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October 29, 2015 1:40 PM

Grand Alliance is an alliance of desperation: Arun Jaitely

Senior BJP leader and Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitely today said that the Grand Alliance is an alliance of desperation. Talking to reporters in Patna, Mr. Jaitely said congress is battling to save itself from extinction. Congress is nowhere in the state politics so it has made alliance with RJD-...

October 29, 2015 1:03 PM

Eminent scientist PM Bhargava decides to return Padma Bhusan award

Eminent scientist PM Bhargava has decided to return the Padma Bhusan award in protest against what he called attacks against rationalism and reasoning. Mr Bhargava is the founder-director of the acclaimed research institution "Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology," in Hyderabad. For h...

October 29, 2015 11:49 AM

Eminent scientist PM Bhargava decides to return Padma Bhusan award

Eminent scientist PM Bhargava has decided to return the Padma Bhusan award in protest against what he called attacks against rationalism and reasoning. Mr Bhargava is the founder-director of the acclaimed research institution "Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology" in Hyderabad. <br...

October 29, 2015 8:00 AM

10 films makers announce they will return their National Awards to govt

10 films makers have announced that they will return their National Awards to the government in solidarity with students at the Film and Television Institute of India, FTII, and also in protest against the rise in intolerance.<br/><br/>Group of filmmakers includes directors Dibakar Banne...

October 29, 2015 8:00 AM

NHRC issues notice to Karnataka govt over attack on a young Dalit writer

The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, has issued a notice to Karnataka government over the attack on a young Dalit writer in Davangere for allegedly writing against Hinduism. Taking suo motu cognisance of a media report, NHRC has asked the government, through its Chief Secretary, to submit a f...

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