Hathras district in Uttar Pradesh continued to make headlines on Saturday. From the intervention of top officials of the UP administration to politicians’ visit to Boolgarhi village amid heavy police deployment, the death of a 19-year-old Dalit girl has landed the Uttar Pradesh Police and Hathras district administration in a tough spot. Initial reports had … Read more
The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to hand over the entire probe into the Hathras case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. (Photo:AFP) The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to hand over the entire probe into the Hathras case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Announcing this … Read more
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee launched a scathing attack on the BJP while addressing a rally in Kolkata on Saturday. She spoke, among other issues, about the Uttar Pradesh government’s handling of the Hathras case. “I feel like rushing to UP right now…I sent a delegation yesterday but we were stopped by the police. … Read more
Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi will once again attempt to visit Hathras to meet the family of the rape victim. Ahead of the visit, Rahul Gandhi has said “no force can stop me” while Priyanka Gandhi has slammed the UP government and called it “morally corrupt”. In a tweet, Rahul Gandhi said on … Read more
The nationwide uproar over the alleged mishandling of the Hathras gangrape and murder case by the Uttar Pradesh administration has put the Yogi Adityanath government in a spot. As the criticism over the hurried cremation of the 19-year-old victim and alleged pressure on the family poured in from all quarters, Chief Minister Yogi Aditynath suspended … Read more
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena on Saturday questioned the Modi government’s policies on economy, trade and agriculture, and alleged that it was moving towards privatisation of airports, Air India and railways and giving the control of farmers’ lives to traders and private players. The party also alleged that the Centre introduced Bills on agriculture “without consulting” … Read more
BENGALURU: Eight organizations and 145 individuals have written to the Ministry of Health and Family, Ministry of Electronics and IT, and the IT Standing Committee raising serious technical, legal, ethical, and implementation concerns regarding Aarogya Setu and other apps introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic. This joint statement was drafted by the Forum for Medical Ethics … Read more
NEW DELHI: The over Rs 900-crore Offer for Sale (OFS) of government shares in defence firm Bharat Dynamics got off to a smooth start with the portion reserved for institutional investors oversubscribed 1.40 times. The government is selling over 2.74 crore shares of Bharat Dynamics Ltd (BDL) at a floor price of Rs 330 apiece. … Read more
New Delhi: Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday launched a mobile app and an online OPD registration system at Shri Dada Dev Matri Avum Shishu Chikitsalaya, a 106-bedded hospital in South-West district. The app is expected to make life easy for patients, especially pregnant women seeking medical care in the time of the Covid pandemic. … Read more
NEW DELHI: The online performance dashboard “Empowering Tribals, Transforming India” launched by the Centre last week to monitor all schemes impacting tribal welfare, has also brought into focus the need to create a database of tribal population impacted by Sickle Cell disease to link them to treatment, welfare schemes and step up awareness for prevention. … Read more