India is an inherently racist country. Every one of us has faced some form of discrimination when traveling to a part of the country we don’t call native. But, racial attacks against people from the Northeast have been on the rise in the last few years. According to reports, 86%[Read More…]
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What the attack on Nigerians tells us about vigilantism and mob violence?
A video has surfaced recently which brings out the worst of humanity. It features a brutal mob attacking Nigerian nationals in a Noida mall. Watching it is an exercise of ultimate outrage and mind numbing fear. It combines the racial hatred with violence of the mob. It proves what we[Read More…]
Mahindra introduces Limited Edition Scorpio Adventure
Home-grown automaker Mahindra has introduced the Scorpio Adventure Limited Edition in India. It is available with either a 2WD (two-wheel-drive) or a 4WD (four-wheel-drive) system. While the former is priced at Rs 13.1 lakh, the latter will cost you Rs 14.2 lakh (both prices, ex-showroom Delhi). These prices are around[Read More…]
Iran releases 15 Indian fishermen
The 15 Indian fishermen who were arrested after they had ventured out from Bahrain on October 20, 2016, by the Iranian authorities, have been finally released. On March 14 this year, the Iran court has issued the release orders, yet due to the Iran holidays, their release was delayed. Current Minister[Read More…]
Pakistan violates ceasefire in Digwar sector of Poonch
On Monday, Pakistan violated ceasefire in Digwar sector of Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir and the Indian security forces have retaliated. No casualties have been reported so far in the incident. This is the second ceasefire violation in less than 24 hours. A civilian was injured when Pakistan violated ceasefire[Read More…]
21-year-old arrested for assaulting minor boyfriend
A 21-year-old girl was arrested in Kottayam district in Kerala for staying at her 17-year-old boyfriend’s place. She has been arrested under the Prevention of Children against Sexual Offence act (POCSO) on Monday. As per reports, the woman, who hails from Ernakulam, was produced before the JFMC Pala in Kottayam remanded[Read More…]
UP CM approves Rs 47-crore package for Bundelkhand drinking water project
UP CM Yogi Adityanath empathising with the drinking water crisis in the Bundelkhand region, approved Rs 47 crore packages on Sunday to ensure immediate availability relief. Ensuring that the people of the region will not suffer from this unfortunate crisis, he said that government will take necessary steps to provide funds. “Adityanath is also expected[Read More…]
Colombia mudslides kill 254 says President
In an unfortunate incident, massive mudslides in the Colombian town of Mocoa killed as many as 254 people out of which 43 were children said President Juan Manuel Santos on Sunday. “Unfortunately, these are still preliminary figures,” tweeted President Santos, who travelled to the southern town Sunday to make sure[Read More…]
Attack in Nowhatta, 11 security personnel injured
Soon after PM Modi’s speech in the valley, a grenade blast by militants killed one police jawan was killed in Nowhatta area of Srinagar. The policeman has been identified as Shamim Ahmad from Gurez Bandipora. This attack injured 4 CRPF personnel and 7 police jawans, who were rushed to the SMHS[Read More…]
Protest is nothing but publicity stunt: BJP MP Roopa Ganguly
After a conflict in Kolkata’s Jadavpur University between TMC goons and students; students raised slogans demanding freedom from RSS. On this, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) condemning the protest, on Monday said this was just a ‘publicity stunt’. The students of the University were seen holding placards which read: “Yogi is[Read More…]
PV Sindhu wins Indian Open Super Series title
Kashmiri youth may choose between tourism and terrorism: PM Modi
PM Modi on his visit to Kashmir on Sunday while addressing a rally in Udhampur after inaugurating the Chenani-Nashri tunnel said that while some people in the valley are busy throwing stones, some are trying to change the future of the state by cutting the same stone and making a tunnel[Read More…]
Tathagata Satpathy: The parliamentarian we deserve, but are not ready for!
Tathagata Satpathy is a four-time member of the Lok Sabha representing Dhenkanal constituency of Odisha. Born in a political family, it was expected of him to follow the footsteps of his parents. But he pursued journalism and remained away from electoral politics until he was 34. And when he did[Read More…]
Independent MLA holds protest in Srinagar
On Sunday, Independent legislator Sheikh Abdul Rashid along with his supporters of Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) held a sit-in here to push Centre government to take active steps to resolve the Kashmir conflict. Protesters gathered near Press Enclave, shouting slogans against the Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is visiting the state[Read More…]
Former SP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia to join BJP
Gaurav Bhatia former Samajwadi Party’s spokesperson and its face on news channels to join BJP. Bhatia who was also the national president of SP’s lawyer’s wing left Samajwadi Party just a few days ahead of the assembly polls in February. Former Samajwadi Party leader and spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia to join BJP[Read More…]
Indian women’s hockey team beat Uruguay 4-2
Indian Women Hockey team started their Women’s World League campaign on a winning note defeating Uruguay 4-2 in the penalty shootout. Both the ends were at equal score 2-2 at the end of the regulation play time when Rani, Monika, Deepika and Navjot Kaur took a lead on scoring in a[Read More…]
Andhra Pradesh CM’s son Nara Lokesh sworn in as state cabinet minister
Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N Chandrababu Naidu’s son Nara Lokesh along with four MLAs of the opposition YSRC who switched loyalty to the ruling TDP-BJP coalition, and six others sworn in as incorporated on Sunday to the Andhra Pradesh Cabinet. The oath was administered by Governor ESL Narasimhan along with[Read More…]
Jio’s new pricing will continues to affect industry, says COAI
Cellular operators’ body COAI has said Reliance Jio’s current charges will continue to affect the industry and there is a fair risk of the pricing having an impact on banks and others that are associated to telecom industry. Jio’s lower pricing for consumers is subjected to a bigger question whether[Read More…]
A unique way of protest: Locals clean officers’ shoe as a reminder
Eastern Coalfields Limited in Jharkhand on Saturday witnessed a unique way of protest as agitators started cleaning officer’s shoes to remind them that the land belong to the poor and they were the one, who actually stepped on it illegally. Scores of activists under the banner of Congress party reached[Read More…]
Indo-American girl creates 712-page Google spreadsheet on Muslims condemning terrorism
If Islam doesn’t propagate hatred, why don’t Muslim condemn terrorism?, It’s a question faced by majority of the Muslims in the light of terror attack in the name of Jihad. Similar question was asked to 19-year-old Heera Hashmi also. She, somehow, perfectly replied to the question by creating a 712-page[Read More…]
How can anyone trust a person who wasn’t faithful to his father? : Mulayam on Akhilesh
Taking a dig at Akhilesh Yadav for the humiliating loss in the UP Polls, Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav on Saturday said how can anyone trust a person who wasn’t faithful to his father. Responding to Mulayam’s comment, BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi said the SP supremo was once a socialist leader and added[Read More…]
Dalit youth brutally murdered for loving an upper caste girl
A 25-year-old Dalit youth from Khanapur village in Peddapally of Telangana was allegedly murdered for loving a girl from a higher caste. According to reports, the boy was a farmhand working with the family of the girl , whom he got romantically involved with, and was murdered for the same[Read More…]
MP: Hospital vandalised after death of RSS leader
A group of people vandalised a hospital in Indore after the death of a RSS leader Himmat Rathore due to alleged medical negligence. A video footage showed an angry mob destroying furnitures, breaking glass panes and overturning stretchers at the Gokul Das Hospital. #WATCH Indore(Madhya Pradesh): Gokul Das Hospital vandalized after[Read More…]
Modi should promise loan waiver to TN farmers: MK Stalin
DMK working president M K Stalin on Saturday visited the protesting Tamil Nadu farmers at Jantar Mantar in Delhi and said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should waive off their loans like he promised in Uttar Pradesh during the recent Assembly election. “Just like how BJP promised farmer loan waiver to UP[Read More…]
Aadhaar data has been leaked, admits government
The Modi government for the first time has formally acknowledged that the personal identity of individuals, including Aadhaar number and other sensitive information, has been leaked. In a letter written by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology confirms the data breach as per a report in the New Indian[Read More…]