At a time when caste atrocities are more visible than ever before, a young Dalit force is fighting to protect their people in one of India's most violent states. Read full story here: https://www.thequint.com/quintlab/amb...
After Ram Gopal Varma’s controversial Tweet, Sunny Leone finally came up with an advice without mentioning his name through a small video.
On the other side, Rakhi Sawant Chose Sarcasm to convey her message.
Ram Gopal Varma known for his controversial statement. His most recent controversy, his tweet wishing women on International Women’s Day made headlines and attracted huge criticism. He even got a police complaint filed against him by an activist
RGV posted an apology for his tweet. However, He was just expressing his feelings he added.
Delivering on their poll promise, the new BJP government in Uttar Pradesh came down hard on illegal slaughterhouses and shut them down across the state. The change of guard in the state has reduced the influx of buffaloes to the slaughterhouses and all the people associated with the business are panic-stricken. Although, only illegal slaughterhouses have been targeted by the administration for now, there’s a deep sense of fear that even the licensed slaughterhouses might face the axe. The Quint spoke to Lateef Ahmed, one of the workers at Al Farah Frozen Food. Although his company is licensed, it has been closed for last 3-4 days. Despite repeated assurances from Uttar Pradesh govt that licensed slaughterhouses will not be targeted, the ground reality is that the legal slaughterhouses are not functioning out of the fear that they will be banned next. Music: Big Bang Fuzz For more videos, subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/2aIcith Check out The Quint for more news: https://www.thequint.com
Nearly 40,000 Maharashtra doctors decided to go on an indefinite strike to support their colleagues agitating over the lack of security to them in the government hospitals. The 40,000-odd doctors, all members of the Maharashtra chapter of the Indian Medical Association, decided to shun work and join over 4,500 resident doctors in the state, who have been staying away from the duty for the last three days. In AIIMS Delhi, around 1,200 resident doctors turned up on duty expressing solidarity with their striking counterparts in Maharashtra. They have decided to continue this novel protest tomorrow as well. "Nobody bothers about resident doctors who were brutally beaten up. Instead of providing security to resident doctors at their workplace, the Maharashtra government is threatening them of deducting their salaries and throwing them out of their hostels," president of Resident doctors' Association of AIIMS Dr Vijay Gurjar said. "We, the resident doctors at AIIMS, will work with helmets on in the emergency department tomorrow as well," he said.
Calling himself the "adopted son" of UP, PM Narendra Modi said the future of the state cannot be ensured without ridding it of the SP, the BSP, and the Congress. Modi, who represents the Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency, said the state was his 'mai-baap' (parents) and he will not desert it. "Give the BJP a full majority. I promise to solve all the problems you are facing within five years," he said, telling the impressive crowd that all pollsters have predicted BJP getting massive support in the first two phases of polling. Continuing his attack on Akhilesh Yadav's 'kaam bolta hai' (work speaks) slogan, the Prime Minister spoke about some central schemes which he said were not implemented in Uttar Pradesh by the Samajwadi Party government.
Tajamul Islam, the eight-year-old world kickboxing champion from Bandipora district hit out at the Jammu and Kashmir government for not providing proper training facilities and equipment for her and other sportspersons from her district. In a four-minute video Facebook Live, Islam, who won a gold medal at world kickboxing championship in Italy in 2016, said it is a matter of shame that the state government has not been able to build a proper indoor stadium in Bandipora for sportspersons which could have enabled them to train throughout the year. While showing the tin shed used as 'indoor hall', the youngster said there was no heating arrangement inside that would have made training possible during winters. Islam appealed to the Centre and state government to construct an indoor stadium in Bandipora and also provide the required equipment for her to continue her training. Union Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs, Vijay Goel responded to Islam’s video and promised to right a letter to the Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on the matter. Video: ANI Music: Big Bang Fuzz For more videos, subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/2aIcith Check out The Quint for more news: https://www.thequint.com
Former Australian captain Michael Clarke said that he has the utmost respect for Virat Kohli because the Indian captain attended Phillip Hughes' funeral along with Ravi Shastri and Rohit Sharma in December 2014 ahead of their tour of Australia. Clarke said that the Indian team didn’t need to agree to the change of schedule for the four-match Test series because of Hughes’ funeral, but they did. The 35-year-old, who is a part of the commentary team in the ongoing Test series between India and Australia, said that Virat Kohli has the love, passion and desire to win at all costs.
NN Biren Singh has been elected as BJP's legislature party leader in Manipur. He is expected to meet Governor Najma Heptulla soon to stake claim for forming government in the North Eastern state.
Suresh Mandal, a Muzaffarpur resident had to carry his wife's body wrapped in a piece of cloth on his shoulders on Wednesday after the government hospital (where the patient had died during treatment) refused to provide him an ambulance or mortuary van. Mandal's 30-year-old wife Shyama Devi, who had been admitted to the hospital since 18 February, died on Tuesday.
The holy city of Varanasi, which is believed to bring salvation, is one of the most colourful and fascinating places in North India.
Varanasi holds importance in politics for being the Lok Sabha constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
To assess the political mood of people in Varanasi, The Quint spoke to Vikram, a member of a Scheduled Caste community. The community, who have been traditionally considered outcasts, burn around 25-30 corpses a day.
