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On the occasion of his birthday today, Delhi’s Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has conveyed his sentiments, expressing a deep yearning for his colleague, the former Education Minister of Delhi, Manish Sisodia. Sisodia had been apprehended by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in February 2023, in relation to alleged irregularities linked to the conception and […]
Service for the nation courses through the blood of the Gajjars who have given the motherland three generations of officers. Group Captain Subodh Gajjar, his son Lieutenant Colonel Nikhil Gajjar, and grandson Commander Nitin Gajjar have served India’s armed forces. An episode in 2011 best epitomises the spirit of the family. Young naval officer Nitin […]
Speaking from the Red Fort on Independence Day on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi missed no opportunity to take a veiled dig on the Opposition parties in the run-up to next year’s general elections. His development-oriented speech was peppered with slant derisions of all the ills and wrongs of political parties that had stalled India’s […]
The Government of India is contemplating the incorporation of ITI courses alongside the 12th-grade curriculum, which has been inspired by the Chhattisgarh model- said Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel in a programme organised at his residence in Raipur. He also distributed Higher Secondary-cum-ITI trade certificates to the students and gave appointment letters to lecturers under Teacher […]
A four-and-a-half-month pregnant woman delivering her baby on the roadside near the Raj Bhavan in Lucknow has drawn flack from opposition leaders. Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak, who also holds the health portfolio, confirmed the incident. “I have taken cognizance of the incident and I am going to the spot. What I have […]
A senior journalist Aakashdeep Shukla died of suicide on Monday. Shukla allegedly underwent mental trauma over “constant threats of criminal cases” from his wife and her parents, according to journalist and filmmaker Deepika Bhardwaj. The Delhi-based Aaj Tak journalist allegedly hanged himself at his home in the city. Filmmaker Deepika Bhardwaj took to X (formerly […]
Despite significant financial investments over the years to stem air pollution, Ahmedabad has earned the dubious distinction of being ranked first among the most polluted cities in the country, according to the Central Forest Department. With the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) failing to replenish the city with an adequate green cover, people are facing severe […]
The UK Global Talent Visa, introduced by the United Kingdom to attract the “brightest and the best” minds to the country by simplifying the entry process for recipients of awards in academia or research, arts and culture and digital technology has received only three applicants since its launch. Upon unveiling the initiative in 2021, former […]
The proposed ‘fight’ between Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg and Tesla CEO Elon Musk seems to be going down the rabbit hole. Zuckerberg has now said that he has moved past the idea of the cage fight after Musk’s non-serious attitude towards it. The two tech billionaires had decided to fight it out in June, with […]
Pricked by his wife’s large fan following on Instagram, a man reportedly strangled her inside their car near Lucknow, that too in front of their two kids. Police said the woman had a substantial fan base on Insta and she had also reportedly blocked her husband from her profile. This led him to suspect her […]
Plagued by negligence and improper upkeep, incidents of lifts breaking off or stuck midway are common in Indian highrises. In several cases there have been reports of serious injuries or even fatalities due to lift-related accidents. Malfunctioning emergency buttons or poor phone network lead to scary situations in times of emergency inside a lift. The […]
The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) has said that Chandrayaan-3 will lower its orbit around the moon on August 14 between 11:30 am and 12:30 pm. This maneuver will bring the spacecraft even closer to the moon’s surface on its way to a soft landing. Launched from Sriharikota’s Satish Dhawan Space Centre on July 14, […]
New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 death toll is almost 10 times its official tally, and the country is estimated to have had the highest number of COVID-19 deaths until December 2021 – 4.7 million. This is one of the conclusions of the much-anticipated WHO report on the world’s COVID-19 excess death estimates. Of its 4.7 million deaths, 0.83 million […]
Many senior BJP leaders lost their golden tick on micro-blogging platform X (formerly Twitter) after they changed their display pictures on their profile. The golden checkmark is a confirmation of a Twitter verified official business account which leaders and other public figures get. The tick signifies that the account is genuine. The leaders changed their […]
In a recent development, the government has issued new guidelines emphasising the importance of disclosure or disclaimers for celebrities, influencers and virtual influencers who endorse health products or present themselves as health experts or medical practitioners. These guidelines were released on Thursday by the Consumer Affairs Ministry, following consultations with key stakeholders including the Ministries […]
In a significant development aimed at enhancing border security and infrastructure, Union Home and Cooperation Minister, Amit Shah inaugurated key infrastructure projects along the Indo-Pakistan border in Gujarat’s Kutch. According to an official release by BSF Gujarat, Amit Shah laid the foundation stone for a Mooring Place at Koteshwar for the Border Security Force (BSF) […]
Once captured by the ubiquitous social media lens and flashed everywhere, the evil that men do lives after them. In 2017, Shambhulal Regar etched his name into social media’s “most watched” list by hacking to death and then setting on fire Afrazul Khan, a migrant labourer, for the unpardonable crime of being Muslim, even as […]
Starting today, on the 13th of August, 2023, the Thakore family spanning three generations is set to make history by attempting to become the first Indians to drive a 1950 car, registered in India all the way to London via road. This remarkable journey will cover 12,000 kilometres and span across 16 countries. The ambitious […]
As if 12 cases in 15 years are not enough, now Gujarat cadre former IAS officer Pradip Sharma has now been sentenced to a month’s imprisonment for possessing a cell phone in Palara jail in Kutch. A raid by local authorities reportedly discovered a cell phone in Pradeep Sharma’s barrack along with several numbers written […]
The income of our cricketing superstars is a constant social media buzz and the latest centre of interest is cricketer Virat Kohli. Recently, an Instagram scheduling tool hopper HQ reported that Kohli earned a whopping $1,384,000 for one Instagram post. Now the cricketer has himself come out to clarify that the news is not […]
