Ravindra Gaikwad, the Shiv Sena MP who has recently made it to the news after beating up a 60-year-old Air India staffer with his slippers is now popular across the country. According to Gaikwad, this wastes a lot of his time and to tackle this problem, he has made an[Read More…]
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Narendra Modi holds road show ahead of BJP’s national executive meeting in Bhubaneswar
On Saturday, just ahead of two-day national executive meeting of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), PM Narendra Modi held a road show in Odisha’s capital Bhubaneshwar. This two-day meeting will witness around 350 people including top leaders of the saffron party. PM arrived at 3.40 pm for the road show[Read More…]
All-Indian final at Singapore Open 2017 after Srikanth’s victory
Kidambi Srikanth defeated Indonesia’s Anthony Sinisuka Ginting in the second semi-final of Singapore Open 2017. Kidambi swept a 21-13, 21-14 win in a match. Srikanth will be facing B Sai Praneeth in the final. Praneeth beat Lee Dong-keun of Korea, 21-6 21-8, in the first semi-final earlier on Saturday. This[Read More…]
Doctor’s family attacked in Buxar, 3 dead
In Bihar, tension prevails in Laxman Dera village in Buxar district after the murder of three relatives of a well-known family of doctors settled by the town which is 140km west of Patna, late on Thursday night. As per police reports, a group of criminals forcefully entered the ancestral house[Read More…]
Here’s what bunnies, eggs, and chocolates have to do with Easter?
Easter, the most significant feast day on the Christian calendar is here. The festival is celebrated as Christians believe that Jesus was crucified on Good Friday and rose again three days later and those three days are known as the Easter Triduum. But then like millions of people you must[Read More…]
Moddivallu: Indian tribe on the verge of extinction
A roving tribe of India known as Moddivallu is on the verge of extinction. This tribe is well known in rural areas and bear a special identity because of their clothing and rigid attitude. As this semi-nomadic tribe are endangered because their present generation is refusing to adopt their traditional[Read More…]
Manipur health minister resigns from month-old govt led by BJP
Just a month after being sworn in as the minister in the new Manipur government, state health and family welfare minister Langpoklakpam Jayentakumar Singh resigned from his post citing ‘interference’ to his authority.’ The news came into the light that the NPP leader resigned after the copy of his resignation[Read More…]
Eight coaches of Meerut-Lucknow Rajya Rani Express derail in UP; no casualties reported
In another rail accident, eight coaches of the Meerut-Lucknow Rajya Rani Express derailed on Saturday morning. The unpleasant incident happened between Rampur and Mundapanda, near a bridge over the Koshi River. Notably, no casualties have been reported so far. Reportedly, 10 people were injured in the incident. “Personally monitoring situation.Directed[Read More…]
Srinagar-Budgam parliamentary bypolls: Counting begins
Counting of votes for Srinagar-Budgam parliamentary by-election began on Saturday morning. The State Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Shantmanu who visited the Sher-e-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC) in Srinagar on Friday, said counting of votes would begin simultaneously in Jammu, Udhampur and New Delhi where Kashmiri migrants had voted. Notably, there[Read More…]
Jadhav death sentence: Indian fueling hatred against Pakistan, says Islamabad
The “rhetoric” in the Indian Parliament on the sentencing of Kulbhushan Jadhav was “un-warranted,” said Pakistan, alleging that it is fueling hatred against them. Pakistan refused India’s request for consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav. Pakistan foreign secretary Tehmina Janjua said Indian high commissioner Gautam Bambawale that the hatred against Islamabad[Read More…]
Quit as defence minister due to ‘pressure’: Goa CM Manohar Parrikar
Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar said that he could not handle the pressure of some key issues, like Kashmir, which was one of the reasons why he opted to quit as the defence minister and return to the coastal state. Parrikar was sworn in as the CM for the fourth[Read More…]
Literary festivals don’t just promote reading and writing, they encourage you to think
A book communicates knowledge, and not only knowledge but wisdom of all kinds. The more you read, the more well-read you are. In simple terms what this means is that the more you read the more exposed you are, and your attitudes, your ideas, your imagination and your thinking changes.[Read More…]
ASAN holds ‘first protest in space’ against Donald Trump
The Autonomous Space Agency Network (ASAN) launched a “protest in space” against US President Donald Trump in solidarity with the upcoming March for Science. The group sent a weather balloon to space with a printed-out anti-Trump tweet attached to it. The group said that their protest was inspired by the[Read More…]
Jadhav was not given a proper trial, says Rajnath Singh
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday refuted Pakistan’s claim of a fair trial being given to justice to former Indian Navy officer Kulbhusan Jadhav who has been given death sentence by a Pakistani court. He said that the government would make all efforts to provide justice to Jadhav. “I[Read More…]
PIL in SC to make Hindi compulsory from Class I-VIII
A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Centre, states and union territories to make Hindi compulsory for students of class I-VIII across the country to promote unity and national integration. The plea is likely to come up for hearing next week in the[Read More…]
Willing to be a part of larger anti-BJP front, says Mayawati
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Friday pointed out that she was willing to be a part of larger anti-BJP front. She also said that her brother Anand Kumar would be the vice president of the party. As national vice-president he will be empowered to dispose of the party[Read More…]
Gujarat: 19 people hospitalised after chlorine gas leakage
The leakage of chlorine gas in a small village on the outskirts of Gujarat led to 19 people being hospitalized, said district officials on Friday. The incident happened last night because of leakage in the valve of a chlorine gas cylinder. It happened when the process of chlorination in a[Read More…]
Exam postponed as university forgets to print question papers in Bihar
About 94 students of the Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University (TMBU) of Bihar could not write their last paper of the second semester postgraduate Hindi exam, as the question papers were not printed by the university. Post the incident, the vice chancellor served a show cause notice to the controller of[Read More…]
Operation Clean Money 2.0: I-T department serves notices to 60,000 entities
After failing to receive much response from Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) – an income declaration scheme, the income-tax department has launched the second phase of operation ‘Clean Money.’ The mission, launched on January 31, was initiated to trace black money post-demonetisation and under the move, the I-T department[Read More…]
UP: Medical education dept refuses claim of Yogi govt abolishing reservations
After the news that UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath has ended the quota based reservation for SC, ST and OBC in medical colleges’ across the state, the authorities at the state medical education department have countered the trending information saying, reservation was never a part of the admission process. “It[Read More…]
Watch: Trailer of ‘Sachin: A Billion Dreams’ out and winning hearts
The much-awaited trailer of Sachin Tendulkar’s biopic, ‘Sachin: A Billion Dreams’ has been released. Directed by James Erskine, the documentary portrays Tendulkar’s journey from him playing cricket as a child and dreaming about the World Cup to representing the nation and later becoming a legend of the game. The ace[Read More…]
Afghanistan: US drops ‘mother of all bombs’ on ISIS caves
The US forces severely attacked an Islamic State tunnel complex in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday with “the mother of all bombs,” – the largest non-nuclear weapon ever used in battle by the U.S. military, said Pentagon officials. Known as a GBU-43B, or massive ordnance air blast weapon, the bomb releases[Read More…]
100 migrants feared missing after boat sinks off Libyan coast
Nearly 100 migrants were feared missing after their boat sank off the Libyan coast near Tripoli on Thursday, a coastguard official said. 23 migrants were rescued from the craft off Gargaresh, a western suburb of Tripoli, Coastguard spokesman Ayoub Qassem said. According to survivors, the inflatable boat had set off[Read More…]
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Women can retain their maiden names in passports: PM Modi
In India, women are free to retain their maiden names in their passports now after the marriage. PM Modi while stating that the centre is adopting newer schemes to ensure development of women he said, “From now onwards, women will not have to change their names in the passport after[Read More…]