The Rajya Sabha on Monday failed to initiate a discussion on the contentious Triple Talaq Bill, with a united Opposition, led by the Congress, demanding that the draft law be sent to a select committee for scrutiny. Before the session began, leaders of Opposition parties met and decided the strategy for the day. They Read More…
Month: December 2018
Appointment of 4 ICs and Sudhir Bhargava as new CIC flouted Supreme Court directions ?!
The Supreme Court had asked the Centre and states to maintain transparency in appointments of Chief Information Commissioner and Information Commissioners and upload the details of search committees and applicants on their website. Commenting on the appointment process, Commodore Lokesh Batra, one of the petitioners in the case, said the government has failed to Read More…
Apple’s new iPhone XS Max explodes inside Ohio man’s trouser
Josh Hillard from Columbus, Ohio reported that he felt “large amount of heat” and ‘strange smell’ coming from his iPhone XS Max. Moments later, the phone started to emit green and yellow coloured smoke. “Left no other option, I had to exit the room since there was a female in the break room with Read More…
Bangladesh General Election Results Clean Sweep by Hasina
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has secured a fourth term with a landslide victory in polls the opposition slammed as “farcical” over claims of vote-rigging, and clashes between rival supporters that killed at least 17 people. Hasina’s ruling Awami League party and its allies won 288 seats in the 300-seat parliament, with the main Read More…
WhatsApp to stop working on certain smartphones / O.S from 1st jan 2019
The Facebook-owned messaging service WhatsApp will stop working on certain smartphones after Dec 31. This means that many of the smartphone users will not be able to run WhatsApp on their phones. WhatsApp is dynamic with its updates and frequently adds new features to the platform. These features require newer versions of OS Read More…
Survivor claims No way trapped miners will come out alive
Rescuers prepare a water pump at the site of a coal mine that collapsed in Ksan, in the northeastern state of Meghalaya, India, December 29, 2018. REUTERS As the operation to rescue 15 trapped miners continue at the 370-foot-deep illegal coal mine in East Jaintia Hills district, a survivor of the December 13 accident Read More…
Modi Ghazipur Rally : UP Police constable killed in stone pelting
A police constable was killed Saturday in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghazipur when protesters hurled stones at the venue of a public meeting addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Superintendent of Police (Ghazipur) Yashveer Singh said the protesters were workers from the Rashtriya Nishad Party. However, party chief Sanjay Kumar Nishad denied the charge. “We want Read More…
‘Big progress’ with China on trade tweets Trump after speaking l with Xi
US President Donald Trump on Saturday claimed “big progress” is being made on trade talks with China, following a long telephonic conversation with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. The US has imposed punitive tariffs on Chinese goods worth USD 250 billion per year. In retaliation, China imposed tariffs on USD 110 billion of Read More…
Cabinet dilutes Existing law to regulate 7500 K.m Indian coastline
After nearly seven years, the central government approved changes in a set of rules that regulate development activities along India’s 7,500 km long coastline. The new Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification, 2018 – approved by the Union Cabinet on Thursday allowed construction of temporary structures on the beach to facilitate tourism and permit construction Read More…
Air India passenger strips naked mid-air
Passengers travelling from Dubai to Lucknow by Air India Express flight on Saturday were in for a shock when a male flyer stripped mid-air and started walking down the aisle nude. The Aircraft crew swung into action and wrapped him in a blanket, sources in the airline told media Two crew members held Read More…