Right to Privacy upheld by Supreme Court

Right to Privacy upheld by Supreme Court

New Delhi: The right to privacy of an individual is a natural, cherished, inseparable and inalienable right which is born with a human being and extinguishes with it, the Supreme Court said today. The landmark verdict of the Supreme Court declaring Right to Privacy as a fundamental right was today welcomed by jurists and senior […]

Press can’t get away with defamation, no special privilege: Court

Press can’t get away with defamation, no special privilege: Court

New Delhi, Aug 6 : The Press does not have any exclusive right or special privilege to comment, criticise or make imputations or allegations which are sufficient to ruin a citizen’s reputation, a Delhi court has said. Further, journalists do not have greater freedom than others, it has said while reminding that the responsibility of […]

Farewell to Jesuit Management Guru

Farewell to Jesuit Management Guru

August 7 (Monday) will see a great Jesuit management Guru laid to rest at Jamshedpur in Jharkhand. Father Edward Hugh McGrath, an American Jesuit who introduced teaching of business management labor relations among Catholic higher education institutions in India, died on August 4. He was 94. Father Edward Hugh McGrath, one of the founding fathers […]

Paralympian for India’s highest Sports Award

Paralympian for India’s highest Sports Award

New Delhi:  Devendra Jhajharia has  became the first paralympian to be recommended for India’s highest sporting honour — the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna — along with celebrated former hockey captain Sardar Singh. Javelin thrower Jhajharia, the first Indian to win two Paralympic gold medals, was the first choice of the awards selection committee headed by […]

Pakistani parody of Indian folk song goes viral

Pakistani parody of Indian folk song goes viral

A latest Indian folk music video with many satirical takes has gone viral in Pakistan after a gaggle parodied it to touch upon latest political turmoil. A bunch known as Karachi Vynz wrote and filmed an Urdu model of the Marathi language music Sonu, to discuss the resignation of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif. The […]

Delhi Govt puts ice on funds for Headless Colleges

Delhi Govt puts ice on funds for Headless Colleges

New Delhi: Twenty eight Delhi University colleges are to face a government ‘fund freeze’ according to news reports (July 31). The Delhi government  ordered a freeze on funding of 28 Delhi University colleges — that are either fully or partially funded by it — following the Delhi University’s  failure to appoint governing bodies for months. […]

Nitish brings Bihar into NDA fold

Nitish brings Bihar  into NDA fold

PATNA: Less than a day after resigning as Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar is set to take the oath at 10am on Thursday as the head of a new Bihar government that will include BJP and its allies. After meeting governor Keshari Nath Tripathi late on Wednesday, Kumar, accompanied by senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi […]

Nitish’s ‘Voice of Conscience’ prompts Nitish linking with BJP

Nitish’s ‘Voice of Conscience’ prompts Nitish linking with BJP

PATNA: Bihar’s capital was all agog with the news that hit television screens late evening about the resignation of Bihar’s prohibitionist chief minister. Bihar appears likely to have a Nitish-BJP government, with the BJP offering unconditional suppport. Nitish Kumar on Wednesday resigned as Bihar chief minister, hours after ally Lalu Prasad ruled out resignation of […]

Hindu and Christian birth rate falls in Kerala

Hindu and Christian birth rate falls in Kerala

A report published in some sections of the Indian Media indicates that in Kerala , the demographics may change, making it a Muslim majority state in about ten years. Of course, this is speculation based on ‘Panchayat Reports’.  Hindus still have the highest birth rate. As for Christians, the third group, their population is down, […]

Bulls punished for sins of Gau Rakshaks?

Bulls punished for sins of Gau Rakshaks?

Chandigarh: The so-called cow vigilantes and the knee-jerk orders that hamper the free flow of cattle  have caused a major problem in Punjab: a rapid increase in abandoned cattle that roam the streets as strays. The Punjab government today approved a plan for bull sterilisations to tackle the threat of stray cattle, prompting members of […]

‘Not in My Name’ protest Amarnath killings

‘Not in My Name’ protest Amarnath killings

New Delhi, Jul 11: ‘Not in my name’: once again, they took to the streets to protest against the Amarnath killings.  The news of terrorists spraying bullets on Amarnath pilgrims has only strengthened Imad Ul Riyaz’s conviction: “we cannot let violence eat us up”. Braving the rain and interrupted by the bumper-to-bumper traffic, some managed […]

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