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The Union Home Minister Amit Shah, on Thursday, 7th April 2022, said that the spoken language of Hindi should be used for communication to increase the importance of the language. Quoting that Hindi is the ‘the language of India’, the union minister said the citizens from the different states of India should use Hindi to communicate with each other. Urging that Hindi should be accepted as an alternative to English, Shah said that the time has come to make the official language (Hindi) an important aspect of the country’s unity. Further, he clarified that Hindi should be an alternative to…

Introduction Representing the city of Kolkata, India, the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), a franchise cricket team that plays in the India Premier League (IPL), is owned by Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, actress Juhi Chawla and her spouse Jay Mehta. The home ground for KKR is Eden Gardens Stadium, Kolkata. The team, being a popular team for its association with Bollywood celebrities, entered the IPL playoffs for the first time in 2011. Kolkata Knight Riders became champions in 2012 and 2014. The official colours of the team are purple and gold, while their official anthem is Korbo, Lorbo, Jeetbo Re…

Introduction Sun Risers Hyderabad, abbreviated as SRH, plays in the Indian Premier League. As a franchise cricket team, SRH is based in the city of Hyderabad, Telangana, India. The Franchise is owned by Kalanithi Maran, the founder of Sun Group, and his daughter Kaviya Maran. After the termination of the Hyderabad-based Deccan Chargers from the IPL, the year 2012 saw the birth of SRH, and the team gave its first IPL experience in 2013. With a 55,000 capacity, the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium is the home ground of the Orange Army. The team is known for its consistency, though…

On the 42nd foundation day of the Bharatiya Janata Party, on 6th April 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the world is divided into two factions while India stands firm and still with its interest and is viewed as a country capable of speaking about humanity. While addressing the party members through video conference, PM Modi commented on the sweeping victory of the BJP in four states, he said the party has returned to power with a double engine and the party has touched the 100-mark in the Rajya Sabha after three decades. JP Nadda hoisted the flag:  BJP…

On Tuesday, 5th April 2022, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, on the tussle over the appeal to ban in mosques, said that the High court order is against the use of loudspeakers in all religious places and not just in mosques. He assured to look into the matter and this comes after rightwing outfits such as Bajrang Dal and Sri Ram Sena called for loudspeakers ban in mosques. The verbal quarrel on the ban of Karnataka by the right-wing outfits came after when the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray demanded the ban of speakers in mosques across Maharashtra…

A 13-year-old boy abducted and killed an eight-year-old in Delhi Rohini over a fight between the two. The Delhi police have arrested the minor teenage boy. The 13-year-old killed the boy in the jungle near Qutubgarh area. After a fight between the two boys a few days back, the accused took revenge on the eight-year-old. The victim’s family approached the police station on Saturday afternoon after the boy went missing on the 2nd of April 2022. The family had last seen the victim playing outside the house. A few days ago, the two lads got into a fight, and the…

On Tuesday, 5th April 2022, the East Delhi Municipal Corporation Mayor, Shaym Sundar Agarwal appealed for the closure of the meat shops from April 2nd to April 11th due to the Hindu festival of Navratri. After the South Delhi Municipal Corporation Mayor’s directives to shut all the meat shops in the area owing to the Navratri festival, the EDMC mayor additionally appealed to all the meat sellers to understand the sentiments of Hindus and added that it’ll promote harmony. According to the ANI tweet, he said that they don’t consume even onion-garlic during the festival and further added that they…

On 5th April 2022, in Parliament, Congress Interim President Sonia Gandhi held a meeting with the Congress Parliamentary Party. During the meeting, Sonia Gandhi called for ‘unity at all levels’ of the organisation and said that the Party’s revival is essential for democracy and society and not just for the party alone. Taking note of the recent election results, she  said the results are shocking and painful as well. On that note, Sonia Gandhi added that the road ahead is more challenging than ever for the party. The meeting was attended by former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress leader Rahul…

On 4th April 2022, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Yogi Adityanath launched ‘School Chalo Abhiyan’ with the aim of 100 per cent admission of students in primary and upper primary schools in the state. The Abhiyan was started in the district with the lowest literacy rate, Shravasti, UP and will continue for the next one month. Under the campaign, the students would be provided with uniforms, shoes and socks.   While addressing the gathering, the UP CM directed all the government schools to offer basic facilities such as toilets, drinking water, furniture and smart classes for students. The CM said that due…

Trinamool Congress MP, Derek O’Brien, On Monday, 4th April 2022, as a sign to push the launch of the Women’s Reservation Bill, had given a notice in the upper house of Rajya Sabha. TMC, having the maximum percentage of women MPs among all the other political parties, the TMC MP given the notice under Rule 168 for the passage of the long-pending bill in the parliament.   Rule 168 allows the members of the parliament to raise issues of public interest. While the bill aims to reserve one-third of seats for women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies. In 1996,…