PM Modi renames KoPT after Syama Prasad Mookerjee, draws criticism from opposition
Year Ender 2019: 10 people who became Internet sensations in 2019
Photos: This Tamil Nadu hairdresser has a library in his salon
India All Set to Create World’s First Male Contraceptive Injection, Approval Awaited
Explained: ISRO’s Vikram Lander is lost, but this hardly matters. Here’s why’
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PM Modi renames KoPT after Syama Prasad Mookerjee, draws criticism from opposition
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Jan 12, 2020
KOLKATA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday rechristened Kolkata Port Trust after Jan Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee, drawing criticism from the opposition camp, which said he was more of a “name-changer”. …
Year Ender 2019: 10 people who became Internet sensations in 2019
Hindustantimes.com
Dec 31, 2019
New Year 2020 is upon us and the end of 2019 also signifies the end of a decade. As we step into a new year, it’s only fair we take a look at the time gone by. 2019 saw some crazy trends, fun challenges and bizarre videos dominate social media. Many common people became sensations overnight, thanks to their talent, some luck and the collective force of the Internet. As we bid adieu to 2019, and welcome New Year 2020, here’s a look at the people who went viral last year. …
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Photos: This Tamil Nadu hairdresser has a library in his salon
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
December 27, 2019
MADURAI: Deprived of a good education, P Ponmariappan, a hairdresser at Millerpuram in Tuticorin, is determined to ensure that youth inculcate the habit of reading. In the saloon he set up after he dropped out of school, he has a collection of over 800 books and offers a 30% discount to who read the books and provide genuine feedback. …

India All Set to Create World’s First Male Contraceptive Injection, Approval Awaited
India is not the only country working on devising such a method. The researchers in the US have been working on a similar contraceptive. However, the project is still under development.
News18.com
November 19, 2019
For years, sterilization is considered as the only male contraceptive process in India. However, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is all set to introduce another contraception method for males. The Indian Research Institute has, recently, completed the successful clinical trials of the world’s first injectable male contraceptive. This can be a breakthrough discovery in male contraception methods. …

Explained: ISRO’s Vikram Lander is lost, but this hardly matters. Here’s why
Indianexpress.com
September 7, 2019
Though the expected soft-landing of the Vikram Lander was not accomplished, the Chandrayaan-2 mission is far from over. In fact, in science terms, very little has been lost. But in terms of optics, it is definitely a huge setback for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). …
‘One Nation One Card’: PM launches mobility card that would work across country
Indiatoday.in
March 5, 2019
Dubbed as ‘One Nation One Card’, the inter-operable transport card would allow the holders to pay for their bus travel, toll taxes, parking charges, retail shopping and even withdraw money.
The Prime Minister launched the NCMC while inaugurating the first phase of the Ahmedabad metro train service here.
After inaugurating the 6.5-km stretch of phase one of the Ahmedabad Metro, connecting Vastral to Apparel Park Area, Modi also took a ride on the metro. …
Rajnath Singh launches Single emergency helpline ‘112’ for 16 states, UTs
Timesnownews.com
Feb 19, 2019
Rajnath Singh said, “The helpline number ‘112’ will be activated across the country by next year and anyone in distress can reach the helpline by pressing a single key of phones which will be pre-programmed.”
New Delhi: Sixteen states and Union territories on Tuesday joined a pan-India network of single emergency helpline number ‘112’ on which immediate assistance can be sought by anyone in distress. The 112 helpline is an integration of police (100), fire (101) and women (1090) helpline numbers. The health helpline (108) will be integrated with it soon. …
Kohinoor Diamond Neither Stolen Nor Gifted, It Was ‘Surrendered’ To The British Says ASI
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In response to an RTI query filed by activist Rohit Sabharwal, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) said that the unlike what the government told the Supreme Court in 2016, the Kohinoor diamond was ‘surrendered’ to the British and not gifted.
The government had said that the diamond was ‘neither forcibly stolen, nor taken by the British’ and was given as a ‘voluntary compensation’ to cover the expenses of the Anglo-Sikh War.

Euthanasia and ‘Living Will’ allowed by Supreme Court
Mar 09, 2018 : Dtf.in
NEW DELHI: While observing that human beings have the right to die with dignity, the Supreme Court (SC) today allowed passive euthanasia, but have set out strict guidelines that will govern when it is permissible.
According to the Times of India report, the apex court also allowed an individual to draft a living will specifying that they not be put on life support if they slip into an incurable coma in the future. In a ‘living will’, a person can make a statement in advance that their life should not be prolonged by putting them on a ventilator or an artificial support system.
The Supreme Court, in its judgment, has arrived at the following conclusions on the subject:-
“M. CONCLUSIONS:
From the above discussions, we arrive on following conclusions:
(i) The Constitution Bench in Gian Kaur’s case held that the “right to life: including right to live ithhuman ignity” would mean the existence of such right up to the end of natural life, which also includes the right to a dignified life upto the point of death including a dignified procedure of death. The above right was held to be part of fundamental right enshrined under Article 21 of the Constitution which we also reiterate.
(ii) We agree with the observation made in the reference order of the threeJudge Bench to the effect that the Constitution Bench in Gian Kaur’s case did not express any binding view on the subject of euthanasia. We hold that no binding view was expressed by the Constitution Bench on the subject of Euthanasia.
(iii) The Constitution Bench, however, noted a distinction between cases in which physician decides not to provide or continue to provide for treatment and care, which could or might prolong his life and those in which he decides to administer a lethal drug even though with object of relieving the patient from pain and suffering. The later was held not to be covered under any right flowing from Article 21.
(iv) Thus, the law of the land as existing today is that no one is permitted to cause death of another person including a physician by administering any lethal drug even if the objective is to relieve the patient from pain and suffering.
(v) An adult human being of conscious mind is fully entitled to refuse medical treatment or to decide not to take medical treatment and may decide to embrace the death in natural way.
(vi) Euthanasia as the meaning of words suggest is an act which leads to a good death. Some positive act is necessary to characterise the action as Euthanasia. Euthanasia is also commonly called “assisted suicide” due to the above reasons.
(vii) We are thus of the opinion that the right not to take a life saving treatment by a person, who is competent to take an informed decision is not covered by the concept of euthanasia as it is commonly understood but a decision to withdraw life saving treatment by a patient who is competent to take decision as well as with regard to a patient who is not competent to take decision can be termed as passive euthanasia, which is lawful and legally permissible in this country.
(viii) The right of patient who is incompetent to express his view cannot be outside of fold of Article 21 of the Constitution of India.
(ix) We also are of the opinion that in cases of incompetent patients who are unable to take an informed decision, “the best interests principle” be applied and such decision be taken by specified competent medical experts and be implemented after providing a cooling period to enable aggrieved person to approach the court of law.
(x) An advance medical directive is an individual’s advance exercise of his autonomy on the subject of extent of medical intervention that he wishes to allow upon his own body at a future date, when he may not be in a position to specify his wishes. The purpose and object of advance medical directive is to express the choice of a person regarding medical treatment in an event when he loses capacity to take a decision. The right to execute an advance medical directive is nothing but a step towards protection of aforesaid right by an individual.
(xi) Right of execution of an advance medical directive by an individual does not depend on any recognition or legislation by a State and we are of the considered opinion that such rights can be exercised by an individual in recognition and in affirmation of his right of bodily integrity and self-determination. In view of our conclusions as noted above the writ petition is allowed in the following manner:
(a) The right to die with dignity as fundamental right has already been declared by the Constitution Bench judgment of this Court in Gian Kaur case (supra) which we reiterate.
(b) We declare that an adult human being having mental capacity to take an informed decision has right to refuse medical treatment including withdrawal from life saving devices.
(c) A person of competent mental faculty is entitled to execute an advance medical directive in accordance with safeguards as referred to above.”
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Why Modi chose Hindi medium to pitch India to the world
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
January 28, 2018
The ability to speak to the audience is among the main attributes of an effective communicator, especially those in public life. In this made-in-media age, this is a daunting challenge. A public speaker must keep in mind that his audience is no longer restricted to those present at the venue.
Thanks to live TV, YouTube and Periscope, a speech often reaches varied audiences. An important speech must, therefore, cater to not merely the visible audience but an unknown world beyond. …
Padma Awards 2018 announced
25 Jan, 2018
Padma Awards – one of the highest civilian Awards of the country, are conferred in three categories, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. The Awards are given in various disciplines/ fields of activities, viz.- art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports, civil service, etc. ‘Padma Vibhushan’ is awarded for exceptional and distinguished service; ‘Padma Bhushan’ for distinguished service of high order and ‘Padma Shri’ for distinguished service in any field. The awards are announced on the occasion of Republic Day every year.
These awards are conferred by the President of India at ceremonial functions which are held at Rashtrapati Bhawan usually around March/ April every year. This year the President of India has approved conferment of 85 Padma Awards including two duo cases (in a duo case, the award is counted as one) as per list below. The list comprises 3 Padma Vibhushan, 9 Padma Bhushan and 73 Padma Shri Awards. 14 of the awardees are women and the list also includes 16 persons from the category of Foreigners/NRI/PIO/OCI and 3 Posthumous awardees.
Padma Vibhushan
Sl. No |
Name |
Field |
State |
1. |
Shri Illaiyaraja |
Art-Music |
Tamil Nadu |
2. |
Shri Ghulam Mustafa Khan |
Art-Music |
Maharashtra |
3. |
Shri Parameswaran Parameswaran |
Literature and Education |
Kerala |
Padma Bhushan
Sl. No |
Name |
Field |
State |
4. |
Shri Pankaj Advani |
Sports- Billiards/Snooker |
Karnataka |
5. |
Shri Philipose Mar Chrysostom |
Others-Spiritualism |
Kerala |
6. |
Shri Mahendra Singh Dhoni |
Sports-Cricket |
Jharkhand |
7. |
Shri Alexander Kadakin (Foreigner/Posthumous) |
Public Affairs |
Russia |
8. |
Shri Ramachandran Nagaswamy |
Others-Archaeology |
Tamil Nadu |
9. |
Shri Ved Prakash Nanda (OCI) |
Literature and Education |
USA |
10. |
Shri Laxman Pai |
Art-Painting |
Goa |
11. |
Shri Arvind Parikh |
Art-Music |
Maharashtra |
12. |
Ms. Sharda Sinha |
Art-Music |
Bihar |
Padma Shri
Sl. No |
Name |
Field |
State |
||
13. |
Shri Abhay Bang (Duo) |
Medicine |
Maharashtra |
||
Ms. Rani Bang (Duo) |
Medicine |
Maharashtra |
|||
14. |
Shri Damodar Ganesh Bapat |
Social Work |
Chhattisgarh |
||
15. |
Shri Prafulla Govinda Baruah |
Literature and Education-Journalism |
Assam |
||
16. |
Shri Mohan Swaroop Bhatia |
Art-Folk Music |
Uttar Pradesh |
||
17. |
Shri Sudhanshu Biswas |
Social Work |
West Bengal |
||
18. |
Ms. Saikhom Mirabai Chanu |
Sports-Weightlifting |
Manipur |
||
19. |
Shri Pandit Shyamlal Chaturvedi |
Literature and Education-Journalism |
Chhattisgarh |
||
20. |
Shri Jose Ma Joey Concepcion III (Foreigner) |
Trade & Industry |
Philippines |
||
21. |
Ms. Langpoklakpam Subadani Devi |
Art-Weaving |
Manipur |
||
22. |
Shri Somdev Devvarman |
Sports-Tennis |
Tripura |
||
23. |
Shri Yeshi Dhoden |
Medicine |
Himachal Pradesh |
||
24. |
Shri Arup Kumar Dutta |
Literature and Education |
Assam |
||
25. |
Shri Doddarange Gowda |
Art-Lyrics |
Karnataka |
||
26. |
Shri Arvind Gupta |
Literature and Education |
Maharashtra |
||
27. |
Shri Digamber Hansda |
Literature and Education |
Jharkhand |
||
28. |
Shri Ramli Bin Ibrahim (Foreigner) |
Art-Dance |
Malaysia |
||
29. |
Shri Anwar Jalalpuri (Posthumous) |
Literature and Education |
Uttar Pradesh |
||
30. |
Shri Piyong Temjen Jamir |
Literature and Education |
Nagaland |
||
31. |
Ms. Sitavva Joddati |
Social Work |
Karnataka |
||
32. |
Ms. Malti Joshi |
Literature and |
Madhya Pradesh |
||
|
|
Education |
|||
33. |
Shri Manoj Joshi |
Art-Acting |
Maharashtra |
||
34. |
Shri Rameshwarlal Kabra |
Trade & Industry |
Maharashtra |
||
35. |
Shri Pran Kishore Kaul |
Art |
Jammu and |
||
|
|
|
Kashmir |
||
36. |
Shri Bounlap Keokangna |
Others-Architecture |
Laos |
||
|
(Foreigner) |
|
|||
37. |
Shri Vijay Kichlu |
Art-Music |
West Bengal |
||
38. |
Shri Tommy Koh |
Public Affairs |
Singapore |
||
|
(Foreigner) |
|
|||
39. |
Ms. Lakshmikutty |
Medicine-Traditional |
Kerala |
||
40. |
Ms. Joyshree Goswami |
Literature and |
Assam |
||
|
Mahanta |
Education |
|||
41. |
Shri Narayan Das Maharaj |
Others-Spiritualism |
Rajasthan |
||
42. |
Shri Pravakara Maharana |
Art-Sculpture |
Odisha |
||
43. |
Shri Hun Many |
Public Affairs |
Cambodia |
||
|
(Foreigner) |
|
|||
44. |
Ms. Nouf Marwaai |
Others- Yoga |
Saudi Arabia |
||
|
(Foreigner) |
|
|||
45. |
Shri Zaverilal Mehta |
Literature and |
Gujarat |
||
|
|
Education-Journalism |
|||
46. |
Shri Krishna Bihari Mishra |
Literature and |
West Bengal |
||
|
|
Education |
|||
47. |
Shri Sisir Purushottam |
Art-Cinema |
Maharashtra |
||
|
Mishra |
|
|||
48. |
Ms. Subhasini Mistry |
Social Work |
West Bengal |
||
49. |
Shri Tomio Mizokami |
Literature and |
Japan |
||
|
(Foreigner) |
Education |
|||
50. |
Shri Somdet Phra Maha |
Others-Spiritualism |
Thailand |
||
|
Muniwong |
|
|||
|
(Foreigner) |
|
|||
51. |
Shri Keshav Rao |
Literature and |
Madhya Pradesh |
||
|
Musalgaonkar |
Education |
|||
52. |
Dr Thant Myint – U |
Public Affairs |
Myanmar |
||
|
(Foreigner) |
|
|||
53. |
Ms. V Nanammal |
Others-Yoga |
Tamil Nadu |
||
54. |
Ms. Sulagitti Narasamma |
Social Work |
Karnataka |
||
55. |
Ms. Vijayalakshmi |
Art-Folk Music |
Tamil Nadu |
||
|
Navaneethakrishnan |
|
|||
56. |
Shri I Nyoman Nuarta |
Art- Sculpture |
Indonesia |
||
|
(Foreigner) |
|
|||
57. |
Shri Malai Haji Abdullah |
Social Work |
Brunei |
||
|
Bin Malai Haji Othman |
|
Darussalam |
||
|
(Foreigner) |
|
|||
58. |
Shri Gobaradhan Panika |
Art-Weaving |
Odisha |
||
59. |
Shri Bhabani Charan |
Public Affairs |
Odisha |
||
|
Pattanaik |
|
|||
60. |
Shri Murlikant Petkar |
Sports-Swimming |
Maharashtra |
||
61. |
Shri Habibullo Rajabov |
Literature and |
Tajikistan |
||
|
(Foreigner) |
Education |
|
||
62. |
Shri M R Rajagopal |
Medicine-Palliative |
Kerala |
||
|
|
Care |
|
||
63. |
Shri Sampat Ramteke |
Social Work |
Maharashtra |
||
|
(Posthumous) |
|
|
||
64. |
Shri Chandra Sekhar Rath |
Literature and |
Odisha |
||
|
|
Education |
|
||
65. |
Shri S S Rathore |
Civil Service |
Gujarat |
||
66. |
Shri Amitava Roy |
Science and |
West Bengal |
||
|
|
Engineering |
|
||
67. |
Shri Sanduk Ruit |
Medicine- |
Nepal |
||
|
(Foreigner) |
Ophthalmology |
|
||
68. |
Shri R Sathyanarayana |
Art-Music |
Karnataka |
||
69. |
Shri Pankaj M Shah |
Medicine-Oncology |
Gujarat |
||
70. |
Shri Bhajju Shyam |
Art-Painting |
Madhya Pradesh |
||
71. |
Shri Maharao Raghuveer |
Literature and |
Rajasthan |
||
|
Singh |
Education |
|
||
72. |
Shri Kidambi Srikanth |
Sports-Badminton |
Andhra Pradesh |
||
73. |
Shri Ibrahim Sutar |
Art-Music |
Karnataka |
||
74. |
Shri Siddeshwara Swamiji |
Others-Spiritualism |
Karnataka |
||
75. |
Ms. Lentina Ao Thakkar |
Social Work |
Nagaland |
||
76. |
Shri Vikram Chandra |
Science and |
Uttarakhand |
||
|
Thakur |
Engineering |
|
||
77. |
Shri Rudrapatnam |
Art-Music |
Karnataka |
||
|
Narayanaswamy |
|
|
||
|
Tharanathan (Duo) |
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
||
|
Shri Rudrapatnam |
Art-Music |
Karnataka |
||
|
Narayanaswamy |
|
|
||
|
Thyagarajan (Duo) |
|
|
||
78. |
Shri Nguyen Tien Thien |
Others-Spiritualism |
Vietnam |
||
|
(Foreigner) |
|
|
||
79. |
Shri Bhagirath Prasad |
Literature and |
Uttar Pradesh |
||
|
Tripathi |
Education |
|
||
80. |
Shri Rajagopalan Vasudevan |
Science and |
Tamil Nadu |
||
|
|
Engineering |
|
||
81. |
Shri Manas Bihari Verma |
Science and |
Bihar |
||
|
|
Engineering |
|
||
82. |
Shri Panatawane Gangadhar |
Literature and |
Maharashtra |
||
|
Vithobaji |
Education |
|
||
83. |
Shri Romulus Whitaker |
Others-Wildlife |
Tamil Nadu |
||
|
|
Conservation |
|
||
84. |
Shri Baba Yogendra |
Art |
Madhya Pradesh |
||
85. |
Shri A Zakia |
Literature and |
Mizoram |
||
|
|
Education |
|
(Source: Pib website)
Now, government to start mapping your address digitally
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Nov 16, 2017
NEW DELHI: The government wants to map your address — residential or professional — digitally, something done by Aadhaar for an individual’s identification.
The department of posts – which is under the ministry of communications — has ordered a pilot project that will accord a six-character alphanumeric digital address for every property for three postal pin code locations.
The idea is to provide e-locations (like on Google Maps) for the addresses therein and then provide possibilities to link them to other information, such as property title and ownership, property tax records, information on utilities like electricity, water and gas. …
Govt lacking ‘brain power’ to understand importance of innovation: Sam Pitroda
Economicstimes.indiatimes.com
Oct 18, 2017
AHMEDABAD: Telecom inventor and entrepreneur Sam Pitroda has said that the central government was lacking “brain power” to understand the importance of innovation for creating more jobs and expressed disappointment at its decision to close the National Innovation Council.
Delivering a lecture on innovation at the Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) here, Pitroda also opined that people should move on from the issues such as Ram Temple or about history. …
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