Washington : As CEO of alt-right news publication Breitbart News, Steven Bannon seriously considered an Indian edition, according to an Indian writer he pitched the idea to in 2015 Amit Varma recounted the pitch in a blog he wrote on November 29, 2016, just a week after Trump was elected president. “Exactly one year ago, […]
New Delhi, February 28 : Delhi University student Gurmehar Kaur, who has been in the news for her Twitter campaign against alleged violence by ABVP at Ramjas College, on Tuesday tweeted that she was withdrawing from the Save DU campaign. Twenty-year-old Kaur, had started the campaign, “I am not afraid of ABVP”, following the violence […]
Chandigarh : The youth in Punjab is more inclined to illegal drugs, including opioid drugs, stimulant drugs, inhalant substances and prescription drugs, than tobacco and alcohol. A recent survey has highlighted this. National Mental Health Survey conducted by Bengaluru’s National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences has brought out that 13.42 per cent of the […]
Chandigarh : The Election Commission of India (EC) today decided to remove Punjab Civil Services (PCS) officer Anand Sagar Sharma as Returning Officer (RO) of the Gidderbaha Assembly segment. The EC took the decision after a probe conducted by the Vigilance Bureau (VB) had last week booked the officer in the Hoshiarpur land scam, wherein […]
Sydney : The state opposition government in Australia’s New South Wales on Tuesday said it will push for medical cannabis to be legal for patients suffering from terminal and other long term illnesses.The legislation would allow those who are afflicted with diseases such as cancer, multiple sclerosis and HIV, to have on their person 15 […]