NEW DELHI – In a coordinated statewide action, Muslim women submitted memorandums addressed to President Droupadi Murmu in 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday, voicing strong opposition to the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill recently passed by the state assembly. The protests were organized in response to a call issued by Congress MLA and All […]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday directed authorities to temporarily disconnect water or electricity connections of malls, hotels and other bulk waste generators that fail to properly manage solid waste. The court said solid waste management is the responsibility of every citizen and not just sanitation workers. It directed authorities to identify major waste […]
New Delhi: Former Congress MP and leader Sajjan Kumar, who was serving a life sentence in Tihar Jail in connection with the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, died on Thursday at the age of 80. Kumar was taken to Safdarjung Hospital after his health deteriorated. Doctors later declared him dead. The Delhi High Court had convicted […]
NEW DELHI – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has called on the Trump administration to impose sanctions against members of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), rather than extend diplomatic courtesies to them during their upcoming visit to the United States. The commission, which publishes an annual report on global religious freedom, made […]
New Delhi: NCERT has reconstituted a 20-member Textbook Development Team to prepare new Political Science textbooks for Classes 11 and 12. According to a report, four newly appointed members have links with the RSS or ABVP. The team includes academics from institutions such as JNU, Delhi University and other universities. The panel will focus on […]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has ordered authorities across India to identify bulk waste-generating institutions and units within six weeks. The court warned that organisations and residential communities failing to follow solid waste management rules could face temporary disconnection of water or electricity supplies. Services may be restored only after compliance is certified. The court […]
New Delhi: The Congress has decided to hold nationwide protests over alleged NEET question paper leaks and alleged irregularities in donations to the Ram Temple. The decision was taken at a four-hour meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC). The party will also organize its ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ programme in around 800 cities to highlight […]
Bangui: At least 100 people have reportedly died after an illegal gold mine collapsed in the Central African Republic.The incident occurred in the Zamboye mining area, about 50 km from Baboua near the Cameroon border. Hundreds of artisanal miners were reportedly working when underground tunnels collapsed, trapping workers under the soil. Several people were injured […]
NEW DELHI — The latest audited accounts of the PM CARES Fund, released after a two-year delay, have drawn sharp criticism from opposition leaders, activists and political figures over the near-total lack of spending from a corpus that has swollen to a record high. The receipts and payments statements for financial years 2023-24 and 2024-25, published […]
NEW DELHI — The bulldozer action carried out by authorities against a decades-old madrasa and an adjoining mosque in Siddharthnagar district, Uttar Pradesh, on Tuesday has sparked widespread outrage, with opposition parties alleging political motivation and a violation of due process. Portions of the historic Madrassa Arabia Zia-ul-Uloom in Pipra Ramlal village, under Dumariyaganj tehsil, were […]