Santhali language on Friday made its debut in Rajya Sabha when a lawmaker from Odisha used it to raise a matter of urgent public importance during the Zero Hour. Sarojni Hembram of the Biju Janata Dal spoke in Santhali, an Austroasiatic-Munda language spoken mostly by tribals in Odisha. She also demanded Bharat Ratna for Raghunath Murmu, who in 1925 created the Ol Chiki script for the Santhali language. Pt. Murmu is revered by tribals and is recognised as a big cultural icon in the state, she said, adding the state government has already recognised his contribution and now it was the turn of the nation to do so. Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu, who has encouraged MPs to use their local language for raising Zero Hour mentions while ensuring that English and Hindi translations are available to other members on headphones, said this was the first time that Santhali language was used in the Upper House. Members thumped desks to welcome the move. Mr. Naidu said the interpretation in Hindi was … [Read more...] about Santhali language makes debut in Rajya Sabha
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India trying to set up IPR office on US model
NEW DELHI: The government said in Rajya Sabha on Friday said it is trying to set up a fully computerised intellectual property rights (IPR) office in the country which is similar to the US model where everything is done online. Responding during Question Hour, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said the government has brought a lot of "sanity" to the working of eight areas of IPR, be it patent, copyright or trademark. "All of these are synergised into one office now. We are in the process of computerising every process so that people don't have to go to any IPR office whatsoever," he said. In the whole of the US, there is one IPR office and everybody works online, he said, and added, "I am trying to develop that module here." With smartphones proliferating all over India, the government wants to ensure rural artisans and craftsmen engage directly online through video conferencing and get advise on patent related issues free of cost, he said. The government has already reduced charges … [Read more...] about India trying to set up IPR office on US model
Winter Session LIVE: Don’t politicise incidents of rape, Smiriti Irani hits back
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NRC, Citizenship Amendment Bill only to divert attention from economic slowdown: Mamata Banerjee
Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday accused the BJP-led central government of trying to divert attention of the public from the economic slowdown by taking up the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill and the National Register of Citizens (NRC).“NRC and CAB two sides of the same coin. Will oppose both of them tooth and nail,” PTI quoted her as saying at a programme of the Trinamool Congress in Kolkata.“NRC and CAB are being taken up to divert attention from economic slowdown,” said Banerjee who has consistently opposed both the NRC and CAB.The government plans to introduce the CAB in Parliament next week. A copy of the bill which seeks to fast-track the grant of Indian citizenship to religious minorities from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan, was distributed among members of Parliament on Friday morning for them to study it.The Bengal CM dug in her heels saying she will continue to oppose it.“If you give citizenship to all the communities we will … [Read more...] about NRC, Citizenship Amendment Bill only to divert attention from economic slowdown: Mamata Banerjee
#SayItLikeNirmalaTai trends on Twitter after Finance Minister says she doesn’t eat onions, leaves netizens in splits
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is the eye of the storm, yet again. The 60-year-old Finance Minister, while debating the steep rise in onion prices during a session in the Lok Sabha, said that she comes from a family that doesn’t eat onion and garlic. Her remark, suggestive of her Brahmin roots, was in response to an MP who asked her "Do you eat onions?", while she was addressing NCP leader and MP Supriya Sule’s question on the increasing prices of the vegetable. The sharp increase in onion prices in the country has brought tears to many. The price of the vegetable has reached Rs 150/kg in some cities and the common man is struggling to make ends meet. Sitharaman’s remark during this crisis set Twitter ablaze as one-liners, memes poking fun at the MP, as well as criticism started pouring in. Some Twitter users started applying Sitharaman’s logic to everyday situations and came up with witty one-liners. Nirmala Sitharaman doesn't care about the economy … [Read more...] about #SayItLikeNirmalaTai trends on Twitter after Finance Minister says she doesn’t eat onions, leaves netizens in splits
