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According to Agra ASI chief R K Patel, the images are available on the ASI website as part of the January 2022 newsletter and anyone can view them online. According to tourism industry sources, these images were published in public domain to combat the spread of misinformation regarding the contents of these rooms throughout the […]
The Congress’ three-day Chintan Shivir, which concluded in Udaipur, on Sunday had a special discussion session on Gujarat elections this year. while the Congress Working Committee laid down several organisational reforms and the party’s stand on several key issues. The final round of deliberations took place on Sunday with various panels submitting their reports to […]
In a candid admission of sorts, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has conceded that the party had lost its connect with the common masses, even as the party’s three-day national brainstorming session concluded on Sunday with a decision to take out a “Bharat Jodo yatra” from Kashmir to Kanyakumari to highlight the BJP Government’s “divisive policies”. Speaking at a Chintan […]
This summer many regions in India have experienced the maximum temperature soaring between 47 to 50 Degrees Celsius. On the other hand, the northeastern state of India, Meghalaya has been receiving heavy spells of rain along with Jharkhand. The southern state of Kerala has also been kept on alert as the state is expected to […]
Asking the Union Finance Ministry to take a note and act accordingly, Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday said that the view of the Reserve Bank of India is unfavourable toward urban cooperative banks. “Common people trust cooperative banks which are in their reach, unlike state-run banks. But the Reserve Bank of […]
The Congress party on Saturday during the second day of Navsankalp Shivir, Udaipur, decided to launch a Jan Jagran Abhiyan 2.0, the second phase of the mass contact programme to take on the policies of the government as well as rising inflation and unemployment in the country. “Sonia Ji and Rahul Ji are very keen […]
The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court dismissed a BJP leader’s petition to set up a fact-finding committee to probe the history of the Taj Mahal and open 22 locked rooms. While asserting that the world-famous Taj Mahal was a Shiva temple known as Tejo Mahalya, the petitioner Dr Rajneesh Singh requested the government […]
Two dozen new languages including eight Indian languages have been added to Google Translate, a favourite translation tool of many users. Following this update, Google Translate now supports 133 languages used around the globe. Besides Sanskrit, the other Indian languages in the latest version of Google Translate are Assamese, Bhojpuri, Dogri, Konkani, Maithili, Mizo and […]
The criminalization of “marital rape” has been a vigorously contested matter. Earlier this year, the Delhi High Court began hearing final arguments in a series of public interest litigations (PILs) challenging Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code’s “marital rape exception” (IPC). The Apex court’s decision on Wednesday, led to a deadlock. Dissenting opinions were […]
In a landmark order, the Supreme Court today said that the 152-year-old sedition law under Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code should be effectively kept in abeyance till the Union Government reconsiders the provision. A three-judge bench, in its interim order, directed the Centre and the state governments to desist from taking any coercive […]
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday received an award from Paschimbanga Bangla Academy for her collection of 900 poems’ book – “Kavita Bitan”. In response to this, Bengali author Ratna Rasheed Banerjee, who has penned over 30 books, returned her award referring it to be an “insult”. Returning her 2019 ‘Annada Shankar Smarak Samman’ […]
Late Monday evening, a low-intensity bomb exploded at the Punjab police intelligence headquarters in Mohali. The matter has been assigned for further probe to the National Investigation Agency. According to the Mohali SP, Harvinder Sandhu, a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) was hurled at the premises. No casualty was reported, though the impact shattered the windows and […]
A petition has recently been filed in the Allahabad High Court seeking a fact-finding inquiry into the history of the Taj Mahal. The petition seeks to open the doors of 22 rooms of the Taj Mahal and bring out the truth behind it. A writ petition was filed on Saturday in the registry of the […]
The northwest and central regions of India will experience heatwave conditions for the coming three days from Sunday, May 08 with an expected maximum temperature to hover around at 42-44 Degrees Celsius, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) stated in its statement on Saturday. After recording the maximum temperature of 45 Degrees Celsius, the Barmer district […]
Justice Jamshed Burjor Pardiwala, more known as JB Pardiwala, the most feared of all judges of the Gujarat High Court who took the State Government to task for anything from mismanagement of the Covid-19 crisis to the shocking pollution in the Sabarmati River, has been elevated as a judge in the Supreme Court. This follows […]
According to Malvinder Singh Kang, AAP’s Punjab chief spokesperson, Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga was a fake news hawker and Punjab Police is working with professionalism. Bagga, the BJP Delhi spokesperson, was arrested by Punjab police yesterday for “inciting communal tension” through posts on social media. In a recent tweet by Kang, he stated that “Bagga […]
The conclusion of the holy Islamic month of Ramadan is marked as Eid-ul-Fitr and is a major festival of the Muslim community across the world. The Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated on May 3, Tuesday in India as the moon was not sighted on Sunday, stated Gujarat Chand Committee President in a statement. After more than […]
In a recent tweet, Prashant Kishor has hinted at his way into Bihar politics. He has recently turned down an offer to join the Indian National Congress and is making his march toward Bihar. The strategist and election specialist, Prashant Kishor, is set to make his next move in the political arena. On Monday, Kishor […]
Osmania University of Hyderabad (OU), one of India’s oldest universities with a rich history of student politics for decades, has refused to allow former Congress president Rahul Gandhi to visit the campus on May 7 for a “non-political” program. Political turmoil erupted on Saturday over the OU Executive Council’s refusal. Congress has accussed the organization […]
In yet another triumph of the Indian origin Americans in the political and administrative landscape in the US, Nand Mulchandani, has been appointed by Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) as the first-ever Chief Technology Officer (CTO). William J. Burns, the CIA Director made the announcement. Nand Mulchandani has more than 25 years of experience in Silicon […]
