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The ongoing flood situation across Assam is showing no signs of improving as the rains continue. In fact, the flood situation is taking a turn for the worst as at least 21 districts in the state have been hit by the floods which have so far claimed seven lives and affected nearly 8 lakh people. …

They say that justice delayed is justice denied. But the unfortunate reality of our judicial system is that, due to the sheer number of the pending case and the shortage of judges to address them, cases often get dragged for years and sometimes even for decades, which in effect takes away the concept of natural justice. This is exactly what …

Dhemaji district is affected the most in Assam with more than 22,00 people affected. Other districts that have been marred by rain are Lakhimpur, Biswanath, Golaghat, Jorhat, Dibrugarh, Chirang and Barpeta. Read more Here’s more top news of the day: 1) Binge Watch On The Move: Delhi Metro Will Soon Offer Free WiFi With Download Speed Of 300 Mbps Soon, …

Everyone realises the importance of doctors in the society, yet, there are some people who don’t really care and end up attacking doctors. It is unfortunate that we get to hear about doctors being beaten at hospitals while performing their duty. There have been several demands that the government make certain laws that could deter the attackers.     Recently, there …

India’s most marginalised communities remain threatened by the upper caste community for reasons as petty as fetching water from well and also for marrying outside their castes.  In yet another recent shocking incident, a 25-year-old Dalit man was hacked to death by people of priviledged caste for marrying outside his community in Gujarat’s capital Ahmedabad. Reports say the incident took …

The alarming trend of mobs taking the law into their own hands and mob justice seems to have no end at sight as every day there are new reports of mob lynchings coming up. In yet another case, a 45-year-old man was beaten to death by a mob in an Assam village after he allegedly raped two girls. The man, …

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today presented the Union Budget 2019 with focus on “Gaon, Garib and Kisan.” This is the first budget of Narendra Modi government’s second tenure. Read more Here’s more top news of the day: 1) Mumbai Is Not The Only State Affected By Rains, Assam Flood Situation Has Worsened With Over 6,000 People Affected Just as Assam …

Just as Assam was trying to get back to its usual rhythm with the flood situation improving over the last two days, things seemed to deteriorate again on Wednesday as over 6,000 people in 43 villages of Lakhimpur and Biswanath find themselves fighting the floods again. With non-stop rainfall for the past 24 hours, people in Lakhimpur face immense difficulties …

One of the major problems that the visually-impaired population faces is money recognition, especially for paper currency.  Working closely to alleviate this issue, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the government will soon make new coins of Rs 1, 2, 5, 10 and 20 available to public. These coins will be visually impaired-friendly. Speaking in Lok Sabha while presenting Union Budget …

Continuous rains have thrown Mumbai completely out of gear. People are unable to reach their work places as most of the streets are chocked with waterlogging. According to reports, at least 16 people have been killed overnight in Mumbai and Thane as heavy rains continue to lash most parts of Maharashtra.  Most of these deaths were reportedly due to wall …