https://twitter.com/amitmalviya/status/1374972654063546368?s=20 A West Bengal TMC leader has made the sensational assertion that if Muslims in India band together, they will form four Pakistans. TMC chief Sheikh Alam said at an election rally that Muslims make up 30% of the population and the rest make up 70%. He said that if the country’s 30 percent Muslim population banded together, Hindus would have nowhere to go. In his tweet, Malviya said: “Yesterday, TMC leader Sheikh Alam, giving a speech in Basa para, Nanoor, in Birbhum AC said, if 30% Muslims in India come together, then 4 Pakistan can be formed… He obviously…
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As he prepares to retire on April 23, Chief Justice of India SA Bobde has recommended Justice NV Raman as his successor. According to sources, CJI Bobde has written a letter to the Ministry of Law and Justice recommending Justice Ramana for appointment as the 48th CJI. Once confirmed, Justice Ramana is slated to take over as the next Chief Justice on April 24, 2022, and will retire on August 26, 2022. Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad wrote to CJI Bobde on Friday, requesting his suggestion for the appointment of the next CJI. There is a tradition of the CJI…
Launching a scathing attack on ‘Didi’ in Bengal, PM Modi said that the Trinamool Congress government has only spread darkness in Bengal, PM said the BJP’s double engine government will give ‘Sonar Bangla’ to the people. PM Modi today said that the Central government is taking steps to modernise the Petuaghat Fishing Harbour. ‘The sea’s coast has immense economic activities associated to tourism. There also are possibilities of cruise tourism. you’ve got assets like the Digha beach,’ he said in Kanthi. Stating that the Central government is promoting tourism with several initiatives, he said Medinipur will benefit tons from such…
Targeting the Congress-AIUDF alliance in Assam, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday alleged that the Congress is taking help from a gaggle that promotes infiltration within the state and needs to destroy Assam’s identity. Addressing a poll rally at Bihpuria in Assam, PM Modi said, “Congress can do anything for votes. this is often not ‘Mahajot’, it’s a ‘Mahajhoot’ which neither features a representative nor policy. Such an alliance can only guarantee infiltration and corruption.” Meanwhile, addressing a public meeting in Kerala’s Kanjirappally, Union Home Minister Amit Shah today alleged that the LDF and UDF governments have made Kerala a hub…
The Rajya Sabha passed a contentious bill on Wednesday that would give more powers to Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor (the Centre’s representative) than the city’s elected government, despite a walkout by the Congress and several other opposition parties, including Delhi’s ruling Aam Aadmi Party. The Bill equates the Delhi “government” with the Delhi Lt Governor. The bill also makes it mandatory for the Delhi government to take the opinion of the L-G before any executive action. The bill is seen as a major setback for Arvind Kejriwal’s government, which has been at odds with the Lieutenant Governor since taking power in…
Raising serious concerns about the recent rise in cases in Maharashtra and Punjab, Health ministry has said that a new double mutant coronavirus strain with increased infectivity has been discovered in India. While the government claimed that the increase was unrelated to any of the mutations, the percentage of such cases had increased in Maharashtra, where more than 200 cases were observed with the double mutant strain. There were nine such samples in Delhi. A large pool of susceptible cases is one of the many reasons for a surge. Wherever this pool is large and people lower their guard, they…
The plight of religious minorities in Pakistan, particularly minority Hindus, has deteriorated as a result of Islamic extremism in the country. Several reports have surfaced over the years of Hindu girls being kidnapped and forced to convert to Islam. Furthermore, there have been many cases of Hindu temples being demolished and Hindu houses being bulldozed to the ground with the government’s tacit approval. It goes without saying that Pakistan has never tolerated Hindus or Hindu sentiments. Time and again have proved that anything that belongs to Hindu religion and culture have been vandalised or destroyed in Pakistan. https://twitter.com/KDSindhi/status/1374269345002631171?s=20 A road…
The Indian Navy will participate in the France-led war game ‘La Perouse’ for the first time. Next month, the Indian Navy will participate in a French naval exercise in the Bay of Bengal. Other Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) member countries participating include Australia, Japan, and the United States of America (USA). Until now, India had not been asked to participate in the French naval exercise. Following the Malabar Exercise in November last year, which brought together the navies of India, the United States, and Japan, with Australia as a new addition, India’s inclusion in the France-led joint naval drill is…
PM Modi said on Wednesday that the India-Bangladesh border would be sealed to prevent infiltration, accusing the Congress of siding with forces that support infiltrators. The Prime Minister told an election rally in Bihpuria, Lakhimpur district, eastern Assam, that the India-Bangladesh boundaries with western Assam’s Dhubri have been sealed, and that work is underway to seal the remaining patches of the international borders with Bangladesh. West Bengal (2,216 km), Tripura (856 km), Meghalaya (443 km), Mizoram (318 km), and Assam (263 km) share a 4,096-kilometer border with Bangladesh. Without naming the Congress’ election ally, the All India United Democratic Front…
Eleven female para-athletes took home several prizes at the 9th National Deaf and Blind Para Judo Championship, held in Lucknow from March 18 to 21. Members of the winning team won one gold, three silver, and six bronze medals. They are all from Hoshangabad and Jabalpur. The Madhya Pradesh-based team also took home the runner-up trophy. The squad members were among more than 60 young women who received self-defence training from Sightsavers in Madhya Pradesh. Women who are mentally challenged are more vulnerable to sexual assault. Sightsavers has worked to educate visually impaired people and hopes to change the situation…