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Virat Kohli’s restaurant chain, One8 Commune has come under the radar for reportedly discriminating against the LGBTQIA+ community. As per an Instagram post by an LGBTQIA+ awareness page, Yes, We Exist, the restaurant doesn’t allow gay groups or couples to enter the restaurant premises. And trans women are subject to clothing. Indrajeet, the founder of […]
The Supreme Court upheld Section 43(5)of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act which states it mandatory for the builders to deposit the full compensation and interest asked by the authoriser or at least 30 per cent of the penalty as a prerequisite for challenging such an order before the appellate authority. The apex court […]
In yet another jibe at the Central Government, the Meghalaya Governor – Satya Pal Malik said that leaders in Delhi send condolences even on the death of a dog, but they seem least concerned about the ‘death of 600 farmers’, who are protesting against the farm laws. “Till date, we have never seen any agitation, […]
Recently conferred with Padma Shree, the present IIT-Gandhinagar Director – Sudhir K Jain has been appointed as the Vice-Chancellor of renowned Banaras Hindu University (BHU). He has been holding his seat at IIT-Gandhinagar since 2009 and now he is all set to occupy the seat once held by the likes of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan and […]
A farmer in Rajasthan reportedly died by suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling. He left a six pages long suicide note where he mentioned about being attacked and tortured by the lenders four days ago. He had taken a loan by mortgaging his farm. Failing to repay the loan, the lenders began to pressurize […]
Dubai Airshow 2021 has kicked off showcasing the resilience and agility of the aerospace and defense sectors of India. Since the Covid 19 pandemic began, Dubai Airshow event is the first of the big international airshows to re-open. The Indian Air Force is participating in the Dubai Air Show 2021 with the Sarang Helicopter Display […]
A 1985-batch Gujarat-cadre officer Anil Mukim is in the race for the post of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) chief. He retired as the Chief Secretary of Gujarat in Aug, 2021. He had earlier worked in the chief minister’s office as principal secretary from 2001-05 when Narendra Modi was the CM, and had […]
Former Gujarat IAS officer V. Thiruppugazh has now been appointed to lead an advisory panel on mitigation and management of flood risk in the city, by the DMK government in Tamil Nadu. Considered to be a close aid of Prime Minister Modi, Thiruppugazh had initially served as PM’s secretary when he was the Chief Minister […]
The Central Government of India has brought two ordinances to extend the tenure of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) directors and Enforcement Directorate (ED) directors from the present – two years to five years. President Ram Nath Kovind gave his assent to the ordinance, named the Central Vigilance Commission (Amendment) Ordinance, 2021. The central government […]
Panaji: The number of days Debasis Shyamal, a fisherman from Digha in West Bengal, can take his boat to sea has declined over the last decade owing to cyclonic storms and other adverse weather conditions. “At least 40-50 days of the year go just like that when we don’t get to fish and this is […]
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi today chaired an important meeting regarding cryptocurrencies and other concerns of the same. Recently, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Shaktikanta Das raised an alarm on cryptocurrencies and cautioned the investors on the potential downfalls on the same. He said that the digital currencies are a very serious concern for […]
A police team was conduction a search operation led by SP Soumya Munde and suddenly a gunfight broke out in the morning of November 13 at Korchi in Mardintola forest. In the encounter, as many as 26 Naxals were killed including police officers in Gadchiroli district – which is over 900 km from Mumbai, Maharashtra. Superintendent […]
Former UP Minister Gayatri Prajapati along with his two accomplices – Ashok Tiwari and Ashish Shukla were sentenced to life imprisonment by the UP Court under the charges of gang rape. Moreover, the court has also imposed a fine of Rs 2 lakh on Prajapati, Tiwari and Shukla. The special court of lawmakers on Wednesday […]
The underworld gangster Dawood Ibrahim’s aide, Riyaz Bhati has come under the radar of the Mumbai police after his wife Rehnuma Bhati had accused him of rape and running a high-profile sex racket. She has further accused other people including Indian cricketers Hardik Pandya and Munaf Patel, senior Congress leader and former BCCI chairman Rajiv […]
A public talk series, ‘India2031: The Decade of Transformation’, was organised at JSW School of Public Policy, Indian Institute of Management – Ahmedabad. The series was divided into two sessions — What India Needs and Public Policy Priorities for the Social Sector, Leaving No One Behind in New India. The first session was addressed by […]
With the ongoing investigation within Bollywood regarding drugs, Maharastra Minister Nawab Malik has questioned if the cases of celebrities possessing two-three grams of narcotics were under the radar to divert investigations from the drug seizes in Gujarat. He said that the Gujarat drug connection needs to be exposed and the people who are involved in […]
Facebook had brought in emergency measures to curb misinformation towards the end of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. These measures — known as ‘break-the-glass’ steps internally, a reference to fire alarms — were brought on partly in response to higher user reports. Internal documents describe how the company saw, ahead of the last round of […]
In India, policewomen constitute only 10.3 per cent of the forces; despite twice the rise in the number of women in the Indian police force over the last few years, as highlighted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his last ‘Mann ki Baat’ radio programme. In 2009, the Centre had set a target of 33 […]
A 21-year-old man, Altaf had allegedly died in police custody on Monday, November 8 in Kasganj, Uttar Pradesh. In the morning of the same day, the police had purportedly taken him to the Sardar police station for interrogation after accusing him of eloping with a woman. The police claim his death in the police custody […]
Ever since the pandemic hit last year, more than 12,500 students died by suicide across the country. The rate is said to be more than 34 students a day and many states reported more than one death daily. As per the latest suicide data released, the number of deaths by suicide saw an increase of […]
