New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to examine a contentious issue whether Muslims can be governed by secular Indian succession law to deal with ancestral properties instead of Shariat without renouncing their faith. A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar took note of a plea filed by Naushad K…
Neemuch (MP): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said Naxalism will be eliminated from the country by March 31, 2026, and the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) and the CRPF will play a major role in it. He was addressing the Central Reserve Police Force’s (CRPF) 86th Raising Day function in Madhya Pradesh’s Neemuch…
Girja Shankar Dixit Subhashchandra Pandharinath Gupte, affectionately known as “Fergie” after the West Indian leg-spinner Wilfred Ferguson, was a luminary during the golden era of Indian cricket. Born on December 11, 1929, in Bombay (now Mumbai), Gupte was a right-arm leg-break and googly bowler celebrated for his guile, sharp turn, and deceptive flight. Though his…
In any healthy democracy, the principle of separation of powers is sacrosanct. The legislature drafts and passes laws, the executive implements them, and the judiciary interprets them when challenged. However, recent events in India raise a fundamental question: Is this balance still intact, or has the judiciary begun to overstep its constitutional mandate under the…
New Delhi: Asserting that there is “limitless headroom for entrepreneurs”, Prashanth Prakash, partner at Accel, says the venture capital firm will use its recently announced USD 650 million fund over the next two to three years to back start-ups focused on AI and tech-led industrialisation. The company is eyeing 20-25 start-up investments this year as…
Bhubaneshwar: Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday said that the RSS has inspired him to serve the people as their “chief servant” and not as the chief minister. Addressing the annual function of RSS-affiliate Utkal Bipanna Sahayata Samiti (UBSS), Majhi noted the role played by the organisation in helping the people in distress during…
New Delhi: Mitchell Starc bowled a couple of incredible overs under pressure as Delhi Capitals pulled off a heist by stealing a thrilling Super Over win from Rajasthan Royals in their IPL showdown on Wednesday. The ice-cold Starc (1/36 in 4 overs) held his nerve during a tense final over to defend nine runs as…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday took strong note of an analogy drawn by the Centre in support of the inclusion of non-Muslims in waqf boards and the argument that by that logic, a bench of Hindu judges should not be hearing pleas related to waqf. The bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI)…
When governments start playing with numbers, it’s often the people who get played. The recent caste survey released by the Karnataka government is a prime example — a report riddled with discrepancies, hidden agendas, and what increasingly looks like a calculated political manoeuvre to redraw the social justice map in favour of vote-bank arithmetic rather…
Dr Buragadda Srinadh It’s a strange sight in Indian politics today—on prime-time debates and social media, you’ll find Communist spokespersons like Vivek Srivatsav invoking the Constitution with almost evangelical fervour only to, in the next breath, demand withddrawing of the Waqf amendment Bill, framed and passed by a democratically elected government. That contradiction—screaming “democracy!” while…
