The recent developments, such as OBC politicians transferring to the Samajwadi Party (SP) and Malayam’s daughter-in-law joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), have made the Uttar Pradesh election all the more fascinating and nail-biting. According to one of the most recent and largest opinion polls, Yogi Adityanath’s BJP is expected to win a second term…Continue Reading

India state elections 2022: Who is Amit Palekar, Aam Aadmi Party’s CM candidate for Goa?

Amit Palekar, a lawyer-turned-politician, has been named as the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) chief ministerial candidate for the Goa Assembly Elections 2022. Palekar joined the AAP in October of last year, after the party made its debut in Goa during the 2017 elections. Many were surprised by Palekar’s selection by the AAP over party leaders…Continue Reading

Indian state Maharashtra imposes new restrictions; night curfew from Jan 10

India’s second most populated state Maharashtra has introduced new restrictions as cases continue to surge in the region. The state has announced a night curfew from 11pm to 5am, starting from January 10. In addition to that, the government has also shut schools and colleges till February 15.  Swimming pools, gyms, spas, beauty salons, zoos,…Continue Reading

5 state elections: No political rallies till January 15 and other big announcements by ECI

The Election Commission of India announced assembly elections in 5 states. While Punjab, Uttarakhand and Goa go to polls in a single phase, Manipur will get over in two phases and Uttar Pradesh polls are divided in 7 phases. This time ECI has taken the path breaking decision to disallow rallies and yatras. Watch the…Continue Reading

SC/ST Of One State Can’t Claim Job, Education, Land Benefits In Other State, Rules SC

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a person, who is declared either a Scheduled Caste and Schedule Tribe in one state, cannot claim benefit of education, land allotment or employment, after migrating to another state.A bench of Justices M.R. Shah and A.S. Bopanna said: “A person belonging to Scheduled Caste /Scheduled Tribe in relation…Continue Reading

Indian state of West Bengal temporarily suspends flights from UK amid rise in Omicron cases

Amid rise in Omicron cases in the country, India’s eastern state of West Bengal on Thursday announced that it is temporarily suspending all direct flights from the UK to Kolkata from January 3, 2022. The state government said the flights emanating from “at-risk” countries as notified by the central government will not be allowed into…Continue Reading

State satrap vs high command man: As Uttarakhand Congress leaders bring trouble to Rahul door, a familiar story

IN A SCENE now increasingly familiar in the Congress, the high command has summoned its Uttarakhand leaders Harish Rawat, Pritam Singh, Ganesh Godiyal, Kishore Upadhyay and other top leaders, to Delhi for a meeting with Rahul Gandhi Friday, as differences spill into the open two months ahead of Assembly elections in the state. The reason…Continue Reading

State Govts Can Allow Teaching Of Bhagwat Gita To School Students If They Want: MoS Education

State governments can allow the teaching of the Bhagwat Gita to school students if they want, the government told Lok Sabha on Monday.Replying to members’ questions in the Lower House, Union Minister for Education Annpurna Devi said that state governments can also make provisions for the teaching of the Bhojpuri language in schools if they…Continue Reading

Ministry of Science & Technology New State of Monster black hole detected 5 Billion Light years away could help study role of gravity in evolution of galaxies in early Universe Posted On: 24 NOV 2021 4:28PM by PIB Delhi Indian Astronomers have found an active galaxy in a very bright state with 10 times more…Continue Reading