Prakash Ambedkar on Sunday dared the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government to do away with the reservations for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. The grandson of architect of the Indian Constitution B.R. Ambedkar alleged that the BJP-led NDA government is trying to create division in the society. Addressing a public meeting on the rights of […]
A foggy morning with cheek blushing chill prevented pedestrians and motorists from venturing out early on Monday as Jammu and Kashmir braced for another spell of heavy rain and snowfall, the weather office said. The regional Met office said the new spell of widespread rain and snowfall was likely to start from Monday night and […]
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam on Friday said the state government would promulgate an ordinance to conduct Jallikattu, the ancient bull taming sport. Speaking to reporters here, Panneerselvam said he had detailed discussions with constitutional experts on the matter. The Chief Minister said the state government will amend some provisions in the Prevention of […]
Massive protests across Tamil Nadu in support of Jallikattu, the bull taming sport, intensified on Friday with traders downing their shutters, taxi, auto-rickshaw and truck operators staying off the roads. The DMK party has announced to hold protests on rail tracks which prompted the Southern Railway to cancel four trains and partial operation of few […]
Minimum temperatures throughout the Jammu and Kashmir remained below freezing point on Friday and a dry weather forecast for the next 24 hours. “Generally dry weather with isolated rain and snow at some places is expected,” a Met official said. “From the evening of January 22 to 26, another Western Disturbance (WD) is likely to […]
Hundreds of people in Tamil Nadu took to the streets on Tuesday against the arrest of those who protested in favour of Jallikattu. On Monday, thousands of youths who started their protest in Alanganallur in Madurai district against a Supreme court ban on the bull-taming sport, were taken into custody by the police on Tuesday […]
Intense cold wave conditions will continue in Uttar Pradesh and will last for over four days, the Met office announced on Monday. The mercury has been hovering between 1.4-2.2 degrees Celsius in the past three days in most parts of UP but climbed to 4 degrees Celsius on Sunday. After remaining sunny all day, fog […]
The 25th Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF) opened on Monday in Fiji, focusing on parliamentary partnerships for peace and security. The five-day forum, which was being held at Natadola saw the participation of delegations from over 20 countries from the Asia-Pacific region, including Australia, China, Japan, Peru, Philippines, and Russia, Xinhua news agency reported. Fijian Prime […]
Thousands of people on Monday took to the streets in Madurai’s Alanganallur town in Tamil Nadu protesting a ban against Jallikattu, the ancient and popular bull-taming sport. The protestors including men and women, have assembled in the town well known for conducting Jallikattu. A large contingent of police personnel have been deployed at the venue […]
The High Commission of India, Canberra celebrated Pravasi Bharatiya Divas on 9th January 2017. About 100 People from the Indian Community in ACT attended the function. Speaking on the occasion, High Commissioner Dr. Ajay M.Gondane encouraged those present to work to strengthen India-Australia relations. Emphasising on the importance of the contribution of the Diaspora to […]