1. Captain Amarinder Takes Oath as Punjab CM Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) chief Capt Amarinder Singh took oath as the state’s 26th chief minister on Thursday morning at the Raj Bhawan in Chandigarh. The oath of office was administered…
Shashank Manohar Resigns As ICC Chairman and 4 Other Updates
1. Shashank Manohar resigns as ICC chairman. On Wednesday, Shashank Manohar resigned from his position of ICC Chairman which he took less than a year ago. His resignation came with immediate effect and this leaves a vacant top position in…
30 Booked For Killing A BSF Trooper and Two Others In Haryana and 5 Other Updates
1. 30 Booked For Killing A BSF Trooper and Two Others In Haryana The Haryana Police have booked 30 people in relation to the killing of a Border Security Force Trooper and two others in the Hisar district on Tuesday.…
Twitterati Reacts To Manohar Parrikar’s Resettlement From Defence Ministry To Chief Ministry
While BJP swooped the seats in Uttar Pradesh’s election results, Goa had a different story to bring out and deal with. Congress won more seats than BJP in the state, however, as per the Governor, BJP would be forming the…
5.9 Magnitude Earthquake In Andaman & Nicobar Islands and 4 Other Updates
1. 5.9 magnitude earthquake in Andaman & Nicobar Islands. An earthquake measuring 5.9 magnitudes on the Richter Scale, hit Andaman and Nicobar Islands, earlier this morning. The earthquake occurred at 8:20 am at a depth of 10 km. However, no…
2012 Maruti Suzuki Factory Violence Case: 31 Convicted and 5 Other Updates
1. 2012 Maruti Suzuki Factory Violence Case: 31 Convicted. After nearly five-years long legal battle, 31 people were convicted and another 117 were acquitted by Haryana court on Friday in relation to the Maruti Suzuki Manesar factory violence case. All…
Akhilesh Hints Tie-Up With BSP and 6 Other Updates
1. Akhilesh Yadav Hints Tie-Up With BSP As exit polls predicted BJP having the most number of seats in Uttar Pradesh but falling a little short of the majority, Akhilesh Yadav, Samajwadi Party’s President and the current UP Chief Minister,…
Exit Polls: Congress To Win In Punjab and 5 Other Updates
1. Exit Polls: Congress To Win In Punjab After a month-long election campaign, voting has finally wrapped up in five states – Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Punjab, Uttarakhand, and Manipur. Since the results will be out on 11th March, it’s now…
Padgampora Encounter: Gunbattle Still Underway and 6 Other Updates
1. Padgampora Encounter: Gunbattle Still Underway A gunbattle erupted on Thursday night between Indian Security Forces and militants in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. One Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist is believed to have been killed while about three to four militants are reportedly…
Father of ISIS Suspect Refused To Accept His Son’s Dead Body and 4 Other Updates.
1. Father of ISIS suspect refused to accept his son’s dead body On Wednesday the father of an ISIS suspect in Lucknow refused to accept his son’s dead body. The suspect was the same man who was said to be…
This Open Letter From A Woman On Women’s Day Is The Most Badass Thing Ever!
Happy International Women’s Day! I bet all you ladies have read this at least a 100th time today. I, myself have been tagged on numerous photographs on different social media platforms, wished and messaged by every single contact I have…
Lucknow Encounter Ends, Militant Linked to Ujjain Train Blast Killed and 6 Other Updates
1. Lucknow Encounter Ends, Militant Linked to Ujjain Train Blast Killed The encounter between a suspected militants and security forces in the outskirts of Lucknow ended early this morning after an almost 12-hours long battle. The militant, identified as Mohammad…
No Aadhaar Card For Mid-Day Meal Now and 3 Other Updates
1. No Aadhaar Card For Mid-Day Meal Now A few days back, the government made Aadhaar Card mandatory for kids to get mid-day meals, however, the move faced major criticism from the people, and now, the government has decided to…
7 Minor Girls In An Orphanage, Sexually Abused and 4 Other Updates
1. 7 minor girls in an orphanage, sexually abused. Seven minor girls in a Muslim orphanage in Wayanad, Kerala were sexually abused over the course of two months. Police have arrested five men and are on a hunt for three…
No Bid Came For Vijay Mallya’s Properties and 4 other Updates
1. No bid came for Vijay Mallya’s Properties. Vijay Mallya’s two plush properties – Kingfisher Villa in Goa and Kingfisher House in the metropolis – went in for auction today, however, not even a single bid came in. The auction…
Twitter Reaction: Rahul Gandhi Wants Michele Obama To Use A ‘Made In Jaunpur” Patila
During the course of Uttar Pradesh elections, we have been able to see a very weird side of our political parties. However, one person has rolled out of his shell with some pretty bizarre speeches, and that is Congress Vice…
North Korea Fires Four Ballistic Missiles into The Sea Of Japan and 7 Other Updates
1. Wrestler Sakshi Malik To Get an Appointment Letter in 3 to 4 Days Haryana Sports Minister Anil Vij denied wrestler Sakshi Malik’s claim about the state government not keeping its “promises” to her for her Olympic medal win. Anil…
Delhi Labourers Will Get 37% Hike in Minimum Wages and 5 Other Updates
1. Delhi Labourers Will Get 37% Hike in Minimum Wage Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal approved the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government’s proposal for a 37 percent hike in minimum wages for laborers in Delhi, on Friday. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal…
RJ Naved Has An Important Message For Gurmehar Kaur & Virender Sehwag
Gurmehar Kaur and Virender Sehwag’s placard thing has been in the limelight for almost a week now, with all the drama and tension that it brings in, this person noticed something more important than what both the parties had to…
No Room For Intolerant Indians in The Country, Says President and 5 Other Updates
1. No Room For Intolerant Indians in The Country, Says President During his sixth K S Rajamony memorial lecture in Kochi, President Pranab Mukherjee condemned the ongoing tussle in Delhi University between the RSS backed ABVP and Left-wing AISA, and…
Le Meridien’s License Cancelled After A Fraud Of Rs 520 Cr, and 4 Other Updates
1. Le Meridien’s License Cancelled. On Thursday, the New Delhi Municipal Council cancelled hotel Le Meridien’s license. The reason behind the cancellation was that the company owning the hotel – CJ International Hotels Ltd. – had failed to pay license…
Jitu Rai Wins Gold In 50 m At ISSF World Cup and 4 Other Updates
1. Jitu Rai wins gold in 50 m pistol event at ISSF World Cup. Jitu Rai, on Wednesday, got India its first gold medal at ISSF World Cup in Delhi. Rai won the medal in 50 m pistol event and…
Virender Sehwag Clears The Facade Fog By Tweeting Explanation About Gurmehar Kaur’s Video!
Since last two days social media is going insane and people couldn’t stop thrashing Virender Sehwag for trolling Kargil martyr’s daughter, Gurmehar Kaur, for her video. Gurmehar practically became a well-known face on social media when she posted a powerful video…
SC extended Subrata Roy’s Parole Until 17th April and 4 Other Updates
1. SC extended Subrata Roy’s Parole Until 17th April The Supreme Court on Tuesday decided to extend Sahara Group Chief Subrata Roy’s parole until 17th April. The court has also asked the group to deposit Rs 5092 crore for Roy’s…
The Truth Behind The Woman Who Received Narendra Modi’s Scarf
While the rest of the world was amazed about all the good, bad and ugly at the Oscars, India’s social media was buzzing with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s grand gesture. PM Modi while attending an event at Coimbatore on 24th…