Itanagar: In what may be mentioned as a breach to the freedom of the press, it has come to light that the Associate Editor of The Arunachal Times Ranjit Sinha was beaten up on Friday by four people near heavily guarded Civil Secretariat in Itanagar. As per the report inContinue Reading
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Sonada: The Darjeeling hills on July 8 erupted in massive protests after police killing killed a man the previous night. Tashi Bhutia was killed when the Central Reserve Police Force fired on him without any provocation at Sonada, a town in the hills. He was reportedly returning home after buyingContinue Reading
New Delhi: The Delhi Golf Club has received a notice from the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes asking it explain its alleged discrimination against a woman from Meghalaya. The prestigious club on June 25 shunted out Tailin Lyngdoh, a governess, for wearing a Jainsem, a traditional dress worn by theContinue Reading
New Delhi: Faith leaders of different communities will join forces with Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi in a year-long campaign against child sexual abuse and trafficking. A series of events will be held as part of the Surakshit Bachpan Surakshit Bharat (Safe Childhood-Safe India) campaign across the country from August, anContinue Reading
Kolkata: The characteristic blue and white stripes that the world associates with Mother Teresa can no longer be used either on attire or items of stationery without the permission of the Missionaries of Charity. The unique pattern is now a registered trademark with the government of India’s Trade Marks Registry.Continue Reading
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday gifted his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu replicas of two sets of relics from Kerala, regarded as key artifacts of the long Jewish history in India. They comprise two different sets of copper plates that are believed to have been inscribed in 9-10th Century, the PMOContinue Reading
Bengaluru: Women across the state have lashed out at Modi-led government for levying 12 percent tax on sanitary pads. The enraged women have started campaign on social media, “Don’t tax on my period” against the central government for causing injustice to women. Under GST, Kumkum and bangles have been madeContinue Reading
Successive governments were extremely careful in handling the issue and chose to stay away from the disputeContinue Reading
Hyderabad: Twelve-year-old Ravi Teja knows about the dangers a potholed road holds. The boy from Habsiguda area in Hyderabad recently saw a family of three on a motorcycle fall on one such road while avoiding a pothole and succumbing to head injuries. Teja, the son of construction worker D SuryanarayanaContinue Reading
