After reports of Telangana government seeking admission of only ‘unmarried’ women in the social welfare residential women’s degree colleges in the state emerges and attracted huge criticism for the administration, the government has now issued a clarification saying that ‘there is no bar on married women from applying.’ Read the[Read More…]
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India will have world’s largest Muslim population by 2050: PEW Research
Pew Research Centre of America has predicted in their new reports that, India will have the highest Muslim population in the world by 2050. As the reports say, India is likely to have 300 million Muslims by 2050. Islam is currently the world’s second-largest religion after Christianity and is the[Read More…]
J&K: Arms loaded truck barred from cross-LoC trade
The police removed arms including a Chinese pistol, two magazines with 14 rounds, four AK magazines with 120 rounds and two Chinese grenades from the truck bearing registration number JK03B 1586 on Thursday evening. The truck was returning from Chikoti in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir after it had dropped a consignment of[Read More…]
Varsities should be place of debate, not violence: Pranab Mukherjee
In the backdrop of ongoing tussle between RSS-affiliate ABVP and Left-backed AISA supporters in the Delhi University, President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday said students and faculties must engage in reasoned discussion and debate rather than propagating a culture of unrest.He also said it was tragic to see students caught in[Read More…]
Modi spreading hatred in UP, says Rahul Gandhi
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of spreading hatred to gain political mileage in UP assembly elections.Addressing an election rally Mahrajganj, Rahul also asked Prime Minister to waive the farmers’ loans since he boasts of ’56-inch chest’. Addressing an election rally Mahrajganj, Rahul also[Read More…]
Yoga shows the way to lasting peace, says PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday said that yoga shows the way to lasting peace. Addressing the week-long International Yoga Festival at Paramartha Niketan on the banks of Ganga here via video conferencing, Modi said yoga was not just a form of exercise but a way to attain peace[Read More…]
ISIS fighters vow ‘river of bloods’ in China
An ISIS video released this week showed ethnic Uighur fighters training in Iraq. The fighters vowed to plant their flag in China and warned that blood will “flow in rivers” in China. There have been allegations that Uighurs, Muslims from Western China’s Xinjiang region, had gone to Syria and Iraq[Read More…]
Aadhaar will be must for booking train tickets online
Aiming to prevent touts and end fraudulent bookings, the Railways will soon move towards Aadhaar-based online ticketing system. Aadhaar number has been made mandatory for senior citizens to avail concessions in train tickets from April 1. A three-month trial run for this is going on. As per the new business[Read More…]
Madras HC dismisses PIL against Pepsi, Coca Cola on using Thambirabarani river water
The Madras High Court rejected two public interest litigation (PIL)’s against supplying water to soft drink companies including Pepsi and Coca-Cola from the Thamirabarani river in Tirunelvelli. The court lifted the stay order from November 2016, stating water supply will not be curbed, according to ANI. The petitioner had accused[Read More…]
Army inducts indigenous weapon locating radar
The Army on Thursday received an indigenous weapon locating radar (WLR), named Swati, from the DRDO. The organisation also handed over a Nuclear, Biological and Chemical (NBC) recce vehicle and NBC treatment drugs to the Army. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said the export potential (of the WLR) would be explored[Read More…]
RSS leader announces Rs 1 cr bounty on Kerala CM’s head
A Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader from Madhya Pradesh has announced a bounty of Rs 1 crore on Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s head. Dr Chandrawat, RSS pramukh in Ujjain, alleged that Vijayan was responsible for the killing of RSS members in Kerala. The RSS leader issued the statement asking[Read More…]
After I die, my assets shall be equally shared between my daughter, son: Amitabh Bachchan
While global debates and discussions on gender equality, equal rights for both gender and a huge pay gap is still on, Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan took to twitter to make his stand clear on gender equality, on Thursday morning. The veteran Bollywood actor can be seen holding a placard in[Read More…]
Jat community to stage protest at Jantar Mantar demanding reservation
Jats in Haryana will be staging a protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi on Thursday to voice their supports towards various demands, including reservations in government jobs and educational institutes for the Jat community. Notably, protesters have peacefully protested over the agenda for a month now, the paramilitary forces are[Read More…]
Fishermen in Rameshwaram to hold indefinite strike against fishing ban
Fishermen in Rameshwaram have declared to go on an indefinite hunger strike against the government ban on fishing for 45 days from mid-April which will continue throughout the month of May exclusively during the fish breeding season. Notably, this ban is enforced to safeguard the fishes during their breeding season[Read More…]
Mahesh Bhatt receives death threat for Alia Bhatt and family; lodges complaint
In a shocking incident, Bollywood filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt received a death threat from an unidentified caller. The caller demanded Rs 50 lakh to be deposited in an account based in Lucknow. Reportedly, the caller has also claimed that if the filmmaker fails to fulfill his demand, his actress daughter Alia[Read More…]
Telangana: Only ‘unmarried’ women are eligible to study in residential women’s degree colleges
The Telangana government is seeking admission of ‘only’ unmarried women in the social welfare residential women’s degree colleges in the state. Bizarrely, the regulation has been in position for a year now. Around 4,000 such women are already studying in these hostels and will pass to the second year in[Read More…]
HDFC, ICICI restarting levy on cash transactions
Banks including HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and Axis Bank Wednesday onwards will be charging a minimum amount of Rs 150 per transaction for all cash deposits and withdrawals beyond four free transactions in a month. These charges would be applicable to all savings as well as salary accounts effective from[Read More…]
‘Monsters’ now devouring its creator: India slams Pak on terror
The terror organizations that Pakistan has created against India are now hurting its host nation, said Indian Ambassador to United Nations in Geneva. “Pakistan has created terrorist outfits against India. This monster is now devouring its own creator,” said Anil Kumar, India’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN. In[Read More…]
Non-subsidised LPG rates raised by Rs 86 per cylinder
The price of non-subsidised cooking gas (LPG) steeply rose to Rs 86 per cylinder on Wednesday, well reflecting international trends. Non-subsidised LPG, bought by those who have exhausted the quota of 12 bottles of 14.2-kg in a year at below market price, will now cost Rs 737.50. It was priced[Read More…]
First public hearing held for Mumbai-Nagpur Expressway
Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) conducted the first public hearing discussing the agenda of the Maharashtra Samruddhi Corridor (MSC) in Nagpur on Tuesday. The meeting was conducted after orders issued by the Ministry of Environment and Forests. The hearing concerned the 89-km stretch between Nagpur and Wardha. In this[Read More…]
Nobody listens to our orders, says Supreme Court
Refusing to accord urgent hearing to a plea seeking massive reforms in police force across the country, Supreme Court said on Wednesday “Nobody listens to our orders,” “Police reforms are going on and on. Nobody listens to our orders,” a bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar lamented while[Read More…]
Stifling Freedom of Expression makes the weakest suffer the most
ABVP members were at it again, beating up students/ activists who wanted to have a discussion over something. Despite clear evidence of the violence, and lots of gloating about the evidence, there (like always) are ‘neutral’ people who think that the ABVP members were right in their actions; that ‘anti-national’[Read More…]
Govt notifies law to make banned note possession punishable
The government has notified the law that makes holding of more than 10 scrapped notes punishable with a minimum fine of Rs 10,000. The Specified Bank Notes (Cessation of Liabilities) Act, 2017, was passed by Parliament last month with a view to eliminating the “possibility of running a parallel economy”[Read More…]
Varun Gandhi moves bill in LS to recall legislators for non-performance
BJP’s MP from Sultanpur, Varun Gandhi, on Wednesday announced that he proposes an amendment to Representation of People’s amendment bill. He took to twitter to announce his proposal. “I propose a representation of the People’s Amendment Bill to Recall MPs and MLAs, where the majority of the electorate do not[Read More…]
No special facilities for Sasikala, says Karnataka jail dept
Karnataka jail department officials have denied reports on Wednesday that AIADMK general secretary V K Sasikala has been enjoying special facilities in Parappana Agrahara prison in Bengaluru and is likely to be shifted to a jail in Tamil Nadu. In response to a set of queries raised by advocate M[Read More…]