Dismissing the ‘government vs media’ debate, he said his ministry would work in a direction where any media, whether public broadcaster Prasar Bharati or private channels, becomes the ‘voice of people’. “The prime minister is very clear that the media in our country is one of the very important pillars of democracy and they have … Read more
The decision to send the two leaders to Bengaluru was taken by the BJP parliamentary board on Tuesday. “J P Nadda and Dharmendra Pradhan will attend the meeting of newly-elected MLAs of the party at 11 am in Bengaluru. They would be the central observers,” BJP media in-charge Anil Baluni told reporters. With the BJP … Read more
The top court, however, held Sidhu, the Punjab Tourism Minister, guilty of minor offence of “voluntarily causing hurt” to a 65-year-old man but spared him of a jail term and imposed a fine of Rs 1000. It also acquitted Sidhu’s aide Rupinder Singh Sandhu of all charges saying there was no trustworthy evidence regarding his … Read more
Using acoustic chirps emitted from a ring and received by a wristband the system is able to recognize 22 different micro finger gestures that could be programmed to various commands – including a T9 keyboard interface, a set of numbers, or application commands like playing or stopping music. The system can accuratly recognise hand poses … Read more
There are no specific guidelines in the Constitution on what the Governor should do or whom he or she should invite in case there is a face/off between parties or coalition allies. In this matter, the Sarkaria Commission recommendations, which were affirmed by a Constitution Bench of the SC in Rameshwar Prasad vs Union of India in … Read more
Eighteen bodies have been recovered from the Varanasi flyover collapse site, UP Relief Commissioner Sanjay Kumar said. “It is feared that several people are buried under the rubble,” an official said, adding rescue teams were at spot to rescue those trapped. Some vehicles, including a bus, were crushed in the collapse, they said. At least … Read more
“DPRK will join international desires and efforts for a total ban on nuclear tests,” North Korea’s ambassador to the UN in Geneva Han Tae-song said in an address to the Conference on Disarmament, using North Korea’s official acronym. His comment came amid a recent whirlwind of diplomacy and outreach by the long-isolated regime, and ahead … Read more
