Urdu writer joins protest, to return prize After writer Nayantara Sahgal and poet Ashok Vajpeyi, Urdu novelist Rahman Abbas announced that he would be returning the Maharashtra State Urdu Sahitya Academy Award, which he won in 2011 for his third novel Khuda Ke Saaye Mein Aankh Micholi (Hide-and Seek in the...
After Nayantara Sahgal, poet Ashok Vajpeyi returns Sahitya Akademi award A day after writer Nayantara Sahgal returned her Sahitya Akademi award against what she described “unmaking of India, poet Ashok Vajpeyi also handed back the prestigious literary honour to the government, criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not speaking up against...
Nayantara Sahgal protests Dadri lynching, returns Akademi award Noted writer Nayantara Sahgal has returned the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award in protest against what she called the “vanishing space” for diversity. The niece of the former Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, also said people were being “killed for not agreeing with the ruling ideology.” Referring...
German to be taught again in Central schools Students in Kendriya Vidyalaya schools (KVs) will be able to opt for German as an additional foreign language, in conformity with the National Education Policy, the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development announced on Monday, after signing a joint declaration of intent with...
Scientific adviser Sathish adopts native village in Nellore G. Satheesh Reddy, Scientific Advisor to the Union Defence Minister, adopted his native village, Mahimaluru, located in the Atmakur mandal. One more dignitary has adopted his native village in Nellore District, increasing the list of such VIPs ever since the example shown by cricketer...
India to hold G20 Chair in 2018, Delhi may play hostThe G20 member nations took a decision on the Chair for 2018 earlier in September.India is set to be the G20 Chair in 2018, and New Delhi could host the prestigious annual G20 summit.G20 Presidency:The G20 operates as a forum...
Govt launches Green Highways Policy Aims at planting trees along 6,000 km of highways in the first year The government launched its Green Highways (Plantation, Transplantation, Beautification & Maintenance) Policy 2015 on 29th September, the aim of which is to help the environment, help local communities, and generate employment by planting trees...
Top features of INS Kochi from Kolkata class Guided Missile Destroyer The Indian Navy is all set to welcome INS Kochi, a second ship of the Kolkata-class Guided Missile Destroyer, in its contingent on September 30. Here are the top features of The indigenously-designed ship. 1 INS Kochi weighs over 7500 tonnes, spanning over...
Google to provide Wi-Fi hotspots at 500 railway stations Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced a proposal for introduction of broadband connectivity, through Wi-Fi hotspots, at 100 railway stations. He said it will be expanded to 400 next year. The search engine giant also announced the the rollout of ten-language vernacular typing for...
Modi accused of flouting flag code Though Prime Minister Narendra Modi kicked up a controversy after he autographed the Indian flag in New York to be gifted to President Barack Obama, evoking sharp reaction from the Opposition as well as the social media, a senior lawyer said signing on the national...
Swami Dayananda Saraswati passes away The Swami was admitted to the hospital 10 days back. His condition kept fluctuating all these days. Swami Dayananda Saraswati passed away at his ashram in Rishikesh on 23rd September night. He was 85. He had been ailing for quite sometime. Born in 1930 in Manjakudi, Natarajan, as...
Haryana poll law will hit 50% people: apex court Insisting on minimum educational qualification for those contesting the Panchayat elections will strike off 50 per cent from participating in the grassroots democracy for the sole reason that they are illiterate, the Supreme Court observed on 21st September. A Bench led by Justice...