Rationalist writer MM Kalburgi shot
Renowned scholar and rationalist professor MM Kalburgi was shot dead by unidentified gunmen at his residence in Dharwad in north Karnataka on Sunday morning. 77-year-old Professor Kalburgi was shot at point-blank range when he opened the door to see some visitors. According to Dharwad Police Commissioner Ravindra Prasad, two men...
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Buttons up With dengue cases spreading rapidly in the national Capital, the CRPF is not taking any chances with the health of its soldiers guarding various sensitive buildings including Parliament, South and North Blocks. These jawans now have to button up their full-sleeve shirts and are not allowed to roll them...
PM's decision cruel joke on farmers: Yechury
CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Sunday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision to back out from the land Bill was a clear result of people’s protests. Terming the PM’s decision as a “cruel joke” on farmers, Yechury said the Prime Minister was forced to succumb. “This is a cruel joke...
Sushma pitches for anti-terrorism pact
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj pitched for finalisation of the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT) at the United Nation during her meeting with Mogens lykketoft , president-elect of the UN General Assembly, on Sunday. Sushma also stressed on the need for UN Security Council reforms to reflect current geopolitical...
Whale shark conservation efforts in Gujarat bear fruit
If lions occupy a place of pride in Gujarat, whale sharks have also moved up in the wildlife map of the State. With persistent conservation efforts by the Wildlife Trust of India, Gujarat Forest Department and Tata Chemicals, nearly 500 whale sharks have been rescued from the shores of Gujarat...
WCD plan to give impetus to its national nutrition mission
The Woman and Child Development Ministry has prepared a plan to give a renewed push to its national nutrition mission, which had to be shelved due to massive budget cut earlier this year, when the Ministry’s funds were slashed to `10,382.40 crore from `18,588.39 crore last year. WCD Minister Maneka Gandhi...
Hardik heckled at Gujjar event
Patel quota stir leader Hardik Patel, who said he wants to include castes like Kurmis and Gujjars in his agitation for reservation, on Sunday faced opposition from a section of Gujjar leaders here during an event held to felicitate him.As Hardik began his address to the gathering, a Gujjar leader,...
Swabhiman Rally a big flop: Paswan
Describing the ‘Swabhiman Rally’ of the Grand Secular here on Sunday as a “big flop” due to low turnout, lok Janshakti Party (lJP) president and Union Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan claimed the NDA will sweep the Assembly polls in Bihar with a three-fourth majority. The attendance at the much-touted ‘Swabhiman...
