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Last updated: August 15, 2024 1:22 pm ISTPrime Minister Modi addresses the nation from the Red Fort (Photo: AFP)The prime minister said his government will recruit 100,000 young people into the political system, especially those with no political experience in their familiesPrime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on Thursday on the occasion of its 78th Independence Day, calling for radical reforms in India's political system and once again pointing to the threat of dynastic politics.”We will bring a hundred thousand young people into the political system, especially those who have no history…
Kolkata Police have released some pictures of the gangsters involved in the midnight ransacking of the emergency room of the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. The attack took place minutes after midnight on Wednesday, when dozens of people led by women took to the streets of Kolkata under the call of “Meyera, Rat Dakhal Karo (Girls, take back the night)” to demand that the hospital's junior doctors Justice is served. Source link
Last updated: August 15, 2024 1:24 pm ISTThe 23-year-old woman from Gounder (OBC) community and her 24-year-old boyfriend from SC community both work and study in Bengaluru. (Representative image from AP)The young man's mother was unaware she had eloped and was shocked when the girl's parents came to see her the next dayThe mother of a young man was allegedly abducted by his girlfriend's parents after they eloped in a village near Molapur in Tamil Nadu's Dalmapuri district.The girl's parents kidnapped the man's mother in an attempt to force the couple out of their hiding place.The 23-year-old woman from Gounder…
From Manhattan Contrarians Francis Menton Despite my oft-repeated call for zero-emission grid demonstration projects, I’m ready for the next step. Suppose someone claims to have achieved a stable supply of zero-emission electricity? How do we determine and verify if this is true? The facts may be complex enough and the incentives perverse enough that fraudulent claims are to be expected. Consider the simple example of Hierro Island. They began building a wind/storage power system in 2008 to provide zero-emission power to the island. To this day, the website of wind/storage power company Gorona del Viento claims on its home page…
India celebrated its 78th Independence Day on Thursday, with world leaders including Italian Prime Minister Giorgio Meloni and Canadian leader Justin Trudeau paying tribute to the country and its leaders. Prime Minister Modi thanked many world leaders for their I Day wishes.While most leaders of South Asia's neighbors cited enduring friendships rooted in history and strengthening bilateral ties when greeting their respective leaders, presidents and prime ministers from other regions spoke of strategic ties and regional spirit. 'Indo-Canadians are an integral part of national identity'Trudeau expressed congratulations and said the Indo-Canadian community is an integral part of Canada's national identity.…
Last updated: August 15, 2024 1:48 pm (IST)Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud. (PTI data map) He further emphasized that while it is easy to take liberty and freedom for granted, “it is important to understand the stories of the past to remind us how important these things are.”Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Thursday stressed the importance of freedom, reflecting on India's 1950 decision to accept the “uncertainty of freedom”. He cited the current situation in Bangladesh as a reminder of the value of freedom.”We chose 1950 over the uncertainty of freedom, and what is happening in Bangladesh…
Last updated: August 15, 2024 1:37 pm (IST)According to reports, a tragedy occurred in Akbarpur Tigri village in Bijnor district of Uttar Pradesh, where two young girls were poisoned to death by their stepmother. The incident took place in Chandpur tehsil area on Wednesday when their grandfather was in Moradabad. The girls were reportedly poisoned while drinking milk and died in agony.The tragedy occurred when the girls' grandfather, who had been looking after them and their brother, was traveling to Moradabad. During his absence, the girls went to play at their stepmother's house, where the poisoning is believed to have…
Last updated: August 15, 2024 11:53 pm ISTThe IMA announced that non-essential services will be canceled nationwide on August 17.The decision to cancel services was seen as a protest against the brutal rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Thursday announced a nationwide cancellation of non-essential services of doctors for 24 hours from 6 am on Saturday, August 17 to 6 am on Sunday, August 18.The IMA said in a statement that the decision to cancel the services was a protest against the brutal rape and murder…
Last updated: August 15, 2024 at 1:50 pm ISTIPS Nalin Prabhat (File photo)An order issued by the home ministry said Prabhat, a 1992-batch Andhra Pradesh IPS officer, was posted to Jammu and Kashmir “with immediate effect”.Distinguished IPS officer Nalin Prabhat was on Thursday appointed as Special Director General of Jammu and Kashmir Police and will lead the force after RR Swain retires on September 30.An order issued by the home ministry said Prabhat, a 1992-batch Andhra Pradesh IPS officer, was posted to Jammu and Kashmir “with immediate effect”.It is said that after Swain retired on September 30, “Prabat was appointed…
On the 78th Independence Day, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation from the Red Fort. (Ministry of Public Transport)There is a school of thought that what the Prime Minister meant by a secular civil code was a proposed law that would only address differences based on religionPrime Minister Narendra Modi, the master of terminology, proposed a new policy – a secular civil code – from the ramparts of the Red Fort on Independence Day, leaving many curious about the meaning of the term.By now, India is familiar with the Uniform Civil Code. Prime Minister Modi, however, described the…