Lat Friday (January3) Two men affiliated to fringe Hindu outfits red-flagged by police were among six arrested in Patna for the murder of a teenager whose body was found on December 31 — ten days after he was last seen participating in an RJD protest against the CAA and NRC with a Tricolour in his […]
Was the violence against the JNU students organised via social media? A report in a leading English daily suggests that it is. Messages urging people to “thrash the anti-nationals” in JNU allegedly did rounds of some WhatsApp groups in the hours leading up to the violence on campus Sunday. The Indian Express managed to contact […]
NEW DELHI, Jan 5 – Violence swept the Jawaharlal Nehru University here on Sunday as several masked individuals, both male and female, thrashed students, including girls, and teachers inside the varsity campus with wooden and metal rods. Masked men wielding sticks, rods and sledgehammers terrorised Jawaharlal Nehru University for close to three hours on Sunday […]
Pope Francis began the new year with a call for the dignity of women to be honored — not exploited for profit and pornography — in 2020. “How many times is the woman’s body sacrificed on the profane altars of advertising, profit, pornography, exploited as a surface to be used,” Pope Francis said in St. […]
India’s factory activity expanded at its fastest pace in seven months in December as a jump in new orders prompted companies to ramp up production, a private business survey showed, says a Reuter’s report from Bangalore. But, while policy makers may be smiling, the business sector is still very low on optimism, the report adds. […]
Bangalore: “The growth story of India depends on its achievements in the Science & Technology sector. There is a need to revolutionise the landscape of Indian Science Technology and Innovation.” Thus said Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he inaugurated the 107th Indian Science Congress (ISC) at University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru (Bangalore). He also said […]
No MDR charges are applicable on transactions through RuPay and UPI platforms since January 1, 2020. This was to promote digital payments, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said. The Department of Revenue (DoR) has notified RuPay and UPI as the prescribed mode of payment for digital transactions without any Merchant Discount Rate (MDR). Accordingly, all companies […]
In Cochin (Kochi), Kerala, New Year’s Day saw a huge demonstration by Muslim groups in favour of withdrawing the Citizenship Amendment Act. Holding national flags and placards which read: “Born in India, Lived in India, will die in India”, thousands of people hit the streets in this port city on the New Year day, demanding […]
Guwahati: The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) on Tuesday said it has incurred a loss of over Rs 100 crore till December 30 due to the ongoing protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act. NFR chief public relations officer Subhanan Chanda said the impact started from December 9 in the areas within the jurisdiction of NFR, says […]
GUWAHATI: In Assam, it is the fear of being swamped by Bangladeshi language and culture that is driving the anti-CAA protests. As thousands of people in Assam take to the streets to voice their opposition to the amended citizenship law, old icon Bhupen Hazarika and newer idol Zubeen Garg have helped the protests find a […]
New Delhi: The economic slowdown may have dropped the sales graphs of cars and biscuits, but 2019 was a healthy year for smartphones. While biscuit companies saw rural sales dropping off, and auto sales spun into low gear, smartphones were flying off the shelves! Urban and rural users continued to buy, and even upgrade to […]
Panaji: Ireland Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, who has his roots in India, is in Sunny Goa to bring in the New Year. Lest Auld Acquaintance be forgot… Leo is rounding off a visit to India with a 31st December night in coastal Goa. Varadkar, who is currently on a private visit to India, would arrive […]
