Shorts Archive

The rise and fall of Babu Jagjivan Ram is a near-forgotten saga that so palpably illustrates the cruel denouement of one of India’s tallest Dalit leaders by the political establishment. Indeed, there is a remarkable lack of remembrance, let alone reverence, for a man who had been projected by the Congress leadership during the freedom struggle as a rival to Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar.

After Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, the Gujarat government has brought out the bulldozer to teach a lesson to the criminals who break the law and create unrest in the society.

On Thursday, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced financial assistance to the people who lost their homes in the Khargone riots. He said that the stone pelters and the rioters will be greeted with bulldozers and will have to pay the price for damaging the properties in the state.

In Tamil Nadu, a temple has been turned into a godown by some people who run a tyre shop on its premises. The President of the Spiritual Hindu Party, JSK Gopi, visited the usurped temple and wrote to HRCE and ASI in an attempt to recover it.

Canadian Member of Parliament Jagmeet Singh, suspected by Indian intelligence agencies of sheltering pro-Khalistan elements, took to Twitter on Wednesday to spread false propaganda against the Indian government.

On April 12, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) sought an explanation over 824 vacant posts of principals in Delhi government schools.

WASHINGTON: Unfazed and unbowed in the face of American pressure, India is pushing back at Washington on several contentious issues - including the threat of sanctions and its crusade for human rights - while maintaining that ties between the two sides are strong enough to accommodate differences.

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal on Tuesday (12 April) said that new Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreements with Australia and UAE would open infinite opportunities for the Indian textiles, handloom, and footwear industry.

On Wednesday, a Hindu student from the government high school in the Kannattuvilai area of Kanyakumari registered a complaint against a Christian teacher who allegedly abused the Hindu deities and forced the students to recite Christian prayers.

Ending all speculations, Elon Musk has finally made an offer to buy Twitter Inc, the company that runs the microblogging social media platform Twitter.