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Waqf Amendment Bill 2024: A breakdown of major proposals & reforms
New Delhi: The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, the first significant piece of legislation introduced by the Modi 3.0 government, has sparked considerable controversy among Muslim organisations and the opposition. The Bill, which…
- India
Bangladesh unrest: Over 7k Indian students have returned to India, says govt
New Delhi: More than 7,200 Indian students have returned to India in the past couple of weeks ending August 1 in view of the situation in Bangladesh, the Rajya Sabha was informed…
- India
Kerala HC takes suo moto cognizance on Wayanad landslides
Wayanad: The Kerala High Court has taken a suo moto cognizance of the Wayanad landslides that occurred on July 30, claiming 225 lives and displaced thousands of people. The division bench of…
- India
HM Shah urged not to give shelter to any Bangladeshi national in NE
Shillong: The influential North East Students’ Organisation (NESO)—an apex body of eight students’ bodies representing seven NE states—on Thursday urged Home Minister Amit Shah to not provide shelter to any individual from…
- India
Bangladeshi arrested in Assam for illegally entering India
Nagaon: A Bangladesh national was arrested in Nagaon district of Assam for illegally entering India amid turmoil in the neighbouring country, police said. Acting on a tip-off, a team from Dhing police…
- Delhi
Delhi Haj Committee chief hails Waqf Bill, trashes opposition’s concerns
New Delhi: In a conversation with IANS, Kausar Jahan, Chairperson of the Delhi Haj Committee, applauded the government’s move to introduce the Waqf Act (Amendment) Bill, 2024, in Parliament on Thursday. Sharing…
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Owls, the silent night guardians of urban concrete jungles
Text and images by N Shiva Kumar Hyderabad is transforming rapidly into an urban jungle. High-rise buildings, expansive malls, metro railways, multiple flyovers, and sprawling tech parks now dominate the landscape, replacing…
- India
Rahul meets Right to Food campaign, fishermen delegations at Parliament reception
New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Thursday met a delegation of the Right to Food campaign and another of fishermen from across the country at the…
- Bangalore
Watch: Karnataka cop jumps in front of bike to nab criminal
In an incident of heroic determination, a Karnataka police officer risked his life and arrested a wanted thief with more than 40 charges by jumping onto the suspect’s scooter and not letting…
- India
Hockey team’s performance at Olympics will ignite new zest for sport: Shah
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday congratulated the Indian men’s hockey team for winning the bronze medal at the Paris Olympics, saying the power-packed performance and impeccable sportsmanship will…
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Excise policy case: Arvind Kejriwal’s judicial custody extended till Aug 20
New Delhi : A court here on Thursday extended the judicial custody of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal till August 20 in connection with the alleged excise policy scam. CM Kejriwal was…
- India
Bears growl on RBI MPC policy day, Sensex slumps 581 points
Mumbai: India’s equity indices closed lower on Thursday following a hawkish stance by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor on monetary policy. At closing, Sensex fell 581 points, or 0.73 percent,…
- India
Leaders divided over Waqf Act Amendment Bill tabled in Parliament
Delhi: As Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju tabled the Waqf Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha on Thursday amid objections from the opposition Congress, various Muslim organisations and leaders expressed mixed…
- Kashmir
Article 370 abrogation not a watershed moment for country: Farooq Abdullah
Srinagar: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Thursday said the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution was not a watershed moment for the country as described by Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
- India
No interference with freedom of any religion: Kiren Rijiju backs Waqf Amendment Bill
New Delhi: Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday defended the Waqf Act (Amendment) Bill, 2024, in the Lok Sabha, affirming that it “does not interfere” with the freedom of religious…
