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Indian sociologist and anthropologist Shalini Randeria has taken charge as the president and rector of the Central European University, Vienna, making her perhaps one of the only Indians to head a major university outside the country. She was elected to the position in June 2021 and her term was inaugurated on Monday (November 8). Before […]
NCERT Takes Down Gender Sensitizing Manual For Teachers After Social Media Backlash The National Council for Education Research and Training has removed the teacher-training manual from their website which was aimed at increasing the inclusion of transgender children in school education after the social media outrage. The manual was titled “Inclusion of Transgender Children in […]
Alapan Bandyopadhyay, former IAS officer and the principal advisor to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, has been accused of indulging in conduct “unbecoming of an IAS officer” by the Narendra Modi government. Bandyopadhyay is under investigation for being absent from a review meeting on Cyclone Yaas in New Delhi, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra […]
With the booster dose for Covid 19 still being under process in India, Bharat Biotech Chairman and Managing Director Krishna Ella said that the ideal time for a booster dose is six months. He said that with Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself talking about the Covaxin vaccine, he showed confidence in Indian science. He said, […]
Milind Soman, actor and supermodel, has been awarded as the ‘Best Vegan Fashion Style Icon’ at the PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), India’s Vegan Fashion Awards 2021. Milind Soman has been an advocate for animal welfare for a long time and has often highlighted the need to raise a voice against animal […]
As Microsoft’s latest attempt to take on Google’s Chrome OS, Windows 11 SE has been released targeting entry-level users – students and educators. It is optimised for Microsoft apps including the Office suite and Edge browser. The users can also get third-party apps including Zoom and Chrome. Windows SE 11 has been specifically designed for […]
Nykaa founder, Falguni Nayar became India’s seventh woman billionaire and the wealthiest self-made billionaire in the ongoing initial public offering (IPO) boom that saw the e-commerce giant making a blockbuster debut on Dalal street. Nykaa shares were being listed at Rs 2,018 with around 80 percent premium moments after the markets opened. Within an hour […]
Is it possible to put a number to how bad the hate speech problem has gotten in India in recent years? In 2019-2020, Facebook’s data scientists found that there were big spikes in the prevalence of inflammatory content in three languages — English, Hindi and Bengali — that coincided with the start of the CAA […]
Among the 49 cities across the world to make it to the creative cities, Srinagar in Jammuand Kashmir has also been designated as a creative city. Srinagar is the sixth Indian city to be included in the prestigious list of UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN). Apart from this, cities like Chennai, Varanasi, Jaipur, Mumbai and […]
The Nawab of Junagadh, Muhammad Mahabat Khanji III Babi was from the Babai community of Pashtun descent. Pashtun or Pakhtun tribe residing primarily in the region lying between the Hindu Kush in northeastern Afghanistan, north of the Indus River in present day Pakistan. Babi dynasty ruled Junagadh in western India since 1730. Known for his […]
Ahmedabad-based pharma company Zydus Cadila on Monday said it has received an order to supply one crore doses of its Covid-19 vaccine, ZyCoV-D, to the Union government at Rs 265 per dose. Centre has already placed an order of one crore vaccines with Zydus Cadila. “Zydus Cadila has received an order to supply one crore […]
In a shocking unfortunate event taken place in Balaghat district of Madhya Pradesh, a 50-year-old man allegedly killed his wife over a fit of rage when he had to wait for his wife to pass him a towel after bathing. The police officials reported this incident on Monday, November 8 however it took place on […]
Throwing snowballs at each other has a charm unequal to others, cutting across all age groups. There are several variants of this playful game in different forms and rituals in multiple cultures all over the world. Tomatino in Spain is very famous. Gorehabba has all the ingredients to be at the top of the shelf […]
Four CRPF jawans were killed during the early hours of November 8, when their own comrade opened fore on them in a suspected case of fratricide. Three others got wounded in this incident which took place at the CRPF’s 50 battalion camp in Lingalapalli village in neighbouring Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district early on November 8. According […]
The Amazon conglomerate that started as a book store to a multinational technology company that primarily focuses on e-commerce and streaming has been over and over accused of knocking off items it sells on its site and of taking advantage of its tremendous stash of internal data to advance its own merchandise at the expense […]
Caste related crimes or biases are on a rise in the country. Either it is Hathras in the north or Kottayam in the south, the discrimination towards the lower caste is increasing by the day. After seven days of hunger strike, it looks like Deepa M Mohanan, the Dalit scholar from Mahatma Gandhi University in […]
Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik on Sunday accused Narcotics Control Bureau’s (NCB) Mumbai Zonal Director, Sameer Wankhede of plotting to kidnap Aryan Khan for ransom. Talking to the media, he said “their game was ruined because of one selfie.” Though he did not name anyone, the apparent reference is towards the picture of Kiran Gosavi and […]
Deepa P. Mohanan, a scholar belonging to the Dalit community, has alleged that she was discriminated against on the basis of her caste for the last 10 years. She will continue her hunger strike till he is expelled, she said. Kottayam: Kerala’s Mahatma Gandhi University has removed a senior professor from a research institute director’s post […]
“Subject to certain conditions imposed on the company,” as described by top government sources, the Union Government has decided to resume business with Leonardo SPA, the erstwhile Italian firm Finmeccanica. Finmeccanica and its UK-based subsidiary AgustaWestland’s names cropped up in 2013-14 when allegations of kickback surfaced during the UPA Government providing valuable fodder to the […]
Ahead of assembly polls due next year in five states, BJP on Sunday will hold a national executive meet in Delhi to chalk out the strategies for the upcoming elections. The meeting will also include the discussions on recent assembly and Lok Sabha by-poll results. Rajya Sabha MP and party’s general secretary Arun Singh […]
