GUWAHATI(PTI): Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Thursday stoked a controversy by claiming that all the four recipients of this year’s Padma awards from the state were selected at the “behest of some BJP leaders”. “None recommended by the state …
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Dalit scholar suicide: P Sainath slams Smriti Irani, says incident highlights much larger issues
New Delhi(PTI): Noted Indian journalist P Sainath has slammed the Modi government and HRD Minister Smriti Irani over the death of Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula. Speaking at a protest against the administration of the Hyderabad University, Sainath put the matter …
Read More »Mayawati says Centre anti-Dalit, PM Modi’s tears for Rohit Vemula fake
Lucknow: Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) leader and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati on Thursday described the NDA regime at the Centre as being anti-Dalit, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s emotional reaction to Rohita Vemula’s suicide as fake and politics …
Read More »Hit and run case: Salman Khan files caveat in SC, asks to be heard before Maharashtra govt’s plea
Bollywood actor Salman Khan filed a caveat in the Supreme Court on Thursday against the Maharashtra government’s appeal challenging his acquittal in the hit and run case. Salman Khan has sought that he be heard before the court gives an …
Read More »Facebook to extend like button with ‘reactions’ ‘in the next few weeks’
After much controversy and preliminary testing, the iconic like symbol of Facebook will soon be expanding to include six new options called “reactions”, according to Bloomberg Business. The new “reactions” will be “love,” “haha,” “wow,” “sad,” “yay” and “angry” and …
Read More »Now, flights to restrain unruly passengers on board with handcuffs
NEW DELHI: Owing to instances of unruly behaviour of passengers in flights, Indian carriers can now carry restrainers (plastic handcuffs) to bind such travellers to their seats till the plane makes a safe landing, reports a leading English daily. The …
Read More »Government to announce list of first 20 Smart Cities today
NEW DELHI: The first 20 cities to be developed as Smart Cities will be announced on Thursday, Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said yesterday. There are 97 cities in the Smart City Challenge, and the names of the first …
Read More »Hearing on Hardik Patel’s bail applications adjourned to next month
The sessions courts in Surat and Ahmedabad on Wednesday adjourned the hearing of quota agitation leader Hardik Patel’s bail applications till February 1 and February 2, respectively, after the police sought more time to file replies. On January 22, Hardik, …
Read More »AIADMK chief Jayalalithaa expels MLA for ‘going against’ party principles
AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa on Wednesday expelled senior leader and Harbour constituency MLA Pala. Karuppiah from the party for “going against” its principles. Karuppiah has been “removed from all posts including primary membership for going against party principles and bringing …
Read More »Dalit Scholar’s Suicide: HCU in-charge VC faces ire, Delhi students join protest
NEW DELHI(ANI): Incharge Vice-Chancellor of Hyderabad Central University (HCU) Vipin Srivastava faced the ire of agitating students when he reached their protest site to initiate a dialogue with them to break the impasse over Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula’s suicide. Srivastava …
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