Current Affairs

Yeddyurappa takes oath as Karnataka CM

Putting an end to the uncertainty that followed the inconclusive election result of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election, the BJP leader and saffron party’s chief ministerial candidate, B S Yeddyurappa, has been invited by...

No privilege is breached even if courts consider parliamentary committee report: SC bench

While considering a petition related to cervical cancer vaccination, the top court of the country has today observed that no privilege is breached even if courts consider parliamentary standing committee reports as evidences. The...

SC directs HCs to conduct trials in child sexual abuse cases in fast-tracked manner

In a bid to make sure that no delay causes to the trials of cases related to child sexual abuses, the top court of the country has directed the High Courts to conduct trials...

All Indian villages now enjoy the benefit of ‘access to electricity’

The world’s largest democratic country has proudly marked a historic achievement when a remote village located in Manipur, the last village without electricity, has been successfully connected to the electricity grid. In India, a...

RS Chairman rejects opposition’s impeachment motion against CJI

The chairman of the Rajya Sabha, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, has rejected an impeachment motion presented against the Chief Justice of India, Dipak Misra by the opposition parties under the leadership of the giant...

Law Commission supports simultaneous elections

In the draft white paper prepared by the Law Commission of India, the Commission headed by former Supreme Court Judge Justice B S Chauhan has supported the demand for simultaneous elections, which has been...

Renowned scientist Stephen Hawking is no more

Stephen Hawking, one of the most-respected scientists the world has ever seen, has died peacefully at his residence in Cambridge. The scientists, who was also a physicists, was born on January 8, 1942. He...

Oscar: ‘The Shape of Water’ wins Best Picture award

The Shape of Water, the fantasy movie which is directed by Guillermo del Toro, has won the prestigious Best Picture award in the ninetieth Oscars ceremony organised at the renowned Dolby Theatre in Los...

Kamal expresses his disinterest in joining hands with ‘Rajni’

Clearly indicating that the two legends of the Tamil film industry are leading the Tamilians, who have been eagerly waiting for the arrival of a new charismatic leader since the unexpected demise of their...

‘State Funding of Election’ helps to break the illicit nexus between corporate companies and political parties: Senior Political Intellectual

It is an open secret that big corporate companies inject huge funds into political parties at the time of elections. For that reason, the corporate giants have more influence over the political parties, than...