HW News Report

A group of activists staged a demonstration on Sunday to oppose the construction of a Metro car shed in Mumbai’s Aarey Colony and shouted slogans against the Maharashtra government’s decision to go ahead with the project.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cyrus Mistry, who succeeded Ratan Tata as chairman of the conglomerate but was later ousted in India's most high-profile boardroom coup, was killed in a car accident in Maharashtra's Palghar on Sunday, said police.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Activist Teesta Setalvad, in jail since June over allegations of "a conspiracy to destabilise the Gujarat government after the 2002 riots", today got interim bail from the Supreme Court, which said the police had already got enough time to interrogate her. The court's tone was consistent with its comments yesterday, when it said there is "no offence in this case over court which bail cannot be gra...

"Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday morning commissioned the first indigenous aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant in a ceremony at Cochin Shipyard Limited in Kochi. Apart from that, a new flag known as Ensign or Nishaan was unveiled today. The new flag bears Indian tricolour, however it replaces the St George’s cross. Instead it bears Indian Navy crest on a navy blue background enclosed in a octagon...

2000 To 2022: 20 Years Apart Congress Faces Same Questions On Fairness of Internal Polls  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After levelling allegations of MLA-poaching against the BJP, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal won the trust vote in the assembly on Thursday. 58 MLAs voted in favour of Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the trust vote. The AAP has 62 MLAs in the 70-member Delhi Assembly, while the BJP has eight. Kejriwal had proposed a confidence motion in the Delhi Assembly after alleging that the oppositio...

"Social Activist Anna Hazare the former mentor of AAP Chief Arvind Kejriwal has written a scathing letter to him over the party’s liquor policy. The stinging letter even says that Arvind Kejriwal is drunk on power. Arvind kejriwal was part of core group on team Anna, that spearheaded the anti-corruption movement in the country. However, when Kejriwal decided to form his own party, Anna Hazare dist...

"mid the political turmoil in Jharkhand, Chief Minister Hemant Soren has hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) by accusing them of ""political horse-trading"". ""They only buy and sell MLAs but we work for the public and don't do horse-trading. People will give answers to those who are doing business in politics,"" Mr Soren said.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice...

"Amid the ongoing tussle over corruption allegations, Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday came down heavily on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for raising baseless questions against the AAP government in Delhi  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carter Road, one of Bandra’s popular hang out spots is often abuzz with youngsters clicking pictures of the sunset from the promenade. On Sunday evening, the mood of the place was palpably heartfelt as more than 50 citizens, holding placards, gathered in solidarity to demand justice for Bilkis Bano.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Indian Railways caters to the travel needs of many people around the year. During the festive season, the demand for train tickets increases significantly.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

India struck down the Age old section 377 few years back, but as far as the LGBTQIA+ community is concerned, the reforms and acceptance is still a long process. This change in the way society looks at the community will not be overnight. But we can take baby steps towards it and that too counts. Tamil Nadu govt has shown the way to the country in this regard. Perhaps for the tfirst time ever in th...

"Since quite some time, there has been unrest inside the Aarey colony. Another Sunday means more demonstrations in Mumbai's Green Lung, the Aarey neighborhood, where environmentalists have assembled once more to oppose the present Maharashtra Government's decision to build the metro there.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Nitish Kumar has been the Chief Minister of Bihar for the past seventeen years barring the nine months when Jiten Ram Manjhi was the CM as a stop-gap arrangement. Though Nitish Kumar has been hailed as a political wizard for beating the old Chanakya of the BJP at their own game, but there is a lot he has to answer. It is time to ask Nitish Kumar some hard questions as also what makes him believe...

"For the last few days, the headlines are dominated by Adani group-NDTV acquisition. And rightly so, the indirect acquisition of NDTV shares and the open offer had led to many questions. Today, however, we are not going to talk about that, although the story relates to the group’s another company. Last year around the same time, I had made a video on how apple farmers of HP are not happy with the...

Congress leader and former Jammu and Kashmir CM, Ghulam Nabi Azad have resigned from all positions including primary membership of the Congress Party. Earlier this month, the G23 leader resigned from the post of chairman of the Jammu and Kashmir Congress campaign committee hours after his appointment. He was also a member of the G23. The G23 is a faction within the grand old party, that had demand...

Bilkis Bano’s case have been making to headlines after every alternative day since the release of the 11 convicts on 15th August, with opposition condemning the felicitation of the convicts and the release. Later against the release of convicts two PILS were filed by TMc MP Mahua Moitra and CPI (M) Member Subhashini Ali in the Supreme Court.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad...

"Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Saurabh Bharadwaj on Thursday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) operation lotus “failed” in Delhi. He said that 53 out of 62 Delhi AAP MLAs were present in the meeting called by party convenor Arvind Kejriwal. He further said, “(Delhi Assembly) Speaker is outside the country and Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia is in Himachal. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwa...

The likelihood that Chief Minister Hemant Soren may be disqualified as a legislator is already driving the rhetoric and strategies in Jharkhand's politics, even as the final decision remains in a sealed envelope with the Governor.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is holding a meeting of its MLAs in Delhi on Thursday morning after senior party leaders alleged that the opposition BJP was trying to poach their lawmakers. The meeting will begin at 11 am. According to party sources, the AAP has not been able to contact some of its MLAs. Earlier, four AAP MLAs had accused the BJP of offering Rs 20 crore to them to join the saffron party...

Hours after Adani group’s AMG Media Network Limited (AMNL) announced that it has indirectly acquired 29.18% stakes in NDTV, the television network has issued a statement. It has said the move was made without any discussion with the promoters of the company. NDTV said that neither was their consent sought nor were they served any notice.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoi...

The homes of three senior leaders of the Tejashwi Yadav-led Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) were raided by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today in connection with the "land-for-jobs" case that alleges irregularities during his father Lalu Yadav's tenure as Railway minister in the UPA-I government.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Indian Government and Twitter in recent times had a bittersweet relation often times the social media gaint and Indian government have clashed over policy issue. Now in a shocking complaint former Twitter security chief Peiter Zatko alleges that the Indian government forced the social media company to hire an individual who was a “government agent” and likely had access to sensitive user data as p...

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has suspended its party MLA T Raja Singh over his alleged derogatory remark against Prophet Muhammad. The party has given him 10 days to reply to show cause on why he shouldn’t be expelled.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a major development in Indian media landscape today, the Adani group’s media arm has announced to acquire stakes in New Delhi Television Network. Popularly known as NDTV. AMG Media Networks Limited, a subsidiary of the Adani group, will acquire a 29.18% stake in New Delhi Television Ltd (NDTV) and launch an open offer for another 26% stake in the media house, the Adani Group said in a statement...