Tag: India news
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India’s ‘Cockroach’ Youth Movement Vows to Continue Protest Amid Crackdown and Calls for Education Minister’s Resignation
Scores injured in clashes with police in the capital but a youth-led protest movement in India, the Cockroach Janta Party, said it will continue its agitation. What started as an online satirical campaign has become one of the biggest street protests against the government in recent years with young Indians demanding the resignation of the ... -
Madhya Pradesh Uniform Civil Code Bill Explained: Key Clauses, Marriage Rules and Implementation Timeline
In what appears to be a big step forward for the adoption of a uniform civil code in India, the Madhya Pradesh government has approved the Draft Madhya Pradesh Uniform Civil Code Bill in the state’s cabinet meeting. The bill will be tabled in the monsoon session of the Assembly. It seeks to provide a ... -
Black Harela Festival Protest Explained: Why Activists Oppose the Planned Felling of 3,000 Trees in Uttarakhand
A festival that is known to be related to the planting of trees and appreciation of nature has become an environmental protest symbol in Uttarakhand this year. Instead of celebrating the festival of Harela with tree saplings plantations, the environmentalists, locals, and the activists marked the day of “Black Harela” in protest against the cutting ... -
Himachal Pradesh Monsoon Damage Explained: Landslides, Highway Closures and Economic Impact
The 2026 southwest monsoon has once again brought to light the fragile condition of the hilly region of Himachal Pradesh. With the incessant rainfall, there have been landslides, flash floods, road damages, and disruptions in several parts of Himachal Pradesh. As per the warning by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the next few days will ... -
Brisbane Test: What makes India’s win against Australia in Gabba iconic?
It was nothing short of a rollercoaster ride for the Indian men’s cricket team as they toured Australia. Some of the team’s deepest weaknesses were highlighted throughout the series but what makes this team iconic is that despite all those vulnerable points, the young team ended it with a glorious win. The team lead by ... -
Rohit Sharma pulls off an Steve Smith in the Brisbane test
Brisbane test: As Rohit Sharma, India’s explosive batsman, stepped on the ground in the fourth test in Brisbane, he was seen practicing shadowing at the crease. Fans were quick to point out that Australian batsman Steve Smith was not the only batsman to shadow practice. Earlier Australian batsman–Steve Smith and Cameron Green–were seen practicing shadow ... -
India administers one million vaccine doses against Covid-19
India started its vaccination drive on January 16 and a week later, the country has administered more than one million vaccine shots to people against Covid-19 virus. With this achievement, India has become the fastest country to cross the mark of a million doses among all the countries that have started the vaccination drive. The ... -
After announcing vaccination drive from Jan 16, centre to take call on shipping facilities
Shipping Facilities: The government announced that the vaccination drive in India will commence from January 16 and now it is finalising the shipping facilities and other such needs to ensure supply of vaccines to every state. This will be the largest vaccination drive in the world against coronavirus where nearly 30 million people will be ... -
PM Modi launched the largest vaccination against coronavirus today
The largest vaccination drive against coronavirus in the world has been launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 16. Under this vaccination drive, nearly three lakh healthcare workers are aimed to be vaccinated. On its first day, there are 3,006 vaccination sites installed all over the country. In the wake of growing cases in ... -
Natarajan enters all three formats of cricket in the same tour, first Indian to achieve this
Natarajan: It has not been long that T Natarajan swayed cricket lovers with his extraordinary control over the ball and now he has scored himself another century. He has become the first Indian player to debut in all three formats in the same tour. The impact driven pacer initially came to Australian tour as a ...









