On Saturday, Sam Pitroda lashed out at the Odisha BJP unit for demanding his removal as the Technical Advisor to the state government in the wake of WannaCry ransomware attack. BJP’s state unit Vice-President Samir Mohanty had recently alleged Pitroda of his involvement with the National Herald case, demanding that he[Read More…]
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Madhya Pradesh: BJP leader arrested for running sex racket
BJP state media coordinator of its scheduled caste cell, Neeraj Shakya has been expelled from the party after he was arrested by the Bhopal Police cyber cell for allegedly running a sex racket. Neeraj along with eight of his associates was arrested on Friday as the police rescued four girls who[Read More…]
Our machines far more secure than voting machines used abroad: EC
On Saturday, the Election Commission (EC) held a demonstrator of voting machines to prove that they cannot be tampered with. This comes in the backdrop of the all-party meeting which was held last Friday with the EC to debate the upcoming ‘EVM hackathon’ after allegations that the voting machines were[Read More…]
Madhya Pradesh: Lizard found in mid-day meal of Anganwadi centre
In a disturbing incident that could have endangered the health of many, in Anganwadi centres in Katni district of Madhya Pradesh, a lizard was found in the mid-day meal. Notably, Angwadis are mother and child care centre in rural India. They were started by the Indian government in 1975 as[Read More…]
IPL 2017 finale: 7 places in Delhi where you can catch the madness live!
For cricket fanatics, it’s that time of the year again and we know it’s hard to keep your mind on work! IPL fans are parking themselves in front of the TV, this weekend, to witness the finale match between the Rising Pune Supergiant and Mumbai Indians on May 20. So[Read More…]
Chautala controversy: Passed class 12th without clearing matric?
Former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala has again once again become a centre of controversies. According to media reports, the news of Chautala passing intermediate has been doing the rounds. As per media sources, he had given false representations of his educational qualifications before contesting for the elections in the[Read More…]
UP’s anti-Romeo squad to be renamed as ‘Nari Suraksha Bal’
The government in Uttar Pradesh is all set to rename its anti-Romeo squad launched for the protection of women from eve-teasing and molestation. As per reports, the step comes after the campaign faced condemnation from numerous parts of the society. The Anti-Romeo Squads criticized as of its name as the[Read More…]
Massive landslide on Badrinath highway leaves 15,000 pilgrims stranded
In a tragic incident, nearly 15,000 tourists were stranded after a massive landslide was reported in Uttarakhand’s Vishnuprayag region that lies on the Badrinath route. The landslide was caused due to the incessant rainfall in Chamoli district over the past few days. Reportedly, the landslide that began in the afternoon[Read More…]
Mamata banerjee asks party leaders to be prepared for upcoming polls
On Friday, Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee asked her party leaders and elected representatives to be prepared for “any situation” in the days to come in view of the upcoming Lok Sabha State Assembly polls. As Banerjee held extended core meeting with TMC MPs and MLAs, she chalked out the party’s line[Read More…]
UP CM and other prominent BJP leaders to visit Bihar
As the Modi government is to finish its third year in office on 26 May, UP CM Yogi Adityanath, his Deputy Keshav Prasad Maurya, Union minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti among other prominent leaders and MPs will visit Bihar to showcase the achievements of the Narendra Modi government in the past[Read More…]
Kerala to have a committee ensuring gender equality in film industry
In Kerala, a newly formed all-women organisation called Women Collective in Cinema put forward some demands to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. These demands take account of the inclusion of the film industry under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 and calls for a[Read More…]
BJP councillor Kamaljeet Sehrawat elected South Delhi mayor
BJP councillor Kamaljeet Sehrawat, who had recently won the civic polls was elected unchallenged as the mayor of South Delhi as the new team of the area’s civic body also took charge on Friday. Sehrawat represents the Dwarka-B ward. Sehrawat defeated AAP’s Sushma Bansal in Dwarka-B ward by a record[Read More…]
Odisha: JSPL commissions sinter plant at Angul
While the government is amplifying its efforts to pursue the mission of exclusively using ‘Made in India’ steel, many steel plants seem to grow their capacity in this view. The Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL) has commissioned a SinterPlant in Angul, JSPL Chairman Naveen Jindal tweeted on Friday. The[Read More…]
No law and order in state: Congress over IAS officer’s murder
On Friday, the Congress Party alleged that the death of Karnataka-cadre IAS officer Anurag Tiwari was a case of murder in a “VVIP” area. Slamming the state government over the situation of law and order within the state. Taking a jibe at UP government for having blamed the Congress party[Read More…]
Assam CM asks state police to sternly monitor social media activities
Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal asked the state police to take strict action against those using social media to abuse others. This comes after several incidents of online abuse of politicians and prominent people. Sonowal further directed the police to deal sternly with issues of online abuse and urged the cyber-cell[Read More…]
Hyderabad: Sedition case against 3 alleged ISIS sympathisers
On Friday, the Hyderabad police registered a case of sedition against three alleged ISIS sympathisers. The police on Thursday summoned Salman Mohiuddin, Abdullah Basith and Qureshi, who were arrested for allegedly trying to join the ISIS and later released on bail. However, a case was registered against the three on[Read More…]
Kapil Mishra’s big expose: Slams Kejriwal over Rs 2 cr donation
Sacked Aam Aadmi Party leader Kapil Mishra who has been in news for slamming corruption charges against Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal claims to expose ‘big truth’ on Friday. As he took to twitter to articulate, he said he will produce the ‘evidence’ relating to this issue at the press conference.[Read More…]
Poor quality of river water in UP says CAG
A CAG report suggests that the water quality of crucial rivers in Uttar Pradesh don’t comply with the norms. The main reason of this could be inadequate sewage and industrial effluent treatment facilities in the state. This review report on the economic sector for 2015-16 laid out in the Uttar[Read More…]
GST rates of 1,211 items decided; food grains exempted from levy
The Goods and service council on Thursday decided the GST rates for 1,211 items, a majority kept at 18%, though the rates on gold and beedi remained undecided. The Centre also chose to lower the incidence of tax on mass-use items to ensure that prices come down in the new[Read More…]
Vijay Nair, the Messiah of upcoming artistes
The Indian entertainment industry has gone through a colossal change in terms of content and distribution in the last couple of decades. With the emergence of new and alternate media, which spread like an epidemic among the youth of the country, many new outlets and enterprises have sprung up now[Read More…]
Fake news to shut an Indian eatery in UK
A fake news could force to shut down an Indian eatery in the UK. This comes after a fake news report which said that it served human meat went viral on Facebook earlier this week. Users can then post the article directly on Facebook. Shinra Begum, the owner of ‘KarriTwist’ in[Read More…]
No pre-censorship in a democracy: Delhi HC
The Delhi HC told the AAP government on Thursday that, in a democracy, there cannot be pre-censorship. Responding to the policy on display of an advertisement on auto-rickshaws a bench of justices S Ravindra Bhat and Pratibha M Singh said, “In a democracy, it (pre-censorship) should not be done. What[Read More…]
HC stalls Irani’s move to shutdown vocational centre for women
Just when the Union Textile Affairs Minister Smriti Irani and the BJP-led Uttar Pradesh Government was trying to shut down the Jais vocational centre, the High Court of Allahabad (Lucknow Bench), on Thursday passed interim orders that will allow the Vocational Training Centre in Amethi, to continue its activities. The[Read More…]
Delhi tax defaulters names published by the IT dept
On Thursday, the Income Tax department issued the names of five tax defaulters who owed over 10 crores to the government. This is a new strategy adopted by the government in order to shame the tax defaulters who are indebted of hefty amounts. The latest list released has five names[Read More…]
Extratorrent.CC is shutting down forever!
In another news, a popular torrent indexing website, ExtraTorrent is closing down permanently. It is to be noted that previously many such torrent websites have been closed down. Although, clone websites to these have replaced them to serve the users. “ExtraTorrent with all mirrors goes offline.We permanently erase all data.[Read More…]