In what comes as a good news to all those rely on app-based taxi service, Uber has rolled out a ‘Request a Ride for Others,’ feature specifically meant for regular users to help those who don’t have the app installed or an account registered. This is the second India-specific feature[Read More…]
The Dalit community in Gujarat is planning to hold a massive protest in New Delhi’s Ramlila grounds ahead of the Winter Session of Parliament. Hoping to escalate their state-wide stir to a national level, the community is demanding equality, and protesting violence and atrocities against Dalits. From August till December,[Read More…]
It’s been more than a month since Kashmir reamains paralysed by a wave of protests erupted in the wake of killing of Burhan Wani, the Hizbul Mujaheedin commander. Hundreds have been injured and according to an official data, 66 people have died in clashes between security forces and protestors. The[Read More…]
Indian wrestler Narsingh Yadav has been banned for four years by the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) for failing dope tests. Yadav, who hails from Haryana, was given a clean chit by the National Anti-Doping Agency despite testing positive for anabolic steroids last month. Narsingh Yadav, who was due[Read More…]
Tiranga Yatra, the massive week-long people contact programme envisaged by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is being carried out successfully by BJP MPs across the country. PM Modi on Thursday took Twitter to thank some of his party MPs for taking part in the Yatra with much fervour. Modi mentioned on[Read More…]
New Delhi has rejected Pakistan’s proposal to hold Foreign Secretary-level talks on Kashmir, and has sent out a strong message that “cross-border terrorism should be the focus of any dialogue between the two countries.” Indian Foreign Secretary responding to his Pakistani counterpart Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry’s invitation, expressed his willingness to[Read More…]
Spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s Art of Living (AOL) organisation, which claims that it believes in the philosophy of a stress-free mind and a violence-free society, has actually destroyed the environment. A report by a committee of experts which was directed by National Green Tribunal to assess the damage[Read More…]
BJP MP Nishikant Dubey has demanded introduction of a bill announcing Lok Sabha seats from PoK and Gilgit. Amidst the entire political row over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mention of Balochistan in his Independence Day speech, he said ““I want government to introduce a bill announcing Lok Sabha seats from[Read More…]
Former Comptroller Auditor General Vinod Rai defended government officials going on private trips at the tax payers’ expense, suggesting that it was “one of the perks of being in the civil service.” Asserting that vigilance officials should overlook smaller transgressions and invest its energies in major cases, Rai went on[Read More…]
It has been almost a week since Sushant Rohilla a student of Amity Law School affiliated to IP University committed suicide at his Sarojini Nagar residence on August 10. Even as hundreds of students protest and raise slogans to demand punishment for Isheeta Rutabhasini and BP Sehgal, who are allegedly[Read More…]
On the 11th day at Rio, Indian shuttler PV Sindhu kept the medal hopes alive for India. Indian shuttler PV Sindhu has qualified for the semi-finals after defeating Wang Yihan from China in the women’s singles quarter final match. The 21-year-old marked her win against the World no. 2 Chinese player[Read More…]
PV Sindhu kept medal hopes alive for India, despite the continuous knock-outs at the Rio Olympics. In a historic win on Tuesday, Sindhu defeated World No 2 Wang Yihan from China in the quarter-finals, becoming the second Indian shuttler to qualify for an Olympic semi-finals in the women’s singles, after Saina Nehwal. The[Read More…]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi committed a faux pas in his Independence Day speech. If the length of the speech wasn’t enough, the content has become a controversial subject of discussion. Talking about his claims of success in bringing electricity to more and more villages Modi said on Monday, “Out of[Read More…]
A case of sedition has been filed against Amnesty India by the Karnataka police after anti-India slogans were allegedly raised during a debate on Kashmir. Amnesty has not received the FIR, but is questioning why organising an event to defend constitutional values is being criminalised. The debate, which included students and[Read More…]
The Congress has openly supported Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statements against Pakistan, where he raised the Balochistan and Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir issues to counter its stance on Jammu and Kashmir and the on-going unrest. In 2009, India and Pakistan—Prime Ministers Manmohan Singh and Yusuf Raza Gilani—signed a joint declaration at Sharm-el-Sheikh, which said that[Read More…]
It has been three days since Sushant Rohilla a student of Amity Law School (Noida) (IPU affiliated) committed suicide at his Sarojini Nagar residence after allegedly being “tortured” and “harassed” by college for attendance. His distraught family has alleged that he was a meritorious student who was being singled out[Read More…]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi when proposed the ‘Tiranga Yatra’, a massive week-long people contact programme for his party lawmakers he briefed the dos and don’ts, which included donning helmets painted saffron, white and green and carrying 8-feet-long flags. But seems like BJP MPs and ministers who took part in the[Read More…]
‘Happy Birthday Arvind Kejriwal’ is today’s trending hashtag on Twitter because today happens to be the birthday of our ‘dharna king’ aka ‘mufflerman’, part time chief minister and full time movie critic- Arvind Kejriwal! Born in the year 1968 at Bhiwani in Haryana, Arvind Kejriwal is the current Chief Minister[Read More…]
In what could spell more trouble for the Narendra Modi government, a member of the Animal Welfare Board of India, has now accused the government of “double standards” over its commitment to protect cows. Earlier in the week, Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Hindu Mahasabha had already criticised Prime Minister Narendra[Read More…]
“’The cry of a new born is the most beautiful sound I have ever heard’, my father used to tell me when I was young as I listened to him enraptured. That’s when I decided that even I wanted to be a doctor. And here I am, working late nights[Read More…]
Addressing the nation from Red Fort to commemorate the 70th year of Independence, Prime Minsiter Narendra Modi hoisted the flag at the Red Fort post among a crowd of people comprising school students, dignitaries and professors on August 15. While listing out his government’s achievements in two years, he also minced no words[Read More…]
Amity Law School (Affiliated to GGSIP University, Delhi) is under fire after a student of (Noida Campus) committed suicide due to low attendance. Sushant Rohilla, a student of ALS, third year ended his life on August 10 after apparently being harassed by the college administration and authorities at his Sarojini[Read More…]
Addressing the nation on the eve of Independence Day, President Pranab Mukherjee said our democracy is built on the pillars of justice, liberty, equality and fraternity. He added that he is confident that collective wisdom and our polity will ensure that forces which attack weaker sections will remain marginalised. “These[Read More…]
Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Raut said the Pakistan envoy in India should be sent back to Islamabad within 24 hours, as Pakistan High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit “spews venom against the country sitting in Delhi”. The BJP, on the other hand, attributed Basit’s remarks to his “frustration”. “Such a person,[Read More…]
Every day Malkhan Singh, 53, cleans the Munirka village sector 53 municipality dump yard. He has been cleaning the area for the past 22 years and earns Rs 1000 monthly for his day’s hard work. Singh works for a private contractor called Satveer Singh and his work includes keeping the[Read More…]
