On the second day of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s fast, he swore to solve farmers’ problems. And he also ensured that he would take stern actions against the culprits. Last night, the families of four of the 6 farmers, who were killed in the police firing in[Read More…]
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Fasting Muslims to participate in International Yoga Day with PM Modi
On the International Yoga Day celebrations in Lucknow, PM Modi will be performing asanas. And over 300 Muslim men and women under the banner of the Muslim Rashtriya Manch will be among the 55,000 participants at the Ramabai Ambedkar Maidan. “More than 1,000 Muslims had contacted us about participating in[Read More…]
Delhi: Beef festival rumours at Kerala House
On Saturday, the security at Kerala House on Jantar Mantar road in New Delhi was beefed up following reports of a political party, allegedly, planning a ‘beef festival’ in the evening. The Delhi Police received an information from Kerala House officials about the matter and security was stepped up as[Read More…]
People are dissatisfied with the government: Sharad Pawar
On Saturday, NCP chief Sharad Pawar lashed out at the BJP-led government, saying politics in the country has come to an “unwelcome situation” and there is dissatisfaction among people. “The Modi government has copied many of the UPA’s schemes like Aadhaar, National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), Direct Cash Transfer[Read More…]
Men held with 42 KGs of marijuana in Hyderabad
In a shocking incident, two persons in Hyderabad were arrested with over 40KGs of marijuana. On Friday, prohibition and excise personnel and seized 42 kg of marijuana that they were ferrying concealed in bags of tamarind. As per reports, Sunil Singh (23), a resident of Gangabowli in Upper Dhoolpet and[Read More…]
Farmers’ killing: Congress demands President’s Rule in Madhya Pradesh
On Saturday, Congress asked for the imposition of President’s Rule in Madhya Pradesh, saying Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has no right to continue as he is evading from his constitutional duties. Lashing at the state government, Opposition in MP Assembly Ajay Singh, said that instead of consoling the families[Read More…]
India should recover Pakistan occupied Kashmir: Baba Ramdev
On Saturday, India’s favourite Yoga Guru, Baba Ramdev, said that India should immediately reclaim Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK), calling it the root of all the problems originating from Pakistan. He further added that India should destroy all terrorists camps operating from PoK. “All the problems emanating from Pakistan is because[Read More…]
Darjeeling: GJM calls for indefinite strike from Monday
On Saturday, Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) president Bimal Gurung declared that th party has decided to go on an indefinite strike from Monday demanding a separate state of ‘Gorkhaland’. “We will go on strike from Monday. Bengal government takes so much revenue from us but it only encroach our territory.[Read More…]
Policies to revive stalled power projects underway: Piyush Goyal
Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday said that the Centre will soon come out with a scheme to revive various stalled power plants in the country. The broad policies to make abandoned projects viable was decided in a meeting between the Ministry of Power and lenders earlier this week. “We[Read More…]
ISIS attack kills 15 in Iraq
In Iraq, 15 people were killed including women and children. The incident happened on Saturday when a group of ISIS terrorists attacked a village in Iraq’s Salahudin province, a security official said. About 20 ISIS terrorists attacked Mseihly village, some 280 km north of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, sparking[Read More…]
Stop teaching hate: Donald Trump to Qatar
In between the biggest diplomatic face-off between Qatar and the rest of the middle-east, US President Donald Trump accused Doha of backing terrorism. Calling it the funder of terrorism, Trump asked the Gulf emirate along with other nations to stop “teaching hate”. “Stop funding (terrorism). Stop teaching hate. Stop the[Read More…]
This is how higher sex ratio states fare when it comes to women lawmakers
While Indians identifying them as feminists is on the rise, aiming for gender equality while being bound by patriarchal social fabric stuck across various strata looks inscrutable. Though the Indian women’s movement has achieved much, there is still a long way to go. As old mindsets steeped in patriarchy still[Read More…]
Odisha: Eight killed, two injured in a road accident
A truck collided with an auto-rickshaw in Jagatsinghpur district on Saturday. The incident killed eight people while injured two passengers. The crash happened at Chandol when the victims hailing from Machhagaon were returning after attending ceremonial ‘Snana Purnima’ ritual at Nemala. Seven people, including a teenager, died while another succumbed[Read More…]
Amit Shah calls Mahatma Gandhi a ‘chatur baniya’; says Congress has no principle
BJP president Amit Shah termed father of the nation Mahatma Gandhi as a ‘bahut chatur baniya’ while addressing an event in Chhattisgarh. “Bahut chatur baniya tha woh, usko maloom tha aage kya hone waala hai,” Shah was quoted as saying. Shah also attacked the Congress saying that it is a[Read More…]
Madhya Pradesh: BJP blames Congress for farmers’ unrest; CM to sit on fast till peace restores
Uttar Pradesh Power Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Shrikant Sharma on Saturday blamed Congress for politicising the farmers’ issue in Madhya Pradesh. He said that Congress was not able to come to terms with the developmental works done for the farmers by the saffron party. The public knows[Read More…]
Spain: Catalonia declares an independence referendum for October 1
The leader of Spain’s Catalonia region on Friday declared an independence referendum for October 1, in insolence of Madrid, which is strictly against such a vote. Notably, a separatist movement is in full swing in Catalonia. Carles Puigdemont while speaking in Barcelona said that, the focus of the referendum would[Read More…]
SC stays mandatory linking of Aadhaar card to PAN card for Income Tax returns
The Supreme Court on Friday said that the government cannot make it obligatory to link Aadhaar card particulars to one’s PAN card for Income Tax purposes till the Constitutional Bench decides the matter. The Supreme Court ruled that the government must prepare a scheme to avoid the leakage of personal[Read More…]
My love affair with Momo in the age of bans
The call for a ban on momo by a BJP MLC in Jammu and Kashmir a few days ago took me quite by surprise. As a lover of the white, crescent-shaped piece of instant gratification, I couldn’t for the life of me understand what did it ever do to the[Read More…]
Veteran Congress leader P Govardhan Reddy passes away
Veteran Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP P Govardhan Reddy died in the early hours of Friday morning after suffering from cardiac arrest, aged 80. Reportedly, Reddy was on his way to Manali to attend a meeting, when he suffered the attack. He was rushed to a government hospital in[Read More…]
Facebook may keep an eye on you through webcams to enhance news feed
Social networking giant Facebook is planning to observe people’s behavior secretly and record users through their webcams and Smartphone cameras. “According to a newly discovered patent, the company will use technology to see how facial expressions of users change when they come across different types of content on the site,”[Read More…]
Mumbai: Call centre asks nude pictures in name of loan exposed
A call centre, which duped thousands of US citizens, has been exposed by the Thane crime branch in Ambernath. The call centres were intervened during the night of June 8 and 9. Eventually, it was found that they fooled customers in name of easy loans. The BPO, Rackon enterprise was[Read More…]
Shah Rukh Khan-Anushka Sharma starrer finally gets a name: Jab Harry Met Sejal
Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan has finally confirmed the name of his next with Anushka Sharma after months of speculation. From The Ring to Rehnuma to Raula, many titles were speculated, but SRK has finally put a stop to all reports by announcing the name: Jab Harry Met Sejal. Just[Read More…]
When their country’s selfish interests are affected, they move out: RSS chief on US exiting Paris deal
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat criticised the US for its choice to exit the Paris climate deal. “Those who talk about coordinating development with the environment were recently seen exiting… When their country’s selfish interests are affected, they the move out… like the Paris deal,” said Bhagwat. But, “the Hindu community[Read More…]
If standing with farmers is politics, then we are playing it: Congress
At the back of the farmer’s protest in Mandsaur in Madhya Pradesh, the Congress lashed out at the Centre, saying that they would stand with the farmers and if that is politics, then they are playing it. “As long as the farmers are in distress or in any kind of[Read More…]
Doing Yoga is the solution to dying, protesting farmers: Radha Mohan Singh
On Thursday, Union agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh commenting on the farmers’ protest said that yoga was the answer to the farmers’ problems. In Bihar, on a 3-day yoga festival organised by Baba Ramdev, when Singh was asked about the five farmers who have been killed in the protest, Singh[Read More…]