After three years of publicly cautioning India about the forces that might try to undermine its unity on the basis of religion and sects, former US President Barack Obama said on Friday that when he held office as the President of USA, he had told Prime Minister Narendra Modi in person that India must not be split into sectarian lines. Speaking …

Rahul Gandhi took to Twitter to term the release of Jaamat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed as a failure of the ‘hugplomacy’ policy of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday. Minutes after his tweet, BJP’s national spokesperson, GVL Narasimha Rao, hit back at the Vice-President of Indian National Congress, asking if he has congratulated the mastermind behind the Mumbai attacks. Narendrabhai, बात …

On Friday, Kerala High Court turned down a demand by the Central Government for a stay on order to allow the screening of ‘S Durga’ or ‘Sexy Durga’ at the 48th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) that is ongoing in Goa. The eight day long festival began on Monday. A division bench in the Kerala High Court declined the …

A recent development by Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) will revolutionize the satellite launch system in India. ISRO is developing a small launch vehicle that can be assembled in just three days in comparison to the 30 to 40 days that it takes to build a normal-sized Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle. This smaller launch vehicle will be built at a …

Bharat Net Project The second phase of the Bharat Net project has already begun with a broad outlay of Rs. 31,000 crore.   A bench of ministers including Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha, along with Law and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi showed the green flag to the …

A DU based student activist, Kawalpreet Kaur, has gotten a Pakistan based Twitter handle suspended by getting huge support in reporting the page. The Twitter handle in question, @defencepk, posted a morphed picture of Kawalpreet Kaur on Saturday evening. The picture had first surfaced in June by Kawalpreet herself, a day before the #NotInMyName protests in the city. In the …

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor is known for his witty nature. However, sometimes wit can come at a cost. This happened on Sunday when Tharoor tweeted a witty tweet playing with words on the newly crowned Miss World Manushi Chhillar’s surname, comparing it to the Hindi word for loose change. He tried to criticise the BJP Government for demonetization by tweeting …

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Today marks the one-year anniversary of the day that rocked the grounds beneath everyone’s feet. Last year, as a result of a decision by the Central Government, the 500 and 1000 currency notes went out of tender. Many consider the move to the demonetization a success, while others criticise it by noting its major flaws. Like any other government plan, …

Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha said on Friday that Kamal Haasan and people like him should be shot dead. This remark came after the veteran actor’s remark about the right wing groups allegedly moving from engaging into debates to employing terrorism to propagate their communal agenda. National Vice-President of the Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha outfit, Pandit Ashok Sharma said that Kamal …