Month: December 2019

December 13, 2019 Front page North East rails against CAB with violent rage Marauding mobs torched homes and properties in rare show of fury against the CAB. BJP workers ran for cover as angry agitators confronted them with vitriol for having sacrificed Assamese identity for … Read more

December 12, 2019 Front page Intense polemic marks passage of CAB in Rajya Sabha Government and opposition members went hammer and tongs at each other before the Chairman called for vote, and as predicted, the Bill got passed. opposition leaders tried hard to stall the … Read more

December 11, 2019 Front page Supreme Court frowns upon judge recruitment delays The Supreme Court has expressed its displeasure at the way the case of recruitment of nearly 213 new judges for different high courts have been kept pending by the Union government and its … Read more

December 10, 2019 First Page Yediurappa firmly in the saddle, as BJP sweeps bypolls After a few nervous months, Yediurappa has succeed in sweeping away the uncertainties surrounding his tenuous grip over power. Congress and JD(S) were badly mauled in the election, as the two … Read more

December 9, 2019 Front page Fire breaks out in congested Delhi factory A major fire in a cramped residential area erupted trapping the workers who were inside. Despite fire brigade reaching the spot in full force 43 people died, and 16 were injured. Citizenship Amendment … Read more

December 8, 2019 Front page Sweeping nation-wide rage as Unnao rape victim’s body arrives home The anger and the grief was palpable in the faces of millions who watched the victim’s body arriving for burial first-hand, and over television. People asked how long would they … Read more

December 7, 2019 Front page NHRC to probe Hyderabad encounter killings While large sections of Indians across India have rejoiced over the encounter killing of the four rape accused in the wee hours of December 6, human rights groups and civil society members all over … Read more

December 6, 2019 Front Page RBI keeps interest rates unchanged Belying expectations, the RBI didn’t decrease interest rates. Some analysts had expected the RBI to lower the rates to give a boost to the slowing down economy, but the RBI felt otherwise. Lowering the rates … Read more

December 5, 2019 Front page Citizenship Amendment Bill ready for tabling in Parliament The controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill will be tabled in Parliament soon. With the overwhelming majority BJP has in the Lok Sabha, the Bill will sail through the House. However, since the Bill … Read more

December 4, 2019 Front page States fret about un-paid GST shares as Center points to lower collection Slowing economy has led to lower than expected GST collection month after month. This has led to non-release of states’ share of the revenue by the center. States … Read more