Current Affairs

Air strikes bring solace this morning

Family members of CRPF personnel, who lost their lives in Pulwama attack, on Tuesday said they have obtained some relief in the airstrike against Jaish e Mohammed terrorists but clasped for efforts to wipe...

Centre denied Jamia’s offer to confer honorary doctorate to SRK

The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development denied Jamia Milia Islamia University’s request to award an honorary doctorate to actor Shah Rukh Khan in 2018, based on an RTI response. The government withdrew the...

India wants more women in LS, says survey

The population ratio of India is 943 females per 1000 of males. Yet, of the 545 seats in the lower house of the parliament, only 61 are occupied by women at present. That means...

Centre’s lack of interest to release NSSO’s report on unemployment questioned

The central government’s lack of interest to release the report of National Sample Survey Office on raising unemployment has been questioned by several popular economic experts. Recently, a national daily reported that the rate...

BJD chief’s sister declines Padma Award

Renowned English writer Gita Mehta, who is the sister of Odisha Chief Minister and Biju Janatha Dal strongman Naveen Patnaik, has declined Padma Award, indirectly citing that the timing of the award gives wrong...

SC seeks centre’s opinion on plea challenging economic reservation quota

The Supreme Court has sought the central government’s opinion on a plea challenging the government’s recent decision to provide nearly ten per cent reservation to the economically backward people belonging to the general category....

Centre aims to wrist the support of rural with sops

The central government has recently decided to hike the pension rates of elderly, widows and disabled people. There are reports that similar policies are likely to be released in the near future. Clearly, the...

SC’s verdict on ‘Dance Bars’ gives serious blow to Maharashtra Govt

The Supreme Court of India’s verdict on the issue of dance bars has given a serious blow to the government of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the victory against the state government’s...

Rape, the Most Disastrous Weapon of War

Rape is a serious crime. It can cause both physical and psychological damages. Rape has been used in several wars –small and big– happened across the world. It is high time to eliminate the...

Battle for a Change: Govt Vs Private schools

Many experts think India needs a revamp in its educational sector. That revamp can be easily achieved if each state government of the country gives adequate attention to improve the facilities of its public...