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A prestigious ceremony took place at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, where President Droupadi Murmu presented the Arjuna Award to 26 distinguished sportspersons on January 9, 2024. The awardees were primarily athletes who had participated in the Asian Games 2023, an event where India set a record by winning more than 100 medals. Among the recipients was […]
The Supreme Court on Monday overturned the Gujarat government’s decision to grant remission to 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case, a move that has drawn sharp criticism from AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi. He demanded that the BJP governments at the Centre and in Gujarat apologise to Bilkis Bano. The apex court accused the Gujarat […]
In a significant development in the Bilkis Bano case, the Supreme Court has squashed the Gujarat government’s decision to prematurely release 11 people convicted for raping her and murdering the members of her family during the 2002 communal riots. Bilkis Bano was 21 and five months pregnant at the time. Her three-year-old daughter was among […]
Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI) has inaugurated a new third assembly line at its fourth two-wheeler plant in Vithalapur, Gujarat, marking a significant step towards bolstering the ‘Make in India’ initiative. This expansion adds a capacity of 6.5 lakh units to the plant. Mr. Tsutsumu Otani, President, Managing Director & CEO, HMSI, expressed his […]
The Adani Group has announced its support for the young chess sensation, Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa. Gautam Adani, Chairman of the Adani Group, expressed his pride in supporting the 18-year-old Praggnanandhaa, lauding his rapid progress in the sport as an inspiration to all Indians. Praggnanandhaa, who is keen on ensuring India’s success on the global stage, […]
Senior officials in the roads ministry stated that the Ministry of Road Transport & roads (MoRTH) is unlikely to reach its goal of awarding contracts for 14,000 km of national highways. Even though less than three months remain in the 2023–24 fiscal year, the 13,814-km highway construction target seems unrealistic, officials said. A report in […]
In a recent incident that has sparked renewed concerns about illegal immigration from India, a flight carrying 303 Indian passengers bound for Nicaragua was grounded at a French airport in late December. According to data from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), at least one Indian was deported daily in 2023 for either lacking […]
Union Minister Giriraj Singh slammed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the attack on an Enforcement Directorate (ED) team in the state. Singh said there exists no democracy under Mamata Banerjee’s regime and that it was like Kim Jong Un’s governance in North Korea. The Rural Development minister said, “There is nothing like democracy […]
The Indian Embassy in Oman has assured assistance to a 48-year-old woman from Jharkhand, Fareeda Begum, who was allegedly trafficked to Oman under the guise of employment. The embassy confirmed in a tweet that it has been in contact with Fareeda and will coordinate with local authorities for her early repatriation. Fareeda, a resident of […]
When the aircraft from Fujairah, Dubai, to Nicaragua, was stopped by immigration officers on December 26 at Vatry airport in France on suspicion of human trafficking, four US donkey flights had already departed for their intended destination, and two more were preparing to take off. The Wire has reported that as Romania-based Legend Airlines, a chartered […]
The India Meteorological Department( IMD) has advised of an approaching cold surge in certain countries of North India, with night and day temperatures anticipated to drop between January 5 and 11. According to IMD Director General Dr. Mrutynjay Mohapatra, this could lead to cold surge conditions in central India, particularly in Madhya Pradesh, Northern corridor […]
The Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court, while granting relief to a man convicted seven years ago, has said that following, abusing and pushing a woman can’t attract the offence of outraging the modesty under Section 354 of IPC. “The act of following and abusing the complainant may be annoying, but definitely would not shock […]
The Ahmedabad CID probing the human smuggling angle in the France plane intercepting incident has reportedly made major headway in untangling the trafficking network. The Nicaragua-bound chartered flight was intercepted in France’s Vatry Airport, which had several Indian passengers flying to the south American country, in an alleged bid to sneak into the US through […]
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was roasted on social media after he said that the majority of foreign university students cannot bring their family members to the UK. According to the new rules, from January 2024, international students in the UK will no longer be able to bring dependents on their student visa, unless they […]
The River Ganges is celebrated as a symbol of purity and divinity. For many, Ganga remains the potion of faith, with its endless life-giving waters. Scores of devotees perform their ceremonial ablutions at a ghat on the Ganges River after sunrise. But over the years, reports emerged of Ganga’s rapidly deteriorating water quality. A recent […]
Rahul Gandhi posted a video on his YouTube channel on the last day of 2023, in which he is seen preparing marmalade with mother Sonia Gandhi. The Congress leader made the marmalade from scratch with his mother following a recipe of Priyanka Gandhi. As they waited for the oranges to boil, Sonia Gandhi said Rahul’s […]
Noted economist and Columbia University professor, Arvind Panagariya, is appointed by Central Government as the chairman of the 16th Finance Commission. Dr. Panagariya has held the position of vice-chairman of NITI Aayog earlier. The Gazette Notification dated December 31, 2023 said, “In a move aligned with Article 280(1) of the Constitution and the Finance Commission […]
Preceding the Consecration Ceremony of Ram Lalla Temple In a significant development, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Ayodhya on December 30, where he will inaugurate projects worth Rs 15,000 crore ahead of the consecration ceremony of the Ram Lalla Temple. Ayodhya Dham Junction Railway Station Inauguration Infrastructure and Connectivity Milestone Uttar Pradesh […]
Following the intervention of the Indian government, a Qatar court has ruled against capital punishment to the eight former Indian navy personnel which it had awarded earlier. An Indian government spokesperson said, the details about the commuted punishement, i.e. reduced terms- most likely heavy jail time – are unclear since the judgement has not yet […]
The Mumbai Crime Branch, in collaboration with the Vadodara Crime Branch, apprehended three men—Adil Malek, Vasim Meman, and Muhammad Arshil Topal—on charges of issuing email threats of 11 bomb blasts in Mumbai, including a threat to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The threatening email was dispatched under the alias ‘Khilafat.India’. The joint operation initially […]
