Author: Anshika Paliwal

From Monday, IAS officer Vineet Joshi, Additional Secretary, Department of Higher Education, was named as the next head of the Central Board of Secondary Education, CBSE. The Ministry of Education’s Department of School Education and Literacy signed the order appointing IAS officer Vineet Joshi to replace IAS officer Manoj Ahuja. “Since Shri Manoj Ahuja, IAS(OR:1990) has been relieved of the post of Chairman, CBSE with effect from 14.02.2022 (A/N) vide office order dated 14.02.2022, the charge of Chairman, CBSE has been assigned to Shri Vineet Joshi, Additional Secretary, Department of Higher Education in addition to his existing assignments.” “This is…

Another Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) corporator from Gujarat’s Surat joined forces with the state’s ruling party, the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP), on Monday, February 14. Kundanben Kothiya claimed that the AAP party had insulted and harassed her.  Over the last two weeks, Kundanben Kothiya, a Surat Municipal Corporation corporator from ward no. 4, has become the sixth AAP corporator from Surat to join the ruling party. She was expelled from primary membership by Arvind Kejriwal’s party, which accused her of poor discipline. “Despite being a committed party worker and a working corporator, baseless were leveled against me, and I was…

Following the second round of the IPL mega auction 2022 in Bengaluru, fans and supporters of the four-time champion Chennai Super Kings (2010, 2011, 2018, and 2021) expressed their displeasure with the signing decisions made by the team during the auction. On Twitter, fans have been spreading the hashtag #Boycott_ChennaiSuperKings calling for a boycott of the team because it has signed a Sinhalese player. https://t.co/kMMLsN3nqs— Tamil Maindhan (@MaindhanTamil) February 14, 2022 Maheesh Theekshana, the mystery spinner, is a Sri Lankan player who has been picked for INR 70 lakh by Chennai Super Kings. Theekshana is a corporal in the Sri…

A 4.1 magnitude earthquake struck Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, about 5:30 a.m. The quake happened 39 kilometers east of Uttarkashi, in the Tehri Garhwal region, at 5.03 a.m., as per the National Centre for Seismology. With a depth of 28 kilometers, the quake’s epicenter was located in latitude 30.72 degrees and longitude 78.85 degrees.  Fortunately, there was no damage or loss of life; however, the measured earthquake was strong enough for everyone to feel, as per the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale. This is the second earthquake to strike Uttarkashi in the last week. The previous one occurred around 3.15 a.m. on Saturday,…

On Thursday, an Italian collector voluntarily submitted the stone sculpture, a roughly 1,200-year-old artifact ‘Avalokiteshwara Padamapani,’ to the Indian Consulate General in Milan. ‘Avalokiteshwara Padamapani’ is a Buddha statue that went missing from its shrine at the Devisthan Kundalpur Temple in Bihar, one of the country’s most prominent Buddhist pilgrimage destinations, approximately 20 years ago.  “The climate is changing for restitution,” stated Christopher A. Marinello, a lawyer who specializes in tracking down stolen and stolen art and assisted in the confiscation of the statue. “Collectors are being criminally charged worldwide, and collections are being seized as more and more jurisdictions…

US President Joe Biden requested the citizens of America and urges them to leave Ukraine immediately. President further says that amidst the ongoing crisis in Eastern Europe, sending army troops for evacuation might lead to world war. In an interview with NBC News, he said, “It’s not like we’re dealing with a terrorist organization. We’re dealing with one of the largest armies in the world. It’s a very different situation, and things could go crazy quickly.” “Do not travel to Ukraine due to the increased threats of Russian military action and COVID-19; those in Ukraine should depart now via commercial…

To counter Yogi Adityanath’s “UP will be Kerala” Message, the former party president of Indian National Congress Rahul Gandhi’s tweet “From Kashmir to Kerala. From Gujarat to West Bengal. India is beautiful in all its colors.” The Ministers of North East India, on the other hand, were deeply offended by his counter-tweet, “Union of Cultures.”  Rahul Gandhi’s Tweet:   “India is far beyond just a union. We are a proud nation. Bharat cannot be held hostage to your tukde tukde philosophy. What is your problem with Nation, Nationality, and Nationalism? And hello– beyond Bengal, we Northeast exit,” commented Assam chief…

In order to improve the voting percentage in the state of Uttar Pradesh, the electoral commission has started a unique initiative to increase the contribution of female voters in the upcoming Assembly elections. According to the state’s voter registration list, there are about 6.98 crore female voters and 8.04 crore, male voters in total, and no party is trailing in garnering support from the 6.98 crore women in the state. Ranging from the Indian National Congress’ another manifesto, “Shakti Vidhan Mahila Ghoshna Patra,” to the Bhartiya Janta Party’s proposal of free scooty to college girls, parties promise lucrative schemes and…

The Congress enjoyed an early lead in the manifesto race, releasing its “Bharti Vidhan” (manifesto) 18 days before the BJP and SP. A few hours before the end of campaigning for the first phase of the Assembly election on Tuesday, both parties announced their manifestos, “Lok Kalyan Sankalp Patra” and “Samajwadi Vachan Patra.” The parties are putting up every effort to acquire votes for their vote banks, with the first phase of the Uttar Pradesh polls set to begin in less than a day.    While the Indian National Congress’ “Bharti Vidhan” manifesto focuses primarily on youth, the Bhartiya Janta Party…