices Dipak Misra and Amitava Roy made it clear that no accused in the murder case shall seek bail on the[Read More…]
“People are dying” due to lack of proper disposal of waste, the Supreme Court said on Monday as it expressed concern over garbage dumped at landfill sites in the national capital. “I have seen some TV reports in which it was pointed out that people are dying (due to lack[Read More…]
The online world is indeed an unforgiving place and perhaps the Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian has realised it the hard way. A seemingly innocuous tweet by Subramanian’s handle has evoked a sea of emotions ranging from outrage to outright hilarity. His account was hacked and even though the tweet[Read More…]
India is ready to help Pakistan take action against terrorists in Pakistan, including in Pakistani-administered Kashmir, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday. Pakistan should close down the “factory of terrorism”, Rajnath Singh said while addressing a Regional Editors Conference. Referring to the army’s surgical strikes on Pakistani territory,[Read More…]
Cauvery issue has come to rock the city of Chennai again as various farmers’ organizations began their 48-hour ‘rail roko’ agitation in Tiruchi on Monday. Demanding the constitution of Cauvery Management Board, they garnered support from opposition parties like the DMK as former DMK Minister K.N. Nehru courted arrest after[Read More…]
Five service rifles were snatched away by separatist guerrillas from TV tower guards in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, police said on Monday. According to the police the militants attacked the guards posted at a Low Power Transmitter station of public service broadcaster Doordarshan in Dalvash village late Sunday night. As reported[Read More…]
