India will witness the steepest rise in living standards of the common man on the back of the government’s initiatives and the efforts towards doubling per capita income in a few years, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday. Addressing the 3rd edition of the Kautilya Economic Conclave, the minister stressed that inequality in India […]
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Baladevjew Temple Servitors Allege Use Of Adulterated Ghee To Prepare Prasad
The servitors of the famous Sri Baladevjew temple in Odisha’s Kendrapara district on Friday alleged the use of adulterated ghee to prepare prasad and bhog in the 300-year-old temple. Sarat Patri, one of the priests of the temple, stumbled across adulterated ghee tins in the temple kitchen and raised this issue before the temple managing […]
Criminal Cases Shouldn’t Be Filed Against Scribes For Writings Perceived As Govt Criticism: Supreme Court
<p>Criminal cases should not be slapped against journalists merely because their writings are perceived as criticism of the government, the Supreme Court said on Friday.</p> <p>A bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and S V N Bhatti said in democratic nations, the freedom to express one’s views is respected and the rights of journalists are protected […]
“UN Security Council Not Fixable In Current Format”: US Ex Envoy To NDTV
Former US ambassador to the UN John Bolton today told NDTV that the United Nations is a huge organisation and that many bodies of the global body are irrelevant. He said the UN’s massive size is a part of its problems. “Some of the specialised and technical agencies do good work when they stay out […]
Explained: What Happens Next In Israel-Iran Conflict
Israel’s invasion of Lebanon this week and Iran’s missile attack on its regional foe, all while war rages on in Gaza, have heightened the risk of a high-intensity conflict across the Middle East. The spiralling violence now threatens to engulf more and more of the region despite diplomatic efforts to calm tensions, with UN Secretary-General […]