Tag Archives: india

No COVID Negative Certificate For Kumbh Mela; Bhiwani Gangrape Case + More Top News

Reuters Days after becoming the new chief minister of Uttarakhand Tirath Singh Rawat has announced that no COVID-19 negative certificate is required from April 1 for pilgrims who wish to visit Haridwar to take a holy dip in the Ganga River during the Kumbh Mela, according to a news report. Read more Here’s more top …

Read More »

Can't Be Complacent: New COVID Cases Cross 22,000-Mark First Time In India Since December 26

India reported its biggest single-day spike in fresh Covid-19 cases in over two months. The country reported 22,854 fresh infections in the last 24 hours, according to the health ministry’s 8:00 a.m. update. New cases crossed the 22,000-mark for the first time since Dec. 26. 18,100 people recovered from the virus in the last 24 hours, while 126 lost their …

Read More »

Government Finally Refutes The Myth, Says No Difference Between Milk Of Indian And Foreign Cows

Government informed Parliament that there is no difference between the milk of indigenous and foreign cow breeds. Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Sanjeev Balyan stated in a written reply in Lok Sabha that “as per the information received from ICAR (Indian Council of Agricultural Research), there is no conclusive information available regarding the difference between the …

Read More »

Lockdown In Nagpur, Strict Curbs: How Maharashtra Is Planning To Tackle The COVID Crisis

A “strict lockdown” will be enforced in Nagpur from March 15 to 21 in view of a spike in COVID-19 cases, district guardian minister Nitin Raut announced. The district has been reporting a spike in daily cases since the last month. Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray had last year in January appointed guardian ministers for all 36 districts of the …

Read More »

This Self-styled Godman Sexually Abused Minor Girls In Ashram, Interpol Notice Issued

The Interpol has issued a red notice to locate and arrest self-styled godman Virender Deo Dixit who has been on the run after being accused of sexually exploiting and confining several women at his fortress-like ashram Ishwariya Adhyatmik Vidyalaya in Delhi’s Rohini area. The case came to light in June 2017 when two complainants approached the Delhi Police about sexual …

Read More »

Here Is How The New OCI Notification Is Going To Affect Overseas Citizens' Travel, Stay & More

The notification issued by the Union Home Ministry last week is being described as the end of India’s experiment with dual citizenship. But it goes way beyond that and could have long-lasting implications for those holding Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cards. BCCL OCI citizens are of Indian origin but they are foreign passport holders and are not citizens of …

Read More »

4 Child Sexual Abuse Victims In India Denied Justice Everyday Due To Lack Of Evidence

Four child sexual abuse victims are denied justice everyday due to closure of their cases by police because of insufficient evidence, highlights a new study. The “Police case disposal pattern: An enquiry into the cases filed under POCSO Act, 2012” by Kailash Satyarthi Children’s Foundation (KSCF), is an analysis of pattern of disposal of POCSO cases by police from 2017 …

Read More »

LPG Price Hiked Again: Why It Is Worrisome And Here's How Much You Pay For A Cylinder Now

Cooking gas cylinders used by households turned dearer at the start of the month of March, with national oil marketing companies increasing the price of 14.2 kg liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) refill by ₹25 each. This turned the cylinder to cost ₹819 in Delhi, according to Indian Oil Corporation. BCCL The exponential surge in prices caused Opposition’s uproar and persistent demand …

Read More »

Here's How DRDO's New Innovation AIP Is Going To Make Indian Submarines More Lethal And Silent

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted the final development test of Air Independent Propulsion (AIP). The tests were conducted in Mumbai, a day before the induction of the INS Karanj attack submarine into the Indian Navy. Jump To What makes it more lethal? How will the new technology help? What makes it more lethal? This is a major step …

Read More »

12-Hour Catch Up: Owner Of SUV Outside Ambani's House Found Dead, More Troubles For Boeing

Mansukh Hiran, a resident of Thane whose vehicle with gelatin sticks was found parked on Carmichael Road near Mukesh Ambani’s residence Antilia earlier last week has been found dead. BCCL Earlier on Friday, Maharashtra Police said an unknown male corpse was found in Retibunder Creek on Retibunder road in Mumbra (w). Later the corpse was identified as Hiran. Police said the prima …

Read More »