After Bangalore, racism in Gurgaon: 2 northeast men attacked
A day after the attack on Manipuri men in Bangalore, two young men from Nagaland were brutally beaten up in Gurgaon by a gang of locals. The locals numbering about seven, held the two in confinement in Sikanderpur area and beat them up with cricket bats and hockey sticks on Wednesday night, a... read more »
Modi govt shifts finance secy Arvind Mayaram to tourism
The central government has transferred finance secretary Arvind Mayaram to the tourism department and brought in Rajasthan chief secretary Rajiv Mehrishi to replace him, according to a source privy to the development. Mayaram is the second senior official from the finance ministry to be transferred... read more »
ONGC sends second lot of relief aid for ‘Hudhud’ victims
The ONGC said here said on Thursday that they have second lot of relief aid forcyclone Hudhud affected people in form of 1.2 lakh liters water, transported through tankers in worst-hit Visakhapatnam. “With focus on providing instant relief to victims, ONGC has braced itself with staffers... read more »
Minor boy burnt alive in Bihar
A 15-year-old boy was burnt alive as his goat grazed on a farmer’s paddy field in Bihar’s Rohtas district. Police said on Thursday that the gory incident took place in Mohanpur village in Rohtas district. The boy, Sai Ram, belonging to Mahadalit community, died of burns. Sai Ram was burnt... read more »
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