Some ten thousand Indians are stranded in Saudi Arabia. General V.K. Singh, Minister of State for External Affairs, has left for Saudi Arabia, raising hopes that he may do something for them. The Indian government has confirmed that 7,700 Indian workers were affected by widespread unemployment and are in dire need of exit visas.. Minister […]
Bombay, (Mumbai) is shutting down its night schools! These night schools have helped countless working class people gain education over the years. The first move was this: the State government fired 250 night school teachers. Close to 4,500 students and teachers of night schools held a protest march against the state government’s decision to shut […]
A new study conducted by an institution attached to Harvard University’s Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Centre for Health and Human Rights in the U.S has concluded that despite increased awareness on child trafficking, there is a big gap between the policies on paper and on the ground realities for rehabilitation of child labuorers across the three northern […]
The education system may be under scrutiny in Bihar because of some students, but Bihar has always been the place of scholars and talent. And, it has been proved once again. “Students from Bihar have shown brilliant performance in academics and campus placements 2015” is what Chandigarh campus people are saying. Be it the academic […]
Slipper throwing is really getting out of hand. True story from Karnataka State: A person accused of illegal ganja transport threw a slipper at the judge who cancelled his bail ! This happened at the district court in Bidar on Monday. The accused , a fellow called Mohammad Raseeoddin was charged by the district police […]
Assam has a ‘treasure trove’ of rhino horns. But there were rumours that the ‘genuine’ rhino horns were being sneaked out and sold in the black market. Now Assam has a ‘Committee for the examination of Rhino horn’. The rhino horn verification process initiated by the State government got under way on Saturday with the […]
India may soon lose its unique Jewish community living in the Northeast, as Israel plans to help their en-masse migration to ‘the promised land’. The Israeli government set aside eight million shekels to settle 712 members of the Bnei Menashe, a religious group from India which claims Jewish roots, in the Holy Land. The decision […]
Behold! In an attempt to ‘cleanse’ the Northeast of the Indian National Congress, the ruling BJP has aligned with eleven non-Congress political parties to form ‘NEDA”: North East Democratic Alliance. BJP and other leaders are in a huddle in Guwahati, Assam. NEDA would take another couple of days to announce its Guwahati Declaration. The decision […]
Darjeeling: Even as locals grumbled about the harrowing traffic problems and ugly pandal ‘adorning’ the famous Chowrasta, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced she would hold a state cabinet meeting in Darjeeling! She was apparently mesmerized with the serenity of Raj Bhavan here. The Chief Minister was in town ,attending the 202nd birth anniversary of […]
Wait listed on a Rajdhani train? No sweat, just Super-Save! Fly AIR INDIA at the same prices! Right now, wait-listed passengers on Rajdhani trains can fly on the national carrier on first class AC fares, but more is to come! Aiming to attract more fliers and achieve higher seat occupancy in its flights on trunk routes, Air India […]
In just 18 months, India’s solar power capacity has doubled to almost 7gw. Now some think it’s time for an upward revision of the goal of 100gw by 2022. Now we can see India’s willingness to contribute to the global effort to reduce carbon pollution. “India is an interesting and inspiring example. The ambition is […]
The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a public interest litigation petition seeking a complete ban on messaging platform WhatsApp. Well, that’s one more attention seeking chappie being shown his place, but this entire episode does smell somewhat like a basket of not-so-fresh sardines! A Bench led by Chief Justice of India T.S. Thakur asked an […]
