In a narrow lane of India, men and women wait quietly with plastic drums lined in rows. Some squat, some sit, with eyes fixed on the bend ahead. Suddenly, the silence breaks. A water tanker reverses into the alley, its engine drowning out the waiting. Young men rush forward, climbing atop the truck, lowering pipes…
NEW DELHI: The Karnataka Assembly on Thursday passed the Hate Speech and Hate Crimes (Prevention and Control) Bill, 2025, amid strong objections from the opposition BJP.After winning the vote, home minister G Parameshwara explained the key provisions of the legislation, which was introduced in the assembly on December 10.Deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar said the…
NEW DELHI: The Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill (VB- G RAM G Bill) has turned into a political slugfest with opposition launching massive protests. Meanwhile, PM Modi is about to wrap -up his three-nation tour, with Oman being his last visit.Meanwhile, anti-India protests led to shutdown of Indian consulates in…
Manikrao Kokate (File photo) NEW DELHI: Maharashtra Cabinet minister Manikrao Kokate on Thursday submitted his resignation to deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, a day after he was divested of all his ministerial portfolios.Kokate lost all his portfolio after a Nashik court issued warrants for his and his brother Vijay’s arrest in a 1995 EWS housing…
NEW DELHI: Close to one million Indians have renounced their citizenship over the last five years, with annual numbers crossing the two-lakh mark consistently since 2022, according to data presented by the government in Parliament. The trend has reignited a crucial question why a growing number of Indians – particularly the wealthy and highly skilled…
Dhaka, Dec 17 (ANI): A large number of people, under the banner of “July Oyikko” (July Unity), hold a protest march to the Indian High Commission, in Dhaka on Wednesday. (ANI Video Grab) NEW DELHI: India resumed operations at its Dhaka visa application centre on Thursday, a day after it was temporarily shut following a…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday announced that the state government’s job scheme ‘Karmashree’ will be renamed after Mahatma Gandhi, saying she felt “ashamed” that the Father of the Nation’s name was being removed from welfare scheme at the national level.Speaking at a public event, Banerjee said the scheme, which provides…
NEW DELHI: High drama unfolded in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday during the passage of the VB-G RAM G Bill, which seeks to replace the two-decade-old Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).The bill, short for Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin), was passed after an eight-hour debate. However, the opposition…
NEW DELHI: Hearing allegations of “inhuman” treatment of stray dogs by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), the Supreme Court on Thursday made a pointed remark at the petitioner, saying a video would be played at the next hearing to test the petitioner’s “sense of humanity.“Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for the petitioner, informed a…
Giriraj Singh (ANI image) NEW DELHI: BJP leader and union minister Giriraj Singh on Thursday defended Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar after a video showing him pulling down the hijab of a woman doctor during an official programme went viral. He claimed that there was “nothing wrong” in the chief minister’s action. His remarks came…