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‘Reward for Global Appreciation’: AAP, Congress Slam Union Govt Over CBI Raids at Sisodia’s House

August 19, 2022 20:25

The Wire ‘The flip side to relentless misuse of agencies against political rivals is that even legitimate, rightful actions of agencies come under a cloud of suspicion.’ New Delhi: Soon after the Central Bureau of Investigation conducted raids at the residence of Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia, politicians belonging to opposition parties like Sisodia’s Aam Aadmi […]

Vijayvargiya Takes Below-The-Belt Dig At Bihar CM

August 19, 2022 20:23

Trust BJP motor mouth Kailash Vijayvargiya to come up with yet another bizarre statement. Commenting on friend-turned-foe Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, the BJP National General Secretary said, “When I was travelling abroad, someone said women there change their boyfriends at any time. The Chief Minister of Bihar is also similar, never know whose hand he […]

Industry Sceptical of One-charger Policy

August 19, 2022 19:00

Soon, you might just be relieved from the headache of carrying multiple chargers at all times, especially when travelling – a laptop charger, a smart watch charger, a bluetooth charger, a mobile phone charger, and what-have-you. The government of India is mulling the adoption of one-charger policy – a common charger for all electronic devices […]

Opposition Demands Finland PM To Carry Out a Drug Test After Party Video Goes Viral; Marin Defends

August 19, 2022 18:51

Criticism poured in from the opposition, demanding to carry out a drug test, after a private party video went viral capturing pictures of Finland’s Prime Minister, Sanna Mirella Marin dancing and singing with her close friends. The 36-year-old Finnish politician, has been serving as country’s premier since 2019, is facing a severe counterattack after the […]

Government blocks 8 YouTube channels to counter mis-and-disinformation across India

August 19, 2022 18:07

Amid rising number of cases for allegedly using ‘fake-and-anti-India’ content and propagating false information across the country, the central government on Thursday, August 18th, 2022 ordered blocking of at least eight YouTube channels including one from the neighbouring Pakistan. According to sources, the channels were blocked as per the guidelines specified under the newly-revised Information […]

Indian Government Revises Newly-Introduced Windfall Profit Tax On Diesel, ATF Exports; Cut On Domestic Crude Oil

August 19, 2022 17:59

As the trade gap elevates to a record high, the central government on Thursday, August 18th, 2022 amplified the newly-introduced windfall tax on diesel export to ₹ 7 per litre from ₹ 5 per litre earlier in its third round of revision. Along the same line and length, the government increased the tax on export […]

Bilkis Bano Case: PM Modi’s Silence Is Deafening, Says Congress

August 19, 2022 17:55

Opposition parties have hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the release of 11 people convicted for the gangrape of the then 21-year-old Bilkis Bano in 2002. The guilty were also part of the mob that killed seven of her family members.Ironically, the release came within hours of his praise for “Nari Shakti” during […]

NIA Conducts Raids At Multiple Location In Drone Dropping Case

August 19, 2022 20:22

In a bid to dismantle the terror-attempt made by the neighbouring country Pakistan after it had dropped over a bulk of arms and ammunitions with the help of drones in India’s northern state of Jammu & Kashmir, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted raids on Thursday, August 18, 2022 at multiple locations along the border. […]

Yacht Named ‘My Lady Han’ Carrying Arms And Ammunitions Found Adrift; Officials Deny Terror Angle

August 19, 2022 14:32

A 16-metre-long abandoned yacht named ‘My Lady Han’ carrying three AK-74 rifles and ammunition on Thursday, August 18, 2022 was found adrift off Raigad coast in Maharashtra. Meanwhile, the security officials have ruled out any terror angle linked to the weapons and were found to be legal. The incident happened near Harihareshwar beach in Raigad […]

Bilkis Bano Case: 6,000 Signatories Appeal To Revoke “Miscarriage Of Justice”

August 19, 2022 14:01

Human rights activists, historians and bureaucrats among other eminent personalities have issued a statement urging the Supreme Court to revoke the release of convicts in the Bilkis Bano case. Calling the early remission a “grave miscarriage of justice,” they demand the revocation of the pre-mature release of the convicts. The signatories included over 6,000 ordinary […]

Non-Kashmiris To Vote In Assembly Elections 2023; Local Leaders Protest

August 19, 2022 11:57

Jammu and Kashmir is likely to have 25 lakh new voters in the next election, with non-locals registering to vote for the first time in the region. Former Chief Ministers Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah have sharply criticized the move, calling it a “dangerous attempt” to influence elections. Jammu and Kashmir has been without an […]

Happy Janmashtami: Govinda’s Birth Unites India In Celebrations

August 19, 2022 11:14

Janmashtami or Gokulashtami is an annual Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu. According to the Hindu lunisolar calendar, it is observed on the eighth tithi (Ashtami) of the Krishna Paksha (dark fortnight) in Bhadrapada Masa. This overlaps with mid-August to early September of the Gregorian calendar. It is […]

Freebies Worth ₹ 1,000 Crores Distributed Among Medical Practitioners For Promoting Dolo-650

August 19, 2022 11:47

In a bid to ensure a high-profit margin, a pharmaceutical company manufacturing popular DOLO tablets, containing 650 milligrams of paracetamol, distributed freebies worth ₹ 1,000 crores to medical practitioners, affirmed the Supreme Court of India. DOLO-650 is an antipyretic (fever reducing) and analgesic (pain reducing) drug that contains 650 mg of paracetamol and is prescribed […]

CBI Raids AAP’s Manish Sisodia’s Residence In Delhi, Liquor Policy In Question

August 19, 2022 16:31

CBI officers have started conducting raids at Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia’s residence. The investigative agency conducting raids at 21 places across Delhi-NCR linked to a liquor policy scam were recommended by Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena. He recommended the CBI probe after the Delhi Chief Secretary filed a report in July which showed violations of various […]

Take Gradual Approach Towards Privatisation Of Public Sector Banks: RBI Paper

August 19, 2022 09:50

A recent study conducted by the Reserve Bank of India(RBI) asserted that public sector banks (PSBs) must be privatised through a gradual approach rather than a big bang-approach for smoother functioning and to retain the socialist goals. Backing the government’s idea in privatising two of the PSBs (likely the Central Bank of India & the […]

“He Is Against Caste System, Unlikely He would Indulge With A Scheduled Caste Girl” Kerala Court In Civic Chandran Bail Order

August 19, 2022 09:46

The Civic Chandran case and particularly his bail by the Kozhikode district sessions court is amplifying day by day with one controversy or another. Many news outlets have reported the court saying that it is highly unbelievable he will touch the victim knowing she is a member of Scheduled Caste. In fact, the court made […]

Gujarat Assembly Election 2022: Ashok Gehlot Launches Congress Campaign

August 19, 2022 19:38

Rajasthan chief minister and senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot has been on a two-day visit to BJP-ruled Gujarat to review party preparedness for the upcoming Assembly polls later this year. Gehlot held a press briefing at Vadodara yesterday. Today in Ahmedabad, he met regional chiefs to strategize for the Assembly elections. The veteran leader also […]

CM Patel Hauls Stray Cattle Menace In State; Lists Two Pronged Approach

August 18, 2022 21:14

Taking serious note of the stray cattle menace in Gujarat, chief minister Bhupendra Patel directed senior secretary of urban development, IAS Mukesh Kumar, to address the issue. At a cabinet meeting chaired by the CM Thursday, the officer was instructed to remove strays from the city roads and send them to panjrapoles (charitable organisations working […]

Gujarat HC Grants Bail To Gangrape Accused Citing “Friendly Terms” With Victim

August 18, 2022 20:21

The Gujarat High Court granted bail to one of the five gangrape accused, quoting the victim’s “friendly terms with the applicant.” The accused is one of the five booked under Sections 376(D), 120(B), 406, 294(B), 506(2), 328, 362 and 114 of the Indian Penal Code. The bail was delivered by the single bench of Justice […]

Bilkis Bano Case: Two BJP Legislators, Three BJP Members on Remission Review Panel

August 18, 2022 20:46

Released to a hero’s welcome. That is what half of India will remember of the 11 convicts who walked out of Godhra sub-jail; on August 15. The Vishwa Hindu Parishad, reportedly, was behind the organisation of the sweets and garlands for the convicts. The other half is still reconciling to Bano’s plight. Gangraped when she […]

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