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As the by-election to be held on October 30 in three assembly seats — Mawryngkneng and Mawphlang in the East Khasi Hills, and Rajabala in the West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya approaches the demand for bifurcation of the state on ethnic lines has gained momentum. The demand to further bifurcate Meghlaya on ethnic lines […]
While average Indian can bask in the reflected glory of the news having 237 billionaires and daydream about his time which has already arrived – ” apna time ayega nahi, apna time aa gaya” as proclaimed by one of those billionaires from a media house conclave’s shiny podium, the reality is rearing it’s ugly head […]
Out of 180 countries, India again finds itself at 142nd rank in the 2021 World Press Freedom Index produced by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) which is a French NGO. India ranked 133 in 2016 which then had climbed down to 142 in 2020. The RSF report says that India is one of the most dangerous […]
In an unpredicted offshoot of the 3000-kilo drug haul captured at Mundra port, the political slugfest in far-off Andhra Pradesh has reached another level with DGP Gautam Sawang serving legal notices to opposition TDP leaders and media houses for defamatory comments against the police. In September, the DRI (Directorate of Revenue Intelligence) had seized heroin […]
Smarting after being evicted from the new 80-member national executive committee of his party, BJP MP Varun Gandhi has turned the tables on the central government as he tweeted a 1980 clip of Atal Bihari Vajpayee in support of farmers. The video shows Vajpayee at his aggressive best at a farmers rally as he warns […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi wished former PM Manmohan Singh a ‘speedy recovery’. PM Modi tweeted: ‘I pray for the good health and speedy recovery of Dr. Manmohan Singh Ji’. Dr Manmohan Singh was hospitalised yesterday at Delhi’s AIIMS for fever and weakness. Later on Wednesday, doctors at AIIMS said that the former PM’s condition was […]
The team of Regional Sports Board (RSB), Ahmedabad has given a victorious performance in the All-India Civil Services Competition 2020-21. It was organized by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), Government of India at New Delhi. Over 50 sportspersons including women athletes were given the trophies and medals. They participated in varied sports such […]
“Every Indian feels the pain of Afghan people” – said PM Modi to current chair Italian Prime Minister, Mario Draghi, addressing in the virtual G-20 summit. He urged the international community to forge a unified response to bring about desired changes to the situation in Afghanistan. Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) informed that Narendra Modi […]
A Muslim woman offered special puja at a temple built by her late husband in Sagar town of Shivamogga in Karnataka which was then handed over to the Hindu community. Bhagavati Amma temple was constructed nearly 50 years ago by a railway employee Ibrahim Sharif. “My husband, a railway employee, had built this Bhagawati Amma […]
As many as four soldiers and an army officer were killed during an encounter between security forces and terrorists in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday. In the early hours of the day, the Indian Army had launched a corden and search operation in villages nearby Krishna Ghati sector of the Line […]
It appears that Sonia Gandhi’s plans to kill two birds with a single stone by offering Karnataka Strong man Siddaramaiah national stage are falling apart. If the Congress High Command had hoped to thwart the turf war with rival faction of D Shivakumar by bringing the veteran and Siddaramaiah to Delhi, it seems unfounded so […]
While addressing RSS workers and their families, during an event in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday, 10 October, said that Hindus who converted for marriage were committing a ‘wrong’ and that it was happening for ‘small selfish interests’. He said that conversions of young Hindu girls and boys are wrong and that […]
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh shared an interesting story on twitter about a heart-warming episode of handwritten letter exchange filled with dignity and nobility between two of India’s great. It was between Indira Gandhi the deposed Prime Minister and Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata. Having defeated ruling Congress Government in 1977 General Elections, a coalition of small […]
Insisting that those working with PM Modi would agree that the Union cabinet has never run in more democratic manner ever, Home Minister Amit Shah significantly chose the word “dictator” to deny the perception that PM Modi is having traits of. Home Minister was speaking during a special interview with Sansad TV, the occasion of […]
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra dispatched a scorching assault against the BJP in PM Narendra Modi’s constituency Varanasi, saying only the ruling party leaders and their “billionaire friends” are protected in the country. This rally was organised days after eight people, including four farmers, was killed in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence. Union Minister Ajay […]
Public spitting is a nuisance and Indian Railways has to spend around Rs 1,200 crore and a lot of water annually to clean the stains and marks caused by spitting on its premises, especially by paan and tobacco users. To discourage passengers from spitting on railway premises, vending machines or kiosks are being set up […]
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi’s son Navjit Singh got hitched at Gurudwara Sacha Dhan Sahib in Phase 3B1, in Mohali on Sunday. A few heads of the Congress, Members of Parliament, and the legislators—went to the function held at Sacha Dhan Gurdwara in Mohali. Navjit got married to an engineering graduate Simrandheer Kaur, a […]
Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar said that modern Indian women want to stay single, are unwilling to give birth even after marriage and desire children by surrogacy. He criticized the western influence on Indian society, asserting Indian youngsters are no more interested in living with their parents in a joint family. “Today, I am […]
Union Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has announced a new helicopter policy at the ongoing Heli Summit in Uttarakhand. The new policy proposes to develop helicopter corridors on Route 82 in 10 cities across India. To create awareness about helicopters and their flight operations in district administrations across India, The booklet, “Heli-Disha” was released by Scindia. […]
With privatisation in its full bloom in several sectors, one more airport will be overtaken by The Adani Group. The operations of the Jaipur International Airport from October 10, 2021 (Sunday) night, will be handled by the Adani group. For the last two months, Adani officials had been observing operations at the airport. The authorities […]
