Surviving against all odds
Thanks to a never give-in spirit, Ashwin Thakkar, who is visually-impaired since birth, formed an orchestra comprising other similarly disabled people, reports Dilip Singh Kshatriya
Monthly Archives
October 2023
‘Disorderly behaviour’: UK Gurdwara condemns stopping of Indian envoy by pro-Khalistanis
This comes after a planned interaction of the Indian High Commissioner to Britain, Vikram Doraiswami at the Glasgow Gurudwara was disrupted by some “extremist elements.”
Suicide bomber detonates device in Turkish capital
Two police officers were slightly injured during the attack near the Ministry of Interior Affairs.
UN mission arrives in Karabakh, first visit in 30 years
France has lashed out at Azerbaijan for only allowing the mission in after most residents had already fled.
Rs 2000 notes exchange date extended
The notes can be exchanged/deposited till Oct 7 in bank branches, after that exchange can take place only at 19 regional offices of RBI
A M Naik steps down as L&T Group Chairman
At an event hosted at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai, in the presence of some 1,500-odd senior employees and several former directors of L&T, Naik ceremoniously stepped down.
GST mop-up rises 10% to over Rs 1.62 lakh cr in Sep; crosses Rs 1.60 lakh cr mark 4th time in FY24
The revenue in September 2023 was 10 per cent higher than the GST revenue of Rs 1.47 lakh crore in the same month last year, the finance ministry said in a statement on Sunday.
CBI arrests 4 people in connection with killing of two youths in Manipur
“As the saying goes, one may abscond after committing the crime, but they cannot escape the long hands of the law,” CM wrote.
300 Uttarakhand teachers set example choosing difficult areas to teach, leaving comfort
There are over 300 such teachers in the state who have been rendering their services in the state's schools in difficult and extremely inaccessible areas for the last 20 or more years.
With Pro-China leader Mohammed Muizzu as Maldives President, India to wait and watch
Considering the inclination of Muizzu towards China, speculation is rife that all the diplomatic and political clout that India exercised in Maldives will now be a thing of the past.
HAM’s Manjhi ‘retires,’ paves way for his son’s elevation in Bihar NDA
It is being speculated that Manjhi wanted his son Santosh Kumar Suman, who is also the president of Hindustani Awam Morcha, to be given a ticket in the Lok Sabha election.
Arunachal Pradesh hosts northeast’s first high-altitude marathon in Tawang
Overall, 2,343 runners, including 511 females from 25 states took part in the first-ever high-altitude marathon.
Chhattisgarh HC unhappy over festive season noise pollution
The court emphasised that any negligence would amount to contempt, directing the chief secretary to submit an affidavit summarising the measures taken by the state.
HC unhappy over festive season noise pollution
The Chhattisgarh High…
Abhishek ups ante on Delhi protest, gets PMAY recipients to protest site
The two-day protest in the national capital is aimed at pressing for the Centre’s release of funds due to Bengal which includes wages under the MGNREGA scheme.
PM Modi to unveil Rs 19K-cr projects in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh
The PM’s Monday visit is his eighth in six months to the poll-bound state where the BJP hasn’t declared a CM face.
Sheds damaged in Azadpur Mandi fire to be repaired in 45 days
In view of the incident, it has also been ordered that measures to extinguish future fire should be taken at the local level.
Bihar: 6,146 dengue cases reported in September, highest in last five years
As many as 416 cases were reported in the state on Friday, with Patna recording the most at 177, followed by Munger at 33, Saran (28), Bhagalpur (27) and Begusarai (17).
Congress calls for Bastar bandh against Nagarnar steel’s ‘privatization’ on day of…
CM Bhupesh Baghel and state Congress president Deepak Baij accused Modi Gov. of trying to hand over the Nagarnar steel plant in Bastar district to private players.
BJP’s youth wing protests over Aaditya Thackeray’s remarks on ‘wagh nakh’
The iconic tiger claw-shaped weapon of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was used by Shivaji Maharaj to kill Bijapur general Afzal Khan in 1659.
Tawang Marathon to go global from next year: CM Khandu
Altogether 2,343 runners, including 511 females, from 25 states took part in it. Given its success, Chief Minister Pema Khandu announced that the event would go global next year.
