Aditi Agarwal

A 4th-year law student at O.P. Jindal Global University

18 January 2021

#FreeSindh placards raised in Pakistan: Sindhis seek creation of ‘Sindhudesh’

A placard of PM Modi along with other world leaders was seen in a pro-freedom rally organized by the Sindhis’ in the Sindh province of Pakistan on Sunday. The rally which demanded a separate homeland for Sindhis called for worldwide....Read More

18 January 2021

SC on Farmer’s tractor rally plea: Delhi Police to decide on entry

In today’s session, the Supreme Court left the decision of giving the protesting farmers an entry into Delhi in the hands of Delhi police. "The question of entering into Delhi is a law and order matter and will be determined....Read More

18 January 2021

Tandav row: Should India’s OTT space be reduced to cliches?

Saif Ali Khan-starrer Tandav web series has landed itself in troubled waters for allegedly depicting the Hindu Gods in a bad light. An FIR has been lodged against Ali Abbas Jafar and Gaurav Solanki, the director and the writer of....Read More

17 January 2021

PM Modi announces 1000 Cr start up seed to aid upcoming entrepreneurs

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced that the government will be investing Rs 1000 crore as a part of the Startup India Seed Fund to enable upcoming entrepreneurs pursue their dreams. The fund will enable the “setting up of....Read More

17 January 2021

US retains Foreign Terrorist designation of Pak-based Lashkar-e-Tayyiba

The Pakistan based terrorist organization, Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (Let), which carried out the Mumbai terror attack in 2008, has maintained its designation as Foreign Terrorist Organization amongst several others in a review conducted by the US Department of State, days ahead of....Read More

15 January 2021

MIT professor arrested in US over covert Chinese ties

Gang Chen, who works as the director of Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Solar Thermal Energy Conversion Center was arrested on Thursday by the U.S authorities for allegedly keeping his Chinese funding under wraps. In a statement released by U.S. District....Read More

15 January 2021

Gyawali meets Jaishankar in Delhi; co-chairs India-Nepal Joint Commission

Nepal’s Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali met with the Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday to co-chair the 6th Joint Commission between India and Nepal at Hyderabad House in Delhi. The joint commission played a significant role in....Read More

14 January 2021

US imposes ban on cotton from China’s Xinjiang region; How will it impact India?

Taking a stand against forced labour, the United States on Wednesday, announced a ban on the import of cotton and tomato products from the Xinjiang region of China wherein detained Uyghur Muslims are allegedly being used as forced labour to....Read More

14 January 2021

Nepal FM on 3-day India visit: Prachanda accuses India of directing its constitutional crisis

The Chairman of the Nepal Communist Party’s opposing faction, Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda has blamed India for orchestrating the split of the ruling faction and subsequent dissolution of Nepal's House of Representatives. Addressing his party members at the Nepal Academy....Read More

12 January 2021

Farmer protests: SC stays 3 farm laws, to set up committee after review

A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court passed its verdict on the farm laws on Tuesday amid the ongoing protests on Delhi borders. Following the verdict, a stay has been ordered on the implementation of the three agricultural laws until....Read More

12 January 2021

Amid Bird Flu scare across India, China imposes ban on poultry import from European nations

India has now confirmed bird flu cases in 10 states namely, Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, and Maharashtra, and Uttarakhand. In a statement released yesterday by the centre, stress was placed upon increased surveillance around....Read More

11 January 2021

Dedication, patience, and smart work are all you need to create a business online: Sarthak Sharma, Founder of AutoForSure

During our online meet with Sarthak Sharma, we asked him several questions about his life and how he achieved establishing his own brand AutoForSure. This young gentleman has always had a passion for innovation and business. Sarthak Sharma started implementing....Read More

11 January 2021

‘Centre to bear expenses for first-phase vaccination’: PM Modi at Covid-19 vaccine rollout meet

With the soon approaching vaccination drive, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting with the chief ministers of all states to discuss the pandemic situation and preparations made for the vaccine rollout by the respective states. The meeting was held....Read More

11 January 2021

Bird flu confirmed in 10 states, including Delhi, Maharashtra & Uttarakhand: All eyes on Parliamentary Meet Today

With the country already suffering from the covid-19 pandemic, another virus, popularly known as bird flu has spread havoc across several states of India. Avian influenza has led to the death of thousands of birds including crows and migratory species,....Read More

9 January 2021

West Bengal elections 2021: Governor’s meeting with Amit Shah rescheduled; Nadda reaches out to farmers

The meeting that was supposed to take place between Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar and Home Minister Amit Shah today has now been rescheduled to a later date. The parties were to reportedly discuss the matters relating to the state of governance....Read More

8 January 2021

Ahead of Budget 2021, PM Modi to interact with leading economists today

With the release date of the 2021 Budget soon approaching, Prime Minister Modi will be holding a virtual meeting with leading economists and sectoral experts today to seek their inputs on various provisions that could be included in the forthcoming....Read More

7 January 2021

WhatsApp makes data sharing mandatory; raises privacy concerns

WhatsApp’s updated privacy policy and terms of service have now made it mandatory for the app users to share some of their crucial data with Facebook. Amongst other things, it includes the sharing of device information, transaction data, and IP....Read More

6 January 2021

Tamil Nadu allows 100% occupancy in theatres; sparks controversy

The state government of Tamil Nadu on Monday issued a directive, allowing the cinemas, theatres, and multiplexes to retain their original 100% capacity, thus effectively removing the cap, that had earlier restricted the theatres to allow only 50% occupancy. The mandate....Read More

6 January 2021

Laxmi Ratan Shukla quits TMC ahead of WB polls; is Mamata’s rule under threat ?

With the assembly elections right around the corner in West Bengal, TMC is facing threats from BJP on one side and AIMIM, on the other, to usurp the political party from their position of power. While BJP is directly competing....Read More

5 January 2021

Online loan harassment in Hyderabad drives 3 to suicide, Chinese links found

Three individuals have allegedly committed suicide due to constant harassment by instant borrowing apps that publically shame and threaten their borrowers. The Hyderabad Police, after conducting a probe, has found these cases to have links with Chinese and Indonesian nationals.....Read More

5 January 2021

India gets Covaxin & Covishield vaccines; UP’s 6 cities to undergo dry run

India has remained in a constant battle against covid. On January 3 the DCGI gave a nod to the use of two covid-19 vaccines, namely, Oxford-AstraZeneca’s Covishield and Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin for emergency use. PM Modi also hailed the move,....Read More