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As opposition parties show rare unity in their resolve to corner the Union government on the Pegasus issue, the BJP remains ostrich-like, with its head buried in the sand. It continues to describe Pegasus spyware scandal as “manufactured matters”. This is when responsible democracies around the world are mounting ever more pressure on Israel, as […]
The much controversial love jihad bill passed recently in Gujarat has been stomped after being challenged in the Gujarat High Court. Three cases under the “love jihad” law have been registered to date in Gujarat from which two cases were registered in Vadodara and one in Rajkot. The accused in all the cases registered being […]
Monsoons, although are a little late this year have geared up during the past few days in various parts of the country. Heavy rainfall with thundershowers occurred in West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, and some parts of Bihar. Midnapore of West Bengal proved to be the rainiest city in India with 230 mm of rainfall. As […]
While the US government came up with revised masking guidance and recommendations, the majority of Indians are still roaming mask free unaware of the consequences. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday recommended that even fully vaccinated people in Covid hot spots should start wearing masks. The Director of CDC, Rochelle Walensky, […]
The “political loyalty” reward to Gujarat cadre IPS officer Rakesh Asthana by the Narendra Modi-led BJP government in the Centre has come under harsh criticism. At least six IPS officers that Vibes of India spoke to also criticised the appointment saying,”we had much hope in PM Modi that he rewards meritocracy. But that seems to […]
Not every one would get such wonderful news four days before their retirement.But Gujarat cadre’s 1984 batch IPS officer Rakesh Asthana is a lucky man.Some call it a reward for political services,others term it as destiny and some others call it “purely merit” but Rakesh Asthana wouldn’t comment on it.Rahul Gandhi called him Modi’s blue […]
‘Prize distribution to winners of Bharat Ko Janiya quiz’. High Commission of India, Sri Lanka felicitated a special Virtual Prize Giving Ceremony for ‘Bharat Ko Janiye’ (Get to Know India), today. The winners of the First Round of the third edition of the ‘Bharat Ko Janiye’ Quiz for the year 2020-21 were announced in the […]
Tokyo Olympics 2020 has a representation of over 127 athletes to compete in around 18 sporting events from India. The Indian contingent at the Summer Olympics 2020 includes athletes from across the country. Two days back on July 24, India opened its medal account by getting a silver medal, won by Northeastern athlete Saikhom Mirabai […]
The telephone numbers of more than 60 women – homemakers, lawyers and school teachers, journalists, scientists, civil servants and even friends of politicians – figure in the leaked database of probable surveillance targets selected by an Indian agency that uses Pegasus spyware, a count by The Wire has established. The names of some of these women have […]
After nearly a year and half into the pandemic, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has capped the trade margin for five medical devices up to 70% on Price to Distributor (PTD) level.The trade margin has been capped on pulse oximeter, blood pressure monitoring machine, nebulizer digital thermometer and glucometer. The revised price has been […]
CBI is today conducting searches at around 40 locations including at Jammu, Srinagar, Udhampur, Rajouri, Anantnag, Baramullaa, Delhi at the official & residential premises of then public servants(including IAS Officers), around 20 Gun Houses etc. in an ongoing investigation of a case related to Arms licence racket. CBI had registered two cases on the request […]
TMC MP Mahua Moitra today minced no words in slaying the Gujarat Model. With reference to Pegasus, the TMC MP said, “Snooping is Gujarat Model’s gift to India. In 2008-09 when Amit Shah was Home Minister, he called all the IPS officers to demonstrate spyware. This ‘Gujarat snooping model’, and now this Saheb wala snooping […]
Late marriages and the lower status of girl children contribute to the problem, say experts On June 20, the two-minute video of famous Kashmiri Singer Ishfaq Kawa stormed the Internet. In the video, Kawa narrated the incident, filmed by his friend. “We were walking on the banks of the Jhelum when we noticed something unusual. […]
Generation Equality Forum Raises $40 billion – the Highest Ever for #GenderEquality On June 30, 40,000 people logged online to watch the three-day Generation Equality Forum in Paris, France. The global forum, a celebration of 25 years since the Beijing Declaration, has already managed to raise 40 billion – the highest ever for gender equality. […]
New Delhi: Hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi acted to oust Alok Verma from his post as head of the Central Bureau of Investigation at midnight on October 23, 2018, an unidentified Indian agency known to be a user of Pegasus spyware made a note of three telephone numbers registered in his name. For India’s […]
New Delhi: Over the past few days, The Wire – in collaboration with 16 other media organisations – has been revealing the names of people who were either persons of interest or forensically identified as having been targeted by clients of the NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware. Those on the list include heads of state, political figures, activists, students, […]
Farmers will be protesting against the Farm Bills at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on Thursday. This will be a new phase of the ongoing farmer’s movement against agricultural laws, which is about to begin, with more than 200 farmers to demonstrate at the site. Farmers from Sindhu, Tikri and Ghazipur borders are reaching Jantar Mantar by […]
The Income Tax department is conducting raids on premises owned by the Dainik Bhaskar newspaper group over alleged tax evasion, news agencies and outlets have reported. Searches are being carried out at multiple locations by multiple teams, including the newspaper’s promoters’ residences and offices, news agency ANI has reported. Raid locations are spread across Madhya Pradesh […]
On Wednesday, Karnataka became the first state in India to reserve jobs in public employment in favour of transgender persons. The state government informed the division bench of the Karnataka high court of Chief Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka and Suraj Govindaraj that it has amended the Karnataka Civil Services (General Recruitment) Rules, 1977 to provide […]
There is perhaps a gallery of defaulters with the Indian investigative and legal teams. And so, it comes as no surprise when businessmen dodge arrests and flee the country from the clutches of the law. In 2018, Nitin Jayantilal Sandesara, owner of Vadodara-based company Sterling Biotech Ltd, did just this. He along with his family, […]
