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Based on a complaint lodged by one Shubhangi Tyagi, a UP court has ordered an FIR against senior advocate and veteran Congress leader, Salman Khurshid. His recent book, “Sunrise Over Ayodhya: Nationhood In Our Times” compares the Hindutva to ISIS. In fact, the petitioner had earlier moved an application in the police station for registering […]
“The Gujarat Model lives on selling off all public assets to private players. Ram naam japna, paraya maal apna seems to be the guiding principle,” boomed Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel on Wednesday. He was speaking at a public rally in Lucknow. Also present at the event were state Congress president Ajay Kumar Lallu and […]
The ‘Dharma Sansad’ organised at Haridwar in Uttarakhand on December 17-19 saw an assortment of leaders from the Hindutva ecosystem taking the stage to set a new benchmark for brazen hate speech in the country. “We have to make preparations,” said Swami Prabodhanand Giri, president of the Hindu Raksha Sena, a right-wing organisation based out […]
Akhilesh Yadav is drawing huge crowds at his rallies across the poll-bound Uttar Pradesh. Images of massive gatherings for the Samajwadi Vijay Rath Yatras flood the Samajwadi Party (SP)’s social media accounts even as the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) events dominate the mainstream media space. However, the bigger question on everyone’s mind is whether these crowds […]
The requirement, timing and nature of Covid vaccine booster doses will be based on scientific decisions according to Dr VK Paul, Member-Health, Niti Aayog. Dr Paul said, “The Union Health Minister has said in the parliament that the need, timing and nature of boosting will be based on scientific decisions and thinking that is what […]
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday ordered the State Government to pay compensation to an 8-year-old Dalit girl who filed an application with the court after she was falsely accused of stealing by a police officer. The incident occurred at Thiruvananthapuram where the girl and her father were watching a huge cargo truck carrying equipment to the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre. […]
Aryan khan rug case was the one case that grabbed most eyeballs across the country this year. Even after weeks of the star-kid getting bail, developments of the case keeps getting interesting. Currently, the case has been halted, for now, Mumbai Police has stated that no case has been registered and no evidence has been […]
Vice President Venkaiah Naidu today stressed the need for better science communication in regional languages to reach out to people in their mother tongue and to inculcate a scientific temper among them. Recalling that the Constitution lists ‘developing scientific temper and the spirit of inquiry’ in people as a fundamental duty, the Vice President called […]
In a major crackdown on Chinese mobile companies, the Income Tax department is conducting searches on leading Chinese mobile companies across the country. Mobile companies Oppo, Xiaomi, and One Plus are being covered in the searches. Over 30 dozen premises are being raided in searches. Some fintech companies are also covered in this search. Locations: […]
The President of India Ram Nath Kovind witnessed Naval Operations Demonstration in the Ernakulam channel in Kochi, which showcased Indian Navy’s prowess and operations. The President was accompanied by the Governor of Kerala, Arif Mohammad Khan and Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Vice Admiral MA Hampiholi, AVSM, NM. This event lasted for 40 minutes where the combat […]
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted a first test flight test of ‘Pralay’ – an indigenously developed surface-to-surface missile. This test was conducted from Dr A P J Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha and the mission has met all its objectives successfully. The new missile followed the desired quasi ballistic […]
A scuffle between members of the BJP and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) at the BJP office in Kamalam, Gandhinagar, over the recent paper leak scandal, resulted in a police complaint against AAP workers, who were eventually arrested. In the scuffle, women workers of the BJP were allegedly beaten up and molested by AAP workers […]
Dudhai village in Anjar taluka of Kutch came under the spotlight as a controversial video went viral on social media, following the results of the recently-concluded Gram Panchayat elections. In the video, police are seen chasing crowds chanting ‘Pakistan Zindabad’. The panchayat poll results were announced on Tuesday evening in Dudhai Patti, a village with […]
A significant percentage of minorities from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh have got Indian citizenship since 2018 even though rules for Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) are yet to be framed. Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai also told the Rajya Sabha that 10,365 applications for Indian citizenship are pending with the government as of […]
More than 3.7 crore income tax returns have been filed so far for the financial year 2020-21. Over 46.77 lakh ITR filed in last seven days and over 8.7 lakh ITRs filed on 21st December, 2021. Income Tax returns are filed in the last seven days on Dec 21st, 2021. The extended due date for […]
R D Santhana Krishnan, an advocate of the Madras High Court learned the perils of not being fully conversant with the technology the hard way. During a live-streamed video-conferencing of hearing of a case before a single judge, the advocate was seen cuddling and fondling a woman standing next to him. Unfortunately for him, some […]
The Adani group has bagged the contract to build India’s longest expressway linking Meerut with Prayagraj. The 594 kilometer long expressway is expected to be built at a cost of Rs 17,000 crore. Adani Enteprises Limited (AEL) has received the Letter of Award (LoA) from UP Expressways Industrial Development Authority to build three stretches in PPP […]
Applications have begun for the Reliance Foundation Scholarship that started with the objective of preparing future technology developers in India. The Reliance Foundation will select 100 brilliant undergraduate and postgraduate students from India to join the generous grant awards and intimate development program and help them all, enriching their skills to innovate for the best […]
To mark 60 years of Goa’s liberation, Diamond Jubilee celebrations were held at Panaji on December 19 like every year. To commemorate the Diamond Jubilee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid a wreath at the martyr’s memorial, Azad Maidan. A 100 men tri-service Guard of Honour was presented during the ceremony, the bugle band played ‘The […]
“Good Governance Week” was set afoot Monday by the central government. The nationwide campaign has been planned for grievance redressal and to take good administration to the villages. To be observed from Dec 20 to Dec 25, the five-day programme is part of the ongoing Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. A film, on the theme Prashasan […]
