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Protests for the removal of Mizoram chief electoral officer (CEO) SB Sheshank continued in Aizawl Wednesday, even as the Election Commission (EC) decided to send a senior official for talks with the apex body leading the stir while accepting the “broad contours” of its resolution on the CEO and Bru refugees submitted to a poll panel Read More…
A criminal defamation complaint has been filed against Congress leader Shashi Tharoor before a court in Delhi for his alleged “scorpion” remark against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Earlier Former Congress Minister Shashi Tharoor had stoked a fresh controversy on Sunday while speaking at the Bangalore Literature Festival, claiming that an unnamed RSS leader had told Read More…
Kerala Minister EP Jayarajan on Wednesday blamed Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) for violence that broke out during the protest as women attempted to trek to the Sabarimala from the base camp. Addressing media, Jayarajan said, “RSS criminals hid in forests and attacked the Ayappa devotees. 10 media personnel, 5 devotees Read More…
The Travancore Dewasom Board president, who has earlier made misogynist comments as well, says women’s entry into the temple will also lead to security issues The chief of the board that runs Kerala’s Sabarimala temple has said that allowing women inside will lead to “immoral activities” and turn the place into a “spot for sex Read More…
In a letter dated 13 October, the office of the General Officer Commanding (GOC) granted the use of Bison Polo Ground till 28 October and Parade Ground from 23 to 28 October. In response Ex-Army men were furious after Ministry of Defence granted permission to the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), the youth wing of Read More…
Sanath Jayasuriya was the player of the tournament when Sri Lanka won the World Cup in 1996 But now Ex-Sri Lanka captain Sanath Jayasuriya has been charged by the International Cricket Council with two breaches of its anti-corruption code. The 49-year-old former all-rounder is accused of failing to co-operate with an investigation by the governing Read More…
Hillary Clinton has said her husband Bill’s affair with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky was not an abuse of power and he was right to not resign from the US presidency in the wake of the scandal. The two-decades old episode has come under renewed scrutiny in the #MeToo era, with critics questioning whether Read More…
According to the report, prepared by Welthungerhilfe and Concern Worldwide, India is among the 45 countries that have “serious levels of hunger”. In 2017, India was ranked at the 100th position . India is ranked below many neighbouring countries, including China (25th spot), Nepal (72), Myanmar (68), Sri Lanka (67) and Bangladesh (86). Pakistan is Read More…
Union minister MJ Akbar has said the allegations of sexual harassment against him are “fabricated” and “spiced up”. He said he will take legal actions against the women journalists who have levelled these allegations against him. “The allegations of misconduct made against me are false and fabricated, spiced up by innuendo and malice. I could Read More…
A Maharashtra BJP spokesperson Friday described Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the “11th incarnation” of Lord Vishnu, prompting ridicule by the Opposition, with the Congress calling it an “insult” to the gods. “Hon PM @narendramodi ji is the 11th #Avatar (incarnation) of Lord Vishnu (sic),” state BJP spokesperson Avadhut Wagh said on Twitter. Hon PM Read More…
‘Will form four-member committee of retired judges to conduct public hearings of #MeToo cases,’ Union Minister Maneka Gandhi said. With the #MeToo movement intensifying in the country with every passing day, Union Minister Maneka Gandhi on Friday said that four retired judges will hold public hearings of the sexual assault and harassment cases. “Will form Read More…
CM Naveen Patnaik stressed on quick repair of breaches in several river embankments and asked district collectors to provide cooked food to the people who were shifted to relief camps. Also the Odisha government on Friday deployed NDRF and ODRAF personnel to speed up rescue and relief operations mainly in three districts where over 60 Read More…
Interstate political controversy has erupted over the attack on workers from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh in Gujarat that was sparked off after a rape incident. Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday put the blame over the violence on the “crumbling” governance in BJP-ruled Gujarat while RJD raised heckles over calling the workers “migrants”. “There is Read More…
As the Rupee hit a record low of Rs 73.77 against the US dollar, Congress President Rahul Gandhi Thursday said the Indian currency is not breaking, but is “broken”. The rupee collapsed to a fresh low of 73.77 against the US dollar Thursday, deepening concerns about the current account deficit and capital outflows. “Breaking: Rupee Read More…
The Supreme Court had opened the doors of Sabarimala to women of all ages in a 4-1 judgment on Friday, annulling the centuries-old tradition of the temple to deny the right of worship to women aged between 10 and 50 years. The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh on Wednesday In a statement, the RSS also called upon Read More…
The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal, BS Dhanoa, taken ruling bjp position and defended the Rafale purchase as “a game changer” at the annual Air Force press conference here. “We have lots of advantages in the Rafale deal…this and the S400 will enhance capabilities to counter our shortfalls,” the Air Chief pointed Read More…
Centre BJP government Delhi police action on Gandhi Jayanti to stop the peaceful protest march of farmers at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border was “barbaric” and the Centre’s assurance to look into their demands a “hoax”, the All India Kisan Sabha said Tuesday. Chaos prevailed at the border Tuesday as thousands of protesting farmers attempted Read More…
The apex court order disallowing telcos from using the faster Aadhaar-based verification system could slow the pace of subscriber additions significantly, potentially delaying the company’s plan to acquire a 50% revenue market share, analysts said. Jio added 11.78 million customers in July, outpacing Airtel’s 313,000, Vodafone India’s 609,000 and Idea Cellular’s paltry 5,489, according to Read More…
The picture that triggered women in Sabarimala in 90s is the triggering point of today judgement says Social activists who follow up long battle of women entry in to Sabarimala A usual visit to the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple in Kerala by freelance photographer A P Joy began the debate when he took a photo of Read More…
Facebook Inc’s worst security breach ever is a major blow to the company’s effort to rebuild trust with users of the social network after a privacy scandal in March. Facebook shares dropped more than 3% Friday after the company disclosed that hackers took advantage of a security issue to attack its systems, impacting almost 50 million accounts. A Read More…
The Supreme Court, in a historic verdict on Friday, allowed the entry of women of all ages into the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple in Kerala. here come the reactions of various Hindu outfits , political parties and women activists been updated RSS : ‘No normal women devotee will defy the traditions’ BJP leader and former South Read More…
In a recent interview, Tanushree Dutta spoke about the #MeToo movement in Bollywood highlighting her personal experience. After two days of stoic silence, Bollywood woken up and finally came out in support of actor Tanushree Dutta, who has alleged that veteran actor Nana Patekar sexually harassed her during a film shoot 10 years ago. Several Read More…
Section 497 of the 158-year-old IPC says: “Whoever has sexual intercourse with a person who is and whom he knows or has reason to believe to be the wife of another man, without the consent or connivance of that man, such sexual intercourse not amounting to the offence of rape, is guilty of the offence Read More…
Actor turned Politician Former Congress MP from Karnataka Divya Spandana, the youth icon of Congress’s social media chief, was booked Tuesday in uttar pradesh Lucknow’s Gomtinagar for a tweet calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi a “thief”. She was booked under Section 124-A of the Indian Penal Code (sedition) and Section 67 of the Information Technology Read More…
Vedanta has claimed that there is no evidence of water contamination. When evidence of water contamination was provided, it claimed that the contamination is not recent, and that groundwater sources in Thoothukudi were already contaminated even before Sterlite commenced operations. Sterlite has argued that it is not sufficient to demonstrate that contaminant levels are in Read More…
After demise of Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee at the age of 93 ., Srilankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe Wickremesinghe made these comments after visiting the Indian High Commission on 19th august 2018 here to sign a condolence book for Vajpayee “Atal Bihari Vajpayee was a “true friend” of Sri Lanka and had assisted Read More…
The First time the RSS faced ban is during British rule in 1947 and then thrice during the post-independence Indian government First in 1948 when a old RSS member Ramnath godse assassinated Mahatma Gandhi; Second during the emergency (1975–77); and for a third time after the demolition of Babri Masjid in 1992. It Read More…
Union minister of state for social justice and empowerment Ramdas Athawale on Saturday Speaking at ‘Meet the Press’ organised at Pink City Press Club in Jaipur, has said “ he was bothered about hike in fuel prices, Athawale said, “I am not bothered as I am minister and I get free fuel. If I was Read More…
BJP government that has got clear cut majority in the 2014 elections and then in this 4 years as per available data it has mopped up Rs 16.57 lakh crore as tax revenue from petroleum product sales, mainly from petrol and diesel. Modi Government got twin advantage ., one is majority run government and Read More…
A team from Northwestern University in Chicago and Harvard School of Public Health in Boston studied evidence that linked psychological well-being to heart health. Lead author Professor Darwin Labarthe, of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, said “We addressed how social environment, psychological well-being and the effectiveness of intervention strategies can help strengthen a Read More…
Kanimozhi lavishly praised on MK Stalin’s wisdom and calm leadership today, as she explained how he dealt with the Tamil Nadu government’s denial of a funeral at Marina Beach for their father, the late Muthuvel Karunanidhi. Kanimozhi, daughter of departed DMK leader M.Karunanidhi a Rajya Sabha MP, said his elder brother Stalin was “very worried” Read More…
DMK’s move to invite BJP president Amit Shah to the memorial meeting for former party president M Karunanidhi in Chennai on August 30 has triggered speculations in the political circles of the two parties coming together ahead of the next year’s Lok Sabha polls. The speculation gains significance from the fact that the DMK did Read More…
The Indian Railways has decided to install global positioning system (GPS) devices in all locomotives to monitor their punctuality as the national transporter grapples with running trains on time. The national transporter is hoping to install GPS system in all trains by March next year as the railway ministry claimed it is taking a number Read More…
Edward Snowden said during the ‘Talk Journalism’ event held in Jaipur last weekend. Snowden ex-CIA employee responsible for exposing multiple global surveillance programmes run by the National Security Agency (NSA) in the US, was speaking his mind on digital privacy and India’s Aadhaar initiative which has been mired by various controversies since its weak data Read More…
Six leaders of the Trinamool Congress were yesterday detained at the Silchar airport while attempting to visit Assam post the publication of the National Register of Citizens (NRC). The six leaders left Assam this morning after overnight detention at the airport. The Trinamool Congress has said the detention and “manhandling” of their party colleagues at Read More…
A day after the departure of ABP News Network Managing Editor Milind Khandekar, it has emerged that fellow journalist Punya Prasun Bajpai also quit the news organisation. Bajpai confirmed his resignation but said he would not elaborate on the details.Bajpai hosted a primetime show called Masterstroke. Last month, ABP news channel evoked strong comments from Read More…