Telangana Taking exception to union Home Minister Amit Shah’s comments on Hindi as an alternative to English, ruling TRS working president and Telangana Minister KT Rama Rao on Saturday said “language chauvinism and hegemony” in the country will boomerang. He said it would be a “great disservice to impose Hindi” on the nation’s youngsters who have […]
The Centre’s decision to reduce the number of areas under the much-despised Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Nagaland, Assam and Manipur is a welcome development as reflects a pragmatic approach to special laws and a willingness to revoke them when the ground situation shows improvement. The improvement in the security situation and the […]
New Delhi: The severe heat wave in some parts and the heat wave in many other pockets of the country continued for the fifth day on Thursday with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicting it to continue for the next 48 hours before receding thereafter. The highest temperature across India was reported at Nalgonda in […]
Guwahati: A prime accused in the gang-rape of a minor girl was gunned down by police here while allegedly trying to escape from custody, an official said on Wednesday. He was being taken to the crime scene for further investigation when the accused reportedly attacked police personnel accompanying him and attempted to flee on Tuesday […]
Guwahati: Five persons have been arrested, including a Bangladeshi national, for alleged links with a jehadi group based in the neighbouring country which is believed affiliated to the Al-Qaeda in Indian Sub continent (AQIS) from Assam’s Barpeta district, Director General of police Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta said on Saturday. Based on an intelligence report shared by […]
Telangana Instead of waiting for the government’s help, some remote villages of Kumram Bheem Asifabad district are literally converting waste into gold by making profits by adopting efficient waste management practices and are able to achieve financial empowerment. The villages are segregating dry waste as part of the novel initiative Palle Pragati programme implemented by the […]
Chirang: An FIR has been registered against two police constables for allegedly assaulting a journalist after the latter questioned them for not wearing helmets while they were riding bikes in Basugaon in Assam on Monday. Speaking to ANI, the journalist namely Jayant Debnath said, “Two policemen on a bike were not wearing helmets, my only […]
By now, the BJP’s political template has become tiresomely familiar; play the communal card to seek electoral dividends. Whether in States where it is already in power or in States where it is in the opposition, the saffron party has made divisive politics its core principle. Stoking public fears over an imaginary enemy and invoking […]
