The Indian Context

Amid CBI Raids At Sisodia’s Residence In ‘Excise Scam’, Delhi LG VK Saxena Notifies Transfer Orders To 12 IAS Officers

August 20, 2022 19:43

Following the CBI raid at Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia’s residence on August 19, 2022 nearly 12 Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officers were notified for their immediate transfer orders by the Lieutenant General VK Saxena. The CBI had conducted raids at the residence of Manish Sisodia and 30 others locations in connection with alleged […]

Ahmedabad Stands In Support Of “Gujarat Ki Beti” Bilkis; Demands Remission Recall

August 24, 2022 18:54

To register their protest over the “unfair remission” granted to 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case, hundreds of citizens, women’s organisation members and students gathered in a procession at Ashram Road, Saturday morning. The demonstration sent out a strong message to the state and Central government: “Revoke the Remission.” The Bilkis Bano case dates […]

US Commission on Religious Freedom criticises Gujarat government for early release of Bilkis Bano’s Rapists

August 31, 2022 14:36

In a matter of internal ignominy, the US federal government commission, namely the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on Friday, August 19, 2022, strongly condemned the early release of 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case. “USCIRF strongly condemns the early and unjustified release of 11 men sentenced to life in prison for […]

IAF Contingent Deploys 4 Sukhois, 2 C-17 Aircraft In Australia’s 3 Weeks ‘Pitch Black’ Operational Drill

August 20, 2022 17:05

In a three-week ‘Pitch Black’ exercise aimed at practising Offensive Counter Air (OCA) and Defensive Counter Air (DCA) combat in a simulated scenario, the Indian Air Force (IAF) deployed its four Sukhoi- 30 MKI fighter jets and two C-17 heavy-lift aircraft being conducted in the northern territory of Australia. The Exercise Pitch Black is being […]

India’s Power Ministry Pulls Spot Market Plug From 13 States; Karnataka & Andhra Pradesh Defends

August 20, 2022 16:46

India’s southern state of Karnataka’s Energy Minister V. Sunil Kumar on Friday, August 19, 2022 asserted that the state government would soon clear all of its dues amounting to ₹ 355 crore to the demarcated power stations after the Union Power ministry debarred nearly 27 DISCOMS from across 13 states from buying or selling electricity […]

Captain Zoya Becomes First Pilot to Get Place at US Aviation Museum

August 20, 2022 13:52

Captain Zoya Aggarwal, who is a senior Air India pilot of aircraft Boeing-777 is the first Indian woman pilot to take an aircraft above the North pole. She secured a Guinness world record achieving a distance of about 16,000 km, which made her place in SFO aviation museum on Friday. It was the first time […]

Nation Remembers Rajiv Gandhi On His Birth Anniversary

August 20, 2022 11:07

Ironically enough, Rajiv means lotus. The symbol of the party which opposes with all its might the ideology and policies that Rajiv Gandhi, India’s youngest prime minister espoused. Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid his tributes to the former prime minister on his birth anniversary. Born on 20 August 1944 in Mumbai to the illustrious Indira […]

CBI Raid on Sisodia: AAP Cries Foul

August 19, 2022 20:33

The Delhi Police detained Aam Aadmi Party workers who gathered outside Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia’s residence to extend their support to Sisodia after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raided his premises. The central probe agency’s searches against the Delhi Deputy CM come weeks after Lieutenant governor Vinai Kumar Saxena recommended a probe […]

Jammu Arms Drop Case: NIA Conducts Raids

August 19, 2022 20:30

After the Jammu and Kashmir Police recovered a consignment of arms and ammunition dropped by a Pakistani drone in Jammu’s Toph village located near the international border, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday conducted raids at multiple locations. The raids were conducted in Jammu, Kathua, Samba and Doda. A case was registered on February […]

‘Reward for Global Appreciation’: AAP, Congress Slam Union Govt Over CBI Raids at Sisodia’s House

August 19, 2022 20:25

The Wire ‘The flip side to relentless misuse of agencies against political rivals is that even legitimate, rightful actions of agencies come under a cloud of suspicion.’ New Delhi: Soon after the Central Bureau of Investigation conducted raids at the residence of Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia, politicians belonging to opposition parties like Sisodia’s Aam Aadmi […]

Vijayvargiya Takes Below-The-Belt Dig At Bihar CM

August 19, 2022 20:23

Trust BJP motor mouth Kailash Vijayvargiya to come up with yet another bizarre statement. Commenting on friend-turned-foe Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, the BJP National General Secretary said, “When I was travelling abroad, someone said women there change their boyfriends at any time. The Chief Minister of Bihar is also similar, never know whose hand he […]

Industry Sceptical of One-charger Policy

August 19, 2022 19:00

Soon, you might just be relieved from the headache of carrying multiple chargers at all times, especially when travelling – a laptop charger, a smart watch charger, a bluetooth charger, a mobile phone charger, and what-have-you. The government of India is mulling the adoption of one-charger policy – a common charger for all electronic devices […]

Government blocks 8 YouTube channels to counter mis-and-disinformation across India

August 19, 2022 18:07

Amid rising number of cases for allegedly using ‘fake-and-anti-India’ content and propagating false information across the country, the central government on Thursday, August 18th, 2022 ordered blocking of at least eight YouTube channels including one from the neighbouring Pakistan. According to sources, the channels were blocked as per the guidelines specified under the newly-revised Information […]

Indian Government Revises Newly-Introduced Windfall Profit Tax On Diesel, ATF Exports; Cut On Domestic Crude Oil

August 19, 2022 17:59

As the trade gap elevates to a record high, the central government on Thursday, August 18th, 2022 amplified the newly-introduced windfall tax on diesel export to ₹ 7 per litre from ₹ 5 per litre earlier in its third round of revision. Along the same line and length, the government increased the tax on export […]

NIA Conducts Raids At Multiple Location In Drone Dropping Case

August 19, 2022 20:22

In a bid to dismantle the terror-attempt made by the neighbouring country Pakistan after it had dropped over a bulk of arms and ammunitions with the help of drones in India’s northern state of Jammu & Kashmir, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted raids on Thursday, August 18, 2022 at multiple locations along the border. […]

Yacht Named ‘My Lady Han’ Carrying Arms And Ammunitions Found Adrift; Officials Deny Terror Angle

August 19, 2022 14:32

A 16-metre-long abandoned yacht named ‘My Lady Han’ carrying three AK-74 rifles and ammunition on Thursday, August 18, 2022 was found adrift off Raigad coast in Maharashtra. Meanwhile, the security officials have ruled out any terror angle linked to the weapons and were found to be legal. The incident happened near Harihareshwar beach in Raigad […]

Happy Janmashtami: Govinda’s Birth Unites India In Celebrations

August 19, 2022 11:14

Janmashtami or Gokulashtami is an annual Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu. According to the Hindu lunisolar calendar, it is observed on the eighth tithi (Ashtami) of the Krishna Paksha (dark fortnight) in Bhadrapada Masa. This overlaps with mid-August to early September of the Gregorian calendar. It is […]

Freebies Worth ₹ 1,000 Crores Distributed Among Medical Practitioners For Promoting Dolo-650

August 19, 2022 11:47

In a bid to ensure a high-profit margin, a pharmaceutical company manufacturing popular DOLO tablets, containing 650 milligrams of paracetamol, distributed freebies worth ₹ 1,000 crores to medical practitioners, affirmed the Supreme Court of India. DOLO-650 is an antipyretic (fever reducing) and analgesic (pain reducing) drug that contains 650 mg of paracetamol and is prescribed […]

CBI Raids AAP’s Manish Sisodia’s Residence In Delhi, Liquor Policy In Question

August 19, 2022 16:31

CBI officers have started conducting raids at Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia’s residence. The investigative agency conducting raids at 21 places across Delhi-NCR linked to a liquor policy scam were recommended by Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena. He recommended the CBI probe after the Delhi Chief Secretary filed a report in July which showed violations of various […]

Take Gradual Approach Towards Privatisation Of Public Sector Banks: RBI Paper

August 19, 2022 09:50

A recent study conducted by the Reserve Bank of India(RBI) asserted that public sector banks (PSBs) must be privatised through a gradual approach rather than a big bang-approach for smoother functioning and to retain the socialist goals. Backing the government’s idea in privatising two of the PSBs (likely the Central Bank of India & the […]

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