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14 Jun

Sonu Sood Offers Free Coaching Scholarships For UPSC Aspirants

editor0 CommentsSikkimDivine India Youth Association (DIYA), sCHOLARSHIP, Sonu sood, The Sood Charity Foundation

Bollywood actor Sonu Sood may portray negative characters in reel life but he has proved many times that he is a real-life hero. This 47 years old actor has acted as a messiah for numerous people in need since the Covid-19 pandemic struck the country last year and now he decided to come up with another commendable job. Sonu Sood Charity Foundation has launched an initiative under the name "Sambhavam" through which he will provide coaching scholarship to those students who are aspiring to join civil services but are not able to prepare properly due to a lack of opportunities…

14 Jun

AAP to contest for Gujarat elections next year: Says Arvind Kejriwal

editor0 CommentsSikkimAAP, Gujarat, kejriwal, POLITICS

Aam Aadmi Party will contest on all 182 seats in the Gujarat Assembly Elections next year, said the Party's Chief Arvind Kejriwal on Monday. He said BJP and Congress both are hands in gloves and therefore the people of Gujarat are seeking an option. Kejriwal also inducted former Gujarati news channel anchor Isudan Gadhvi to AAP. Kejriwal also informed his party would not bring Delhi model to Gujarat, as each state can have its own model. The model of Gujarat will be decided by the people of Gujarat, he added. During his visit to Gujarat, Kejriwal inaugurated the State party…

13 Jun

Jeffrey Archer’s ‘Turn a Blind Eye’ in North-east

editor0 CommentsSikkimJeffrey Archer, Prabha Khaitan Foundation

Marking the India launch of Lord Jeffrey Archer’s book ‘Turn a Blind Eye’ in north-east, Prabha Khaitan Foundation hosted ‘Kitaab’. ‘Kitaab’ provides a platform to authors to display and showcase their newest literary works before a discerning audience and the media through tastefully curated book launches. The newest novel in Jeffrey Archer’s latest series is reason for excitement for those who have a penchant for the author’s attention to detail. ‘Turn a Blind Eye’ a well-written, absorbing book. This is the third installment of William Warwick. The ‘Kitaab’ initiative has hosted some of the greatest stalwarts from the world of…

12 Jun

Double Blasts In Afghanistan Kill At Least 7

editor0 CommentsSikkimAfghanisthan, blust, Islamic state, Kabul

Blasts hit two buses in western Kabul on Saturday, killing at least seven people, according to police. The blasts took place in a neighbourhood dominated by the minority Hazara community where attacks on buses earlier this month killed 12 civilians. Violence has been rising as foreign forces withdraw from the country by Sept. 11 and efforts to broker a peace settlement between the Afghan government and insurgent Taliban have slowed. The Hazara community has also been the target of a number of attacks from the Islamic State militant group. In May an unclaimed attack on a school in the area…

12 Jun

Students face uncertainty across India, as pandemic cancels exams

editor0 CommentsSikkimboard exams, covid, EDUCATION, India

Earlier this month, PM Narendra Modi announced the cancellation of key school-leaving examinations. "We were glued to our phones, waiting for the announcement on Twitter," said 18-year-old Vishwas Dubey. The Boards examinations are crucial for students hoping to secure admission in some of India's most prestigious public universities. Vishwas was among millions of students who were due to take the exams. The exams, originally planned for May, were postponed to July, with the authorities saying they would do a review on 1 June. The cancellation came as a huge relief to many who were anxious about writing exams at a…

12 Jun

Mukul Roy rejoins the All India Trinamool Congress after 4 years

editor0 CommentsSikkimBJP, Mukul roy, POLITICS, TMC

In a dramatic turn of events, Mukul Roy rejoined the All India Trinamool Congress on Friday. Known to be the lieutenant of Mamata Banerjee, Roy had left the TMC four years ago over alleged disagreements with the party's top leadership. After leaving TMC, Mukul Roy was serving as the National Vice President of Bharatiya Janata Party under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He played an active role in BJP's campaign for the recently concluded Bengal assembly elections. Addressing the media, Roy said, "I have joined TMC today. In the present circumstances, no one will stay in Bharatiya Janata Party." He said that…

12 Jun

Pulitzer awards girl for recording George Floyd’s Murder

editor0 CommentsSikkimBLM, Darnella Frazier, george floyd, International, Pulitzer, USA

Darnella Frazier (18), the teenager who filmed the murder of George Floyd by a police officer, has been given a special journalism award by the Pulitzer Prize board. She was awarded the citation for her courage, the Pulitzer committee said. The Pulitzers are the most prestigious journalism awards in the US. Her film started protests for racial justice around the world and was used as evidence in the trial that convicted police officer Derek Chauvin. The committee said they honoured her for "courageously recording the murder of George Floyd, a video that spurred protests against police brutality around the world,…

12 Jun

On Anne Frank’s birthday, here are 10 facts about her life, death and her diary

editor0 CommentsSikkimAnne Frank, german, history, International

Anne Frank's diary is perhaps the best known document chronicling life under Nazi occupation and the persecution suffered by Jews. Her diary details the time that her family spent in hiding during the Nazis’ occupation of the Netherlands. It was written over the course of two years. She was just 15 years old when she died. The Jewish Frank family moved into a secret annex on the premises of the company owned by Anne’s father in order to escape capture by the Nazis. They lived there with another Jewish family named the van Pels and, later, a Jewish dentist named Fritz…

11 Jun

Kannada actor Suresh Chandra dies of Covid-19

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Suresh Chandra who is still remembered for his role in Cheluvina Chittara and Ugramm, died on Friday after suffering from the novel coronavirus. According to reports, the actor was admitted to a hospital in Bengaluru for the past few weeks but failed to respond to treatment. He breathed his last on Friday in the afternoon. A well-known face of Kannada cinema, Suresh impressed the audience with his role as an antagonist in films like Cheluvina Chittara and Ugramm. He has also acted in several hit films, like Kiccha Huccha, Rana, Shyloo, Kalidasa Kannada Meshtru, Appayya and Junglee. Usually known for…

11 Jun

BJP’s Vice President Mukul Roy likely to join TMC

editor0 CommentsSikkimbjp Vice President Mukul roy, Mukul roy, shubhranshu Roy, TMC

Once a close aide of Mamata Banerjee, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national vice-president Mukul Roy will be returning to the Trinamool Congress (TMC), along with son Shubhranshu ahead of his formal return and is likely to meet TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee at the TMC headquarters on Friday afternoon. But the final decision regarding Roy's joining will only be taken after his meeting today at 3 pm which was pre-scheduled with the TMC top brass in Kolkata. Mukul Roy was the party’s first big leader to jump ship in 2017. His resentment is believed to be directed at Suvendu Adhikari, another…