In an interesting set of development, ex Punjab Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh met with BJP Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar, what he described as a "courtesy call". The Punjab elections are scheduled to be held in 2022, and the last few months have seen intense factionalism and jostling for political power. With Capt Amarinder Singh announcing to form a new party and his hints towards a pre-poll alliance with BJP and the breakaway Akali faction called SAD (samyukt), the upcoming Punjab elections are anyone's guess. Owing to its own making, Congress is reeling under intense pressure to keep its stock together. The Punjab Congress Chief (PCC) is at loggerheads with CM Charanjit Singh Channi over certain issues over the appointment and administration with the government. T...
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Scores of people attended a free eye check-up camp organized at Juran Chapra locality of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. Little do they know that the free checkup will be their life biggest nightmare. As per the reports, people visiting the free eye checkup facility were told to undergo surgery for cataracts, after initial checkups. After a few days few people developed severe pain in the operated eye, the doctors of the hospital provided them with painkiller injections. But this made the matters worse, a severe infection caught up their eyes and eventually they were suggested to get the operated eye removed to save the other one. The blame was transferred on the patients by the facility for their negligence which led to infection. The negligence at the free check-up camp was brought to light...
Read More"What we are doing to the forests of the world is but a mirror reflection of what we are doing to ourselves and to one another.” — MAHATMA GANDHI According to the Global Climate Risk Index 2021 released by the environmental think tank and sustainable development, India was ranked the seventh worst-hit country. The 26th United Nations Conference of Parties (COP26) In the 26th Annual Summit in Glasgow , several countries made new promises to cut their emissions so that threat to climate change could be addressed. The conference is held annually but this year is critical because scientists say nations must make an immediate and sharp steps if they hope to avoid the most catastrophic impacts of climate change. The goal to keep cutting emissions until they reach net zero by mid-centu...
Read More5G connectivity is around the corner. But for it we have to pay tariff hike. So, that we can have better network and connect in our mobile phones. On 28th November, Reliance Jio announced hike of tariff charges. These will be come in play from 1st December. In telecom sector Reliance is the biggest player. The hike will cost Rs.91 for base plan against Rs.75 the earlier price. Before Jio, Airtel and Vodafone Idea has already hiked their tariffs. These increase in tariffs is coming after two years. As telecom industry is preparing for the launch of 5G services. The hike will give companies massive investments. This will be used in better networking and connectivity. Both Airtel and Vodafone have increased tariffs by 25%. Whereas, Jio tariff increase is 21%. BSNL and MTNL have not...
Read MoreFor Indian Muslims and their connection with India's state, Pakistan's creation posed issues. A pundit described the outcome as a 'conquest of idolatry,' and incidences of the Pakistani triumph being welcomed in India led to communally heated abuse on social media. the profound political roots that concerns of identity and belonging have, even when elicited in the seemingly benign framework of cricket, was shown vividly by Pakistani Home Minister Sheikh Rasheed's remark the "sentiments of India's Muslims were with the Pakistani squad." The Dynamics Of Islamic Identity Beyond Indo-Pak Borders. There are interesting parallels between this current controversy about Muslim citizenship in India and the famous dispute between Jawaharlal Nehru and poet-philosopher Muhammad Iqbal about whether...
Read MoreIs India’s Congress Party In A State Of Self-Destruct?
In Punjab, where innocent Indians were massacred by British colonial control at Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar has just undergone a major refurbishment. Jallianwala Bagh has been "Disneyified" by the BJP administration, according to Congress Party leader Rahul Gandhi, and only a person who does not understand the meaning of sacrifice can inflict such an insult on the victims. These states, Punjab, Chhattisgarh, and Rajasthan, have been in the headlines recently because of infighting among their ranks. Bhupesh Baghel, the vibrant chief minister of Chhattisgarh, led his followers to New Delhi in a show of strength to wipe out any threat to his position from his party opponent T.S. Deo last month, much to the displeasure of the Congress Party high command. It was anticipated that the party...
Read MoreIndia is home to over 1.3 billion people. One-fifth of the population, or 19.1 percent, is under the age of 25, the highest proportion in the world. But still the voice of youth is missing. However, just 6 percent of India's leaders and ministers are under 35, making them ineligible to be referred to as "young leaders." This is even though 65 percent of its population is under the age of 35. Only 12 percent of the current Lok Sabha is comprised of persons under the age of 35. The lack of excitement, vigor, and energy in the political arena is causing an alarming number of people to abandon their political positions. One could question why our country's youthful population has such a low representation in politics, given that they are doing amazing things in other aspects of their life ...
Read MoreAs seen by the Congress party's employment of a divide-and-rule strategy to win elections during the dreaded Khalistan period in the 1960s and 1980s, the Congress party demonstration that politics could fracture even the most solid of communities. Despite the fact that Sikhs and Hindus are almost similar in Punjab, the Khalistanis started killing Sikhs, Hindus, and anybody else who dared to oppose them as a consequence of a large number of murders and the resultant bad blood. A Glimpse of Farmers' protest A long-distance relationship between Khalistan and Pakistan is re-emerging in some sections of Punjab, this time after many decades of absence. While it is true that there is a farmer's strike underway, no one can deny that political parties and foreign funders are assisting in its...
Read MoreDr. Shraddha Bindroo's quick reaction to her father's targeted assassination shows the unbreakable spirit of not just a community but also Kashmir and the rest of India as well. Dr. Shraddha Bindroo described the killers of her father, who was shot dead while working late in the family pharmacy in Srinagar on the night of Tuesday, October 5, as cowards who lacked the courage to debate someone like her father, who remained in Srinagar and served the people through his pharmacy even after the ethnic cleansing of Kashmiri Pandits in the last decade of the 20th century. Dr. Shraddha Bindroo According to her, her father provided free medication to the needy, assisted them in every way, and motivated her and her brother to persevere through adversity and accomplish their goals, she said. ...
Read MoreCheck Out Why Did Varun Gandhi Question Yogi Government On Agricultural Policies?
Bharatiya Janata Party MP from Pilibhit in Uttar Pradesh, Varun Gandhi has been advising the Yogi government of UP for a long time continuously on the issue of farmers. Along with writing letters to the UP government, he often draws attention to the issues of farmers by tweeting etc. On Saturday too, Varun tweeted on the issue related to the neglect of farmers in the mandis regarding paddy crop in Uttar Pradesh. On Saturday, Varun Gandhi tweeted a video of a farmer and wrote, "Farmer Samodh Singh of Uttar Pradesh was roaming in the mandis to sell his paddy crop for the last 15 days, when the paddy was not sold, he was disappointed in it. set himself on fire. Where has this system brought the farmers to stand? The need of the hour is to rethink agriculture policy." Read more: Light G...
Read MoreMisogyny is deeply rooted within the minds of the people and bringing a sudden change seems to be a long road. At such a crucial point in time, when people are fighting for equal pay, rights, and education, one would hope for some supportive words from the politicians who are our own chosen leaders. But, in this case, we are talking about such statements by 3 different politicians that sound sexist, patriarchal, and at some point, hugely misogynist. Yogi Adityanath, CM of Uttar Pradesh - Uttar Pradesh’s chosen Chief Minister is known for his love for the Hindutva and motherland. The deeply rooted love seemed to create a connection with patriarchy as well. During the Hathras Rape Case, multiple leaders were looked upon for their supportive statements, and also their histories were...
Read MoreLast Sunday, the 13th round of Corps Commander-level talks between India and China failed to yield any outcome owing to the stubborn attitude of the latter. The Indian Army stated that the discussions focused on the resolution of the remaining issues along the Line of Actual Control. In the year 2020 in Galwan valley, Ladakh, Chinese soldiers attacked Indian soldiers with sticks wrapped with barbed wire and baseball bats, sticks, and stones. In this sudden and new type of attack, our soldiers also faced the Chinese soldiers but still, 20 soldiers were martyred. Now to counter this policy of Chinese soldiers, Indian soldiers are being equipped with Lord Shiva's Trishul, Indra Dev's Vajra, Sapper Punch, Dand, and Bhadra. Noida-based company Epasteron Pvt Ltd has developed thes...
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