Another Farmer Suicide In Maharashtra, Amit Shah's Comment On Gandhi And Other Must Reads

One more farmer has allegedly committed suicide in Maharashtra apparently due to indebtedness, taking the number of peasants who have killed themselves in the recent past to five.

Sandip Shelke, 25, who had participated in the recent stir by cultivators for various demands, allegedly hanged himself from a tree in his field in Kahamaswadi village on Friday. Read more

1. BJP President Amit Shah Calls Mahatma Gandhi A 'Chatur Baniya', Gets Trolled On The Internet

Mahatma Gandhi was clear that Congress had no ideology, was not formed based on a principle, and did not have any principle to run the country or government, BJP President Amit Shah has said.

The BJP President who is on a three-day visit to Chhattisgarh made the comment during an interaction with a collection of “eminent persons” of the state. Read more?

2. Learning A Lesson From MP Farmers' Protest, Yogi Asks Banks Not To Send Notices To UP Farmers

With a farmers’ agitation simmering in Madhya Pradesh over a loan waiver demand, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath has instructed banks not to issue any notices of default to farmers in UP till his government comes good on its loan waiver announcement.?

The UP government had in a cabinet meeting in April announced a Rs 36,500 crore loan waiver for nearly 86 lakh farmers in the state, one of the biggest loan waivers done by any state from its own coffers. Read more

3. Amid Sanctions And International Pressure, North Korea Says It Is Ready To Test Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

The repeated efforts of the likes of US, China and Japan to prevent the rogue regime of Kim Jong Un from getting its hands on an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) seems to have failed.?

North Korea will soon be ready to test fire an ICBM, a state-run daily has said. Read more

4. Women Will Be A Part Of Military Police, And Then Take Up Combat Role In Indian Army

Women personnel in the Indian Army would first be inducted into the military police before considering other options in the armed force for them, Chief of Army Staff General Bipin Rawat said.

"Firstly, we will start with women as military police jawans, will take next step after success," General Rawat said after attending a Passing out Parade ceremony. Read more

5. RSS Wants Its Members To Have Some 'Family Time' With All-New Kutumb Prabodhan Project

Remember the adage ‘A family that eats together stays together?’ Well, it’s none other than the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) that is trying to revive the concept of ‘family time’ with its project, “Kutumb Prabodhan”, or family awakening.?

“Under this, all family members must meet at least once a week and have at least one meal together,” says RSS' Ravindra Joshi, the co-convener for the project and a retired professor of economics. Read more