Author: News Analysis India
In October 2018, BJP national general secretary Ram Madhav strongly supported the updating of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam, even coming up with a 3D formula — to detect (illegal migrants), delete (names from electoral rolls and other government documents) and deport (to parent country/ies). Then, with NRC work on in full swing in Assam, under the supervision of the Supreme Court, the BJP had resolved to conduct the exercise on a pan-India basis, the seeds of which were sown 14 years earlier, on 7 January 2004, when, led by prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the Parliament passed…
The IAS officers of the state got very angry due to the question asked by Dr. Raman Singh on foreign tour . IAS officials say that all the officers who have gone abroad have done foreign visits with the approval of the previous government and at their own expenses. The IAS Association is also going to hold an important meeting soon on this issue. Circular no. 11019/06/2001-AIS-III dated 5 December 2007 issued by the Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India, clearly states that permission is not required for private All India Services travel abroad . Today in the…
Manish Pandey summed up what went Karnataka’s way in the thrilling Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy final over Tamil Nadu on Sunday night. Pandey couldn’t have been more right – Tamil Nadu punched above their weight, but Karnataka were the best team through the competition. In fact, Karnataka have been the best domestic side across competitions and formats for the last few years. The trophy cabinet at KSCA stands as a testament; Karnataka have won 10 trophies across formats in the last five seasons. It includes two trebles (Ranji Trophy, Vijay Hazare Trophy and Irani Cup) in 2013-14 and 2014-15, the…
The Supreme Court will deliver its verdict on Thursday on 65 petitions (review pleas and writs) filed against the apex court’s 2018 verdict on Sabarimala, where the ban on the entry of women between the ages of 10 and 50 was lifted. If the court decides that the review petitions are acceptable, then a bench may be set up to hear the case again. The Supreme Court in February 2019 had reserved judgement after hearing around a bunch of pleas, filed by various parties, including Nair Service Society, the priest of the temple and the temple’s board, Travancore Devaswom Board, seeking…
Former India opener Aakash Chopra is, no doubt, a thoroughly entertaining commentator. However, fans see a future in scouting for Aakash after his tweet from 2010 resurfaced for all the right reasons earlier this week. At a time when Indian fast bowling reserves were not as healthy as now, Aakash Chopra got a prediction about Deepak Chahar’s future spot on. As early as 2010, the India cricketer had tweeted about an 18-year-old Deepak, saying he had spotted a young talent whom he believed will shine in the future. “I’ve spotted a young talent…Deepak Chahar in Rajasthan. Remember his name…you’d see a lot…
Xiaomi Mi Watch, the first smartwatch from the Chinese company, is set to launch in China tomorrow. Ahead of its launch, the smartwatch has leaked multiple times and even Xiaomi has revealed key details. In a new leak, the Mi Watch has surfaced in live image. The leaked image shows how the wearable will look when worn by a user. It would be fair to say that it looks similar to Apple Watch but it does not look like an exact copy. The Mi Watch was spotted earlier today on the wrist of Li Xiaoshuang, the general manager of the Xiaomi TV…
After weeks of hectic lobbying, finally, the State got a new face for the post of chief secretary (CS) on Thursday. The 1987-batch IAS officer RP Mandal outsmarted his potential rival, CK Khaitan, to become the 11th CS of the mineral-rich State. Mandal is considered close to Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel but his reputation as an able administrator and sharp-brain bureaucrat turned the table in his favour. The State has high hopes from Mandal to speed up development works and unlock the stalled infrastructure-related projects in poverty-hit and leftist insurgency-hit regions. Khaitan who had exhausted his almost all potential contacts…
India captain Rohit Sharma was hit on his left thigh while taking throwdowns here on Friday, forcing him to leave the net session ahead of Sunday’s T20 International against Bangladesh. Rohit, who will lead India in the three-match series in Virat Kohli’s absence, received the blow early into the net session. After a few throwdowns, one sharp delivery hit Rohit on his left thigh. He immediately left the nets and it was visible that he wasn’t happy with the pace at which the throwdown delivery was hurled at him. The Indian team has a designated a left-arm throwdown expert in…
India (IND) vs South Africa (SA) Live Cricket Score 3rd Test Day 3: Play was extended in the final session after the fall of Kagiso Rabada’s wicket, which is also R Ashwin’s first in this match, but the Theunis de Bruyn and Anrich Nortje hung on for the last few minutes to take the game into Day 4. Four wickets went down in the final session, 16 in total throughout the day as Indian bowlers wrecked havoc in Ranchi with Umesh Yadav and Mohammed Shami leading the way. Bad light stops play and that will be Stumps on Day 3…
Redmi 8 is set to launch in India on October 9. India chief Manu Kumar Jain has tweeted that the phone will launch in India next week, and the teaser says that the phone will be a champion in battery. It is also teased to pack a battery more than 4,000mAh capacity, and the teaser also suggests a better camera on the Redmi 8. Separately, the phone has also been spotted on Google Play console revealing key specifications as well. Xiaomi recently launched the Redmi 8A in India, and now it is gearing up to launch the Redmi 8. In…