In a completely unanticipated turn of events on Saturday morning, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) joined hands and ruling out a Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress alliance. BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis took oath as the chief minister of Maharashtra this morning with NCP’s Ajit Pawar as his deputy. The development stunned all as on …
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Meet Reema Juffali, First Saudi Woman Driver To Race Car In Male-Dominated Motor Sport
Twenty-seven-year-old Reema Juffali is all set to shatter the glass ceiling and carve a path for herself as she gears up to get behind the wheels as the first Saudi woman to race in the kingdom. Juffali is the first women to challenge participants in the male-dominated motor sport. Until June last year, such feats for women were unimaginable in …
Read More »Coimbatore Uses Robots To End Manual Scavenging. Will It Stop Safai Karamcharis' Deaths Now?
The sight of manual scavengers cleaning our dirty sewers sans any protective gear is not uncommon. Cleaning sewers without any protective suits does a great deal of harm to the health and well-being of these scavengers. The calls for safety equipment being provided to these safai karamcharis have been on the rise and in a welcome move, Coimbatore municipal corporation …
Read More »Rs 255 Cr Spent On PM Modi's Foreign Trips, Nithyananda Has Fled India + More Top News
An expenditure of Rs 255 crore has been incurred on chartered flights in the past three years on prime minister Narendra Modi’s foreign engagements. The Rajya Sabha was briefed about the foreign tours of the president, vice president, prime minister, external affairs minister yesterday in a written reply. Read more Here’s more top news of the day: 1) Self-Styled Godman …
Read More »These Four Men Have Travelled 6,000 km Across 12 States, 599 Cities From Delhi To Hyderabad To Pay Tribute To Pulwama Martyrs
We all respect our brave soldiers. We may not be able to fight the enemy like them, however, we miss no chance to tell the stories of their heroics while they save the borders of our country. Four men from Hyderabad have now completed a ‘Bharat Yatra’ across the length and breadth of India to pay tribute to the fallen …
Read More »Days After Being Tranquilized, Bin Laden, The 'Rogue' Elephant Dies In Captivity In Assam
A wild rogue elephant, which was tranquilized recently by the forest officials in Assam has died due to an apparent cardiac arrest. The 35-year old bull elephant was captured, after tranquilizing, from Rongjuli forest division in Western Assam’s Goalpara district on November 11. Forest department shifted the rogue to Orang national park on November 12. AFP According to officials, the …
Read More »Muslim Bodies To Seek Review Of Ayodhya Verdict. Say Thanks, But No Thanks For The Mosque Land
Nearly a week after the Supreme Court delivered the historic verdict, which would have settled the Ayodhya dispute that had lingered for decades the case is set to drag further. This comes after to Muslim bodies, including the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) and Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind decide to challenge the SC verdict and file a review petition. AFP …
Read More »Supreme Court Transfers All Review Petitions Against Women Entry In Sabarimala Temple To Seven-Judge Bench
The Supreme Court has ruled that the review against allowing women of all ages can enter and offer prayers at the famed Sabarimala Temple in Kerala will be transferred to a seven-member bench. Chief Justice of India (CJI) who delivered the verdict said the court has examined all aspects of the case in details. Out of the five judges, CJI Ranjan …
Read More »Time To Get Back To Class: After Massive Protests, JNU Partially Rolls Back Hike In Hostel Fees
The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Wednesday decided to partially roll back the hike in hostel fees following protests by students for 16 days. The decision was taken in varsity’s Executive Council (EC) meeting which had to be shifted outside the campus at the last moment fearing agitation by students. “JNU Executive Committee announces major rollback in the hostel fee …
Read More »CJI Under RTI Act, Odd-Even Could Be Extended In Delhi + More Top News
The Supreme Court, in a landmark ruling, today pronounced that the Chief Justice of India (CJI) is a public authority that comes under the purview of Right To Information (RTI) act. Read more Here’s more top news of the day: 1) Odd-Even May Be Extended As Delhi Air Gets Toxic Again, Says CM Arvind Kejriwal As air gets toxic again …
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