50 Alumni students of prestigious Indian Institute Technology quit their fancy jobs and formed a political party . A group of 50 IITans across the country have quit their jobs and formed their own political party to fight for the rights of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes. The group have submitted their […]
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Beti Bachao, BJP ke logon se bachao: Rahul Gandhi attacks PM Modi at ‘Save The Constitution’ campaign launch
NEW DELHI: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying that the latter’s new slogan will be ‘Beti Bachao, BJP ke logon se bachao‘ (Save the daughter, save them from the BJP’s people). The Gandhi scion said this while addressing the launching event of ‘Save The Constitution’ […]
Security beefed up around victim’s house in UP: Asaram verdict
Shahjahanpur With a special SC/ST court in Jodhpur all set to pronounce its verdict in a 2012 rape case against self-styled godman Asaram, the district administration here has stepped up security around the house of the victim. “The security of the victim’s family is continuously being monitored…Five policemen have been deployed at the house and […]
Judge Loya death case – The one that almost created a judicial mutiny; A blog written by Arun Jaitley
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday wrote a strongly-worded blog on the judge Brijgopal Harkishan Loya death case, calling it an instance “that almost created a judicial mutiny”. The Union minister posted the blog on his Facebook page on Friday afternoon, a day after the Supreme Court of India rejected a batch of petitions […]
Based on trend analysis, CBSE takes decision not to conduct class 10 Maths re-exam
New Delhi The CBSE today informed the Delhi High Court that the decision not to conduct re-examination of the Class 10 mathematics paper, which was allegedly leaked, was taken after doing a trend analysis of Science, Maths and English papers. The CBSE said it was a considered decision and they cannot put lakhs of students in difficulty just […]
Renouncing the Dream Life: 12-Year-Old Son of Surat Diamond Merchant Set to Become Jain Monk
New Delhi A 12-year-old boy from Surat, Gujarat, son of a Diamond merchant has taken a unique decision to quit the luxuries of material life and become a Jain monk. Bhavya Sachwani, son of a diamond merchant, is all set to receive Diksha and join the order of Jain monks in Surat on Thursday. The […]
Saina Nehwal, Mary Kom condemns rising rape cases in India, says feeling hurt and helpless
New Delhi Legendary Indian boxer M C Mary Kom, who is also a sitting Rajya Sabha MP, said the alarming increase in the number of rapes in the country has left her feeling “hurt and helpless” while star shuttler Saina Nehwal condemned the “ghastly crimes”. After the 2012 Nirbhaya case, the Kathua and Unnao rape […]
Shameful that cases like Kathua rape happen even 70 years after independence: President Kovind
Condemning the Kathua rape and murder case, President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday said that it is shameful that such incidents are taking place even 70 years after Independence. “After 70 years of independence, such an incident occurring in any part of the country is shameful. We have to think what kind of society are […]
All members of Indian family missing in US dead, confirms Sushma Swaraj
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has confirmed the death of all four members of the Indian family that had gone missing during a road trip between Oregon to California in US. Taking to Twitter, Sushma expressed grief over the tragic deaths of Sandeep Thottapilly and his family. She further confirmed that all the four bodies […]