Centre releases latest cleanliness survey report: Mysuru bangs top position
As a detailed analysis report on the effectiveness of Swachh Bharat scheme, Union Development ministry on last day released the cleanliness survey report, Swachh Survekshan. The survey was officially conducted by the Quality Council of...
JNU turmoil: Home ministry alleges terror-support to the protests
Amidst mounting confusion regarding the anti-national element in the JNU student’s movement, Central Home Minister Rajnath Singh on last day conformed that the student’s movement had the backing of some terror outfits. Reports say that...
Telecom regulator rules against discriminatory tariff
TRAI, telecom regulator, on last day ruled that the telecom operators should not give discriminatory service to the customers. Earlier, there were reports that the operators were trying to deliver the data service on the...
Center to promote gender equality in panchayats
Delivering new provisions for the gender equality in the country, the center government is planning to provide fifty percent reservation for women in the panchayat elections. The meaningful alteration of the quota-equations had been announced...
US president visits mosque to ensure ‘Religious Freedom’
While the merciless election tactics in the country is rampantly encouraging religious-polarisation in the land of democracy, the US supremo himself tightened his belt to shatter the threats on religious freedom. In one such move,...
Constitution bench to reconsider new LGBT law
Giving fresh hopes to the marginalised LGBT people, a constitution bench will reconsider the Supreme Court verdict on the LGBT sexual rights. While examining re-view petition, the apex court on last day referred the case...
Transparency International publishes latest ‘Global Corruption Perception ranks’
Transparency International recently published the latest Global Corruption Perception ranks of the countries. The survey was conducted in around one-sixty-eight counties, and the organisation had included all of them in the list. The ranks were...
SC appoints new Lokayukta for UP
Cancelling its old appointment, the Supreme Court of India appointed new Lokayukta for Utter Pradesh. Earlier, the SC on last December had considered Virendra Singh for the most powerful judicial post, which demands authenticity and...
Shani temple row: Women’s organisations demand gender-equality
Various women’s organisations, including some Muslim women’s organisations, offered support to the women groups who are participating in Shani-temple-entry protest in Maharashtra. The organisations demand that the temple authorities should amend the narrow minded rules,...
Development projects are more important than conserving tigers: indicates SC verdict
In a sensational verdict by the Supreme Court of India, it last day clarified that the development projects should not be blindly blocked by the environmental activists in the name of conserving tigers. Meanwhile,...