Author: Gaurav Sharma

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde expanded his two-minister cabinet by inducting 18 ministers. Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde expanded his cabinet six weeks after he was sworn in replacing Uddhav Thackeray. Shinde inducted 18 ministers, allocating home and finance to his deputy Devendra Fadnavis while keeping Urban Affairs to himself.  Allocating big ministries like Home, Revenue and Planning to BJP, it has been seen as a payback from Shinde. He formed the govt with BJP after breaking away with rebel MLAs from Uddhav Thackeray.  Out of the 18 ministers who were sworn in, nine belong to BJP and nine belong to…

Sri Lankan govt allowed the Chinese ship to dock at its Hambantota port despite the concerns of India The Sri Lankan government has allowed the Chinese vessel Yuan Wang 5 to dock at its Hambantota port. The ship is reported to be a research and survey vessel which could be used as a spy ship. The Chinese authorities had asked for approvals on August 12 for the arrival of Yuan Wang 5 at the Chinese owned Hambantota port on August 16. Sri Lanka had leased the port to China for 99 years for $1.12B.  The Embassy of the People’s Republic…

Himachal Pradesh assembly passes the Freedom of Religion (Amendment) Bill, 2022, banning mass conversions. The Himachal Pradesh assembly on Saturday passed the Himachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion (Amendment) Bill, 2022, banning mass conversions and increased the maximum punishment to up to 10 years. The Himachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act 2019 was brought in to ban conversions by force, undue influence, coercion, inducement or any other fraudulent means or by marriage or other similar matters. However, in the 2019 act there was no provision to curb mass conversions. Before 2019, Himachal Pradesh had a law against conversions which was passed…

Ross Taylor, in his autobiography ‘Black & White’ revealed incidents involving racism  Ross Tylor has revealed that he has faced racism in New Zealand cricket. In his autobiography, ‘Black & White’ he revealed that he heard some racist remarks in the dressing room from fellow players or officials. He wrote that the remarks might not have come intentionally from a ‘racist perspective’ but due to insensitivity. Ross Taylor retired from international cricket earlier this year and released his autobiography on Thursday. Ross Taylor, who has Samoan ancestry, wrote that cricket in New Zealand is a pretty ‘white sport’ and he…

Wrestler Divya Kakran in response to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal claimed to receive no help from Delhi Govt despite playing for Delhi for years Commonwealth Games 2022 bronze medalist Divya Kakran a few days ago tweeted about how she was not provided any help or financial assistance from Delhi Govt despite representing Delhi for years.  The tweet came in response to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s congratulatory tweet to her on winning the bronze medal in wrestling in CWG ’22 in Birmingham. Her tweet soon caused a stir on social media.  In response to her tweet, AAP MLA Saurabh…

People who believe in black magic will never earn the trust of the people, PM Modi slammed the Congress PM Modi on Wednesday slammed the Congress for wearing black clothes to parliament on August 05. Taking a jibe at Congress he said that those who believe in black magic will never earn the trust of people.   He further added that there was an attempt to propagate black magic as those people are filled with negativity. They think that by wearing black clothes their period of downfall will end. Congress staged a protest on August 05 against price rises, rise in…

Tejasvi Yadav promises hundreds of jobs to the unemployed and poor within a month.  The new deputy chief minister of Bihar and RJD supremo Tejasvi Yadav promises hundreds of jobs for youth and poor. He promises that it (recruitment) would be on a never-seen-before level. He promises to provide the jobs within a month. RJD and JDU formed the government after Nitish Kumar broke an alliance with the BJP. Nitish Kumar took oath as the chief minister and Tejasvi Yadav as his deputy. Tejasvi Kumar asks other states to follow what Bihar has done (pointing to breaking the alliance with…

  The Supreme Court called for a panel to be formed to help control the irrational freebies promised by political parties during elections. It was as if there was competition among political parties as to who can give more freebies.  The Narendra Modi government had already supported a PIL asking to put a stop to the ‘freebie culture’. Contrarily, a PIL was filed in the Supreme Court by a BJP spokesperson. In the recent elections, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) offered 300 units of free electricity to the people of Punjab. Along with free healthcare and education.  It becomes a problem for…

Shrikant Tyagi’s case: Noida police received a tip after which Shrikant Tyagi was arrested in Meerut. Noida police on Tuesday arrested Shrikant Tyagi in Meerut district of Uttar Pradesh. Police received a tip about the whereabouts of Tyagi after which they located him. Earlier in the day, Noida police brought in Tyagi’s wife for questioning. Tyagi was keeping in touch with his wife and lawyer. Shrikant Tyagi’s wife spent 24 hours in police’s custody since Tyagi abscond. Some of Tyagi’s relatives were also questioned by police. Police have also arrested three associates of Tyagi from Meerut. It was reported that…

In an online briefing on Monday, Arvind Kejriwal accuses the central govt of writing-off bad loans of its friends but opposing free education and healthcare for citizens Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday conducted an online briefing and said that some people are trying to create an atmosphere against free government schemes like free education and free healthcare by terming them “free ki revdi.” Kejriwal’s reaction is to the statement made by Prime Minister Modi while inaugurating an infrastructure project in Uttar Pradesh in July. PM Modi indirectly accused the Aam Aadmi Party of offering “free ki revdi” (freebies) to…