The Centre has decided to tell the court that Jamia Millia Islamia’s (JMI) was never intended to be a minority institution. The HRD ministry will file an affidavit in the already pending writ petitions in the Delhi high court. The Centre had earlier supported the order of the national commission[Read More…]
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‘Woman shouldn’t have gone out at 12 in the night’, Haryana BJP leader Ramveer Bhatti
In yet another instance of victim blaming, vice president of BJP in Haryana, Ramveer Bhatti, blamed the victim in the Chandigarh stalking case for driving “so late in the night”. According to CNN-News18, Bhatti said, “The girl should not have gone out at 12 in the night. Why was she[Read More…]
Military farms to be closed across nation, orders Modi government
The defence ministry ordered shutdown of 39 military farms across India, which houses elite cross-bred cows that produce the highest milk yields. The ministry on 20 July cited a decision by the cabinet committee on security. It asked the army to “take steps” to close the military farms that house[Read More…]
Vice-president Hamid Ansari warns against ‘sanctification of military might’, insecurity of minorities
Vice-president, Hamid Ansari warned against ‘a trend towards sanctification of military might’, and expressed concerns over ‘enhanced apprehensions of insecurity amongst segments of our citizen body, particularly Dalits, Muslims and Christians.’ On Sunday, while delivering his final address as vice-president at the 25th annual convocation of the National Law School[Read More…]
Museums and galleries to show Hindutva-based artifacts, paintings, other exhibits
Museums and galleries across the nation will display Hindutva-based artifacts, paintings and other exhibits of heritage significance in the theme-based exhibitions. With crores of exhibits in their reserves that have not been shown publicly due to lack of space, 800 small and big museums will start these demonstrations. National Museum[Read More…]
High-end cars may cost you more with government seeking to increase cess
Top-end luxury cars including sports utility vehicles (SUVs) may cost more with Centre and states seeking to increase cess on these vehicles to accurate so-called “anomaly” that crept in when goods and services tax (GST) rates were decided. Reportedly, the plan is to increase the cess from 15% to 25%.[Read More…]
WhatsApp Android beta to have Facebook-like coloured text status
WhatsApp to introduce colourful text statuses like Facebook and the feature will be part of WhatsApp beta version 2.17.291. Users who’ve enrolled into WhatsApp’s official play store beta program should get access to new colourful statuses ahead of others. As per the report, this is probably a server-side test. This[Read More…]
400 senior staff accept voluntary separation package: Cognizant
Information technology (IT) services firm Cognizant Technology Solutions has said that its 400 senior staff has accepted a voluntary separation package (VSP). The step will aid the company save nearly $60 million this year. The voluntary separation programme was launched in the second quarter (Q) of 2017. It aimed to[Read More…]
44 Gujarat Congress MLAs return home from Bengaluru ahead of Rajya Sabha polls
The 44 Gujarat Congress legislators, who were staying at a resort in Bengaluru for over a week now, returned to Ahmedabad on Monday morning. Reportedly, the MLAs landed in an Indigo flight at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport amid tight security at 4.45 am. Deputy Commissioner of police, Parikshita Gurjar[Read More…]
Two Indian boxers make it to the Asian Junior Championship finals
In a proud moment for Indians, Mohit Khatana (80kg) and Satender Rawat (80+kg), made their way to the finals while six others settled for bronze medals after semi final defeats in the Asian Junior Championships in Puerto Princesa, Philippines on Sunday. As Khatana defeated Uzbekistan’s Rakhmonov Kamronbek in a 4-1 split verdict,[Read More…]
Britain open to pay 40 billion euros for Brexit divorce bill
Amidst discussions on Brexit, a media reported stated that Britain is open to paying up to 40 billion euros ($47.1 billion) towards a so-called Brexit divorce bill to the European Union as long as a future UK-EU trade deal can be secured. Three separate sources within the UK civil service[Read More…]
Amit Shah’s entry into Rajya Sabha good for BJP: Prakash Javadekar
Union Minister Prakash Javadekar has said it will be good for the BJP to have party President Amit Shah in the Rajya Sabha. It would be “good for the party when Amit Shah wins Rajya Sabha election”, he said in an interview reported India.com. Praising the newly-elected vice-president M. Venkaiah[Read More…]
CM Nitish Kumar asks Centre to allocate funds to Bihar ‘liberally’
The chief minister of Bihar, Nitish, Kumar, on Sunday urged the Centre to allocate funds “liberally” to strengthen the subordinate judiciary in the state in order to provide speedy justice to the litigants. “We (BJP and JDU) have come together. It must also reflect (in the allocation of funds). Bihar[Read More…]
Maharashtra: Mob allegedly attacks gau rakshaks in Ahmednagar
As many as 20 people were detained on late Saturday for allegedly attacking ‘gau-rakhshaks’ in Shrigonda (100 km from Pune, Maharashtra). Seven gau rakshaks were severely injured and were admitted to a hospital following the attack, reported Hindustan Times. According to the Police, the condition in Shrigonda is under control[Read More…]
Spine-chilling Facebook post by IAS officer after daughter was almost kidnapped
An IAS officer in Haryana took to Facebook to post about his own daughter’s ordeal who was almost kidnapped by two men. The IAS officers’ daughter, a DJ by profession, was stalked and nearly kidnapped by two men including a son of Haryana BJP chief Subhash Barala. The officer, in[Read More…]
Village in India to send over 1000 rakhis to Donald Trump
The women and children of this remote village symbolically named by an NGO after US President Donald Trump will send him 1,001 rakhis on the Hindu festival that celebrates the brother-sister bond. The residents of Marora village in the backwards Mewat region represents the “wish of the people that ties[Read More…]
Suspected Bangladeshi terrorist arrested from Muzaffarnagar
On Sunday, the Uttar Pradesh Anti Terrorist Squad arrested Abdullah, a suspected Bangladeshi terrorist associated with Islamic extremist group Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) from Muzaffarnagar. According to Indian Express reports, an ATS team arrested Abdullah from Kutesara locality in Charthawal area of Muzzafarnagar district. Abdullah was staying in Deoband area[Read More…]
SC gives green signal for the appointment of over 3500 Sub-Inspectors in UP Police
The Apex Cort has cleared decks for the selection of 3500 sub-inspectors and Platoon Commanders in Uttar Pradesh Police, which has been stalled for over six years. The Supreme Court stayed the directions passed by both benches of the High Court at Allahabad and Lucknow from time to time and[Read More…]
44 Gujarat Congress MLAs are ‘living like a family’, says Congress leader
The 44 Congress MLAs from Gujarat, who were accommodated in a resort in Bengaluru, visited the Raj Bhavan to meet Karnataka governor, Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala on Saturday. “Vajubhai has been a member of Gujarat assembly. He knows everyone. All 44 MLAs met him individually,” Shaktisinh Gohil, a Congress leader said.[Read More…]
Bihar beef attack: Our morale boosted as BJP is part of government, says BJP member
Ever since the formation of the JDU-BJP government in Bihar, the fringe saffron outfits have become active. Days after workers of Bajrang Dal and locals have detained a truck carrying beef in Bhojpur district and thrashed at least one of three men inside the truck, BJP state executive committee member,[Read More…]
Pakistan gets its first Hindu minister after 20 years
After a span of almost two decade, a Hindu politician, Darshan Lal, was given the role of a cabinet minister in Pakistan. The decision was declared on Friday as the new Prime Minister, Shahaid Khaqan Abbasi formed his cabinet. As per the government official, Abbasi has appointed 65-year old Lal[Read More…]
Nearly 855 farmers commit suicide in Maharashtra in just four months
Maharashtra has recorded 855 cases of farmer suicide from January to April this year. While the figure is alarming, it is 168 less in number than 1,023 cases registered during the same period in 2016. “The answer to unfortunate instances of farmers’ suicides lies in improving their welfare,” union agriculture[Read More…]
Vice-presidential polls: NDA nominee Venkaiah Naidu, PM cast their vote
Prime Minister, Narendra Modi and NDA’s nominee, Venkaiah Naidu have cast their vote to elect India’s 15th vice-president. Parliamentarians started voting on Saturday and the polling has begun at 10am. The results will be announced by Saturday evening. With numbers in favor, the ruling NDA’s candidate Venkaiah Naidu is likely to[Read More…]
Harvard biased against Indian, Asian students? US to probe
President Trump’s administration is all set to probe a complaint by four Indian-American organisations and other Asian groups claiming that Harvard University discriminates against students from the communities during its admission process. Justice department spokeswoman, Sarah Isgur Flores said the department wants to probe the “administrative complaint filed by a[Read More…]
I-T return: Income-tax office to remain open until midnight
To facilitate senior citizens and those with income below Rs. 5 lakh to file tax returns for 2016-17, the Income-tax office department declared to remain open until midnight on Saturday. Notably, the last date of filing Income Tax Returns (ITRs) was extended from July 31 to August 5 in view of difficulties faced[Read More…]