The government is planning to make Aadhaar or 12-digit unique identity code mandatory during the registration of real estate properties. As reported by Indian Express, the verification of Aadhaar will be a precondition for documents such as agreement of sale and power of attorney and even for electronic registration of[Read More…]
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NASA is offering job to protect Earth from aliens
If you too have fancied Star Wars and the extraterrestrial, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has the perfect job for you. NASA is offering jobs to protect the Earth from aliens and will pay a six-figure salary to the person. The planetary protection officer would be responsible for implementing[Read More…]
Vistara airline adopts programs to protect its solo female travellers
Indian airline Vistara is making flying safer for women. In a thoughtful move, Vistara introduced a new program in March aimed at ensuring the comfort and safety of women flying solo. #VistaraWomanFlyer allows women travelling alone the option to request specific seats, and also provides baggage and transportation assistance and[Read More…]
Hospital in Bihar asks employees to declare virginity in declaration form
In a funny incident, a government hospital in Bihar is asking its employees some really weird questions in their declaration forms. In the marital declaration form of the Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Science (IGIMS), Patna, employees are being asked to declare their virginity and also the number of wives[Read More…]
This Gurudwara is serving food to protesting Tamil Nadu farmers at Jantar Mantar
Even after months of protest when the farmers’ demands went unheard, the Sikh community in Delhi decided to benevolently open the doors of their Gurudwara to them. In an affectionate gesture, the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) has opened their kitchen to the farmers who have been in Delhi’s[Read More…]
Conduct raids on BJP people offering Rs 15 Cr to Cong lawmakers: Ghulam Nabi Azad
Hours after Karnataka minister, DK Shivakumar was raided by taxmen on Wednesday morning, leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha, Ghulam Nabi Azad has said that the government should conduct raids on BJP people who were offering Rs 15 crore to Congress lawmakers to lure them before Rajya Sabha polls. “Conduct[Read More…]
Former union minister Santosh Mohan Dev dies in Assam
Former Union Minister and senior Congress leader, Santosh Mohan Dev died on Wednesday morning. Dev, the father of Congress MP, Sushmita Dev, was hospitalised in Silchar, Assam. All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary, CP Joshi took to Twitter to express his condolences. “My deepest condolences to @sushmitadevmp at the[Read More…]
Drinking at Goa beaches may land you in jail
Now drinking at Goa beaches could land you in trouble. The BJP-led Goa government told the state legislative assembly that a severe action would be taken against people who will be caught drinking on the state beaches. It also said that if needed, the offenders could even be detained. The[Read More…]
Nitish Kumar’s new cabinet has 22 ministers facing criminal charges: ADR
In Bihar, 22 out of 29 newly sworn in ministers are facing criminal cases, which is more than the previous government, a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) declared. In previous grand alliance Cabinet, 19 out of 28 ministers were facing criminal charges. The report was prepared by[Read More…]
Over 7000 women donate 1.5 million ml breast milk to save newborns
On the World Breastfeeding Week (August 1-7) begins, over 7,500 women in Jaipur have donated more than 15 lakh millilitre of breast milk to save the lives of many newborns. As per Hindustan Times report, 15,00,680 ml milk has been collected at the 11 milk banks. “I salute the mothers[Read More…]
Depression and health issues kill jawans 16 times more than Naxal operations
In the last three years, CRPF jawans have mostly died of depression or medical reasons than they have on anti-Naxal operations said the government on Tuesday. As per reports, heart attacks, depression and other medical reasons killed sixteen times more CRPF personnel than action in anti-Naxal operations. In a written[Read More…]
You can control devices just by blinking with these eyeglasses
Taking invention to a whole new level, scientists have designed a pair of eyeglasses integrated with a sensor that converts eye muscle movement into an electric signal and could be used to control external devices such as computers or lamps. According to reports, this sensor was developed at Chongqing University[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh: Shiksha Mitra’s withdraw protest
The ‘Shiksha Mitras’ who have been protesting in the streets against the state government in the last one week, withdrew their protests on Tuesday after a meeting with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. After a three hours meeting with Adityanath and Minister of State for Basic Education Anupama Jaiswal, the protest[Read More…]
Demonetisation squeezed terror funding claims Arun Jaitley
Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley, on Tuesday, said that terror funding has been “squeezed” due to demonetisation. He added that the number of stone throwers in Jammu and Kashmir has gone down in last few months as a result of it. “In 2008 to 2010 we saw thousands of stone pelters[Read More…]
Ready to give life but will never support division of Bengal: Mamata Banerjee
Amidst Gorkhaland unrest, the West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, on Tuesday said she is not in favour support the division of the state and urged all political parties in the hills to restore peace and normal life in Darjeeling, where the indefinite shutdown entered its 48th day. “Whatever happens,[Read More…]
Veteran leader Digvijaya Singh removed as Telangana Congress in charge
Congress party on Tuesday has removed its senior leader, Digvijaya Singh from the post of in-charge of Telangana Congress. They appointed a new team in the state, declared All India Congress Committee (AICC) secretary, Janardhan Dwivedi. The step was taken after Singh’s controversial statements against the Telangana police. He accused[Read More…]
Rajya Sabha polls to have NOTA option for the first time; opposition ‘unhappy’
Rajya Sabha was rocked by opposition protests on Tuesday over an Election Commission (EC) notification that provides MLAs the ‘None of the Above’ (NOTA) option in the elections to the Upper House on 8 August. The annoyed oppositions’ members forced adjournments of the proceedings questioning the NOTA provision for these[Read More…]
Dragging Kalam’s name in religious controversies is against his ideologies: Ex-advisor to President Kalam
An engraved ‘Bhagavad Gita’ near the statue of late president, APJ Abdul Kalam has triggered a new controversy. While Kalam’s family sought to end the issue by placing a copy of Quran and Bible near the sculpture, the leader of a local Hindu outfit opposed the same saying, “no permission[Read More…]
Yamaha Fazer 250 spotted without camouflage
THE UPCOMING FAZER 250 HAS FINALLY BEEN REVEALED IN PRODUCTION-READY AVATAR Pictures have surfaced over the interweb of what appears to be the Yamaha Fazer 250 in final production trim. The Fazer 250 will be the faired version of the FZ25. In what seems to be a breakaway from tradition, the Fazer 250 carries a[Read More…]
DG Vanzara, MN Dinesh discharged in Sohrabuddin Sheikh ‘fake encounter’ case
A CBI court discharged retired police officer, DG Vanzara and MN Dinesh in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh encounter case on Tuesday. While Vanzara, who is now retired, was the then Gujarat ATS chief, Dinesh, an IPS officer, was with the Rajasthan police. So far, 15 accused have been discharged by the[Read More…]
Goswami’s Republic TV reporters barred from attending Shashi Tharoor’s press conference
Arnab Goswami and drama go hand-in-hand, and Goswami’s newly-launched news channel Republic TV, nevertheless, continues to do so. In a gnarly incident, Republic TV was barred from covering Shashi Tharoor‘s press conference at AICC today. According to Republic TV’s live footages, there were four reporters from Goswami’s channel who went[Read More…]
Nitish Kumar chides Sharad Yadav for statement against alliance with BJP
Bihar chief minister, Nitish Kumar reacted promptly on Sharad Yadav’s response on the political disturbance in the state saying, “stop sulking and debate in party forum.” The forum is the national executive of the Janata Dal United and will be held in Patna on 19 August. It will also decide[Read More…]
Centre suffers embarrassment with absence of nearly 30 NDA MPs in RS
The government has suffered a major embarrassment on Monday after the absence of almost 30 NDA MPs saw the opposition ramming through amendments to a bill to grant statutory status to the National Commission for Backward Classes. The development took place despite Prime Minister, Narendra Modi’s recent caution over absenteeism[Read More…]
There is no question of me becoming a minister: Amit Shah
Amit Shah on Monday has said that there is no question of him getting designated to the Rajya Sabha and subsequently resigning as the BJP President. When asked if he would fight the Rajya Sabha polls, he said, “There is no question of doing so. I have the responsibility of[Read More…]
Modi will return as India’s Prime Minister in 2019 says Nitish Kumar
JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar, on Monday, held his first press conference after being sworn in as the chief minister of Bihar. He stated that he tried hard to save the grand alliance, but things were getting difficult for him after corruption charges against RJD leaders including Lalu Yadav’s son Tejashwi[Read More…]