New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that “nationalism is our strength” and needs to be spread while the BJP stressed the ideology of “nationalism” guides its belief, and the constitution allows freedom of speech but does not permit “destruction of the nation”. “Nationalism is our strength and it should…
New Delhi, Mar 21: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor visited Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Sunday night and addressed students there. Delivering an exceptional speech in JNU, Shashi Tharoor spoke on ‘nationalism’, an issue which has gripped entire nation into a debate. Tharoor’s nearly 40-minute long speech was loaded with historical anecdotes and personal experiences and he…
We, the persons listed below, a group of retired civil servants belonging to different All India and Central Services who have worked in the Government of India (GoI), State Governments and a wide range of governmental and other institutions would urge all Constitutional institutions in India, the media and the general public to reflect upon…
Global leader in cloud-based solutions for life sciences clinical research, Medidata, has now partnered with Nestlé in order to be able to conduct a large scale mobile health clinical trial on the healthy aging population. Nestlé will be using the Medidata cloud technology platform and unified mhealth solutions to conduct its research. The mobile health…
Washington D.C., Mar 20, 2016 / 04:53 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- India is making a mistake in refusing to issue visas to a U.S. international religious freedom organization, said religious liberty advocates and experts specializing in the South Asian country. “This is a missed opportunity for India and for religious freedom. We had hoped to travel…
Content regulation on the Internet is at the forefront of discussion in India due to a build up of events over the past 12 months. Last August the Department of Telecommunications to prevent telecommunication providers from allowing their customers to access 857 pornographic websites. This mandate was immediately appealed and subsequently overturned by the Supreme…
BENGALURU: Aadhaar enrolment of children below five years of age is expected to get a shot in the arm, as about 2,000 Android based tablets will be acquired by the State for the purpose. The initiative has been taken up after Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) issued directions to speed up the process. Officials…
As Chairman of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), R S Sharma is on a hot seat. In his less than a year tenure, despite major controversial issues like net neutrality and differential pricing, he has upheld the basic tenet of the TRAI Act — taking care of consumer interest and promote competition in a…
NEW DELHI: Amid the JNU row and the controversy over AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi’s refusal to chant Bharat Mata ki Jai, the BJP termed the Hyderabad MP’s move as disrespect to the Constitution, while also hitting out at the Congress and other Opposition parties. “Refusal to chant victory to Bharat tantamounts to disrespect to our…
With regard to his recent comment that the University will not penalize students for possibly holding an event commemorating Osama bin Laden, University President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 explained that the University is committed to the principles of free speech and will not discipline any members of the University for their political opinions. “We allow students, faculty…