Wayanad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday assured the Centre will provide all possible help in the relief and rehabilitation efforts in the landslides-hit areas of Wayanad district. Modi said everyone’s prayers were with the survivors of the landslides, which he said had ‘shattered’ the dreams of several families. The Centre will stand together with…
Mysuru: The opposition BJP and JD(S) walked the last stretch of their week-long protest march demanding the resignation of Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah over the alleged Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) site allotment ‘scam’ on Saturday, ahead of its culmination with a mega rally here. The Bengaluru-Mysuru padayatre (foot march) sought to highlight the alleged…
New Delhi: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has written a stern letter to Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, warning that eight major highway projects in the state, valued at approximately Rs 14,288 crore, will be cancelled if the prevailing law and order situation in the state does not improve. The letter…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday stayed a Mumbai college’s decision banning ‘hijab, burqa, cap and naqab’ on the campus and said girl students must have the freedom to choose what they wear. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Sanjay Kumar came down heavily on the Chembur Trombay Education Society, which runs the…
Coimbatore: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Friday launched the ‘Tamizh Pudhalvan’ (Tamil son) scheme of Rs 1,000 per month assistance to help boys from government and state-aided schools pursue higher education. Launching the scheme here at the Government Arts College, Stalin said the ‘Dravidian model’ government is committed to social justice and…
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced that the Centre government has set up a panel to monitor the situation on the Indo-Bangladesh border on Friday. “In the wake of the ongoing situation in Bangladesh, the Modi government has constituted a committee to monitor the current situation on the Indo-Bangladesh Border (IBB). The committee…
New Delhi: Vice-President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhakhar on Friday lost his cool and schooled Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Jaya Amitabh Bachchan after the veteran actor questioned his tone in the House during the ongoing monsoon session. The heated exchange led to protests by the Opposition members, who finally staged a walkout. The exchange…
Mandya (Karnataka): The combined Opposition, BJP and JD(S), on Friday continued their protest march, demanding the resignation of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah over the alleged Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) site allotment ‘scam.’ The week-long Bengaluru-Mysuru padayatre (foot march) has sought to highlight the alleged fraudulent allotment of sites to land losers by MUDA, including to…
New Delhi: The proxy war by Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir, whose “sudden escalation” we are seeing in south of Pir Panjal, and prolonged border dispute with China are two major security challenges that India faces, while the issue of instability in “our neighbourhood” is another “cause of concern” for the nation, Chief of Defence…
New Delhi: The Waqf Board Amendment Bill 2024 was introduced in the Lok Sabha today, signaling a transformative overhaul in the governance of Waqf properties across India. With approximately 40 proposed amendments to the existing Waqf Act of 1995, this Bill seeks to elevate accountability, transparency, and inclusivity within the Waqf system.Minister of Minority Affairs,…
