Over 1,000 children had died at the Adani Foundation-run GK General Hospital in Bhuj town of Kutch district during the last five years, the Gujarat government told the legislative assembly on Wednesday. Responding to a written query by Santokben Arethia (Congress) during the Question Hour, Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel said in his written...
Veteran film producer Raj Kumar Barjatya of Rajshri films passed away on Thursday in Mumbai. Rajshri is India's leading Film,TV,Music & Digital studio since 1947. Sharing the news on Twitter, Rajshri production wrote, "It is with profound grief that we mourn the loss of Raj Kumar Barjatya, father of Sooraj Barjatya. May his soul Rest In Peace."
Comments, which may not be actionable, still make a lot of difference in politics especially aftermath a major tragedy. Punjab Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu's comment after attack on a CRPF convoy in Pulwama is a classic example. Sidhu's failure to make bold statement against Pakistan has made him look weak.
The twenty-first day of the month of February is observed as the International Mother Language Day every year. Although it was first announced by the Unesco in 1999, the day's history dates back to 1952 when several students in the then East Pakistan were martyred in police firing when they protested imposition of Urdu as the national language.