HW News Report

The Adani-Hindenberg row is a political hot potato in India. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been attacking BJP and Prime Minister Modi over his alleged closeness to the businessman. He has even accused the Prime minister of trying to defend his alleged Businessman Friend. In the parliament too, Congress demanded a JPC to probe the allegations levelled by Hindenburg on Adani. In this, Congress al...

The number of corona patients in the country has started increasing once again. In the last 24 hours, 6,050 new cases have been reported in the country, while 14 people have died. The figure of active cases has also increased to 28 thousand 303. Here, Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya held a review meeting with the States-Union Territories on Friday. Mandaviya has asked the health ministers of the...

In the rapidly growing information world, we often come across Fake news, misinformation and disinformation. There are efforts to tackle the menace of the fake news. But the question is who should be in charge of busting fake news? Who should get to decide what is and what isn't fake news? Well, the govt has now decided to constitute a fact checking unit with sweeping powers to determine what is f...

Earlier this week, Kannada Actor Kichcha Sudeep officially gave the BJP his support ahead of the Karnataka elections on April 5. The Vikrant Rona star has appeared earlier with several political leaders. He even was clicked with Congress Karnataka chief DK Shivakumar. But never expressed his political views earlier - this is the first time he has been seen in the political arena. In a press confer...

A few days ago, the Karnataka govt stripped the Muslim community in the state off 4% Backward Class quota in government jobs and education. On March 30, the government notified a decision taken by the cabinet to scrap the 4% backward classes quota for Muslims — they have been recognised as a backward class in Karnataka for more than 100 years — and to reallot the Muslim OBC quota to the two most d...

Two days ago we spoke about NCERT making some changes to the syllabus of 10, 11 and 12th standard and omitting some portions on Mughal history. Turns out not only chapters and paras related to Mughal history but some information regarding mahatma Gandhi has also been deleted from political science book of 12th class. According to an Indian Express report, Some information that was taught to class...

"In a relief for Kerala news channel Media One, the Supreme Court today lifted the ban imposed by the central govt last year. On January 31, 2022 MediaOne channel was taken off air after MIB decided to not renew the channel's license in the absence of security clearance from the Ministry of Home Affairs. The Court passed the judgment in a special leave petition filed by Madhyamam Broadcasting Ltd...

On Monday, first national conference of All India Federation for Social Justice was held. The conference was spearheaded by DMK chief MK Stalin. The theme of the event is ""Taking Forward The Struggle For Social Justice And Joint National Programme For Social Justice Movement"". Stalin launched this platform in 2022. According to a press release, The Federation seeks to unite like-minded Leaders,...

"India on Tuesday outrightly rejected China's renaming of certain places in Arunachal Pradesh, and asserted that the state is an integral and inalienable part of India  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The mughal history taught in India has always been a touchy subject politically. But what if it was also removed from the school textbooks? Well, Class 12 students of UP Board and the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will no longer study the history of the Mughal courts. The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has removed chapters and topics related to ‘Kings a...

Since January, the Adani group of companies have been in the news. First, the Hindenburg report, its aftermath and now the demand for JPC by opposition into Adani group companies and allegations levelled by Hindenburg report. Amid this, a new development has caught attention. The former Ambassador of Israel to India Ron Malka has been appointed as Executive Chairman of Haifa Port Company (HPC), wh...

This week, Sexual Harrassment allegations rocked prestigious classical arts institute in Chennai Kalakshetra. Amid the continuous protest by students of the institute seeking action against the accused, an FIR was registered against Hari Padman, one of the four people who have been accused of sexual harassment at Kalakshetra Foundation's Rukmini Devi College of Fine Arts in Chennai. He has been bo...

A Supreme Court bench of Justices K.M. Joseph and B.V. Nagarathna had harsh words to say on the role of the state in taking action against incidents of hate speech. The bench was hearing a petition asking for contempt of court action against the Maharashtra government over their alleged failure to act against hate speeches during rallies. The petitions alleged that the state government was ignorin...

Can there be a language debate over Curd? well, it has just started. With just few days left for Karnataka elections, the Hindi Imposition debate has made a comeback in the state. It all started with spelling curd on a packet of curd. Recently, A Food Safety and Standard Authority of India (FSSAI) order directed the Karnataka Co-operative Milk Producers Federation Limited to use the word ‘Dahi’ fo...

The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has notified that an interchange fee of up to 1.1 per cent will be applicable on merchant UPI (Unified Payments Interface) transactions from April 1.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For most part of the past week, the entire country is glued to only one news. Rahul gandhi's conviction in a defamation case by Surat court and his subsequent disqualification. It has been six days that Congress leader Rahul gandhi was convicted by a surat court in a defamation case and awarded 2 years imprisonment. The case was related to his 2019 statement where he had question why do all the th...

On Monday, thousands of doctors and medical professionals took to the streets of Rajasthan's Jaipur. According to an estimate, about 20,000 doctors, their family members, and people associated with the medical profession including medical shop owners took part in the rally which started from the resident doctors hostel ground of the SMS Hospital. Even days before the massive rally, several nursing...

"Ever since Uddhav Thackeray lost Shivsena name and symbol to eknath Shinde, the former chief minister has begun an outreach programme. Under which a series of Open meetings are being organized in different parts of the state. The meetings are not only conducted with an eye on the upcoming BMC and state elections, but also to build back the party's core base that was split since Eknath Shinde's re...

A joint meeting of opposition leaders in Parliament Monday morning - called by the Congress after Rahul Gandhi's controversial disqualification from the Lok Sabha - had two surprise attendees - Prasun Banerjee and Jawhar Sircar of the Trinamool, which has remained largely aloof from Congress-led attempts to unite the opposition and challenge the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party  Learn more about your...

 The Bharatiya Janata party which is trying to make inroads in Kerala, this week received support from an unlikely quarter. A bishop in Kerala promised catholic votes to the BJP. This however has led to major controversy in the state. Joseph Pamplany, the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of (Thalassery) said that there was no need to keep the ruling party of the country away from the church. He was A...

"The quick disqualification of Rahul Gandhi from Loksabha just a day after the Surat court convicted him in a defamation case for his 2019 comment, has stirred up Indian Politics. There is an outpouring support for Rahul Gandhi from opposition parties. Even p[arties like AAP and TMC which had distanced from Congress, have condemned the move and expressed support to Rahul gandhi in this phase. Mean...

 After repeating it a number of times, I'm compelled to repeat this again. In Politics, no one is a permanent friend and no one is a permanent enemy. Those who are making blistering attacks on the opponent can be seen walking hand in hand the next day and vice versa. Similar was the experience for many yesterday. When Maharashtra's DyCM Devendra Fadnavis and Former CM Uddhav Thackeray walked insid...

Reacting to his disqualification as a member of parliament today, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said he is "ready to pay any cost". The move came a day after his conviction in a defamation case for a remark seen as an insult to Prime Minister Narendra Modi  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has been disqualified as Lok Sabha MP a day after a Gujarat court sentenced him to two-year jail in a 2019 defamation case. The Wayanad MP was convicted over his ""why all thieves have Modi surname"" remark. The notice from LokSabha secretariat says ""Consequent upon his conviction by the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Surat in C.C./ 18712/2019, Shri Rahul Gandhi, Me...

A court in Gujarat's Surat city, on Thursday, convicted Congress MP Rahul Gandhi in a criminal defamation case against him over his alleged Modi surname remark. He has been sentenced to 2 years in jail by the court. Rahul Gandhi has been convicted under IPC Section 504. The maximum possible punishment under this section is two years. The court also granted him bail and suspended the sentence for 3...