Month February 2018
Pointing to alleged inconsistencies in the dates and time appearing on various documents related to Loya’s death, Dave alleged that many of them were “fabricated” as an “afterthought” to obviate the truth. Loya, who was hearing the Sohrabuddin Sheikh case,… Continue Reading →
Veteran actress Deepti Naval turns another year older today but still she looks gorgeous as ever because of her simple looks and beautiful face. She was born on February 3, 1952 in Amritsar, Punjab but was bought up in New York City,… Continue Reading →
Nisha Nambiar| Pune: E-governance expert Anupam Saraph is not convinced with the Unique Identification Authority of India’s (UIDAI) response to his RTI application, seeking to know the difference between “identification” and “authentication“. The UIDAI’s reply on Thursday to the RTI application dated December 31, 2017, filed… Continue Reading →
The All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA) expresses its disappointment with the anti-people budget presented today by the Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley on behalf of the Modi-led NDA government. Since this is the final full budget of this… Continue Reading →
NT Bureau File photo of a ration shop. Chennai: In a major breach of privacy, the official website of Tamilnadu government’s Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Department has published ration card details like phone numbers, address and card numbers in… Continue Reading →
If all 320 female candidates are ratified, Cuba would become the second country in the world to boast a female majority in parliament. | Photo: Reuters If all 320 female candidates are ratified, Cuba would become the second country in… Continue Reading →
The 80,000-page chargesheet filed by the investigating agency names 34 persons, including former bureaucrats and Atul Bansal, a promoter of ABW Builders. The CBI has filed a charge sheet against former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and 34… Continue Reading →
Rina Chandran PALLUR, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Fed up with local officials denying their demand for land, 40 women decided to form a collective and simply start farming a plot near their village of Pallur, in India’s southern… Continue Reading →
Prachi Salve, More Indians than ever before now have access to a toilet, but little attention to education and changing attitudes means that at least 522 million Indians still defecate in the open–leaving many millions susceptible to disease and poverty. … Continue Reading →
Plastic once released into the environment has a pernicious impact on biodiversity and life everywhere. In the sea, rivers and estuaries, lakes, farmland, commons, etc., and also in the far reaches of the Arctic or in the middle of oceans,… Continue Reading →