Today, 60 years after becoming a state, Nagaland elected its first female MLA. From the NDPP, a partner of the BJP, Hekani Jakhalu won the Dimapur-III seat. Of the 183 candidates that ran for the Nagaland assembly, the lawyer and activist, 48, was one of four women. Azheto Zhimomi of the Lok Continue Reading
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DY Chandrachud, the Chief Justice of India, lost his cool today in court and asked a lawyer to leave following an argument on the listing of a case. According to accounts, Judge Chandrachud “shouted at the top of his voice” at senior attorney Vikas Singh, who was pleading with the Supreme Court to expedite a […]Continue Reading
In Tripura and Nagaland, where ballots for assembly elections are being counted today, the BJP and its allies appear poised to prevail. With Conrad Sangma’s party leading the pack, Meghalaya appears to be headed for a hung assembly. On 34 of Tripura’s 60 seats, the BJP and its ally IPFT (Indigenous Progressive Front of Tripura) […]Continue Reading
The third part of Bhool Bhulaiyaa will rejoin producers Bhushan Kumar, Anees Bazmee, and star Kartik Aaryan, production company T-Series announced on Wednesday. The “family entertainer” horror comedy will be released in theatres on Diwali the following year. “After winning hearts of millions across the globe, the gates of ‘haveli’ will now open again for […]Continue Reading
The Congress on Wednesday blasted out at the BJP administration, claiming this was “new India” where people with independent thinking are “harassed”, after the FCRA licence of a leading public think-tank was cancelled by the Union home ministry. According to officials, the government has suspended the Centre for Policy Research’s (CPR) licence Continue Reading
At a United Nations summit, representatives of the controversial godman Nithyananda’s self-declared nation, the “Republic of Kailasa,” asked for protection for the “supreme pontiff of Hinduism.” The Committee on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (CESCR) of the United Nations met on February 24 in Geneva. Photos from the meeting and Continue Reading
According to the company’s announcement today, Akasa Air will place an order for a fleet of aircraft that will number in the three digits by year’s end. Vinay Dube, the founder and CEO of the business, stated that it hopes to open a learning academy in Bangalore and expand internationally by the end of the […]Continue Reading
According to sources, the popular Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah won’t play in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2023. Due to a back problem, the fast bowler has been sidelined since September of last year. Bumrah may need back surgery to fully recover from the issue, according to reports. The plans of the Rohit Sharma-led […]Continue Reading
The chairman of the telecom company, Sunil Bharti Mittal, stated that Bharti Airtel aims to increase mobile phone call and data rates across all plans this year. The cost of the minimum recharge, or the starting point for the 28-day mobile phone service plan, was hiked by the firm last month by around 57% to […]Continue Reading
Months after the WHO connected their cough syrups to the deaths of children in Gambia, two pharmaceutical firm executives were sentenced to two and a half years in prison for shipping defective pharmaceuticals to Vietnam ten years ago, according to Reuters on Tuesday. After the World Health Organization reported that four of Maiden Pharmaceuticals’ cough […]Continue Reading