NEW DELHI — India has emerged as a poor and “very unequal” country, according to the latest report released by the World Inequality Lab. The bottom half of the Indian population owns “almost nothing” of the national wealth, claimed the report authored by senior economists including France’s Thomas Piketty. In 2021, the top one percent […]
LUCKNOW — Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday reached out to farmers, claiming the Centre had insulated them from the sudden spurt in international fertiliser and urea prices by providing subsidies worth Rs 76,000 crore. Addressing a public meeting after inaugurating the Rs 8,600-crore Gorakhpur fertiliser factory, Modi said soil nutrients NPK (Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium) […]
KOLKATA — Another member of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s family has made her entry into West Bengal politics. Mamata’s sister-in-law, Kajari Banerjee, will be a candidate in the Kolkata civic body polls on 19 December. She will be contesting on a Trinamool Congress (TMC) ticket from Ward 73, where Mamata resides. A social worker by […]
NEW DELHI — Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and senior Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday slammed the Narendra Modi-led Central government, saying that “the India of Mahatma Gandhi is gradually turning into the India of Nathuram Godse.” The remarks were a reference to the conventional symbolism that’s traditionally used to […]
NEW DELHI — Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) Vice President Saket Moon demanded the reconstruction of Babri Masjid during a protest. However, a JNUSU functionary distanced himself from Moon’s remarks. A protest march was carried out by the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) inside the campus demanding reconstruction of the demolished Babri Masjid […]
KOHIMA — Special forces of the Army not only shot dead civilians in a case of mistaken identity in Nagaland’s Mon on Saturday, they also tried to hide the bodies under tarpaulin, a report by the state’s Director General of Police T John Longkumer and Commissioner Rovilatuo Mor revealed. A parallel first information report filed […]
BHOPAL — Violence gripped Madhya Pradesh school when workers of the right-wing group Bajrang Dal, along with hundreds of locals, were seen barging into a school in Madhya Pradesh and throwing stones at the building on Monday, claiming religious conversion of students by the Christian Missionary institution, NDTV reported. The violence took place while the […]
MUZAFFARNAGAR — In a horrible incident reported from Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh, at least 17 girl students of Class 10 were allegedly drugged and then molested by two school managers on the pretext of conducting a medical examination. The two managers have now been booked by police. The shocking incident took place in Purkazi […]
KOHIMA — The cabinet of Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on Tuesday decided to call off the ongoing Hornbill Festival in protest against the killing of 14 civilians by security forces, official sources said. The state government has also decided to write to the Centre demanding the repeal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, […]
NEW DELHI — The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday issued a notice to the Centre and Nagaland government over the killing of civilians by armed forces in the state. According to an official statement, the NHRC has taken suo-motu cognizance of the case and sought a detailed report from the respondents within six […]