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Police, administration & ruling party play dandiya with the law
October 7, 2022
While the policemen in Kheda district of Gujarat who created a kangaroo court and delivered ‘instant justice’ by flogging 10 Muslims who had allegedly pelted stones at a Garba event are certainly guilty and should be tried for violation of various laws, a share of guilt also ...
Read MoreBollywood film ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’ caught in controversy
October 21, 2016
The terrorist attack in Uri, Jammu and Kashmir in September 2016, has affected a lot of dimensions in both India and Pakistan. And now, Bollywood suffers too as an Indian nationalist party protest the release of the Hindi movie ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’ as it stars a Pakistani act...
Read MoreIndia ranks 66 in Rule of Law index
October 20, 2016
India has been placed at 66 out of 113 countries in the world for upholding the rule of law according to a freshly released report by World Justice Project.
Read MoreFour-tier GST bill structure proposed in India
October 19, 2016
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council headed by the Indian Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley, proposed a four-tier GST bill structure and rates on the first day of the GST meeting that is scheduled to run from October 18-20.
Read MoreRevisions in Montreal Protocol to reduce HFCs
October 17, 2016
Days after many countries joined hands to mitigate the increase in global climate issues, new revisions in the Montreal Protocol are now focusing towards reducing the use of Hydro Fluorocarbons (HFCs) contributing in the increase of global warming.
Read MoreIs New Delhi India’s stalking capital?
October 10, 2016
New Delhi has been witnessing a lot of chaos in regard of stalking and rapes in the recent years. The number of stalking cases in the Indian capital have increased from 542 in 2014 to 1,128 in 2015 and the numbers have already reached to 670 this year until September, according t...
Read MoreIndia ratifies the Paris Climate Agreement on October 2
September 27, 2016
Though India was earlier reluctant to ratify the Paris Climate Agreement any time soon, the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 25, 2016, announced that the country will ratify the accord on October 2 this year.
Read MoreParis Climate Agreement may soon become an international law
September 22, 2016
The Paris Climate Agreement has been signed by numerous countries now, and to speed up the process of turning the agreement into an international law, the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, invited leaders to a special ceremony in New York on September 21, 2016.
Read MoreFIR filed against Amnesty International in Bangalore
August 17, 2016
Amnesty International India, a prominent human rights advocacy group, has been booked by the Indian police for the alleged participation of some of its members in seditious activities at an event organised recently by the group in Bangalore (capital of the Indian South West state...
Read MorePoor road infrastructure
August 2, 2016
The problem of poorly constructed roads is long engraved in India, not only in the rural areas but the issue concerns urban population alike. Potholes, roads under construction, poorly concreted speed breakers and down-and-out drainage system on the roads are a cause of increasin...
Read MoreFat tax introduced in Kerala
July 19, 2016
In an attempt to counter the rising incidence of obesity and many other lifestyle diseases, the Kerala government has decided to impose a 14.5 pc tax on junk food and drinks sold in the state.
Read MoreCastes and quotas in India
February 22, 2016
The situation remains tense in northern India after some riots led by the influential Jat community where at least 19 were killed and 200 wounded these last three days and which resulted in water rationing and schools closures in the Indian capital, Delhi. Representatives of the ...
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