Enrolment in Engineering Colleges down by more than 20% in 7 years
Engineering, which was once, a sought after course is witnessing a continuous decrease in demand so much so that the…
An old October 2022 video of the Panchayat Executive Officer in Odisha cleaning a table with the national flag is shared as that of a Deputy Registrar from Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh
https://youtu.be/of-jpdk4YZs A video going viral on social media (here, here, and here) shows a man using the national flag to…
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‘Airwaves Scam’ by DTH operators and the ‘Silent’ Government
The entry of Direct-to-Home (DTH) operators into the television arena has significantly changed the urban…
Home Ministry moves to collect data on attacks on RTI activists, Journalists, Whistleblowers and Social activists
The National Crime Records Bureau under the Ministry of Home Affairs has circulated a new…
Manmohan Singh Spent 699 crores in 10 years while Vajpayee spent 144 crores in 5 years on Foreign Visits
Foreign Visits by the Prime Minister has been a subject of discussion especially after the…
Jail Break: Close to 6000 inmates escaped from prisons between 2004 & 2013 and only 30% of them are caught
The recent Tihar Jail Break attempt by two under trial prisoners raised quite a few…
More than 2000 individuals were awarded death sentence in India between 1998 & 2013
Death Sentence in India is a contentious topic for many reasons. According to the statistics…
World Bank hails India’s Social Security Schemes including the MNREGA
Social Security schemes like the MNREGA, Pensions are often criticized by economists as unproductive schemes.…
