For the past many centuries, we have grown used to seeing Shankaracharya as essentially a male spiritual person. But now, one of the topmost religious seats of Hinduism could well be occupied by a woman. Sadhvi Hemanand Giri is the first woman to be shortlisted for the post of Shankaracharya out of the 200 candidates. […]
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Ban on Exit Polls during State assembly elections
The Election Commission had notified the period of prohibition of conduct of Exit Polls for on-going State legislative assembly elections of Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh vide Notification dated: 27th January, 2017. The period notified was from 7.00A.M on 04/02/2017 to 17.30 Hours (5.30 PM) on 8/3/2017. Due to death of contesting candidates, namely, […]
Namaz break row: Harish Rawat announces short break for all!
Not just the Namaz break now any state employee who wants, will be allowed to go on special short breaks to offer prayers during their festival after they request it. This move will benefit all the castes and communities. Surendra Kumar, the media advisor to the Chief Minister, said that “A decision has been taken […]
Second batch of private FM radio phase III channels commences
E-Auction of the Second Batch of Private FM Radio Phase III Channels commenced today. During the day, four rounds of bidding took place. 266 FM Channels in 92 cities comprising 227 channels in 69 fresh cities and 39 unsold channels from 23 cities of batch I of Ph-III have been put on auction in the […]
Urvashi Rautela: The prettiest beauty queen of our times!
We know Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Sushmita Sen, Priyanka Chopra, Lara Dutta Bhupathi and Celina Jaitly once won many hearts because of their beauty but now with Priyanka Chopra concentrating on Hollywood and others busy with their families, a void has been created. The only person who has so far come close to fill this void is […]
Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana for all North-East States
Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana has been extended to the Indian citizens of all Hilly States including North-Eastern states and they will be treated as ‘Priority States.’ Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has decided to extend the benefits under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana and release the LPG connections to the eligible beneficiaries swiftly. This step […]
Check out details of flood rescue and evacuation done by NDRF
The flood rescue and evacuation operation by National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) in various flood prone areas of country is in full swing. 44 self-contained flood rescue teams of National Disaster Response Force have been pre-positioned in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Jammu & Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and […]
Cloudburst, landslides and a huge tragedy in Uttarakhand
New Delhi, July 2, 2016: Over 20 people have died and many have injured in Uttarakhand post a cloudburst which also triggered a major landslide. The beautiful Pithoragarh is one of the worst-hit areas of the state. Due to the serious situation, 4 teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), along with the Indian […]
Shaktimaan draws India’s attention towards animal abuse
The leg of the injured police horse, Shaktimaan, has been amputated and his life is still hanging by a thread. The BJP MLA, Ganesh Joshi, has been arrested for attacking the police horse which is a rare phenomenon in a country where animal rights are as big a joke as the animal rights activists. As the […]