Sexual crimes against minor girls in Mumbai is on the rise, Praja Foundation said in a report released on Tuesday. Out of the total rape cases reported in Mumbai in 2016, 72% (455 out of 628) rapes were on minor girls. Between 2012
Making a strong pitch before the five judge constitution bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday, UIDAI CEO AB Pandey said that online authentication such as Aadhaar is a safer and secure mode of authentication. Justice AK Sikri, one
Eight years after the brutal murder of Manoj and Babli by their own family members a movie named NH10—loosely based on latter’s life and more importantly their death, was released. ‘Honour Killing ‘which is a
In the age of ‘breaking news’, ‘breaking first’ and ‘super-exclusives’, authenticity of news and following basic journalistic norms is hardly given any importance. Coupled with this trend is the sense of urgency
The assembly elections will take place in Karnataka on May 12, the election commission announced on Tuesday. Chief election commissioner OP Rawat said that the results will be declared on May 15 and the polls will be held in a singl
The government does not favour over-burdening the school children with newer syllabus like financial literacy at least till class 8th, as the kids are in any case over-burdened with focus on value education and sports, Anil Swarup, secretary, mini
The Supreme Court on Friday admitted a writ petition against Fortis Memorial Research Institute (FMRI), Gurugram, in Adya’ case wherein the seven year-old girl child lost her life after a two week long treatment for dengue at the hospital, a
The ministry of electronics and information technology (MEITY) has issued notice to Cambridge Analytica seeking its response on its alleged exploitation of Indian Facebook users data. The ministry has sought reply from the British political consul
With the highest burden of TB internationally, India has embarked on a mission to end TB by 2025 five years ahead of the global target. The END TB Summit held in New Delhi was inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi on Saturday. He spoke ab
The union cabinet on Thursday approved the centrally sponsored national health protection mission (NHPM) having central sector component under Ayushman Bharat, anchored in the ministry of health and family welfare. Minister JP Nadda term
The ministry of environment, forest and climate change held a meeting on Wednesday to review mitigation measures to combat air pollution in Delhi-NCR. The review meeting was chaired by secretary CK Mishra. The ministry
There has been no instance which has been reported where Aadhaar data has been misused by private companies, parliament was informed. It was found that approximately 210 websites of central government, state government departments a
The constitution of India has been amended 101 times so far, parliament was informed. Union minister PP Chaudhary said that there is no proposal to review the working of the constitution by a high power commission. The Nation
According to Election Commission a small percentage of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) get defective during the poll process and get replaced immediately without causing any disruption of the poll process, parliament was informed.
Day zero fast approaches Cape Town, one of the wealthiest towns in Africa. It’s been three years since the city has not received proper rainfall. The water reservoirs are depleting fast. The municipality will soon cut-off water supply. Rarel
The average monthly income per agricultural household from all sources is estimated to be Rs. 6,426, according to the latest “Situation Assessment Survey of Agricultural Households” conducted by National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) in
There are going to be 18.9 million unemployed people in the country by 2019, parliament was informed. Union minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar said that the International Labour Organisation (ILO) has released a report “World Empl
The PNB fraud involving Nirav Modi seems to have shaken the confidence of diamond jewellery buyers, especially from the unorganised jewellers, on purity concerns, resulting in drop in business in the trade, according to an Assocham survey.
The Telugu Desam Party, a former ally of the BJP, wants to move a no confidence motion against the Narendra Modi government. What is a no confidence motion? If a no confidence motion, also called a no
While train accidents get much attention, there’s something else that should equally be attended to: the railway’s drinking water supply, which could well have caused many more deaths than train accidents. Indian Railway
