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BSP supremo Mayawati on Friday attacked Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan for his sexist remark against MP Rama Devi in the Lok Sabha, saying he should not only apologise in Parliament but to all women. “The indecent language used by Azam Khan, an SP MP from Uttar Pradesh, against a woman presiding officer in Lok Sabha yesterday hurt the dignity and honour of women, and is very condemnable. For this he should not only apologise in Parliament but to all women,” Mayawati said in a tweet. Khan on Thursday courted a fresh controversy when he made a sexist remark against Devi, who was in the Chair in the…
The Delhi University is opposing the intervention application filed by three RTI Activists in the case concerning Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s degree from the University of Delhi. RTI Activists Anjali Bhardwaj, Nikhil Dey, and Amrita Johri had filed the intervention application last year in order to assist the Court in determining the importance of the right to information in such cases. DU has claimed that the application is bereft of any merits and is thus liable to be dismissed. “.. the intervenor is nothing but a busybody or meddlesome interloper, who is surreptitiously trying to intervene in the present matter, not to assist this Hon’ble…
Twenty years after Pakistani regulars and the armed militants supported by it were bombed by Indian forces from the mountains in Kargil, Islamabad has been warned not to repeat its mistake by Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat. General Bipin Rawat couldn’t have been more direct in his advice: “You will get a “bloodier nose,” he told Pakistan, if it chose to repeat Kargil-like misadventure. “Don’t do it. Misadventures are normally not repeated. You will get a bloodier nose next time,” he said in a press conference when asked to articulate his message to Pakistan on the 20th anniversary of India’s…
An honorary Lieutenant Colonel in the Territorial Army and currently taking rest from cricket duties, India’s former captain MS Dhoni will soon be seen patrolling the hills in Kashmir valley in army uniform, according to ANI. “Lieutenant Colonel (Honorary) MS Dhoni is proceeding to 106 Territorial Army Battalion (Para) for being with the Battalion from 31 Jul-15 Aug 2019,” the ANI tweeted on Friday. “The unit is in Kashmir as part of Victor Force. He’ll be taking duties of patrolling, guard & post duty and will be staying with troops,” the tweet added. The 38-year-old Dhoni was accorded the honorary rank of…
ainstream smartphones have just begun exploring higher refresh rate displays, something that was previously done on just a few niche smartphones. The OnePlus 7 Pro was widely praised for its 90Hz display that lent the phone some of its smoothness and fluidity. Other flagships released this year have come with more conventional 60Hz displays; but some of these flagships, like the Xiaomi Mi 9, can have their displays tweaked to run at a higher-than-stock refresh rate. Now, we are seeing similar modifications appear for the Xiaomi Mi 9T (or the Redmi K20, as it is called in some regions) and the Redmi K20 Pro.…
Lok Sabha is discussing instant triple talaq bill. Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Minority Affairs Minister, says that the Opposition is against the triple talaq Bill because they are afraid of losing a certain set of votes. The Bill is in lines with the constitutional commitment. The Bill will protect Muslim women, he adds. After Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and MP Meenakshi Lekhi, DMK’s Kanimozhi opposes the Bill. Kanimozhi says women’s rights includes men’s rights also. She questioned the bail clauses. “What about Hindu women and Christian women? No one sends a Hindu man to jail for abandoning his wife,” she says. “Domestic violence…
Samsung is reportedly working on two smartwatches under its Galaxy lineup — Galaxy Watch 2 with codename Renaissance and Galaxy Watch Active2. While the pictures of the Galaxy Watch Active2 were leaked earlier, now some of the device’s specs and features have surfaced online. Samsung’s smartwatches have this attractive rotating bezel for navigation but the South Korean giant ditched it with the launch of Galaxy Watch Active earlier this year. But if the latest reports are to be believed, then Samsung will bring a similar feature with its successor — Galaxy Watch Active2. As per the report from SamMobile, the Samsung Galaxy Watch…
Home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday defended amendments to an anti-terror law, saying they are was essential to keep law enforcement agencies one step ahead of terrorists.Responding to a debate in Lok Sabha on a bill seeking to amend the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, he asserted anti-terror laws would not be misused and used only to root out terrorism. He said that provision in UAPA (amendment) bill, which was later passed in the Lower House by a voice vote, to designate a person suspected to have terror links as terrorist is necessary to root out terror.Hitting out at the Congress for opposing the amendment, he…
orty-nine filmmakers, historians and rights activists have written to the Prime Minister highlighting the increasing number of attacks on Muslims and Dalits and said that condemning such attacks in Parliament was not enough. Among those who signed the letter were filmmakers Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Shyam Benegal, Mani Ratnam, Aparna Sen, Anurag Kashyap and historian Ramachandra Guha. The letter, written on July 23, became public on social media on a day the Lok Sabha was debating amendments to the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, where Trinamaul MP Mahua Moitra also spoke about the Opposition being called “anti-national” for criticising the government or the…
State Congress on Monday alleged that the BJP which had in the past acted as a guaranteer for chit fund companies was now trying to shield them as Bhupesh Baghel-led Congress government was acting tough on them. PCC Spokesperson Dhananjay Singh Thakur in a statement alleged that BJP was putting spanner on the stern actions been taken against chit fund companies. “Actually, during the BJP rule the party leaders acted as a guaranteer of the fraudster companies, he accused. The chit fund companies, which were inaugurated by senior BJP leaders, duped innocent state populace and fled with their hard-earned crores…