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SAWM India is shocked and saddened at the tragic death of Photojournalist Danish Siddiqui while reporting the escalating violence between Taliban and Afghan forces in Spin Boldak, Kandahar. Danish, who worked for Reuters in India was a Pulitzer Award winning journalist. His images from Kashmir after the removal of Article 370, and more recently of […]
Nearly a century after the British charged Mahatma Gandhi with ‘sedition’ in Ahmedabad in 1922, the Supreme Court of India on Thursday termed it ‘colonial’ even as it questioned its increasing ‘misuse’ by the Indian government. The top court also asked the Centre why it was not repealing the penal law used by the British […]
In 2015, Varsha Nikam was elected as the sarpanch in Mankapur, Maharashtra. The village had no bridge. An educator for over two decades before her stint in politics, Nikam was aware of how difficult it was for kids to come to school. After countless letters to local, district and national leaders, she managed to bring […]
Virtual Trilateral Table Top Exercise (TTX) – 2021 was conducted on 14 and 15 July 2021 with the participation of the India-Maldives-Sri Lanka Navy. It is being coordinated by the Maritime Warfare Centre, Mumbai. The exercise came at a time when the success of Operation Sagar Aaraksha 2 was executed with seamless cooperation between the […]
With multiple variants of coronavirus identified every few weeks, public fear concerning infections and re-infections is at an all-time high. While the news of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaring the Lambda variant, as the seventh and newest “variant of interest” was still fresh, Uttar Pradesh government identified two cases of Kappa variant, also designated as “variant […]
Union cabinet meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was held on Wednesday. Some significant decisions were taken into the meet which included Central Government giving a nod to the increase of Dearness Allowance for Central Government Employees. Union Minister Anurag Thakur briefed about the cabinet meeting in the Press Conference. Important decisions taken in […]
On receiving specific intelligence from JKP of the presence of terrorists in the built-up area of New Colony, Pulwama, an operation was launched by troops of Panzgom, Pulwama based Rashtriya Rifles Battalion, JKP, and CRPF at 11:55 pm on 13 Jul 2021. As the troops were laying cordon at 01:20 AM, the terrorists opened fire […]
On June 24, the Union Labour and Employment Ministry told the parliamentary standing committee on labour that it did not have any data on female labour force participation in the country. “We are waiting for the data. The ministry said it would need 10 days to compile this,” Lok Sabha member from Odisha Bhartuhari Mahtab, […]
In Gujarat’s rural areas, reliance on female sterilization for married women aged 15-49 years has increased by 2.3 percentage points, from 33.6 per cent in 2015-16 to 35.9 per cent in 2019-20. The good news: More than half the Gujarati women are increasingly using modern contraception as a method for family planning, according to therecently released Phase 1 of the National Family and Health Survey (NFHS-5). The bad: Nearly 7 out […]
After a cloudburst in Bhagsu village near Mcleod Ganj, Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh recorded a record high rainfall of 79.4mm, whereas 21.2 mm is normal in the area according to IMD(Indian Meteorological Department) . Many videos of the havoc in the Kangra district have gone viral, especially Dharamshala. Several horrifying videos are posted on Twitter showing […]
The Office of International Religious Freedom, US State Department condemned India on the death of Stan Swamy in custody and called out India to understand the importance of the human rights activists in a democracy. Stan Swamy died due to COVID-19 while waiting to receive bail on July 5, 2021, in a hospital, in Mumbai. […]
NCC is now made a General Elective Credit Course under the Choice Based Credit System course for the students of colleges affiliated to the University of Ladakh after getting a nod from VC Shri Chewang Phunchok. This comes after a number of meetings held between VC of the University of Ladakh and officials of NCC […]
Two years into his second term and months before some key states go to polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi carried out his first major overhaul of his council of ministers a day after a gubernatorial reshuffle, removing several ministers holding key portfolios and inducting new faces. One of the rare occasions when the move was known in advance, it […]
The new council of ministers is the youngest ever yet in the history of the Indian parliament. The average age is 58 years and 14 are under 50 years of age. July 7th was a day of new beginnings for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government, which underwent a mega cabinet expansion. In what the country […]
Following is the final list and portfolios of ministers included in the cabinet reshuffle of Prime MInister Narendra Modi. Caste calculations, a fresh image and a very visible effort to change the image of his ministry is reflected in the new cabinet which has seen lots of senior ministers including health minister Dr Harshvardan, RaviS […]
The President of India, as advised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has appointed the following members of the Council of Ministers. He can appoint up to 81 members in his government (15% of the Lok Sabha strength). The strength of the Council of Ministers before the current resignations stood at 53. A total of 43 […]
Name it, ‘reunion’ or ‘reconciliation’ but the BJP and Shiv Sena are onto something, especially after Uddhav Thackeray met Prime Minister Modi in Delhi, in what political leaders define as an extempore. As we wait for details to emerge from the roughly 45-minute-long meeting, lets assume for now it was ‘peace talk’ on the table. […]
Munchi Cama was a happy,friendly, affable man. A co owner of India’s oldest newspaper Mumbai Samachar, he was accessible too all and loved Gujarati food. He passed away this morning. Just within 48 hours of Mumbai Samachar celebrating its’ 200nd birthday. Vibes of India pays tribute to Munchi Sheth.
TMC MPS in West Bengal in a letter has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the removal of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta. In the letter signed by MPs Derek O’Brien, Sukhendu Sekhar Roy and Mahua Moitra, it is stated that “Suvendu Adhikari, an accused in various offences being investigated by CBI and ED and […]
Doctors are the existing form of God, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said while addressing the doctor’s fraternity on the occasion of National Doctors’ Day. The Programme was organised by the Indian Medical Association (IMA). Like every year, the country is celebrating National Doctors’ Day today on July 1 to honour the contributions of the doctors. […]
