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Karnataka BJP was unabashed enough to admit publicly that they omitted the image of India’s first Prime minister Jawahar Lal Nehru from the advertisement for the “Har Ghar Tiranga” campaign deliberately and intentionally. The Karnataka BJP General Secretary and MLC N Ravikumar said that Nehru did not pay heed to the advice of Mahatma Gandhi […]
In Bihar’s newly hitched Cabinet expansion, a total of 30 members have been inducted from ‘Mahgathbandhan’ or the grand alliance that happened at the Raj Bhavan in Patna on August 16. Earlier, after recurrent meetings between the partners ahead of cabinet expansion, it was highly expected that the chances were quite strong for the alliance […]
Karnataka has been infamously famous in recent times. From being the cradle of the hijab row in Shivamogga, to the turbulent belt of anti-missionary vitriolic in Mangaluru, to saffron fringe elements and their moral policing on I-Day, each week has seen the state in the not-so-good news. And now, the ride seems visibly bumpy for […]
The Talking Point: Manusmriti. Earlier this month, Delhi High Court judge Pratibha M Singh said women are “blessed” because Indian scriptures like Manusmriti give “very respectable position” to women. She advised working women to live in joint families to “share our resources” and not be “selfish” to live in a nuclear family. The Ancient Text? […]
In line with the party’s decision to conduct internal elections between August and September 2022, speculation is rife over Rahul Gandhi’s nomenclature. For his part, the Gandhi scion has maintained a strategic silence to appeals within the Congress for him to become president again. It may be recalled that RaGa resigned as the party president […]
In a remarkable achievement, more than 5 crore Tiranga selfies have been uploaded on the Har Ghar Tiranga website. This initiative was taken by the nodal Ministry for Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, the Ministry of Culture. The purpose of the event was to foster deeper personal connect with the Tiranga.The program aimed to inculcate a […]
On the eve of India’s 75th Independence Day, the Ministry of Railways shared a stunning video that showed several Tricolours flying on the under-construction railway bridge at Noney. The Noney Bridge in Manipur, once completed, will boast a height of 141 metres (463 ft). The pier bridge will be part of the 111-km-long Jiribam-Tupul-Imphal new BG […]
Every Independence Day, a 21-shot salute is given to the Tricolour at the historic Red Fort. British-made guns are used for the same. This year, for the first time in 75 years, a made-in-India gun was used for the salute. “The sound that we always wanted to hear, we are hearing it after 75 years. […]
Among the key factors driving any country’s economic growth, exports figures on the top rungs. According to official data, India has witnessed an exponential 600 times growth in total exports since Independence. India, traditionally a cash crop and spices-rich country, exported $1.27 billion worth goods and services in 1950-51. However, soon after, growth stagnated under […]
Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi took a jibe at the BJP government in her Independence Day wish by calling it a narcissist government. “Friends, we have achieved a lot in the last 75 years but today’s narcissistic govt is busy downplaying the great sacrifices of our freedom fighters and the country’s glorious achievements, which can never […]
On the occasion of 76th Independence Day, Prof. Anita Bose Pfaff, daughter of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose demanded the government to bring Netaji’s remains to India. Bose, leader of the Indian National Army, died in a plane crash in Taiwan on August 18, 1945. “Modern technology now offers the means for sophisticated DNA testing, provided […]
Delhi witnessed 51 deaths from Covid-19 at the end of the week of August 8-14, on Sunday. During the week of February 7–13, when there were 89 fatalities. It is the capital’s greatest weekly toll in six months, despite a third consecutive week of declines in cases statewide. The number of deaths from the virus […]
Ahmedabad police arrested four people for trafficking illegal drugs from Mumbai to Ahmedabad. The police were on the watch for the drug criminals and had set up a watch for them. The four individuals were caught with MD drugs worth Rs.29 lacs. Mephedrone, a psychoactive stimulant is commonly known as MD drug. The criminals were […]
Accused of posting obscene pictures of Hindu deities in April 2020, a 22-year-old student from Indorewas asked by a city sessions court to deposit Rs. 5 lacs before going to Canada for pursuing his studies. The court in fact has reduced the deposit amount to half, earlier sentenced by a magisterial court. The student, Himanshu […]
President of India Droupadi Murmu, while speaking to the nation during her maiden customary address as the President on the eve of independence day said that the world has seen a new India rising in recent years. Here are the top quotes: 1) The day of 14th August is being celebrated as Partition Horrors Remembrance […]
On the eve of India’s 75th Independence day, a Dalit boy is thrashed to death by his upper caste teacher in Congress-ruled Rajashthan’s Jalore. 75th Independence day celebrations have been termed the “Amrit Kal” celebrations by BJP Government at the Center. The incident took place at a private school in Surana village of Rajasthan’s Jalore […]
To say Rakesh Jhunjhunwala leaves a problematic legacy behind would be stating the obvious. One way to describe Rakesh may be the two parts that constitute him – persona and personality. A man who was defined by his ‘Midas’ like relationship with stock picking, but was also known for his crass comments tinged with sexism, disparaging commentary […]
The way Home Minister Amit Shah helped a journalist recently has become the talk of the town in New Delhi. And though the help was extended last year, it came to light this year only when the journalist went to Amitbhai’s house to tie rakhi. Shipra Das is a renowned photojournalist who has snapped several […]
Un ka jo farz hai wo ahl-e-siyasat jaanenmera paigham mohabbat hai jahan tak pahunche (Let politicians do what they think they must My message is that of love, let it reach where it can) Jigar Moradabadi On a muggy Friday afternoon three weeks ago, three men from Pune walked across the Wagah border into Lahore. […]
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) deputy governor Michael Patra has said that India can accelerate its path to becoming the world’s second-largest economy by 2031 by increasing GDP growth in terms of purchasing power parity to 11% over the next decade. He added that it would exceed the OECD’s projection, India will surpass the US […]
