Rejecting references by Pakistan on the condition of women in Kashmir, India said that innocent women have suffered for long due to persistent terror attacks by ‘proxies of Pakistan’. The statement was made by Counsellor Mayank Joshi in India’s Permanent Mission to the UN, reports PTI. Joshi exercised India’s Right[Read More…]
In a tragic turn of events, four people have died after a five-storey building collapsed in Mumbai’s Bandra East this afternoon, say officials. The incident took place as the wall of a five-storied building collapsed in the slums of Behrampada, trapping four to five people underneath it. It was around[Read More…]
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has attacked Narendra Modi government over its announcement of bringing a Uniform Civil Law to end the triple talaq and polygamy practices. Hazrat maulana Wali Rahmani said, “We will oppose the Uniform Civil Code all over the country.” This comes in less than a[Read More…]
Dussehra witnessed the burning of effigies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Amit Shah in Delhi’s Jawahar Lal Nehru by the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI). The university is now “investigating the matter”. The JNU administration had recently served proctorial notices to four students for burning an effigy of[Read More…]
India and Russia are expected to sign this weekend a “complex agreement” for production of 200 Kamov 226T helicopters domestically. The agreement is expected to be inked on the sidelines of the 2016 BRICS Summit in Goa from October 13 to October 16. This agreement will be the next big[Read More…]
DMK President M. Karunanidhi on Wednesday said it is a wonder that Tamil Nadu Governor Ch. Vidyasagar Rao allocated portfolios handled by Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa to Finance Minister O. Panneerselvam based on her advice, reports PTI. “This is because a question has arisen among some people if Jayalalithaa had[Read More…]
Congress on Wednesday responded sharply to Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar’s assertion that the party’s claims of carrying out surgical strikes were false. Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said by claiming that no surgical strikes have been carried out before, Parrkiar has insulted the armed forces. Surjewala accused Parrikar of misleading the public and undermining[Read More…]
Former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju who is very active on social media and usually finds himself in controversy for his outspoken behaviour, this time has confessed his love for none other than Jayalalithaa. In his recent Facebook post, Katju confessed that he had fallen in love with Jayalalithaa when[Read More…]
According to the 2016 Global Hunger Index (GHI), 38% of Indian children under the age of 5 have stunted growth due to non-availability of food. India was ranked 97 among 118 countries, worse than its neighbours China (29), Nepal (72), Myanmar (75), Sri Lanka (84) and Bangladesh (90). Only Pakistan[Read More…]
The UN headquarters in New York was witness to several members of the Sikh community protesting outside the building, raising concerns over the escalating India-Pak tensions and its impact on the lives of the people in Punjab. The ‘Save Punjab Rally’, organised on Tuesday by rights group Sikhs for Justice[Read More…]
Minhaj Ansari, the 22-year-old who was arrested for allegedly sharing an objectionable comment about beef on WhatsApp died at a hospital in Jharkhand on Sunday. His death comes less than a week after his arrest and his family has claimed that Ansari was beaten up and tortured in police custody;[Read More…]
Delhi high court on Wednesday said that denying sex to husband for a long time without any justification amounts to mental cruelty and is a ground for divorce. The verdict came on a petition by a husband seeking divorce, complaining that his wife had subjected him to mental cruelty by[Read More…]
The Supreme Court while acquitting three persons of rape charges ruled that a sex worker cannot lodge a sexual assault complaint against her customers if they refuse to pay. A bench of Justices Pinaki Chandra Ghose and Amitava Roy said that though the evidence given by a woman alleging rape must get importance from[Read More…]
In a bid to reduce strain on its passengers, Indigo airlines has come up with novel idea by introducing “Quiet Zones” in their flights. The budget airline, which flies to about 40 destinations has decided that rows 1-4 and 11-14 will be “quiet zones” where children under the age of[Read More…]
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday said credit for the surgical strikes that destroyed terrorist camps in Pakistan occupied Kashmir must go to the Indian Army, adding that he would only share a part of it. Parrikar also praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for green signaling the strikes. “Credit must[Read More…]
Police were in for a shock after discovering 90-year-old Govind Ram Jethani, had spent four days with the corpse of his wife in his home in Kalkaji. He came out of his home on Monday morning and asked a neighbour for help When the police came to his house he[Read More…]
The encounter in Pampore, Kashmir continued for the third day after a group of terrorists entered a government building. A police officer said that one of the terrorists is believed to be killed and forces have used 50 rockets, machines guns and explosives in efforts to kill or flush out[Read More…]
Chinese experts have said the sealing of the border, announced by the Indian government last week is “irrational” and will set back bilateral ties. The move reflects India’s “Cold War mentality”, one expert said Hu Zhiyong, a research fellow from the official think-tank, Institute of International Relations of the Shanghai[Read More…]
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat in his annual Vijayadashami address said the whole of Kashmir, including Gilgit and Baltistan, is an integral part of India. He said, “Kashmir is an integral part of India. So is Gilgit-Baltistan. A large part of Kashmir is free of tension and violence. We must act[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for attending the Dussehra festivities in Lucknow, saying “had there been elections in Bihar, he would have slayed Ravan there.” Akhilesh also backed Rahul Gandhi’s controversial ‘dalali’ remarks against PM Modi on surgical strikes saying the Congress[Read More…]
In a shocking revelation, the police have said that Bihar school examination topper Ruby Rai wrote names of movies in one answer sheet, the name of poet Tulsidas more than a hundred times in another and poetry in some others, which were then replaced by papers written by ‘experts’. Patna[Read More…]
India’s bid to be part of the Nuclear Suppliers Group or NSG is well documented. The major hurdle in the bid remained neighbour China, who has voted against India every time the bid came up for talks. In a move which indicates a softening stand ahead of President Xi Jinping’s[Read More…]
An Indian businessman has paid $9 million (₹59.9 cr) at auction to grab a single-digit car registration plate in Dubai, feeding a passion for “unique” number plates. Balwinder Sahani, who owns a Dubai-based property management company, spent AED (United Arab Emirates Dirham) 33 million on the “D5” number plate, in[Read More…]
Terror outfit Lashker-e-Taiba or LeT suffered the maximum damage in the cross-Line of Control surgical strikes on terror launch pads carried out by the Indian army with assessment reports of radio intercepts indicating that around 20 of its terrorists were killed. The assessment reports available from Indian army field units[Read More…]
At least three people were on Sunday killed and at least 12 people injured in a stampede after a massive rally by BSP chief Mayawati at the Kanshi Ram Smarak Maidan. “A few people coming down the stairs at one of the two gates lost balance and fell on each[Read More…]
