CRPF jawans abused and kicked, you must have read something like this somewhere. But did you notice that the protests against this assault in the ‘progressive’ sections are almost nil? Perhaps CRPF Jawans feature much lower than the rowdy student leaders, who like to chant azaadi as part of their morning-to-night rituals, on the radar […]
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India still has conservative stand on Bitcoin and other virtual currencies
Reserve Bank of India, in its Press Release dated February 01, 2017 has advised that it has not given any license/authorization to any entity /company to operate schemes or to deal with Bitcoin or any other virtual currency. As such, any user, holder, investor, trader, etc. dealing with Virtual Currencies will be doing so at […]
India for better international cooperation against ‘bloodless wars’
India supports better international cooperation in cyber security to fight against growing cybercrime and cyber terrorism said Ravi Shankar Prasad, Union Minister for Electronics & IT and Law and Justice. Noting the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s description “that cyber attacks are akin to a bloodless war”, he called for G20 countries to actively cooperate in combating […]
Full text of Sushma Swaraj’s statement on Kulbhushan Jadhav in Rajya Sabha
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj gave the following statement in Rajya Sabha on case of Kulbhushan Jadhav, Indian Citizen, awarded death sentence by a Pakistani military court (April 11, 2017). Her statement on Kulbhushan Jadhav has been presented verbatim: Hon’ble Deputy Chairman Sir, I rise to share my concern with the House regarding the report […]
स्वामिनारायण अअक्षरधाम मन्दिर पहुँचे ऑस्ट्रेलिया के प्रधानमंत्री! (तस्वीरें)
ऑस्ट्रेलिया के प्रधानमंत्री मैलकॉम टर्नबुल रविवार को चार दिवसीय भारत दौरे पर नई दिल्ली पहुंचे थे और आज उन्होने देश के प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी के साथ दिल्ली मेट्रो की सवारी भी की! उनकी आपस की जुगलबंदी देखते ही बनती है| दोनों प्रधानमंत्री पहले मेट्रो में सवार होकर अक्षरधाम मेट्रो स्टेशन पहुंचे और फिर दोनो ने […]
Kulbhushan Jadhav: India thrashes Pakistan on death sentence
Foreign Secretary Subrahmanyam Jaishankar today summoned the Pakistan High Commissioner to India, Abdul Basit and handed over the following demarche after news came to light that Indian civilian Kulbhushan Jadhav has been given a death sentence. A press note of the office said: We have seen the ISPR press release today regarding Kulbhushan Jadhav, an Indian […]
Should Rajinikanth have gone to Sri Lanka?
This is the post of Malaysian leader Professor Dr. Ramasamy and his views on whether superstar Rajinikanth should have gone to Sri Lanka. Tamil parties in India protested against the visit following which the star canceled the trip. Only minor changes have been made in his original writing: Earlier Rajinikanth wanted to visit the Tamil areas […]
Angry Ladakh Buddhists hold massive rally, demand freedom from Kashmir
Ladakh Buddhist Association (LBA) held a massive protest rally in Leh yesterday, against the repeated discrimination meted out to the people of Ladakh by Kashmir centric policy of the state government. Led by the LBA, the rally saw the participation of thousands of people across Ladakh including Nambardars, village representatives, Monks from different Monasteries, employees […]
Shia Gau Raksha Dal formed to ‘educate’ people
Days after the All India Shia Personal Law board (AISPLB) vowed in Lucknow that a ban on cow slaughter is appropriate, a Shia Gau Raksha Dal has come into existence in Uttar Pradesh. This Shia Gau Raksha Dal plans to work towards educating people on the issue that has become a major point of debate […]
Do you know how much is India’s share in the global economy?
According to the World Bank Group, India’s GDP (in current US$, 2015) is US$ 2.095 trillion vis-a-vis the World GDP (in current US$, 2015) of US$ 74 trillion. Thus India’s share in the global economy is about 2.83%. This was stated by Arjun Ram Meghwal, Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance in written […]