Updated Jan 16, 2021 | 07:10 IST
Born in a traditional Marwari family on June 18, 1946, Kamal Morarka was also a noted industrialist and was the chairman of Morarka Organic.
He headed the Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) since 2012. Former minister and industrialist Kamal Moraka dies at 74 I File photo | Photo Credit: BCCL
Former Union minister and noted businessman Kamal Morarka died here on Friday evening after a brief illness. He was 74.
Former Rajasthan minister Rajkumar Sharma, who is a legislator from Nawalgarh in that state, tweeted the news of the former Rajya Sabha member s demise.
Morarka was a Union minister in the Chandra Shekhar government in 1990-91 and a Rajya Sabha member from Rajasthan from Janata Dal (Secular) during 1988-94.
NCERT book claims Aurangzeb gave grants to rebuild temples but has no info on source
In the NCERT book, glorifying Mughal rulers like Aurangzeb and Shah Jahan, it is taught that Aurangzeb and Shah Jahan built temples.
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Updated: Jan 15, 2021, 09:59 AM IST
A picture from the history textbook of the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) went viral on social media in which it is being claimed that Mughal emperor Aurangzeb gave grants to rebuild Hindu temples. However, the organisation failed to give any evidence to back its claim when asked.
Both Aurangzeb and NCERT are trending on social media after an RTI exposed the historians of NCERT in Class XII history book, who have described the communalism of Aurangzeb as secular. In the book, it has been claimed that Aurangzeb built temples.
Updated Jan 14, 2021 | 18:03 IST
The NCERT said it had no information to back its history textbook claim that Aurangazeb gave grants to rebuild temples. All Mughal emperors gave grants to support the building the maintenance of places of worship: NCERT
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It is a historical fact that several Mughal leaders donated: Zafaryab Jilani, AIMPLB member There must be some authentication and a source of reference
New Delhi: The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) in its history school textbook claimed that Mughal emperor Aurangzeb gave grants to rebuild Hindu temples. However, responding to an RTI query the autonomous organisation of the government of India failed to give any evidence to back its claim.
BCCI must pay tax & host T20 World Cup in India: ex-treasurer Rungta
Thu, Jan 14 2021 21:03 IST |
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The cash-rich Indian cricket board should pay taxes, and not seek exemption from the central government, and host the T20 World Cup in India this year, says former treasurer Kishore Rungta.. Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, Jan 14 : The cash-rich Indian cricket board should pay taxes, and not seek exemption from the central government, and host the T20 World Cup in India this year, says former treasurer Kishore Rungta.
According to a document of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), if the government gives only 10 per cent exemption, it would have to pay $31 million (around Rs.226.58 crore) and if the government rejects exemption completely, then it will have to pay $124 million (around Rs.906.33 crore) provided it is willing to pay the tax from its account and host the prestigious World Cup.