PM Modi accorded ceremonial welcome in Turkmenistan
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Saturday accorded a ceremonial welcome in Turkmenistan, where he arrived yesterday on the fourth leg of his Central Asian tour. He was welcomed at the Ashgabat airport by smiling children with the offering of the traditional bread ‘chorek’. Prime... read more »
Fadnavis pushes for Bharat Ratna for Phule, wife
Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to posthumously confer the Bharat Ratna on legendary social reformers Mahatma Jyotiba Phule and his wife Savitribai Phule. In his letter to Modi, Fadnavis termed Phule as one of the greatest social reformers of... read more »
Witness in Asaram case shot at Shajahanpur
A witness in a rape case against self-styled godman Asaram Bapu was shot at and seriously injured by unidentified assailants in Shajahanpur district, police said here today. 35-year-old Kripal Singh was shot at by two unidentified motorcycle-borne persons in Puwayan area while he was on his way... read more »
Facebook’s ‘iconic logo’ raises gender equality debate
Facebook now raises the debate of gender equality with its iconic logos- two small silhouettes of a man and a woman. The new logo will be a little different on Facebook mobile pages starting this week. The old image featured the woman’s silhouette behind the man’s, with the... read more »
