New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday confirmed the constitutional validity of the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004, overturning an earlier ruling by the Allahabad High Court that deemed the law unconstitutional. Delivering the verdict, a three-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. Chandrachud stated that the Act aligns…
New Delhi: The Centre has written to Wikipedia noting numerous complaints of bias and inaccuracies in information provided by it, and asked why it should not be treated as a publisher instead of an intermediary, sources said on Tuesday. The communication from the Information and Broadcasting Ministry said there is a view that a small…
New Delhi: In a majority 7:2 ruling, the Supreme Court on Tuesday held that states are not empowered under the Constitution to take over all privately owned resources for distribution to serve the “common good”. A nine-judge bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, however, said states can stake claim over private properties in certain…
Canberra: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said that the comprehensive strategic partnership with Australia is growing steadily as he met his Australian counterpart Penny Wong for the 15th India-Australia Foreign Ministers’ Framework Dialogue here. Both the leaders also discussed “respective neighbourhoods, Indo-Pacific, West Asia, Ukraine and the global strategic scenario.” “Concluded the 15th…
Washington: Americans head to the polls to elect their next President, with a choice between Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump. Over 77 million have already cast early ballots, reports the Associated Press. The final Election Day votes are being cast now before polls close nationwide. While some states may deliver results quickly, others…
Washington: US Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump are hurtling toward their November 5 election showdown, one of the closest contests in modern American history. And in the handful of critical states framing the 2024 race, there is little daylight between the rivals with barely a week before Election Day. Under the…
Washington: The early voting figures indicate that the ruling Democratic Party is facing a massive turnout deficit, the Trump Campaign claimed on Monday. By Monday, more than 80 million registered voters have exercised their right to franchise and in some of the key battleground states, more than 50 per cent of the electors had already…
Wayanad: Stepping up her attack against the BJP, Congress leader and UDF candidate for the Wayanad Lok Sabha by-polls Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday accused the saffron party of “politicising” the landslides that struck this hill district in July, killing hundreds and displacing many residents. Kicking off her second day of campaigning, she addressed a…
The National Conference (NC) government in Jammu and Kashmir, under the leadership of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, on Monday passed a resolution in the assembly urging the central government to reconsider its revocation of Article 370. This development came alongside Lt Governor Manoj Sinha’s statement emphasizing the popular demand for restoring Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood….
I stumbled upon a light-hearted post on Facebook last Saturday that said, ‘My life is a constant battle between wanting to correct grammar and wanting friends.’ It made me smile — and reflect. Anyone who has a love for language knows this struggle. We correct mistakes almost instinctively, but often hesitate, knowing it might annoy…
