West Bengal has been on the boil over the last couple of days over the Citizenship Amendment Bill. The protests started on Friday after the Friday prayers, and have continued over the weekend. This is a glimpse of the horrifying violence that Bengal has seen over the last three days. […]
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The Phone Number For Congress’ Bharat Bachao Rally Is Showing Up As “Ch*tiyon Ki Fauj” On Truecaller
The Congress has been trying to up its digital game in recent years, but it doesn’t seem to having the best time at it. Yesterday, the Congress posted a message on its Twitter, asking users to give a missed call to the phone number 1800-120-555-558 if they wanted to be […]
The IPS Officer Who Has “Quit” Over The Citizenship Bill Had Sought Voluntary Retirement 4 Months Ago
As the nation celebrated the passage of the Citizenship Amendment Bill today evening, there was one discordant note. Just as the bill was passed, IPS officer Abdur Rahman tweeted that he believed that the bill was against the basic features of the constitution. ” I condemn this Bill. In civil […]
Hyd Vet Case: The Cop Who Led The Encounter Had Led A Similar Encounter On Acid Attack Accused In 2008
Even as India has woken up to the news that the four accused in the rape and murder of the Hyderabad vet have been killed in a police encounter, this isn’t the first time the cop that led the encounter has been involved in an incident like this. The top […]
All 4 Accused In Rape Of Hyderabad Vet Killed By Police In Encounter
The four men accused of raping a Hyderabad vet last week have been killed by the police in an encounter, media reports have said. “All four people accused in the rape and murder of woman veterinarian in Telangana have been killed in an encounter with the police,” ANI quoted Telangana […]
A Chennai Techie Found ISRO’s Lost Lander Using Only His Laptop And An Internet Connection
When Chandrayaan 2’s moon lander had lost contact with ISRO, it had broken a billion Indian hearts. So near, yet so far, the country mourned, as ISRO’s attempts to find the lost lander proved unsuccessful. But one Indian wasn’t going to take a missing lander lying down. He took it […]
Accused Mohammad Pasha Arrested In Hyderabad’s Priyanka Reddy Murder Case
The police has made arrests in the sensational Priyanka Reddy murder case that had rocked the nation yesterday. Mohammed Pasha, a lorry driver from Narayanpet in Mahabubnagar, has been picked up by the police, reported TV9 Telugu. A cleaner and two other two persons who belonged to Rangareddy and Mahabubnagar […]
Was Made To Sleep On Concrete Floor: JNU Prof Held Hostage By Students For 29 Hours
Indian students have traditionally considered their teachers to be their gurus — in the Mahabharata, Eklavya hadn’t thought twice before chopping off his thumb to present to his Guru Dronacharya, and in modern times, sportspersons like Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli credit much of their success to their childhood coaches. […]
Vishal Dadlani Mocks CJI Ranjan Gogoi After Ayodhya Verdict, People Demand He Be Removed As Indian Idol Judge
Before the Ayodhya verdict was announced on 9th November, the entire country had appealed for restraint. Influencers on both sides of the aisle had unanimously urged citizens to remain calm, and asked them accept the Supreme Court verdict on the decades-old case. But as the judgement has finally came out, […]
As JNU Protests Its Rs. 300 Hostel Fee, Indians Are Sharing How They Worked Part-time To Support Their Studies
JNU’s campus exploded with protests earlier this week when the administration decided to raise the monthly hostel fee from Rs. 10 to Rs. 300. The fee hadn’t been changed in 19 years, and given how the Indian taxpayer contributes Rs. 300 crore per year towards JNU, it was thought that […]