This year, 27 Indian students have found a place in the ‘Roll of Honour’ of Diana Awards. ‘These exceptional young people have demonstrated their ability to inspire and mobilise new generations to serve their communities and create long-lasting change on a global scale,’ an official statement read. Instituted in memory of the late Princess Diana, … Read more
The Narendra Modi government will procure all agricultural produce at the minimum support price, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said in the Rajya Sabha on Friday. He gave this assurance while replying during the question and answer session regarding MSP to the farmers. The claim came on a day when farmers marched to Delhi … Read more
A day after thousands of people thronged Mumbai’s Azad Maidan grounds to witness the grand swearing-in ceremony of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) cleared 5,000,000 kg of garbage from the iconic grounds overnight on Friday. Drive. For the past three days, under the pressure of more than 300 employees of … Read more
A Class 12 student shot dead the principal of his school in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhatarpur district on Friday afternoon and fled the scene along with his aide on the deceased’s scooter, a police officer said. Superintendent of Police Agam Jain said that the shooting took place at the entrance of the school toilet at 1:30 … Read more
The heartbreaking incident in which at least 11 newborns died in a devastating fire at a hospital in Uttar Pradesh’s Jhansi last month has shaken the entire nation. An investigation by The Indian Express has pointed out how fire safety regulations are not up to code in hospitals where most of the fires have occurred … Read more
The Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has renewed its protest against the development of the Polavaram multi-purpose project in Andhra Pradesh, alleging that the project would submerge a large part of the tribal population in Odisha’s Malkangiri. On Wednesday (December 4), a delegation of BJD met Union Jal Shakti Minister CR Patil, chairman of … Read more
Bad lighting can often put a damper on Test cricket. But what if bad floodlights were also hanging around the playing field, as it was during the India-Australia pink-ball Test in Adelaide on Friday? Australia were pushing hard to contain the new ball attack of Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Siraj as the match entered the … Read more
As the Hemant Soren-led government of India heads into its first meeting in Jharkhand on Friday, it finds itself facing its first political test, around which the 56-seat coalition runs in the state. On Thursday, tension arose over an alleged “leak” of a letter sent by the Congress leadership in Delhi to Chief Minister Soren … Read more
Netflix has announced the release of ‘Yo Yo Honey Singh: Famous’, a documentary film revolving around the life of the Indian hip-hop star and music artist. Directed by Moze Singh and produced by Sikhya Entertainment, the film will premiere on December 20. The makers shared the announcement on Instagram on Friday with a poster of … Read more
The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to eight of the 16 former members of the Uttar Pradesh Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) who were acquitted by the trial court in the Hashimpura murder case, which was overturned by the Delhi High Court. A bench of Justices AS Oka and AG Masih noted their statement that … Read more