The opposition Congress and Aam Aadmi Party on Monday upped the ante on External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj’s alleged links with former IPL chief Lalit Modi, with the Congress reiterating its demand that she should resign. Continuing its attack on Sushma Swaraj for “helping” Modi – who was served an Enforcement Directorate notice for alleged […]
Citing a fall in international diesel rates, state-run Indian Oil (IoC) on Monday cut the fuel price by Rs.1.35 per litre, while increasing that of petrol by 64 paise a litre effective midnight. Both rates include state levies in Delhi, the IOC said here.
Environment rights NGO Greenpeace India could be in for more trouble as an ex-staffer has gone public with allegations of rape and sexual harassment by her colleagues. The organisationÂ’s inaction against the perpetrators has spurred more female ex-employees to come out with similar accusations. Now, the NGO is at the receiving end with activists lambasting […]
Panic stricken former militants and sympathizers of separatists have started migrating out of Kashmir’s Sopore town following the killings of former militants and active supporters of separatists by unidentified gunmen. So far, four former militants or active supporters of the separatist movement have been killed in Sopore town during the last six days. The latest […]
A feeling of estrangement from school and a belief in traditional gender roles that men should lead women are two possible major causes behind the worldwide trend of boys falling behind at school, says a study. The researchers noted that according to a recent OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) report, 15-year-old boys are […]
It was not just any political celebrity’s birthday bash. The gathering on Saturday in Matoshree – the traditional residence of the Thackerays, Maharashtra’s numero uno political family – conveyed a clear message of the growing clout of the birthday boy. Aditya Thackeray, the elder son of Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray, was virtually anointed the […]
In the hour of Narendra Modi’s electoral triumph last year, he could not have imagined that only a year-and-a-half later, he would face a situation where he and his party would have to devote all their energies to maintain their prime position in the political field. Unless Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are […]
Over 500,000 Indians have sent postcards to Prime Minister Narendra Modi under the the Action/2015 campaign of Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai, urging him to represent their voices at the UN General Assembly later this year ahead of sustainable development goals (SDGs) being adopted for the next 15 years. Thousands of men, women, children and activists […]
Two US lawmakers have urged India to take action against telephone scammers who they said defraud millions of Americans. Their appeal came after they proposed tough legislation to combat widespread fraud by foreigners that hijacks caller IDs. “We think that all governments should crack down on scammers, fraudsters and bad actors — including India,” Representative […]
As the Modi government is not leaving any stone unturned in commemorating the International Day of Yoga on June 21, its cultural wings are also going into overdrive to showcase the country’s heritage to the world. Spearheading the events, Sangeet Natak Akademi, a nodal agency of the culture ministry, has planned a week-long ‘Yog Parv’ […]