The Rainbow unfurls over the Liberty cinema in Bombay as Kashish, South Asias’s biggest LGBT film festival will go on show from May 24-28. Anupam Kher, the ‘controversial right wing leaning’ Bollywood film actor has extended support in the form of prize money! With people from all sides of the political divide openly supporting LGBT […]
New Delhi: Shouldn’t the smaller private schools be servicing the poor in the neighbourhood? There should be a clear policy that mandates that the 25 percent quota for poor students should be for the neighbourhood schools and not just for reputed private schools far from home. The Supreme Court has sought response of the Centre […]
New Delhi, Apr 25 (PTI) The apex consumer commission has set aside lower fora orders asking Railways to pay Rs 5 lakh as compensation to a couple for their stolen baggage, saying they failed to raise an alarm after the alleged theft. The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) also said that the decision of […]
Panaji, (Panjim) Friends of priest-turned-activist Fr Bismarque Dias, who was found dead in 2015, have demanded a proper investigation into the case by the Goa crime branch, including interrogation of the five witnesses. The priest stood up to many anti-social elements and other vested interests who wanted to ruin the ecology of Goa Fr Dias, […]
A former French diplomat charged with raping his three-year-old daughter in India has been cleared of all charges. Some observers say that the Indian law Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POSCO) is becoming a tool for vendetta. Pascal Mazurier, who was a consular official in the southern city of Bangalore, was arrested in 2012 […]
About a month ago (23-24 March) policymakers, private sector actors and civil society representatives from across South Asia, and local and international researchers, came together in Kathmandu to explore ways to use data and evidence-based policy to promote women’s economic empowerment. The four represented nations—Nepal, Bangladesh, India and Pakistan—have had varied experiences in this context. […]
New Delhi, Apr 19: If you are an aware consumer, you can get the Railways to compensate you for stolen belongings. A citizen from Haryana didn’t give up, even though the Railway tried all sorts of tactics to weasel out of paying compensation. Read on for more details: Railways has to ensure safety of not […]
Amaravati, Apr 17 : The Andhra Pradesh Anti- Corruption Bureau (ACB) unearthed assets worth over Rs 6 crore belonging to a chief engineer,according to a PTI report The accused, Bhumireddy Jagadishwar Reddy, currently working on deputation as chief engineer of AP Education Welfare and Infrastructure Development Corporation, has been arrested, ACB Director General R P […]
New Delhi, Apr 17 : Nepal’s President Bidhya Devi Bhandari arrived here today on her first overseas tour, carrying a ‘message of friendship’ for India and to further strengthen bilateral ties. She will hold talks with President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to explore ways to step up cooperation between the two close […]
Jalandhar, Apr 17: Every third day a person dies in mishap due to stray cows roaming on roads in the state, the Punjab Gau Sewa Commission (PGSC) a Press Trust report claimed today. PGSC Chairman Kimti Lal Bhagat said, “In the last two- and-a-half-years, a person died in every three days in road accidents occurred […]
Patna, Apr 17 : Recalling Mahatma Gandhi’s Champaran struggle, President Pranab Mukherjee said that to keep India united, people must celebrate its diversity. The President said Indians today needed to fight ‘another take home battle’ : the one against communalism and all sort of prejudices. “If today India is an emerging developing economy, having highest growth […]
New Delhi: Before the polls, the merry-go-round of politicians switching sides has begun. The Delhi BJP expelled its 21 members, including five sitting councillors, from the party for six years (April 15) for allegedly being involved in the anti-party activites ahead of the April 23 MCD polls. Four outgoing councillors Dr Pankaj Singh from Ranhola, […]
