Mulk film banned in Pakistan


Mulk film banned in Pakistan

Taapsee Pannu, Rishi Kapoor starrer Mulk, has reportedly been banned by the Federal Censor Board of Pakistan. Film’s producer Deepal Mukut said in a statement, “We are disturbed by this prejudiced verdict and it’s such an irony because our film talks about this very prejudice....

Cabinet cleared Bill to restore the provisions of SC/ST Act


Cabinet cleared Bill to restore the provisions of SC/ST Act

Facing pressure from Dalit leaders within the ruling alliance as well as from the Opposition, the Centre has decided to introduce a Bill to restore the original provisions of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes Act, 1989, which the Supreme Court had struck down in a March ruling....

Repo rate increases by 25 basis points


Repo rate increases by 25 basis points

The six-member monetary policy committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has adjudged to increase the repo rate by 25 basis points due to the concern of inflation. Five members of the committee voted for the rate hike and now the repo rate has been fixed at 6.5%. However, the...

Ruckus in Rajya Sabha over Assam NRC draft


Ruckus in Rajya Sabha over Assam NRC draft

An uproar erupted in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday when BJP MP Amit Shah said in the House that Rajiv Gandhi-signed 1985 Assam Accord was similar to Assam's National Register of Citizen (NRC), the final draft of which was released Monday. He said the Congress didn't have the courage to...

Centre is resorting to vote-bank politics: Mamata Banerjee


Centre is resorting to vote-bank politics: Mamata Banerjee

Expressing her grave concern over not including more than 40 lakh names in the National Register of Citizens (NRC) draft, West Bengal CM, Mamata Banerjee has slammed the Centre for deliberately evicting Bengalis and Biharis from Assam. She said, “we are worried because people are being...

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