Month August 2018
Jury awards ex-Benicia school worker $289 million, says Monsanto weed killer caused terminal cancer Dewayne Johnson reacts after hearing the verdict in his case against Monsanto at the Superior Court Of California in San Francisco on Friday. Jurors ordered Monsanto… Continue Reading →
The trouble first started for singer OS Arun who was set to sing at an event titled Yesuvin Sangama Sangeetham’ conceptualised by T Samuel Joseph. Priyanka Thirumurthy Over the last week, Carnatic musicians in Tamil Nadu have been targets of… Continue Reading →
Text of the full statement By IIT Bombay students NEW DELHI: Students at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay have released an official statement outlining their opposition to the invitation extended to Prime Minister Modi to attend the convocation ceremony… Continue Reading →
Gohain’s officer on special duty Sanjiv Goswami claimed that the case against the minister had been withdrawn. (File Photo of Union Minister Rajen Gohain | Source: PIB) Guwahati: Assam police have registered a case against minister of state for railways Rajen… Continue Reading →
Sanathan Sanstha raid: The explosives have been handed over to the Mumbai Forensic Science Laboratory to ascertain its nature. By: Express News Service | Mumbai | An ATS team raided the home of Vaibhav Raut in the wee hours of Friday.The Maharashtra… Continue Reading →
A man’s retina is scanned as he enrolls in Aadhaar, India’s national identification system, in Kolkata, India. (Bikas Das/AP) By Reetika KheraAugust 9 at 1:45 PM Reetika Khera is a development economist. AHMEDABAD, India — Until recently, India’s national identification system,… Continue Reading →
Restrictions on dance bars moral policing: SC to Maharashtra govt The oral remarks by a bench of justices AK Sikri and Ashok Bhushan came while it was hearing pleas of hotel and restaurant owners challenging the Maharashtra government’s new rules… Continue Reading →
The magazine had reported on how UPL’s chemcial and pesticide units were worsening pollution scenario in Vapi In a major victory for environment and those who safeguard it, United Phosphorous Ltd. (UPL), one of India’s largest agro-chemical and pesticide manufacturers… Continue Reading →
The state’s scheme, aimed at creating environmentally sustainable villages, saw only up to 6% funds being used for green projects Mahapatra The scheme was aimed at making villages with a population of 5,000 or more sustainable. Credit: Agnimirh Basu Launched… Continue Reading →
By Vrishti Beniwal Time-use survey to give breakdown of paid and unpaid work To assess contribution of women in social, economic activities A woman carries dried wood on her head past a villager using a manual water pump in Nandurbar… Continue Reading →