New Delhi: IT and Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said he is in talks with Union Minister Nitin Gadkari to link motor vehicle driving licences with the biometric identifier Aadhaar. “I am taking with Nitin Gadkari ji to finalise the linking up all the motor mehicle driving licences with Aadhaar,” Prasad said, while addressing the […]
New Delhi: The Tata Institute of Social Sciences students and alumni staged a demonstration near the Human Resource Development Ministry against the withdrawal of scholarships for SC and ST scholars on February 26, reports PTI. The students of all the campuses of the institute have been protesting since February 21 against the administration demanding tuition, […]
Hyderabad : Nearly three crore fake and duplicate ration cards have been cancelled during the three years of the NDA government, CR Chaudhary, Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution said, reports PTI. This is due to the ‘Aadhar- ration card’ link up which had also saved the country Rs 17,000 […]
Bettiah (Bihar), Feb 26 : A group of Christians in a bus were attacked. Ever since Chief minister Nitish Kumar has joined hands with the BJP, the so -called ‘splinter groups’ of the communal right have become active. Threats and intimidation of minorities have begun in rural Bihar. In particular, the very tiny Christian population […]
Life is so very unpredictable. Queen of several hearts who amazed everyone with her roles has left every one shocked with her last act. One of the brilliant Bollywood actress Sridevi took her last breath at 11 P.M in Dubai. According to the reports Anil Ambani has sent 13 seater Embraer jet belonging to Reliance […]
India has moved upon a global index but is still a slowpoke among the BRICS nations. India has been ranked 81st in the global corruption perception index for 2017, released by Transparency International. It named the country among the “worst offenders” in terms of graft and press freedom in the Asia Pacific region. The index […]
Chennai, Feb 19 : The Madras High Court today directed the Tamil Nadu government to pay due compensation to the families of three manual scavengers who died while cleaning a septic tank at a hotel in Kancheepuram district last week. The first bench of Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice Abdul Quddhose gave the direction […]
The word social justice means fair play. Our Indian society has been striving for ages to ensure equity and justice. But the saddest part is that Justice is becoming scarcer with every passing year. The coming years is holding little hope of restoring social injustice in the country. The Constitution does not differentiate between people […]
New Delhi: The Government’s currency printing press has blatantly thumbed the nose at the RTI (Right to Information) Act. The printing press reimbursed from the state exchequer the amount paid for a penalty imposed on one of its officers by the Central Information Commission. The officer was fined by the CIC. The law says that […]
RAMALLAH, Feb 10 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred the ‘Grand Collar of the State of Palestine’, the highest Palestinian honour for foreign dignitaries, recognising his contributions to promoting relations between India and Palestine.President Mahmoud Abbas bestowed the Grand Collar of the State of Palestine on Modi after the conclusion of their bilateral meeting […]
Gurgaon, Feb 9 : She didn’t carry her Aadhar card. The nurses refused to admit her. She delivered a baby on the unhygenic floor outside the ward, while onlookers made videos on their cellphones. The nurses didn’t move a finger to help. Here’s the new , digital India for you! No Aadhar, you may as […]
New Delhi, Feb 5 : The employees, not the owners are the ones paying the most taxes in India. If this statement sounds bizarre, here’s the low down. There is “unevenness” in the taxes paid by the salaried class and business people, as 50 per cent of the 7 lakh companies which file I-T returns […]