Trade Union activist Nodeep Kaur from Punjab was released from Karnal jail on Friday after being granted bail by Punjab and Haryana High Court. Nodeep Kaur, a 23-year-old activist was arrested on January 12 after she had participated in farmers’ protests at Kundli in Haryana. The activist went straight away to the hub of farmers’ …

The price of standard petrol shot up to Rs 100.13 a litre in Rajasthan’s Sri Ganganagar on Wednesday. This is the first time that automotive fuel has crossed the Rs 100-mark anywhere in the country. In most other states, the prices mostly ruled above Rs 90 per litre as high central and state taxes bumped up the impact of rising …

Unable to meet daily expenses due to “deduction of salary”, a 38-year-old bus conductor working with the state owned transport corporation has posted on a social media site that he was ready to sell his kidney. He said the deduction due to the pandemic has worsened his financial condition. Representational Image No money to pay for ration, house rent “I …

While many states are passing anti-conversion or “love jihad” laws, the Supreme Court made a progressive observation in a case asserting that adults have  the right to choose their life partner while saying that it was high time “society learns to accept inter-caste and inter-faith marriages”. The apex court made this observation while hearing a case of an inter-caste marriage …

Sasmita Lanka, a forest officer from Odisha, has been felicitated with United Nation’s Asia Environmental Enforcement Award. Lanka, who is a divisional forest officer in Athgarh, Cuttack, received the award under the ‘Gender Leadership and Impact’ category for her work in helping in busting pangolin smuggling rackets in the state. Happy to share the achievement of Sasmita Lenka, a lady …

US Vice President Kamala Harris’ niece, Meenakshi “Meena” Harris’ tweet has drawn international attention to the arrest and alleged sexual assault of a young Indian activist and trade unionist who was protesting the unstable wage payment  in an industrial cluster near Delhi. Navdeep Kaur, also known as Nodeep Kaur, is a 23-year-old Dalit activist and was arrested on January 12 …

A massive flood has been reported from Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district where water level rose suddenly after a part of Nandadevi glacier broke off. The incident has been reported from Raini village in Tapovan area of the Chamoli district. Prayers in the face of nature’s fury. Today at Chamoli disaster situation after Nandadevi glacier broke down. Status of dam. For disaster …

India has sent more than six million COVID-19 vaccine doses to nine countries under its “vaccine diplomacy.”  The country informed the UN Security Council that it will supply vaccines to the Covax facility of the World Health Organisation and undertake contractual supplies to various countries in a phased manner.  PTI As the largest vaccine-producing country of the world, we are …

Manizha Talash, an 18-year old breakdancer, is the first from Afghanistan. In the short span of her practice, she has already qualified to represent her country in one of the latest sports to be admitted to the Olympics. Dressed head to ankle in black for training, Talash wouldn’t look out of place in a dance studio anywhere in the world, …

A marching-cum-band contingent of the Bangladesh armed forces all set to take part in the Republic Day ceremonial parade for the first time. The Bangladeshi contingent, with members drawn from all the three wings of its armed forces, will be the first marching contingent to walk down the ceremonial boulevard on January 26. The contingent will be led by the …