RBA Category Needs Relook & Rethink
When & How it came into existence? After Independence, the first priority of the govt was to uplift the people who were poor, downtrodden, neglected and the tribes living primitive life in jungles and ravines. So, the govt of India appointed First Backward Classes Commission known as Khan Sahib Kalekar Commission on 29th Jan […]
Democracy on steady decline in Pakistan: Economist Intelligence Unit
ISLAMABAD, Feb 25: The fragile democracy is on a steady retreat in Pakistan despite the fact that the political government is nearing the completion of its term, says a fresh democracy index released by one of the most reputed publications in the world. According to 10th edition of The Economist Intelligence Unit’s Democracy Index, […]
Christian leaders close church at Jesus’s burial site in tax dispute
Jerusalem, Feb 25 (AFP) Christian leaders today took the rare step of closing the Church of the Holy Sepulchre built at the site of Jesus’s burial in Jerusalem in protest at Israeli tax measures and a proposed property law. It was not immediately clear how long the closure of the church, announced by Christian […]
Chinese man held for smuggling gold worth Rs 92 lakh at Delhi airport
New Delhi, Feb 25: A Chinese man has been arrested by customs officials for allegedly trying to smuggle into the country gold valuing about Rs 92 lakh at Delhi airport, according to an official statement issued today. The accused was intercepted after his arrival from Hongkong on Wednesday. A detailed personal search of the passenger […]