PM Narendra Modi is addressing a public meeting at Silchar, Assam on 11th April 2019. He said that he and his part are committed to implementing Citizen Amendment Bill. But he also said that he will consult with all the communities of the society. During the meeting, PM Narendra Modi said that Congress failed to […]
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Rahul Gandhi: Congress stopped Citizenship Bill in Rajya Sabha (video)
Congress President Rahul Gandhi was in Guwahati yesterday where he openly trashed the Citizenship Amendment Bill initiated by the BJP. He said that the main reason for the riots in the North-East is due to the Citizenship Amendment Bill. Rahul Gandhi also called the Bill anti-North East. The Citizenship Bill will help the persecuted Hindus, […]
Assam: Temple and houses attacked by miscreants (Pics)
Karimganj of Assam was on the boil ever since an Arabic teacher’s arrest led to a clash between the minority Hindus and the majority Muslims in the beginning of February. The situation in Karimganj’s Dhoalia was tense for days after that attack. The simmering tension instead of subsiding increased manifolds on when around midnight (between 9th-10th […]
These are the top 10 revenue generating monuments of India!
The top ten revenue generating monuments of India during 2015-18 are Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, Qutub Minar, Red Fort, Humayun’s Tomb, Sun Temple Konark, Group of monuments Mamallapuram, Ellora Caves, Group of monuments Khajuraho, and Ajanta Caves, Aurangabad. The year wise details of expenditure incurred for conservation of protected monuments under Archaeological Survey of India […]
Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2019 is now in Lok Sabha
The Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh introduced the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2019 in Lok Sabha today. The Bill seeks to facilitate acquisition of citizenship by six identified minority communities namely Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, Christians and Parsis from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh who came to India before 31st Dec., 2014. Moving […]
The Maharatna behind Bogibeel Bridge
Bogibeel Bridge is evoking a lot of curiosity. But did you know who supplied the major portion of the steel used in the Bogibeel Bridge? Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) supplied around 35400 metric tonnes of steel for the construction of Bogibeel Road-cum-Rail Bridge on the river Brahmaputra. This quantity is little more than […]
Tripura: Tribal youths clash with Muslims after alleged molestation
A girl on her way to see Durga Puja in the West Tripura’s Ranirbazar area was allegedly molested by some youth from the minority community and her male companion was also allegedly assaulted by the perpetrators on Friday. The two had a harrowing experience and a bid was made to snatch the belongings of the […]
17 sites in the country to be developed as Iconic Tourist Sites
Ministry of Tourism has identified 17 sites in 12 clusters in the country for development under Iconic Tourist Sites Development Project, pursuant to Budget Announcements of 2018-19. Following are the 17 tourist sites: Uttar Pradesh- TajMahal & Fatehpur Sikri; Maharashtra- Ajanta & Ellora; Delhi- Humayun’s Tomb, Red Fort & QutubMinar; Goa- Colva beach; Rajasthan- Amer […]
Lynching via WhatsApp: Government tells company to not remain mute spectator or may be treated as abettors
On 3rd July 2018 MeitY (Ministry of Electronics & IT) had written to WhatsApp exhorting them to take immediate steps to tackle the menace of misuse of their platform wherein inflammatory messages were circulated that led to unfortunate incidents. On the same day WhatsApp had responded indicating their initiative to mark forwarded messages and to […]
Lynching incidents worries government, WhatsApp warned for abuse
WhatsApp has been warned by Indian government after a spate of viral WhatsApp messages led to lynchings across the country. The government said that ‘a large number of irresponsible and explosive messages filled with rumours and provocation are being circulated on WhatsApp.’ These messages have led to killings in many states such as Assam, Maharashtra, […]