Amit Shah to inaugurate ‘Save Earth Conclave’ on Apr 22
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will on Tuesday inaugurate the ‘Save Earth Conclave’ to explore the potential of bamboo to mitigate climate change and drive economic growth. Pasha Patel, the chairman of the Chief Minister’s Task Force for Environment and Sustainable Development in Maharashtra, said that Shah would inaugurate the conclave, which is […]
Govt committed to make India self-reliant in defence sector: Rajnath Singh
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Maha): Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said the government is committed to make the country self-reliant in the defence sector and has already taken several steps in this direction. Addressing industry representatives here, Singh said defence exports have risen from Rs 600 crore in 2014 to Rs 24,000 crore. “Our target is […]
Trump team tries to project confidence, calm after tariff moves rattle markets
Atlanta: Trump administration officials were out in force across the television networks Sunday defending President Donald Trump’s economic policies after another week of reeling markets that saw the Republican administration reverse course on some of its steepest tariffs. White House advisers and Cabinet members tried to project confidence and calm amid Trump’s on-again, off-again approach […]
Bengal: Hundreds flee violence-hit Murshidabad, cross river to take shelter in Malda
Kolkata: Hundreds of people affected by communal violence in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district have crossed the Bhagirathi River and taken shelter in adjoining Malda, officials said. The local administration has arranged for accommodation and food for the fleeing riot-hit families and sheltered them in schools, while deploying volunteers at the river bank to assist those […]
Situation tense in violence-hit Murshidabad, forces keep vigil as parties in blame game
Kolkata: Paramilitary forces patrolled parts of Murshidabad district which witnessed violent protests on Friday and Saturday over the Waqf (Amendment) Act as the situation remained tense but under control while political parties traded charges for aggravating the situation, officials said. West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose said he is holding regular discussions with Chief […]
SC to hear on April 16 pleas over religious conversions
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on April 16, a batch of pleas relating to the issue of religious conversions in the country. While some pleas have challenged the anti-conversion laws in several states, another petition has sought a relief against forced religious conversions. The April 16 causelist on the apex court […]
SC to hear pleas over Rs 50 lakh cap on Centre aid for rare diseases
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday decided to examine pleas challenging the Rs 50 lakh cap on Centre’s assistance for treating patients suffering from rare diseases like spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar said the petitions on the cap of Rs 50 lakh central assistance […]
‘Dangerous conspiracy’: Jamiat moves SC challenging validity of Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025
New Delhi: The Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind has filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, claiming it was a “dangerous conspiracy” to strip Muslims of their religious freedom. President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday gave her assent to the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which was earlier passed by […]
After Waqf, BJP eying land of Christians, Jains, Buddhists and Hindu temples: Uddhav
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday alleged that after rolling out the Waqf law, the BJP is now eying the land of Christians, Jains, Buddhists and even Hindu temples for their “friends”. NCP (SP) leader Jitendra Awhad also made a similar accusation, citing an article in the Organiser, the mouthpiece of the […]
Centre does not seek to control Waqf Boards, but to ensure they operate within law: Nadda
New Delhi: The Centre does not want to control Waqf Boards but ensure that they operate within the bounds of law so that their assets are used in promotion of education, healthcare and employment for the Muslim community, BJP president JP Nadda said on Sunday. Addressing an event organised at the BJP headquarters here to […]
